Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1891-04-23
THE CANDIDATES IN COMBAT
Word War Over the Republic
can Mayoralty Contest.
HARRlNGTONS RETORT TO WILEY
The Meeting Nearly Ends in a
Row.
Mayor Harrington and Mr.. Wiley Have
a Hot Tilt at the Second Ward Republic
can Meeting-Mr. Maynard Pours oil ON
tho Troubled Waters.

The war in the Republican camp,
continues with undated vigor and will
probably keep up, fast and furious, until
the polls close on the day of nomination.
The hostilities between Mayor Har-
rngton and Stansbury j. Wiley, which
began at the Eighth ward Republican
meeting, were renewed at the meeting
of Second ward Republicans, held at
All the mayoralty candidates were
there, and Mayor Harrington was also
present, anxious to get dig at Mr..
Wiley in revenge for the latter's slight.
ing remarks on last Tuesday week. Dr.
Shortlidge had "blood in his eye" and
was spelling for fight. Mr.. Willey's
offensive remarks at the Eighth ward
meeting, it is said, were TO the effect
that DR.. Shortlidge was "rum soak"
and that if he were mayor it would
simply be continuation of the present
administration
As soon as Mayor Harrington was in
troduced TO address the meeting he sailed
right into Wiley and vigorously re-
sented his offensive comments. Mr.
Wiley soon became hot and interrupted
with the remark that he had business
office and If the mayor would bring his
grievances there, instead of airing them
before a public meeting, he would get
satisfaction. The mayor said he had
been at Mr.. Willey's office, but that lie
could get neither satisfaction nor Justice.
The meeting by this time was in an
uproar and there were vigorous cries
for DR.. Shortlidge and Wiley, by the
partisans of each. The crowd liked the
fight and wanted it to 90 further, but
Chairman Thomas McVey, with com
mendable diplomacy, soon put an end
TO the turbulent proceedings. He
ignored the calls for both Wiley and
Shortlidge and after restoring quiet in
troduced Samuel H. Baynard, the other
candidate for the mayoralty nomination.
Mr. Baynard made the most of his op-
portunity and talked for full half an
hour, referring to the convention cleo
ton and kindred topics, coupled with
very plain limitations that the party
would do well to drop both the fighting
candidates and nominate him for
mayor, After his speech the meeting
adjourned.
The Willey-S hortlidge fight will be
vigorously renewed next week, when
other ward meetings are to be held, and
Mayor harrington will probably take
hand. Heretofore he has been fayoring
Willey's candidacy for mayor, but since
learning of the latter's sighting remarks
he has changed front and is now against
him. The colored voters are still hold
ing aloof from either of the candidates,
but it is said that considerable body Of
them will make a declaration of their
Epntlmnnta n q faNxr a trp MI l,aA,
not be in favor of Mr.. Wiley.
HOT PICKS FROM THE coLoREp CAMP.
Delaware Twilight, colored voters organ.
We ought to make it popular to give
negroes official recognition or very dis
agreeable to those opposed. Party title
is no criterion deserving further graft
tude. If any candidate aspiring for
negro suffrage cannot tolerate our
views, let him speak out quick and
loud. If the Republican party cannot
fight under our flag, let 1t go to the
devil! In hoe signo vinces.
William II. Clayton or George
Anderson of the Tw efth ward will be
run for Council by the colored voters.
Boss Pickles is for Wiley, talking
down all the other candidates. But coli
ored men know the boss was for HEX
man, q Democrat some time ago, and
they don't want any mixed pickles from
llarry's dish.
The Republicans refused to appoint
George Anderson judge of election last
fall and George is going to hit back with
several negro aids.
A negro candidate for Council in the
Twelfth and a war cry for police will
Knock the plug hat, sWalOWtail dudes