Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1889-02-14
DHMooxAor IN 4 wAAsoLn.
a Pubic Iuenrlng over The cone,


Against DickeY aud Noaxy.
There was fun galore Of tho court house
Friday, and the warning factions OF
the city Demo racy let themselves loose
Ia q genuine political Kilkenny dqht. Old
borss were raopsned, the compliments OF
the seaAon exchanged, and the tumult nj
times waa no excited that but little more
would have been needed 10 start an old
fashioned nomination day row
The occasion was the public sitting OF
the levy court for the purpose OF giving
n hearing TO tho friends OF ths yarouu
eager applicants for tho Wilmington col.
leoiorshipi. They were present In force,
all except John Guthrie. Mary aud
nickey moved around stimulating their
friends TO earnest effort, while Sayers and
Horty, the double team that il most dis.
tinotiyely pitied against them, leaned
over the rail In full view OF their admir-
ing friends. William II. Robinson, who
WINS said to be mated with Guthrie for
home stretch canter, stood inodessly back
against the wall, while sx- Chief Dough.
erty, whose candidacy has been ire
meDdously bocmcd during the past few
days, held prominent position near the
chalrman's desk.
HICKMAN TnE sPHYSI.
Levy Courtman Hickman was an oh,
ject OF close scrutiny during the hearing
but bore 1t without moving muscle. L.
IN said he is opposed TO Nehry and Dtckey,
but whether this 10 really 10, Cr ia only
blind on his part to yet them reRppointod
by the court against his apparent protect,
cannot be asosrtained.
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Although all the candidates had their
friends, the meeting resolved itself into
two faotiOns--the friends OF Diokey and
Neary and those who prefer anybody 10
lthoBe two. This made common f,iends
lof the Sayers, Horty, Dougherty and
Robinson delegations, and they improved
their opportunity to ths utmost. Ex.
councilman William D. Norton opened
the ball, after the delegations bad crowded
n until the levy court room aud both
ioors were jsmmed almost TO aHtIociti1n
The actions OF Collectors N6sIy mud
piokey, Mr.. Norton held, were on opt
illustration of the tail wagging the dog,
and nov the dog is pretty nearly killed
In tho hiI years they have held tho oili1e
these men have done more to defeat ths
Democratic party than any other men In
the county.
''riloe," interrupted ex.sheriiT ozls,
"somebody else wants 10 talk"
Meanwhile Mr.. Hickman complaoently
read a lstter.
"If these men are reappointed, " con.
tinued Mr.. Norton, New Cgs,le county
will go Republican ut the ncIt election,
a. certain as fate. applpuse Ynl
can't bulldoze tue Democrats OF VIII
naington. These men tried to take thu
Democrats OF the city by the neck aud
make them vote as they dictated, but
they failed, Why, q good Republican
told me that he would ask nothing better
than for Nsary and Dickey to be reap
pointed"
tThat amt no" testify interrupted Mr..
ogle. "You never heard any Republican
say So"
81 did" insisted Mr.. Norton. "spd ]
can give you their names. There pre
plenty of Democrats who have worked
hard for the party. Give them show,
hope the next two collectors wont abuse
their trusts Of the present incumbent,
have. Don't let these two Ineu swell
your heads. They have already promised
member Of this court to
MAIZE linn nhEltlFF
''That's not So" snapped Collector
Seary. -.
sim q candidate for sheriff" said Levy
Oourt Commlssi0ner Rothwell, with ria.
Ing color, aud they have not promised
to support mo"
"They can't give you anything" Dol.
Norton concluded They have tried
this thing and failed.n
FOR THE PARrH's INTEnFsT.
Then Councilman William II, Quinn
followed In plea for the present col
leetors, whose reappoiutment, he claimed,
was demanded by the best interests OF
the Democratic party,
IN FAyoR OF CHANGE.
COUNCILMAN James F. McGonigal put
In plea for Doughersy. The general
interests OF tho party, in his opinion, 70.
quirei change In tho Wilmington col
lectorshipa, aud he believed great ma
jority of the patty favored a change. As
far AS MIR. Dougherty is oOnoerned, he
held that there was feeling thst he
should be given a oollsot1rship as some
amend for the manner in which ho was
treated in the mayoralty contest.
WHY THE LETTEns WE'RE WRITTEN
Ex.Shefif Osle praised Eeary and
Dickey US the only two men in the CITY
who can render rs much benefit to tue
Democratic party IN these positions, and
then told why they wrote thoir letter iasr
June, declaring that they would not ask
FOR rssppointment. "TAess lettsrs u said
Mr.. Ogie frankly, "were in the interest
u Mr.. Hickman. Knowing the oppo'i-
ion, they did not care 10 stand in his
Wsy, and they wrote their letter In order
that he could be rsnominated and re.
elected. You may depend upon 1t that
the Democratic party will need these two
men in the merit election"
Speaking for the young Democrats,
William MoCafefty of the Eighth ward,
declared that the result Of this last city
election was q strong reason why the COL
lectors should not be reappointei. fhsy
forced candidate that tue party did not
want md now the city has " Republican
mayer "Tt Hickman had declared during
the campaign said Mr.. McOlAher'y,
''that he was In favor of reappointIng
Eeary and Dicksy, he would nave been
over wheImingly defeated, aud II they are
retained New Castle equity will go ke-
publican at tho next election" Bs then
spoke In favor OF Ssyers and Hosty
Assessor Frank A. MoOloshey and
Councilman Michaal j. sharkey declared
that if Nesry aud Diekey are mot raep
pointed Republican levy court will re-
suit from the next election.
Register Now horter favored no csndi-
date, but simply insisted that il members
of the court from other hundreds we're to
DO permitted 10 name their choice foi
collectors, Mr.. Hickman should he given
the same privilege. LET Mr.. Hickman
ssunne Tho resnonsibility,n said Mr. Nc.