Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1895-05-16

The city nomination election campaign
closed Saturday last The party tickets.
With some minor exceptions are now all
IN the field for the Democratic, Republi'
4 can and Labor parties.
'& Although the larger share Of the nomi-
nations had already been made yet the
contest of Saturday was not without in
terest and, especially in regard to the
feature of the negro vote, developed many
points well worth notice. There were col.
ore6 candidates for the Republican nomi-
nation for City Council in the Twelfth and
Sixth wards. They Jared hard, SO the
common report ON the street is. Yet not
withstanding that, q sufficiently large col
ored vote has been shown to indicate what
an important condition that vote is and its
power, should those who hold IL choose TO
exercise 1t for the interest Of the eolored
race above all other considerations.
With all the power of the organization
at Seventh and Market streets to back him,
the vote of the white Republican candi-
date in the Twelfth ward Councilman
Ratledge) was only 1856 as against A. q. b.
Anderson. colored, 105. In the Sixth
ward, Postles, the colored candidate,
scored 1888 votes against the two white Re,
nnblican candidates Fisher $40. and
Riley, So.
The colored vote in the Twelfth ward on
Saturday demonstrated more clearly than
ever the negro's right to party recognition.
independent of the idea Of the colored
men running candidate of their own, all
they need DO in order to force the Repub.
1ican machine to recognize them and allot
them their share in public office is for
these colored Republican voters to stay
away from the polls. II they simply alb.
stain from voting figures show that the
white Republican candidate would be
beaten hands down.
This is proved by the figures Of last
November's election. The total vote in
the Twelfth ward on that occasion was
White Republicans, 252; colored Republi'
cans, Ia; Democrats, 29i; total, 667. A
total Of FOL ballots was cast. The differ
ence is due to votes thrown out OH account
OF rregularity OF various kinds. Besides,
much larger number of negroes who had
been registered in this ward abstained
from voting than did white Republicans
who had been registered. OF the Demo-
Gratis, about 20 Of those who had been
registered failed to vote.
In other words If the colored voters OF
the Twelfth ward became dissatisfied with
machine promises, which have been made
over and over again TO them and have as
often been broken over and over again
and II these colored voters made up theii
minds to take matters in their own hands
they could at this moment dictate terms tC
the First district committee, for they coulc
defeat the Republican candidate without
casting a vote against him. that is they
could accomplish their end by simply
staying away from the polls.
In the Sixth ward, If the colored voter:
stayed away from the polls the contes
would be tie between Democrats anc
Republicans. But with a partial negr,
vote to aid them the Democratic candi
date would easily defeat his Republican
opponent.
The comparison between the two ward
i'll this connection is that in tue Twelfth
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easily II there were no colored vote to iigh
against, but in the Sixth ward il woul,
take small negro aid to enable the Demo
cratic candidate to succeed. lii both cases
as has been shown, the colored vote con
trolls the situation. Under the cream
stances the wonder is that the coloret
voters have not already realized thei
power aud insisted ON some return for hay
ing voted Republicans continually int
power,
The total vote in the Sixth ward las
November was 1,242. Democrats, al
white Republicans Az. and coored Re
publicans, 32i. On Saturday last the whit
vote 1888. The sixth ward Is customaril
divided in four classes, 400 each for til
three divisions of Democrats. white RI
publicans and colored Republicans, an
finally from 200 To about 400 others who
for various reasons, abstain from casting
ballot.
DEMOCRATIC NoMINATIoNs.
The Democratic nomination for assessc
and collector resulted in benjamin |
Rawnsley winning the nomination froi
Charles d. Bird for assessor and collectt
for the northern district, and Eugene
Sayers defeating Charles O'Connor III IL
southern district
The only councilmanic contest was
the Third ward where Dennis +. Leaf
defeated John ID. Thompson. Leary r
ceived 26T votes and Thompson l05.
Mr.. Rawnsley is very well known. l.
is u cigar manufacturer doing business
Shipley and Sixth streets. This is IL
Nj third nomination of Eugene NJ. Saver
" Mr.. Leary, the nominee for Council fro
y the Third ward, is member of the lar
n grocery firm of Lynch Il Leary.
ASSESSOR AND COLLECTOR VOTE.
The vote for assessor and collector W
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