The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1892-08-22
"If They Had Stuck TO U.s."

~ hwy hau btuCh 70 US.
'.He (John Dougherty) don't under
stand us or he would not feel so badly,
Tor as you known, II Jester had stuck
70 us, John would have been fixed
nicely"
So wrote Governor Reynolds to John
7. Dickey, July 81. The Governor in
making up his commissions always
had an eye to the political bearing
they would have upon his party. The
commission bill stipulated that the
Mayor OF Wilmington should be one OF
the Police Commissioners. let him be
Republican or Democrat. The other
tSo commissioners had to be opposite
in politics, which made the commission
either Democratic or Republican &C.
cording to the politics OF the Mayor.
As the election did not come of for
Mayor until the June following the
adjournment OF the legislature, the
Governor hardly knew how to meet
the case.
II Mr.. Wiley was elected Mayo
there would be two Republicans on
the police board and 1t would DO lost
to the Democrats. What was to be
done In the caseS Diokey knew what
TO do, and he had his man for the Gov
ernor to appoint. Here is Mr.. Jester,
Republican, but no will do whatever
he wanted him to do. Reynolds ap-
pointed him. Dickey thought he
knew his man but he didn't Yes. 'lf
Jester had stuck" it would have bet n
all right, but Jester didn't stick. He
was too good a Republican for that.
Disappointed Dickey, dp1D inted
Governor Reynolds. Jester dl dn't
stick, and DUughertY was not fixed
nicely"
Governor Reynolds was more sue
cessful in liking w the State Elections
Commission FOR Wilmington. He had
the appointment Of all three OF the
members of that commission. None
OF them were dependent upon an cleo
tion by the people MS in the case OF the
Police Commission. There was ne
doubt Of the Simon pure Democracy
OF Dobb and Doud. Dlckey knew his
men well in this Case, and all Reynolds
had to do was to register the will OF
Dickey and appoint them.
or course the Governor would never
think of appointing such important
officers without consulting Dickey. Will
two such Democrats Ms Dobb and DouL
there was no risk In appointing such ,
sterling Republican MS Charles F
Thomas. Two would outyote one al
the time. To make doubly sure OF tn,
elections commission being all right
Dickey's man McCloskey, was made
clerk at . salary OF $500. If Their,
was anything cunning and tricky il
politics that McCloskey didn't know il
wis not worth knowing. 1t was Nc
Closkey and DtclSey that engineered {
Republican city into ten more Demo
cratic than Republican districts, which
mikes that many more registers ant
inspectors than Republicans. II JesteI
didntstick Dobb and Doud did, and 81
did McCioskey. If Governor Reynolds
and Dickey missed their mark in tn,
police commission they have been en-
inently successful with Dobb, Dou,
and McCloskey. So far as they hay,
gone they have 'stuck to us"
But will they stick to Reynolds and
Dickey all the way through2 Will the!
stick by them in their demand to re
fuse votes on the Dougherty and Nc
Kee tax receipts of January and Bet
uary 1891? VIII they stick to them o
the inspectors return day when Re
publican districts will be demanded I,
be thrown out. that Dtckey may b.
oil 'eted Receiver OF Taxes? Will the
stick to Dlckey and Reynolds wher
tho latter fills the city with hundred
of state Constables to oyerawe an
bulldoze Republicans out of thci
votes: If they do, they will have
frtil structure TO hold on to.
II Messrs. Dobb, Doud and McClol
key want to come out of this pendtn
election with any credit to themselves
they had better cut themselves looe
from the influences of Reynolds an
hickey, and permit an honest eleetto
TO be held. The freemen of Dulawar
are not in mood to be longer bo5se
by Reynolds and Diakey, nor by an
of their plant tools. The bottom ha
fallen out OF tile democratic tub any
how for this election, and GovernC
Reynolds next lament to Dlckey wi
be, If Dobb, Doud and MeCloske
had stuck to u.s.