Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1889-02-14


haired, ennity aud distrust that bnin mn
good FOR the party, unleas steps are t,ken
TO secure herm0py. You aro now about
10 take the nrst step, and much deyen5s
on what You do" Tnen Nj. Tdrner
spoke favoraoly OF Dougherty's olaim,
and advised the court 10 act carefully,
Ii. IT, LAnnon, in his advocacy OF the
present collectors, BtiEEsd up a breezs BIZ
declaring that those who claimed Ina,
thoy had no choice OF candidates wera
not speaking honestly. Register
McWhorter hotiy declared that any one
VINO said he favored any particular can.
didate did not DpeRk The truth.
III give him $780, shouted Mr..
Norton, ''if he Gan tell mo any candidate
whose clnius I have advoc .ted. All I
ask is change. There has not been an
election in which these two men showed
tneir hands that they were not defeated.
II Hickman had not pledged himself not
to reRppoint them he would have been
showed UNDER" Applsuse.l
A sLIaEr MIsuND sRsTANDISa.
Letter Carrier Phalen started 10 ex.
plain the Heason for the Democratic
disaster at the last city election, when
Mr.. Hickman interrupted by declaring
sueh talk out OF order. Then Mr.. Norton
renewed the charge "Mr. Dougherty
was net defeated for mayor because be
was John J. Dougheriy," he insisted,
hut ON account OF the manner in which
he was nom,nated by these collectors.
They said they could spare 800 votes aud
Sill elect him" ..... ...
"Did you vote for him ?" some one in
quired.
Yes" answered Norton, detlantly,
"ant worked for him.
A Vooe-"Yes, aud spent his money"
This remark angered the doughty COL
onel beyond restraint.
''You'rs llar,n he called ont.
Then there was oommotion aud
huhbub, which was quickly cNimed by u
friend Of the man who made the disturb.
ing remark. "He did not msau that you
spent D9ngherty's money. colonel" Raid
the peasemgSer; the means that yon
spent your own money TO help elect
DuuRhsrty"
"oa, that's another thing; l did that"
rejoined the colonel.
WHAT DOES sauEAnEa MEANa
Robert W ChsmberH, In favoring the
retention Of Neary and Dichsy, said the
tex uiilge was used against him whom he
wac candidate for the nomination FOR
saerin. 'Bat," said Robert, Il never
tqueaied "
IAN want to know rsjoiued Peter
j. Fota ''iH what 10 yoar definition Of
Squealing"
GETTING TOO PERSONAL.
Levy Corrt Oommisaionsr Weir stopped
ths proceedings. "A1r. Chairman" said
lie, II think this things getting too per
Fonal. its time 10 stop, and l move that
this mseting Gdjourns."
Ard with chesrfnl aiaofIty the members
adopted this motion, aud the crowd
slowly moved out. rhs wrangle con-
tinued in tho corridors for some time,
with many hot words ous no outbreaks.
HICKMAN TOOK THE DOSE.
TO oil except the very few who were Into
the secret, the selection Of John j. Dough
ertY aud George W. hlcKea for thu oollec-
i0rships VI Wilmington, by the levy court
Democratic caucus, On Friday afternoon,
N'a HtbANhhA nhA tliAANs lhAH lNlhbiAh-
tiou was blntsd at during tho day, bur was
generally regarded as impossible.
TIE result was due 70 Il Determination on
the part nj the other members of the court
to compel Henry d Hickman TO show HE
hand This model politician and Office holder
| In his reckless ambition to lbs reelected
deliberately promised this two c0llsctorshIpt
to Ave men, and than attempted 10 gas ont Of
tue tangle III which he found htmssIt IN
vOlved by dropping all OF them and taking
mp two new men. But his choice did not
lutt the other menber5 o. tho court, IA he
picked out Almslouse Superintendent John
Guthrie aud William II. Robinson as the re-
clpients OF his favor. 10 the latter there
was no objection, but there were at least
six members ot the court who would have
voted 70 re-elee5 N5arg and Dl3key had
Hickman insisted In naming Guthrie as his
choice.
learning the condition % etfairs Guthrie
Withdrew frlm the contest Wednesday week.
It lheu became IN Interesting question
what Hickman would do, He had prom
ised the two positions faithfully 10 Dickey.
Naaly, DorRhertY, Horty and Savers and
did not seem inclined to keep falih with
any two Of them, In fact he was bitterly
cused Of trying 10 defeat him at the last
November election. when It "a n patent fact
that tkelr work alone saved him from do
fent. As ~ the otEsrs, he evidently did
not care what becams Of them and II looked
for while ~ though he wanted the court
TO mike choice for him In order to get
out u the awkward dilemma IN which his
RECKLESS promises placed him.
For awhile II looked dangerously like
Dirkey aud NaarY, foe they had q majority
Of the oCurf with them at one time. The
al Ealaa
knock them out was Chairman Isaac n.
urnbb. He was earnestly in favor OF
Doughgrty from the ilrst, and on Thursday
night ha enpiaeered tho plan that secured
uOugherty's nomination. He went to New
port aad cGafsrged with Levy Court Com
missioner Kilgore, who was n favor oil
Dtckey and Neary, about the advisablltty
az voting for Do1ghertY and Mckee.
i lhert @ Jus,is Joined IN this missionary
WORK, ami finally Killgore agreed to vote
for the two II Hickman named them as
hts rhelcs; but II Hickman named Guthrie
ha would vote for thu reappointment OF the
old collectors.
This was the condition OF affairs when
The lpyy court met on Friday monlng aud
pave the plbliG hearing TO the different
delegation. That hearing settled the iate
OF the old collectors, ia II served to impress
the members with the fact that many OF
those present did not particularly care VINO
were appointed, as long as the present In
cumhants were turned down.
When the osueus assembled, about 2
O'Clock In the afternoon. Hickman knew
mo situation II Ia persisted IN naming
Guthrie, he wculd b. shocked out, and the
two men be was most bitterly opposed TO
would bs repppoinied, Aud 30, despite the
memory Of his faithful promises to Savers
and Horty, Mr.. Hickman, when Wilmington
hundred waa called, named John j Dough-
erty fo- the Northern district aud George
W, Mex 50 OF the Southern district. as hts
choice for collectors. There YVES no ballot,
Tne other members ecqnIesced In Hlck.
mans selections, and confirmed them with
out word.
lorlty OF the Wilmington Democrats. They
ara sa'lshed VITA the ilsctions md are de-
iishtsu With Ehs res ultI that Will follow.
Hickman Is snelved ald is now tho victim