The Wilmington daily Republican., 1895-06-03
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AuAmk HuQ n1ltcuotl were el9ot3u on tue
Republican ticket on Saturday last. BY 4
the iosinR Of the President OF City Coun.
Gil and the members Of City Council from
the Third and Twelfth wards tina Demo.
Gratis get control OF that body. This
means great deal to the Democrats and
lie big loss to the Republicans. Itmeans
the turning out of the City Auditor. Har.
ry Billany, and his clerk John ]. Mahoney.
The turning out of Samuel A. Price, City
Treasurer Adamsasslstant. Also the Clerk
Of Council. bailif and the heads OF the
city surveying department A Democrat
will succeed Samuel Chambers In ths
Street and Sewer Department, whose torn
expires on April lst 1897 and the appoint
Ing OF Mr.. VIM. I. Porter's successor in
the Water Commission. whose term ex-
pires July let, sos.
A Democratic clerk OF the market In
the place of Mr.. Seth II. Feaster. whose
term OF office expires on July let. and In
spector OF oils and fluid. in place OF Alton
Q. Pyle. whose term expires on August let;
q regulator OF the city clock, In place OF
s. Il. Baynard; the turning out of ". c.
r. Colquhoun. city register. whose term
expires the first Thursday In May 1896.
The Republican voters In our city appar-
rently did not fully appreciate the extent
OF the victory which they ruthlessly threw
away on Saturday Last by staying away
from tho polls and positively refusing to
vote. r=... ..r.= .
1t is not Democrat victory in one
sense Of the word although they will reap
the benefits of the offices to be divided
amongst the hungry Democrats. The
number Of applicants for every position
within the gift OF City Council is already
several hundred and the nutnber con.
stautly increasing.
TnE Firth ward iell enough behind in
the Republican vote to have elected the
whole ticket II the voters had come out
and voted as at former elections. Every
thing may have been regular at the De.
publican nomination el . ctlon for Mayor
held on May 4th. but the average Repub-
lloan voter could not be made to believe
1t ami hence the apathy to let the cleo
tlon go by default hich hundreds OF the
Republican voters did by staying away
from the polls on Saturday. 1t 10 better
the time. then there would be legs causo
for complaint. ........ .. ..
Tue swimming season has Just COM
mencel. aud the first victim to lose bis
life WAS Harry Peters. aged 81 years, who
was drowned while bathing in the
BraDdywine above the Augustine paper
mills on Sunday. Persons who go In
l,nNi i..t . -. ,,.N nlN
bs very careful aud not go whore the
water Is over their heads. little more
care would render these drowning acct.
dents less frequent. Go Into bathing.
but be careful.
The Morning News says "The causes
for the change Of affairs and the turning
over OF the city government into the
hands OF the Dem ocratio party are easily
found. Ihoy may Ee summarized as con.
eisting of apathy. amin oelty. Addicksism
and Democracy. Not 80 much Democ-
racy. however, as apathy. There seems
to have been decided Indifference upon
the part OF the Republican voters."
| THE Reverend Mr.. Watt OF Scott NJ. L.
Church. gave the police commissioners
/ another sharp slup last evening In Scott
| N. T.. Church. He charged the Commits.
sonors with being incompetent ignorant
and wilfully negligent. He said the po.
| lice commission needed reconstruction
and regeneration more than any other de.
| partment in our city. Perhaps the Rev
erend gentleman Ia right. Who knousi
| WoRnIMESI over financial matters caus.
cd Edwin II, Barr. aged 46 years 10 take a
| dose OF rough on rats" which caused his
death ON Sunday Mr. Barr was a well
| known Wllmingtonian and we'll liked by
everybody who knew him. being one OF
those large, fat and jolly looking men.
He leaves a wife to mourn his loss.
OrH citizens will have cha nee TO hear
| tho Honorable John Wanamaker speak at
/ Godley's Commencement exercises. which
take place In the Opera House, on Tues
day evening.
As soon us the seasonIs Is opened at the
seashOro we tind that persons will insist
on yenturing too lar out in old ocean.
Miss Jennie Grogle, OF Philadelphia, wGs
tae iirst victim to lose her life ut Atlantic
City OF Sunday while in bathing.
VIZ are opposed 10 City Council grant.
Ing the City Solicitor raise OF salary
from sl,20o to $1,000. Tho salary Is plenty
large enough for tho duties per.
formed by the City Solicitor If not he
does not have to accept the Office,
WE would advise the Democrats To 90
slow In trying to count Mr. Joseph H.
Adams. who was elected on the Republi.
can ticket City treasurer. OUT. Thirteen
majority Is Just az good and az binding
us thirteen hundred.
IHE Republicans will do better two
yenrs hence. This is the first Dem ocratl
mayor elected in ten years In Whining
ton,
The streets are full OF I-told you &C
fellows to-day commenting over the de
feat OF the Republican ticket on Satur
day.
til EFOisoN KILLED uIM.
Edwin II. Bnrr nirs from Poison. Which
lie Took on Tuesday Lust.
Edwin H. Barr died at his home No 81,
West Eighteenth street yesterday after
uoOn from a dose OF though on Rate
which Id supposed to have been taken
with suicidal intent on Tuesday OF last
week,