Evening journal., 1893-07-06
COOPER AND CALLAHAN |
Said to Be Slated for Collec-
tor and Deputy.
JAMES DOBBs FOB PosTMAsTERl

washington hesteruay hut rallied
TO See Secretary CarIIsIe-Democratio
Workers of Wilmington Think the
GuilIotine is Working Too Slowly.
The Democratic workers Of the city
are making strenuous efforts to effect
the removal Of Collector of the Port
George l. Townsend, Deputy Collector
Flynn, Postmaster Daniel r. Stewart
and the horde of Republican leeches
now drawing Uncle Sans money for
goods delivered at stated periods in the
city and countys political history. The
speedy removal Of Marshal Mahady and
ID. NJ g. Watson, his deputy, has not
lessened the desire to have the other
Republican officials put out of their
lucrative and congenial stalls at the
public crib. It Is asserted that Town
send and Flynn were almost as offen-
slvely partisan In their respective rural
districts as was Postmaster Stewart in
handling the cash in the Dougherty deal
In tax receipts in bulk
Even United States District Attorney
Beniah Watson, although but a short
time In office will be remembered for
long while because Of his connection with
the East Dover hundred registration
bulldozing and his prosecution Of the
Democrats who were arrested at the In
stigation Of Marshal Mahafy and the
Corruption Hall crowd and held In G3. 600
bond by Chief Supervisor Samuel A.
Macallister, who tried TO out.Dsvenport
Davenport.
Rumors of Removals.
For several days there have been
rumors that Townsend and Flynn were
10 be removed the early part OF next
week. The friends of the two men tried
to counter them by saying that Town.
send had official assurance that he and
his deputy would be allowed to serve
out their official terms
Yesterday, friends of DR.. W. II Cooper,
Of Kent county, who wants TO be col.
lector, and John f. Callahan, Of this
city, who Is TO bs his deputy, went TO
| Washington 20 see Secretary Car
Isle When they reached the Treas
ury Department they we're IN
| formed that Mr Carlisle Mrs
| Carlisle and son Logan, had gone
TO Chicago for two weeks, and that, un-
less orders had been left with the ap-
pointment clerk, nothing would be done
| until their return from Chicago
Nothing further could be learned by
the delegation and.it returned to VIII
mington.
The Two "C's" Feel sanguine.
It seems to be accepted that Cooper
aud Callahan will be the men when the
appointments are made. The genial
physician and Democratic worker
Of Kent county Is opposed
by Charles A. Kyle, deputy
under Collector Barlow, and ex Levy
Court Commissioner William l. Weir,
Callahan came out originally for the col
lectorshlp, but withdrew in Coopers
favor with the understanding that he
should be his deputy. This leaves him
an open field in case Congressman Causey
succeeds In securing the plum for the
Kent county man.
Dobbs Said to BE Certain.
Il is almost certain that President
James Dobbs, Of the State Department OF
Eleotions, will be postmaster, but his
friends are not SO urgent for removal al
those Of Cooper and Callahan. The only
man In the field against him is A. R
Robinson, who was assistant during
Postmaster Taylor's term.
The 6ght for Beniah Watson's place II
the district attorneys Office is not yet OF
in earnest xDistrlct Attorney Alex
ander b Cooper announced his candidac,
several months ago. and since that tim'
there has been but little talk about it.