Middletown transcript., 1893-06-10
ADMINISTERED By THE REPUB-
LIcANs OF WILMINGTON.
DICKEY, NEARYAND CALLAHAN
A Combination That Wanted to Legis-
late for ''the Dear Peoples Roasted
Under June Sun-A sLand-slide''
That VIII Bury the Heelers Out of
sight at the Next state Election.
They Were Simply Not In It.


Saturday, last, but our Democratic friends
do not want to hear of it. Fraught with
such disastrous results, it has so Inundated
them that they look as though The hot
sun of the next day had taken all their
ambition out of them, and they wilt when
you mention their Waterloo.
While there were hundreds of Republicans
who did not even go near the polls, the
Republican majority averaged about 700
The popularity of Mr.. Perkins, the candi-
date for Pesident of City Council, is shown
by the fact that he run ITO votes ahead of
his ticket Although Col. Norton worked
hard. and with his friends did everything
possible to carry his own, the Eighth ward,
he failed to do so, as DIR. Shortlidge received
76S votes to 65S for the Colonel, majority
of 110 against him,
The defeat of Councilman McVay, in the
Second ward is to- be regretted. as he has
proved himself an excellent member, and
the fact that he was not returned is owing
to the apathy of the Republicans of his
ward. In two squares that were carefully
canvassed, it was found that there were
16 Republicans who did not go near the
polls, their excuse being that they did not
intend to vote, or pay any more taxes until
there is change, and the people delivered
from the domination of King Dickey.
Others said that as all the election machin-.
cry was in the hands of the bosses, they
did no; think it worth while to take the
time to 60 to the polls to deposit their hal,
lots.
All such men lose sight of the fact that
the only way to defeat such things and
down the bosses, is to go to the polls and
show by their votes the condemnation of
the high handed rnonarchial acts of the
last Legislature, and when the State election
rolls around, to see that no such men as
were some of the members of the last
Legislature are permitted to again
disgrace the Legislative halls by de-
priving the people of this city of the
right of selfgoyernment Another
cause of the falling off of the Republican
vote in the Second as we'll as other wards
in this city, was the fact that many whose
tax receipts are run out were told when
they applied within the last few weeks to
pay their taxes, F" We are not receiving poll
taxes at present" and yet in the face Of
this receipts were ISSUED to Democrats
without their calling for them and the
chances are not paying for them.
The result of the election is a rebuke to
the Democrats, and to the serviie members
Of the Legislature who prostrated ihem-
5 elves in the dust before the bosses and
obeyed their every behest. The result is,
however, only the shower that gives notice
of the coming storm which will sweep over
the State in Republican victory from the
blue hills of the Brahdywine 10 the sands
Of Sussex, and although it may not snow
the next day, some of the roosters that
bossed the last lie, islature will be found
asking themselves: 'Where am 1 at?"
The election of Republican Council is an
of the wise and safe legisla-
ton of the last Council, which made it
possible to reduce the taxes and leave a
balance of $4,000 to the credit of the
city in place of the usual 10000 to $4,000
bequeathed to their successors by Demo-
cratic Council.
Shortlidge, Republican received 43l1
votes to Colonel Norton's 1868, giving the
former 65S majority for Mayor.
For Pre- -ident of the Council. Mr.. Per-
kins received 1922, and his opponent 1862,
giving Perkins 1853, the largest majority of
any man on the ticket.
MIR. Adams vote for city treasurer was
426O against 1922 for Mammele, giving him
a majority Of 638.
The Republicans carried The Fifth, Sixth,
Seventh Eighth, Ninth and Twelfth
Wards, which with the president gives them
a majority of one which will result in the
election Of Republican City Auditor,
Clerk of the Market. coal oil Inspector
clerk and bailiff.
The new city council will meet for or
ganization OH the first Tuesday evening in
July, but as this will be on the fourth, it
is probable nothing will be done till the
next night.
There is very good reason TO believe that
at least 80 illegal votes we're cast in the
Second ward, consequently Councilman
McVay will contest the election of Dona-
hoe. whose majority is returned as 81.