Daily Republican. [volume] ([Wilmington, Del.]) 1874-1890, 1881-03-07
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sTATE CAPITOL GusslP.


nainxson and the B6ers 60 have
n Bevived.
ipecial correspondent OF the Republican.
BovRR, March 7.-0ccasienally one
las very good opportunity here OF
,oticing the persistence with which the
!, abi,ual ofecs seeker plies his trade.
some men 20 in 70 hold ofhce for life.
they get 1t as many times as possible
the proper channel, and then
,ome to the Legislature and ask that
some special provision DO made to en-.
able them 10 continue as servants Of
the people. An instance OF this Find
Ia about to come before the General
A petition has been sent
down asking that an act be passed 70
revive the Law enacted four years ago
tor the appointment OF two
sd d itional coustables for the City OF
II will shortly be pre-
sented In the House and read.
The prime-mover In this 10 certain
very we'll known constable In Whining.
ton, Mr.. William W. Prichett. W. W..
P. had tie Law, which he now wants
renewed, passed by the Legislature four
years ago. At that time he was
assisted by Harry Truitt, who with
him was appointed. Truitt aherward
resigned and was succeeded by Mr.. Pat
rick Neary. Aud SO now W. W. P. ID
assisted BY Nssry, and both men are
yearning to be continued in Office. The
residence OF Prichstt in Wilmington has
been purely an official one. He cam'
here about 1870, q stranger to the PEG.
Pile, but rampant, redhot Democrat
In q little while he began to take quite
an interest In politics. and the leaders
found him TO he q valuable acquisition
He was "Solid for Mulheoly" every
time, and wanted to 10 taken care Of
He was taken care OF. In March 1871
the Levy Court appointed him rs con
stable In Wilmington for the term o.
one year. Mr.. Prichett was q prosper
Gus constable.
He was eminsntly successful. II
HE triumphant prosperity he conceived
q ute q liking for the ofiic and resolved
to keep it as long "a possible. Tn
same success which attended his hum
BILE endeavors in serving writs snc
levying on household goods for debt
crowned this resolve. In looking owe
the files of the newspapers containing
reports of the elections to county on
ces by the Levy Court the following
may be noticed:
William W. Pritchett, reelected
March, 1872.
William w. Pritohett, reelected
March, 1873.
William W. Pritohett, reelected
March, 1874.
William W. Prit,hett, reelected
March, 1875.
William w. Pritchett, re-e!este
March, 1876.
He was not re elected in 1877, be
cause the law limits the time of
county constable In Office to six terms
or six years. But Mr.. W. P. had falle
more deeply In love with the Office tina
ever, and he determined 70 continue
And with an srduousness which wa
quite remarkable and altogether equi
70 the dilemma, he had the bill pAsse
authorizing the Governor to appoir
two additional eonstables In Whining
ton, for = term Of four years. The Go,
ernor appointed him to one Of the pos
tions, and now when his term is abou
to expire, and with II the Law, he van
another act passed TO revive it In th
lhope that he will be resppointed.
| am informed that much opposite
will be raised to this course. Wi
mington don't want anything OF Il
kind. She has too many constable
nov, and q great many think she hi
too many justices Of the peace. NJ
McWhorter thinks 90, and he has II
troduoed an act to decrease the nun
Der. But many Of Constable Prichett
own political party will wage war upo
his little scheme. He has incurred Ct
anger Of the bosses. Some say he vi
80 meroenary as to refuse to help II
party out last Fall when 1t was In sue
desperate straits, q I'd ct that time sal
he did not want the ofRoe any NOR
Nov they declare that he can't have
liz they can help II; and there 10 eve'
Likelihood of the petition being r
ported unfAvorably upon. II such
the case Wilmington will get rid Of "
county constablss and will be glad
liz too.
This special legislation for couD
oonstables has but one precedent--th
LOT the act passed for Bill Dorsn's ben
fit in 1879. The howl that was rais'
lis still remembered, because Doran W
hard case, and the Legislature tn
| did IL followed up that act, 1t will
remembered, by expelling Correspo'
dent Pride, who denounced their cour
% infamous.
Tie session from now to Its close mi
. be expected to be characterized by g
treme party feeling. 1t is rumsred th
q number Of political roorbacks will
nut In by the Democrats this wee
ljudsipg from their action on the Tild'
resolution one need not be surprised
them doing anything. Not only doin
. smack ing strongly Of assinity may
expected now, but even favorable 9
ton on party measures which be
4 upon their face the imprint Of fraud.
Speaker Williams has grievant
Hs SAYS the newspapers have got
stop oriticising him. Oh, yes. n