Daily Republican., 1889-02-09
BOWLED OUT.
NEARY AND DicKEY FOUGHT
HARD, BUT WENT UNDER.
John J. Dougherty Comes Up Smiling,
with u Tax Collectors Chip on His
,shoulder---Oeorge W. Mckee
Gets the Other Chip.


he Collector Dougherty. George w.
Mckee, OF the firm Of Cranston, Newbold
II Co., was the other lucky man, and now
the III m of Neary and Dickey disappears
aud the firm Of Dougherty and Mckee
comes to the font.
OF the appointees II must be eaid that
they are gent emen, ami there Is no reason
why they should not make popular and
efficient tax collectors, and the REPUBLI-
CAN believes they will, at least that paper
VIII not prejudice and condemn them be-
iorehand, but will walt until overt acts
are committed before doing so, an event
which II sincerely hopee will not occur.
Of fcourse these gentlemen as yet are but
the caucus selection of the Levy Court,
cut in this case the caucus selection is
the real election, and the ballot on next
Tuesday will but confirm the action Of
he CAUCUS
Bat how was this all brought about
Here were candidates Horty, Savers,
Suthrie, Robinson, Baglis and score OF
others would-be candidates had there
teen any chance, and we're secretly wish
ing the Levy Court lightning would strike
In their direction, and there is general
curiosity to know how Messrs Dougherty
and Mckee evolved from such chaos
with the fat prizes In their arme. This
very likely is one of the things that no
booy will find out very easily or very
soon.
The caucus did the work, and Levy
Couttman Hickman, did the best thing
he could by throwing into the caucus
arena the list OF candidates saying in sub.
stance, there they are, you pays your
money and you takes your choice"
Lob L. -
gatulated for getting this trou leeome
white elephant off his hands. For the
la6t three or four weeks he has been the
worst hectored man It. the city, and he
las no doubt often wished that he had
Offices to iling around, as thick as leaves
In valembro>a. Welt, ihis Is the way II
came around
as Mr. Hickman nor no other member
Of the Levy Court could bring order ou,
| of chaos with bowling mob of office
, seekers. AZ their heels, the Levy Court de-
| termined upon the best plan, to have 9
lit lie more chaos and to let loose the dog
OF war in the arena of the Levy Court
room, and let them, II they would, like
the kilkenney cats, swallow each otbel
up, and no doubt there were hearty
wishes that this would be tho result.
With this resolve the doors wer,
thrown open and the Levy Court was
almost in twinkling, filed with surg
Ing, rushing, crushing crowd. 1t wa
very evident from the start that 1t wa
Seary and Dickey against the field. Th
opposing candidates at least unite,
against Neary aud 'D!ckey, though the,
could not agree amongst themselves far
ther.
The Democratic ofi'aials, from lette
carriers up to President of the City Coun
ell, were IL for free fight Even smiling
genisl, good-n atured Uncle Tommy Ogle
with his three score and ten and few
over setting loosely upon his shoulders
was present, fred as If with youthful
Democratic zeal, ready to sound the slo
gan Of d. mocracy as he did for . half {
century before. '-'.
| 1t being announced that the Levy Cour
was ready TO hear what the friends of tn,
respective candidates had to say, the fut
commenced.
Doughty Colonel w. B. Norton was on
his feet and fired the first shot. He had
been cand date for the Mayoralty nomi
nation, aud he could not divest himsel
OF the thought that It was Neary and
Dickey's peculiar system Of givlrg out
tax receipts at the primary election thai
defeated him. He let heavy blows fall
thick and fast on the old collec.
yors, and their attempt to secure a re-
| appointment by bulldozlng the party was
like the tail wagging this dog, and said
he colonel In mourfal cadence, "and
now tho deg is pretty nearly killed" The
| colonel struck out right and left, and
charged the old collectors with having In
this six y ars they had held offi:e done
more to def at the Democratic party than
any other men in the county.
Here Tommy" 0gle, who had for
some time been very ndgetty, exclaimed.
'Timel Somebody else rants to talk. :"
The colonel, not easily interrupted, kept
pouriOg In hot shot, and with prophetic
warning, said: "If these men are re-
appointed New Caste County will go
Republican at the next election as sure
US fate" At this deciasion there was
loud applause, al there was good
sprinkling of Republicans IN the room
enjoying the iun. The colonel might as
veil have add d that It would go Repab
lican anyhow. Looking viclously, as the
colonel can IL he tries, towards the two
collectors, he said; 'You can't hulldoze
the Democrats OF Wilmington" Then
sweeping his eyes over the crowd he con-
tinued: "rhese men tried to take the
Democrats Of the city ty the neck and
make them vote as they dictated, but
they failed. Why a good Republican
told me that he would ask for nothing
better for his party than for Neary and
Dickey to be reappointed.
This assertion was like shaking a red
shirt in the face OF mad bull, and Tom
my Ogle shouted out, That's not so.
You never heard any Republican say
So"
'T did," retorted Norton, "and I can
give you their Names Give these Demo-
crats who have worked hard for their
party a chance. / hope the next two col
lectors won't abuse their trusts as the
present incumbents have DONE Don't
let them swell your heads with their
smooth talk. Why, they have already
promised to make member of this court
sheriff."
"Tbat's not So" deiantly shouted
Collector Neary.
Levy Courtman Rothwel of Black bird
Hundred, stinglng under the insinuation
OF Mr.. Norton, got up and excitedly
said, ~ am candidate for sheriff,
and they have not promised to support
me-"
To which Colonel Norton retorted;
They can't give you any thing. They have
tried this thing before and failed" al
luding to the Mayoralty nomination. The
ColoDel here subsided.
Orator William Fl. Quinn, of the City
Council here got the floor, and assuming
a Henry Clay attitude, eloquently glori-
fed the efficiency OF the old collectors,
whose reappointment he thought was de-
manded by the best interests of the Demo-
cratic -'ty. NJ. Quinn did not say
that the o. collectors were the best that
could be ppointed, for bulldozlng Re.
publicans out of their votes, but be might
as well have aaId an that as Xaa tie