Daily Republican., 1883-09-05
WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER s, Isss.
The DeinOc rattle Pot Beg inning to
Boil.

WEDN EsDAY, SEPTEMBER 5. 1883.
The Democratic Pot Beg inning to
Roll.
What are our Democratic brethren
going to do about electing Democratic
Sheriff next year? Why, we will elect
one, and don't you forget it, they say,
but behind this bravado are seen gloomy
faces and could we but hear the pri.
vate opinion Of Democratic leaders ex.
pressed it would be found that they
have rather gloomy outlook for the
future. The fact is there is trouble in
the Democratic camp. The Irish mem
bers of the party, who in this city com.
pose at least two-thirds of its numerical
strength in voters, are not only progress
sive, but most provokiugly aggressive.
Not content with being hewers Of wood
and drawers of water and living upon
the little "nubbins" that are thrown
from the Democratic oorn-crib, they are
demanding the real full grown ripe ears
of corn for their services. Col. "Tom"
Ford, who has just got through build
ing gas tanks, is in full stretch for the
Sheritf's nomination and has fair pros
poets of nomination in spite of the OPP
position of the respectable swallow
tailed hunkers who staad aghast at the
impudence and arrogance of the d
Irish man as they Familiarity call him. 1t
will be remembered that three years
ago there were four prominent candi'
dates for the Democratic nomination for
Sheritf-Mr. Lynch, Mr.. Ford, Mr.. JUS
It's and Mr.. Barlow Mr.. Lynch was
nominated, but Col. "Todn" was sec
ond. Mr.. Lynch was defeated by Philip
II. Clark, the Republican candidate.
Mr.. Lynch had worked hard for the
party, had as collector of taxes disfran-
chis'd one-third of the Republicans of
st. Georges Hundred and had spent a
great deal of money to secure his cleo
lion which he could not afford to SPEND
There was considerable sympathy man
Tested for Mr.. Lynch and the leaders OF
the party agreed that he should try the
race again last year
The old candidates were induced to
give him clear field. Messrs. Barlow
and Justis smiingly and with many
thanks accepted seats in the Legislature
as the price of their submission. For
"Col.' Ford 10 place was offered
though he was the most formidable Cd
ponent, and as we have already intima-
ted he had 10 90 to building gas tanks.
He now claims his reward Barlow
and Jnstls have had theirs, Ford wants
his. He is under 40 obligations now to
draw oft the track for anybody, and
having clear title to the field the bold
rider is dashing ahead at a rate that is
ala ming 20 the swallow tails" Op-
posed t him are mum ber1 Of tie old
iine, who, if they know themselves
Will never permit an lrishman to be
elected Sheriff OF New Castle County.
Mr.. Oldham, very respectable dry
goods merchant of ChrisliaHa, who, in
dcfince Of the slate, a year ago, cam
out as d candidate against Mr. Lynch,
is in the field again. There ID some
talk of Mr.. Lynch following the exam.
pie Of Isaac Grub, becoming stand
ing candidate aud running until he is
elected Down in John McCafireys
saloon, politicians resort, is hand
bill almost as large as the side of wall
with the dashing announcement that
eX-Sheritf Jacob Richardson is the man
that will win in 1884 All hes, are
onenS OF trouble and mean that "Co,."
Ford is to be opposed by all the force
and power the bunker swalIow.tails
possess. Democrats are already saying:
You may nominate Ford, but You
won't elect him." We believe these
men mean what they say. But where
will Col" Ford ana his friends be al. |
'his time. We reckcn they will have
some scratching" capacity also if h"
should by any unfair means fail Of Il
nomination. An these are but the
Of the Democratic political
pot that will soon boil over, and if we
are not mistaken in the signs Of the
times somebody will get their hand,
burned in trying TO save the drirpiups
Will" The Republicans will step III and
carry off the pudding.