The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1892-04-13

The yeomaNfy OF Now last WAS
completely stirred up yesterday mora
80 certainly than Oh amy election d.y
since the dark days oi the Ciyli war,
when We ancient town could Always lie
depeHued upon Tor zig Democratic
inaiorities Even since then the DEM
,ocratic majority of New Castle town
and Hundred has often saved lilo
county.
While other Democratic Hundreds
III the county would show some sign
OF yielding, the song OF New Castle
still was:
"Others from this rock may III
Yet will not IT,
But at length the democracy Of New
Castle became shnky in the kuuts;
large maicrities always do OF amy
party. New Castle became mnuuiat.
turing town and with tho influx of
4 workmen came "A large number Of cit
liens of Irish birth and Of the Catholic
faith. As usual with this class o! cti-
gems, they voted with lew exceptions
the Democratic ticket straight
whether it was for their interests or
against it, they never stopped to con
slider. ."
faithful henchmen OF the Democratic
party, and as long rs they renamed
henchmen there WAS no complaint on
the part of the native comnOIlprs who
were well content to hold tho offices
4 and enjoy their elnOlument3 While the
hish did the voting.
This system of political coQaEtner-
chip, however, could not las always.
Z. The wonder is that 1t lastod rs long rs
1t did. The men who did the voting
began to claim share OF the offices
which the other side either refused or
grudgIngly bestowed. Party ties tnnll
began to weaken, and the Gibraltar Of
Democracy became sAdky. An upon
rupture In the party took place not
quite two years ago, and the each,
Instead of healing, has, il any thing,
become wider
George w. Eckles, when in the Leg
bture of 1897, had law passed til II
abridged the liberties OF the poor
mans COW and the rank and tile OF
81 Democracy Swore vengeance OIL tie
genial Eckles If ever he offered Kim
self for ollice again. IAlr, EcN"1s
did offer himself for II u'-hpul'
nation for the Legislature. llIt
moss-backs tvoted for btn anG
the men In brown overalls VutN,
against him. but Mr.. Eckles, IN I
large vote for his party, WAS re-nOlni
mated by majority OF one pthel
Democratic candidates for the Office,
OF assessor and road COMMISSIONER Oh
jectlonable to the men IN uYtrnlIs
teeth and then demanded the vote .
their party at the general election,
They did not get it. The last straw
had broken the CaInels back. li1sl
blood was up. The sons ii ST. Patrici
went TO the polls with Kind OF naif
and-half Democratic and Republican
ticket and when the votes were count
ed out on that ght OF the fourth o
November. 1890. amidst the genera
wreck OF the whole DemuuI@tig ticket
were the thrice mutilated political re
mains of New Castles nOmlutus 70
the Legislature, for ASSESSOR and 70
road commissioners.
The sons of Elin had their reyeng
and they are glorying In it yet Hi
independence in Democratic VUliu
has, IL anything, increased SINE Tia,
- last election as is shown in the tvs
Democratic tickets at the Municipu
election in New Castle yesterday. In
Democratic party Of New Castle spli
In two was an unusual spectacle. la
not more so than the spectacle OF tn
Republicans running a straight lie
kpublican ticket. Both were deerledl
pew experiments In Sew aStle.
No wonder the young city was still
from centre to circumference, ull
the buttle wagcd hot between IA
nerents OF the gGol, retiring Mayt
mer Hanson, the plucky LITTLE sAi
9rthe old block, Frank l., licrheI an
BENJAMIN L Blackburn, the big BRAY
ny blacksmith that led the Republ
cans. The adheieHts OF each did goo
service in bringing ont the uuprec
dtnted vote of sos vote that WI
hardly known to exist before. AS Il
smoke OF tile conflict waited away
1T light III on the battlefield
The result Is that although Fran
i. Herbert pulled through with pll
n tIt41 tfsTsfi th t=4ssi
New Castle is split in twain and ii
y Republicans are left 4llid and inta
with the largest vote they over pole
IN tho city,.
The following We're The candldat
In the held:
For Mayor benjamin f. Blackburn
Republican, Frank L, Herbert, Dem
crati Wilmer Hanson Git ems
For city Council iitHry A. Dem
son, Republican; William j Etched
Republican; Thomas fElzrr titilet
aud Democrat Frank C.. WeEEeuma
Democrat; Frank Z. Rahoy, L4bor
For lty Treasurer William j. Ii
ris, Democrat ana Citizens William
RothWell, Republican.
FOR city Asaesaor Edward pulb
Republican JaWes +. McIyof, Dou
crai. james fzDwutiaiu, CitlHrra
Michael \. ST. LYNN Democrat, Ne
w. LDugaerr. independent
The polls up"ueri NJ ii - clock vi
q big CT ,wd already In waiting 90 "a
then votes A. soJu H. tho viuie
opened, ll4luAud lIHtfs Ne
- NJ toward tic window vi
tickets Ia them, some Tor Herb
some for Hanson and RFany for lilat
burn Amongst Tie Utter wfrI nt
black hnnHis, though i IS sad I'll
three yolai Ell meu voted FOR HUl7
and one Tor ilrltaIt. lie iuttei cla8i
that he received mole tAyu taitt.
the first houi thut the polls Nssf-' u
125 votes @err poiieI with 5inrkgH
in tine lead. iieI hert LeEt ana llale
not far III tie rear,
After this first measuring uf=tr1u.s
II Democrats began lu consult uu
situation leE4ert nj. uH#Ziiulz
men talked together M eaaA ruiat
ed that bLtchO4lu MO ali bF eIeet
nnles7 there WIS II Concentration II
one OF the other, uul Is l,,.ratTt y
leading Hanson IL Latar 4,Y tJlloA
that the concentration WIS % la vi
Herbert. About 35j 9zrloei With
votes puliad, IT was GaHnel Ell t.y "a
bert men that HefDer' ami Black
were inning Lii AMI tuok
AT S u,cIurk, With 55l VOTES pog
SAe kcpubllcal claimed To have
Sote5 in tie lHiut HuN iu favor
Blackburn. liz oApeetel tu4ncfe
ykek vote to -. NGfeu ui4n pod
$50 would CIV g Blackburn Il ,Dp4 I
rGltty lnat hlaoNGatu 20 cd
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