The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1896-11-24


dates Of the Court-Candidate
Already Looming up for the OF
flee of Mayor-Other Politica
Notes.
If there Is any likelihood of the Ropub
lican party carrying Wilmington at tn,
coming election on June 8, 1897 candidates
galore will be out for tho offices to be fill
ed.
The Office of Mayor which will thon b,
voted for pays salary Of $500 q year
Tho duties are purely honorary and very
easy to fill, besides the pay 10 worth striv.
Ing for The number of candidates ar,
already beginning to loom up
1t Is said that ex. Mayor Evan G. Short
lidge would not object to second term.
He is perfectly eligible and can test hi:
strength once mors amongst the voter,
d OF. city, Then Thomas johnson may
SLY his castor ID tII,5 ipoo.!.ical aroma
.A6re. 1Je made good run last year, al
though defeated by his Republican com,
petitOr Mr.. j. II. Lewis who In turn was
defeated by Mr.. Charles Jelloris the pres
ent encunbent. 1t is not known whether
Mr.. Lewis will try for tho prizo again
next year.
His rother Thomas S. Lewis now hold.
ing the position as Superintendent of the
Streets, will, it is said run for the position
of Assessor and Collector of tho Northern
district, now held by Edmund Mitchell,
Jr.
This office Is said to pay over $1,000 q
year and is worth fighting for 1t remains
hp seen how tho Rpprhi /,
can party, would like to Ill Mr. Mitchell $
shoes. One thing certain the office Will not
go begging.
Then again the Office of City Solicitor,
which pays $1,000 year worth tho while
of our attorneys trying for. The City
Solicitor is cX-ollicio, the prosecuting
officer Of the Municipal Court. He can
practice law, while acting as City solicitor
which means several dollars additional to
his salary during the year.
1t is said that Horace Greeley Knowles
will try to take his partners place. while
some Others say tha5 MIR. Harman Wi! Try
TO succeed himself.
At any rate they don't want to let the
Office Of city solicitor slip from the Iirm ul
llArman and Knowles. Can you ba me
them? They have certainly made IL good
legal team. There il the Office Of district
ntIolny in tn, United States court. 1t
is held by Lewis G. Nandegrilt, whose
term will soon expire. William Michael
Byrne, OF the same firm is now aftgr the
Office and expects to DO awarded tho prize.
II he does 1t will then be kept in tho law
firm, Bradford, Nnndegrilt and Byrnc
There is nothing like rotation in cJilice,
ona partner stepping out and another one
to take his plGcg.
There nre others, though that have cast
longing eyes on this position. We have
been gwen to understand that Michael has
not got u lead pipe cinCh on this office, and
George Elliott, William ). IIlles, Hugh
c. Browne, and one or two others are
making still hunt for 1t. There is one
thing certain Only one attorney can
draw the prize. Guess who ii will be.
Already those Republicans who would
are making quiet canvass for the posi-
tion. They are thus far rs told to tho
writer of This column: Emmett Stidham,
Harry Mahaffy and James l.. PrcntisS,
with more TO bo heard from in the near
future
Robert 6. Hartman ran twice before no
was elected to he office Of city solicitor.
The first time he wns defeated by George
A. Elliott, who received i3l3 votes to 1856
cast for Hartman.
The coming session Of the Legislature
VIII Dc WulCltN WIN cplslltIublt cure ny
our citizens 1t Is not thought that mlcn
partisan legislation can be enacted. The
only reason for this is that tho Senate will
be Republican while the House will be .
Democratic
Already the name Of John II Dickcy is
spoken Of for Speaker Of the House, that
Is il Woodward W. Chcairs, of Delaware
City, doesn't baat him in his contest which |
he intends to make for the SCAT claimed .
by Mr. DiCkey. But we arc Of the opinion
that Chcairs will get it where tho chicken
got the axe.
Politics md journalism are something
nike. You arc in constant hot water in
both Every man who hns a real or fan.
lawyer and then you suddenly loom up
INTO uotOriety. You have a CupiaS issued
for your arrest, and are required to give
bail that you Will appear, dead or alive, to
answer the awful charge.
1--WE often fly from ills we have, to those
Yo know not Of" But such is life.
The candidates seeking for tho Senator.
al lightning aro already on the increase
N the Democratic party. There appears
to be no trouble to get somebody to allow
,ho use Of his name for tho empty hon
". Mr.. Willard salisbury would con.
slider it the ambition Of his life to DO scat.
ID in the Senate. But will he2
The WoIcoIt and Eaulsburv fycfions IN
|[ont county. have ceased thcir fi,rhIing
'0r supromacy for tho time being Jnhn
+. is now on top. We shall watch him
now he conducts himself during tbr srs.
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