Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1891-06-25

The revelations IN regard to the Police
Commission slate, created interest in the
city on Friday. The Wiley following and
their leaders were dashed into fury over
the story which they assumed TO deny on
the street corners, but among themselves
the too obvious probability of the state
ments caused the most serious solCtude
They met in knots of threcs and fours,
their pallid faces and indignant ciacula-
= tions being proof sufficient Of the peculiar
state of their feelings over the political de-
Velopment.
A CLEAN FREEZE OFT.
Gradually the facts dawned upon them
that their victorious leader, the mayor
elect, hal met withu genuine Waterloo.
well, III he hanged" exclaimed an
inyetertc ringstcr Of the party Of high
moral IDEAS, "if this amt the cluancst
freeze out I've ever heard Of What on
earth is Bach doing that he allowed the
Democrats ~ knock us ont in this way
for? Why we've got nothing, and the
Democrats have il ALL
Another despairinE politician whose
wild expression and frantic gestures were
the very picture Of disappointed ambition
exclaimed, We'll. our men are just chill
dren and nothing else when they "a r.
tackle man like John T. hickey. lhey re-
simply not IN It. Fiat sull.
Intense as the interest was in the after
noon il was simply 81 much comedy when
compared with what traispirrl wien ccr-
tain little inkllngs of what had occurred ut
the meeting of the commissioners in
Mayorelect Wiley office triduvnjght got
abroad
LuGrBRyoUs MEETING.
II is known that Mr. Wiley made a MI
grimage earlier in the afternoon u Com
missioner Jcstrr. 1t was q mission of love.
or more exactly The missionary the
PiumeS Of whose hat had lost their Sti;i'cn.
ing and were now dropping in melancholy,
was burthened With q frelimgUf injustice
and desired to bring back Mr. i~lrr
10 closer political brotherhood Aftct die
first few friendly 'preiniIurip- slr, Wiley
i'll sorruWlul, Gliding tones asked Commits
siuner Jester whether he had sold out 10
the Democrats, The lattCrS features we're
Immediately clothed with most proper
expression of indignation at siIcli an i'm
petite charge. No doubt MIR. Nillrv's
foolish inquiry angcrcd Mr., Jester ana ai.
though the latter IN the mode of his rcply
tempered the wind to the shorn lamb even
tualiy conceded that there was Il great deal
Of truth IN what his interrogation
Mr. Wiley then Immediately changed
ms tone and adopting his natural auto
cratic tones insisted OH knowing Commits
sioncr TESTERS position
The muFOr-Cecl would be satisfied with |
nothing but a categorical answer His !
bullying tones drew from Jester an
acknowledgment that lc was 10 "a Tits
the combine with Commissioner Lawson |
Mr.. Wiley then left His dowura,t
features showed clearly enough that rhe
terrible realization was dawnng upon him
that he was mot in it, He lad poor
story TO carry back to his cabinet Of ring.
sters.
An uNMERcirul. DEMAND.
At the called session at Mr.. Willcy's !
office Eleventh and King streets Friday |
night, when the commissioners lirst mt
formally, although not as an official Duly. |
il is related that the mayur-cIrct afforded !
q mue remarkable spectacle. lie was hum |
bic and without hope. He turned rrsprct- |
fully 10 Commissioner Lawson, and with |
hated breath inquired what that gentle |
mans wishes were.
FORMIDABLE rREsENrNENT.
The reply was to the riIerl "wc want
the chief the Two captains Two srrgtants
and half the police force rhe modest 4
demand Was quietly poured INFO the com |
lhS mayors eXpectant ears.
MR, WILEY slAG9rEEp.
10 say that Mr., Wiley wis staggered Is <
The words Of The reply dropped une by die |
into his unwilling ears only faiutk pic-
lures that gentleman 5 condition. He was
simply struck dumb, IN tue hroathlr.- 4
silence that followed The notable an-
noUnCcmCut the luukGr--0n could TrcI /
nothing bnt rty Ter the clNIriaad leader
Gathering himself Up, however Ne
'What are VINE wisBcs sir,s ,a a.t..I "
a sort u ia2ed way
MN Wishes quickly replied the rp-
dnl!btanlc Jester quite unahaShrd. are
identical with tliosccNPrtssad M COMMITS.
suner lawson
Further description Of the historical
scene Nalld bg narrowing a-ts ,l4iti.-.
II was a luuEdraWu-out yrtimiliuial lIi
the unfortunate nayorGlcrt
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