Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1895-07-18
MUNICIPAL GUESSING BEE.
THE THIRD SESSION or THE DEMO
CRATIC CITY cOuNclLMEN.

1t Was Yelled In Secrecy aud Held be-
hind Closed Doors the Same as the
Two Previous Ones-The Public Wonders
aud the Candidates Kick-The Latest
Guess Of the nflnd-readers.
Just why the Democratic members of
City Council should take so much pains
TO veil their movements in secrecy. IA a
mystery to the ordinary citizen. and
decidedly obnoxious to the candidates
and their friends The former have been
accustomed Ia times gone by to see Tia sse
caucuses held openly the latter indig-
nantly disclaim any intention Of built
dozlng the city fathers, or OF. Kidnapping
any Of them for the purpose of exacting
ransom in the shape of offices
The sight Of = party Of able bodied
ana presumably strong minded men
lodging around IN a manner which
would put to blush the heroes Of one of
Besdle's dime novels and their meeting.
on business, which 80 intimately con
Germs the public, behind locked aud
barred doors, and guarded by a savage
dog, Is certainly novel one
AS on two previous occasions the
meeting place Of the Solons was kept a
profound secret, and the pains taken to
establish a wrong scent, and throw
pursuers of the track were many. The
couneilRen we're not shrewd ensuqh.
however, ard soon were located in
President Bsyhs's store where they
remained until o'clock this morning
As to what those who composed the
caucus did was much a subject OF guess
ing aH bsfore, further than that M
Stevenson did not pat In an appearance
until 10 &c. and his fellow members
didn't do anything until then
Yesterday afternoon and evening there
WAS considerable comment on the tickets
which it was surmised would be selected.
and several Of the candidates were
opposed on the ground that they were
not representative Democratic workers.
The Fourth ward was generally dis
satisfied because IL had besa left ia the
cold, and threats against the present {
representative, john B Meaney, were
freely expressed
There seems to be no olinaiion on
the part OF the candidates to cry
peccavi, and each man is working like
a Trojan to convince the councilmsn
that he Is the most deserving and the
most essential to Democratic SUCCESS
The ticket which is now predicted by
those who profess to bs mind readers is
as follows: Clerk of Council. IsAsc o
Pyle, of the Fifth ward BailH of
Council, John Ryan, Of the Eleventh
ward. City Auditor, James NJ GIifia, OF
the Twelfth ward. Auditors Clerk.
Herman First, OF the Seventh ward
TTessurer's Clerk, Frank Jeandell. of the
Seventh ward. Clerk Of the Market. ]
p. T Fuekel, OF the Third ward Coal
OIL Inspector. Michael Kelley, Of the
Tenth ward Park Guard Michael
/ McGillen, OF the Second ward.
To night the City Council will meet
and the entire matter will be settled
The Democratic councilmen can then
resume their positions in the business
community aud walk the streets without
fear Of being spirited away or put TO any
Inconvenience by aspiring Office holders
| The Democratic members spent about
an hour in the city treasurer's Office last
evening. City Treasurer Adams had
/ previously informed them that they
must give him a competent accountant
for assistant or he would object to
receiving him into the Office or being
liable for his official conduct. The
councllmen were shown all the books
kept by the treasurer's clerk, and wsr,
forcibly impressed with the contention
made hy the city treasurer.
Az noon to-day rumors had It that the
slate had been broken. It was said that
Isaac @. Pyle had bssn dropped for
clerk of City Council and William p.
Morrison, Of the Fifth ward, substituted
The fight in caucus between these two
men lasted for eighty four rounds, ths
vote standing four to four. Then en-,
man went over to Mr. Pyle and he 60
the caucus nomination
Ii is also said that Frank Neiderms sier
of the Fourth ward. will bs clerk Of thl
market, aud not J. p. T. Feukel, al
fuauarclly undarukond