The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1893-07-17
THE Walls or WRATH.

iar THE VIAL w WRATH.
Ex-senator Donahoe Discle.es Some
Party Secrets and Shows How the
Republicans We're Defeated Last
Fafi-He says That Levi c. Bird IL
n Dcmeerat.
Ex-Speaker of the stare senate John
p. Donohoe 10 no doubt In very bad
!humor about the way be has been
treated by his party. the last indig-
nifty being turning him down when
he applied to be appointed Unitr d
States Marshal. Consequently the
ex-Speaker was In a mood. when ap-
preached by reporter OF tho Sunday
Star q few days since, to let out some
of the secrets OF HE party. The in
Iterview. as published In the Star yes
terday. was as follows:
Why were you not appolntedT
II have the best reason to believe.
answered Mr.. Donahoe, that DR..
James A. Draper. Levi @. Bird, ESQ,
and Hon. John W. Causey prevented
It,"
THAT is a queer com binatIon," said
the reporter. ito beata Dem oerat with.
How was III Everybody said that
body else but you for the place."
Mr.. Donahoe thereupon invited the
reporter TO come into his office and
take n seat Taking seat himself
and fresh cigar. he said:
II might as well tell you all about
It. am asked every day for the rea.
SONS, and the public might as we'll
know IL. ] was beaten because OF my
course in the Legislature. All three
OF these men have occasion to be op'
posed TO me, and am proud Of their
Opposition. DR.. Draper, you know. as
the head OF the Citizens Committee, %
Irresponsible for saddling debt OF
$500. 900 upon this city-for improving
the streets, 1t is said.
II stood by Councils ILL. the unani
nous agreement OF City Council.
which was handed to me with his
earnest approval by John c. Farra,
then president of that body. That bill
gave Council the power to say wheI
and how this money should be paid
over TO the Commission. / thought
that was right. / opposed Draper'e
bill because 1t made 1t mandatory on
Council to pay this money In three
years. was opposed to putting the
Street and Sewer Commission. mp
pointed by the Governor. over the
Council. elected by the people, In such
"a matter. believed In local self-gov'
eminent and believe In II still.
II fought the bill for ali I was
worth, and, now in these hard times
when taxes are burdepsome 1t would
be good thing II Council had the
power to suspend payment of the
$500, 600 which they are forced to pay
over to the Street and Sewer Commits
eion. That Commission will spend
nearly s4nc 70 this year. half OF which
lis sad = ! e IN us as debt. For this
action ~ ted and have received the
deadly ~, red OF DIR. Draper. Andrew
G. Wilson, Dennis Mention of the Park
Commission. and John c. Farra, for In
the end was confronted by Farra,
who was dragged to Dover by Draper
ito fight his own bill. Oh, Draper
ewore then and there, by God, that
should be destroyed. ard he has tried
to keep his word"
But why ehould Bird oppose you
Why should Republican bother his
head about Democratic appoint
mentY' asked the reporter.
'Pshaw. Bird Is no Republican,
burst out the ex-senator. III We
Judge man by the company he keeps
Bird is good Democrat. lam credi
Itably Informed that Democratic eau,
cusee are being held in Birds office
right along. He furnishes n star
chamber for the Democratic tender.
loins-the silkstockings-to meet In to
discuss the secrets and the policy oil
thor party and to divide the Bpoils.
land later on Bill Norton's was cooked
there too. Norton would not promise
to appoint their man to the Street and
Sewer Commission and SO they
Slaughtered him. They wanted DR..
Springer for Mayor. Who did they
want Tor the Commission Why Joe
Carpenter l suppose. Carpenter at
tended their caucuees."
DO you mean to say" questioned the
astonishad reporter. that these lead
ing Democrats you have named go to
Levi Birds office TO hold party eau
cuses.
Il do. Ihave the best reason to be-
lieve my informant. The men that
meet there for political purposes arc
Draper, Wilson, Causey. Pat Neary.
Carpenter, and Bird OF
course. Why. Bird has been In with
this crowd for years. know that In
1885 he contributed very heavily in
m oney and used his influence with the
Icolored men to elect the Democratic
assessors in this city; and way hack in
1850 1t was a common report among
his crowd In our party that he was
ready and had agreed TO stump New
York State in case Bayard was nomi-
mated for President. He said he could
not face the music In this State. You
remember his speech In 1890. when he
spoke of 'Whoa-Bob.' and OF Caueey
as running mate'2 Levi apologized
for that 10 Reynolds. He said he
had TO say something, and shot off the
first thing that got into his head. He
and Reynolds are great cronies now.
They are birds OF a feather"
But why does Bird hate your
Certainly. forgot, Why he had q
pill. too, when / was at Dover. He
wanted the State of Delaware to re-
pay $50, 10l to the b. Il o. II. r.. CO.,
pleading that they had overpaid the
State, as they were then still loeing
money. / urged him to ask for $4,000.
Iwhereupon he broke out; j
C. have put out more than that
already Then and there made up
my mind that bill was dead as dog,
for ] could not vote for any bill that
had bribery in It. II knew 1t.
well, he worried the life almost out
or me. He had the most powerful
in the State worked for him. He had
nearly all the Democratic workers OF
this city to beset me. Finally l told
him to stop. that he was annoying me
and that / would never vote for his
bill But he got his work in, and sud-
denly one dny-at an evening session,
II recollect right-it was sprung on
us In form OF resolution granting a
rebate OF <l2. 500 per ye.r for two
years. 1t got majority vote and DIR.
Beniah Lewis. who was speaker. then
declared 1t carried. i protested, since
II took twothirds vote to legislate
on mntters relating to corporations.
but Speaker Lewis whispered to me:
i have decided 1t. What are you going
to do about itr That WINS the end of Ii.
During the last six years the b. & o.
have received 1900 as rebate. | was
beaten again in the session of 1891.
but that is not all. While the mat
ter was pending ono of Birds hired
lobbyists. Democratic attorney, came
unto the Senate chamber one day and
SAID BIRD wanted to see me In the par
Tor; Asa favor to tho messenger
and he was very persistent-I went
into the parlor where Levi had two
chairs arranged face to face. He
dragged me by the arm into one of
them and then eatss down, striking his
most theatrical attitude. He began
his same old story. protested at
once. ! had heard enough. Then he
leaned forward, put his snaky eyes op-
lposite mine, moved forward, and In a
stage whisper Kissed: Lord. God Al :
mighty John, felt so sure of YOU