The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1891-03-26
FOURTH EDITION
COUNTY COMMISSIONS.
The Legislature May Pass County
Commission Bill. but Conclusions

The. Legislature May Pass County
Commission Bill. but Confusion
Reigns supreme.
The atmosphere at Dover is full of
County Commission sulphur, and it Is
more talked of In underbreaths and
undertones than publicly. The bill for
n commission for New Castle County
is the one thing more thought about
than any other, and yet IL IL the one
thing about which the least can he
heard, unless the searcher for news is
known to belong to Il certain close
mouthed Democratic corporation.
Naturally the first seat looked after
on entering the Senate is that OF Sena-
tor Williams, and the question come5
up is he present In Dover or absent.
He is the one Senator who is supposed
to have the keeping OF the County
Commission bills. II he is present,
there Is no knowing how soon some
thing may bo done in that line or what
may be done. 1t is generally supposed
that this particular senator Is more
conservative than his fellows, and that
he is not particularly infatuated with
County Commissioner bills, such us the
Democratic ''roostels' desire. Senator
Williams was not In his seat yesterday,
being absent attending the funeral of
relative. SO IL was known that there
would be no County Commission legis-
lation in his absence.
But u. :. Senator Gray was present.
As the bill was expected to come up In
the Sci ate, Mr.. Gray's presence looked
suspicious. lie InighLhayo been on Other
business. He would he very naturally
interes ted in something that would
enfranchise his fellow Democrats that
have been returned almost in u body as
delinquents by Democratic tax-eollee
tors. Being naturally u candidate fol
reelection to the United StaGes Senate
IN 1892, he would want new political life
TO electrify the Demo, Ijltic delinQuents
| or when the time comes he might CONT
out hors de combat. Mr.. Bayard, who
has been called in to pull the
Democratic chestnut out of the iirt
| in this dire dilemma was not present
neither was his imprimatur and col
| league in the good work of county
| commission making Patrick Neary. /
| is possible that Mr.. Neary, like hi
| brother rooster "Billyr Lee, he has DO
come SO unpopular ut Dover that hi
absence Is more favorable to the bill
| than his presence. II Is reported from
an undoubted source that William HI,
| Lee bothered certain Senator 81
much about his little Board Of Health
bill passing. that the Senator threaten
ed TO pitch him out of the Senate
chamber. Yesterday, the bill Mr.. Le'
| wasopposing passed the Senateunanmi
mously, but he was down OH the mex
train operating upon the House
1t is said he will haye no better sue
cess there. II may be that Patrlcl
| Neary does not want TO become as I'M
popular as Lee. M= u.s..
That great, large, genial, good nat
ured man, pulling the beam at 300, an,
with silvery beard half yard long
is ex-Congressnun Martin, who cant
up from Sussex to consult with TIL
gentlemen" committee In regard Il
County Commissions. The ex-Con
gresham Is an excellent fellow, and i
he takes hold OF your hand. it send
an electric thrill of friendship nj
through you. But Mr.. Martin don
want a Commissioner bill for Sussex
No don't say so but ho looks it il
the merry twinkle OF his eye. He !
most extremely anxious though tina
New Castle County shall have Com
missioners, n comptroller. auditor
and all that, but SusseY isn't In IL.
for Kent tho idea of County Commis
stoners is laughed ut What does Keu
County want with commissioners
Isn't she solidly Democratic now
What mora is wanted :? The two end
OF the State need more County reform
legislation than tho centre.
The Five County Commissioners bill
Matched out by the gentlemen" com
mitteo for New Castle County /
losing caste. ImpIimatur Near
even has abanlone it. II count
, commission government comes at n
it will come Ia milder form. Sonata
Williams is quoted Us being oppose
) to any Five County bill The lepnl
| TINT Mr. Bayarl hud secuand had hin
} 'sot in his way" ia prouOul- ced ulitrH
Mr.. Williams hrs 4 way Of his OWN an
ii il said he intends TO cNerci 20 h
4 will.
! Yet It is almost certrin that son
/ kind of u COMM ,ion bill will las
/ 1t may ho "Natty Williams" 1htt
!. County Commissioners bill, or it ma
LIE a mixture OF all O her bills put t,
n gether.
q But Commission Hills don't meet Il
case: Something else Is wanted. Con
mission bills will not revamp the /
A turned democratic dclinquent5
u New Ia 5tle and Sussex Counties vii
new life. Nothing will do this but
registration law and u Te-asscssincn
: oeratie mind is turning. 1t took til
direction ut Dover yesterday ate
{. noon. Defeat Starcs tn. Democrat
in the face II nothing ~ done, The /
}. iluity Of tina 1878 law TO suppress Il
= Republican vote Of the State, thoul
!, il was honey TO the Democratic tas
/ for eighteen years has become a do
g of wormword and gall II has turnt
: 60 ashes on Democratic lips, and
must go. 1t will go. The Repablis.G
= have battered the life out OF l.
is of no more use. II must be reg
traii0n now. Let il rome. The Il
publican party is not afraid of that.
IL Wiser & Co., No. 2B East Four
10 street, received lot Ut Delaware sh.
yesterday. icing among the first of
,. season,