The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1896-12-08
POLITICAL NOTES.

lallu ) message very Ad'le-
Who will Succeed Samuel
Chambers?-No Democrat from
Delaware will sit in the Halls o.
Congress.
Nobody apparently wants the office Of
Mayor, to succeed Mayor Jelleris, that
l.; on the Republican side II they shall be
compelled to make q fight for the posi-.
ton,
Tho writer Of these notes has asked no
less than a dozen representative Republi.
cans ii they would accept the honorable
position Invariably he has boon answer.
ed not If they had to make fight for it.
Said one gentleman who was approached
l would not have tho position if | wore
expected to 60 around ciectioneering in
the saloons If men should como in my
place OF business and ask for u donation
for their influence | would point to the
door and say 'dU you SOC that door,?
well, get,
The first position that Mayor Jetreris
will havo to fiji, will BIO that Of Street and
Sewer Commissioner the place being made
vacant by Samuel Chambers, In April
next. Then comes the appointing of n
new Board of Health in the month Of
May. Every mothers son Of tho present
Board i is said w.!i have to &C. THIS is
where the Mayor laughs last. The mem.
bers had their little laugh first. Son Joe,
was turned down, when he was slated
for Secretary Of the Beard at tho NUM-
ncont salary Of $500 a year.
Postmaster Enoch Mpore's term will
expire next July year. He will thus
chris ten the new post cilicc Which he ex.
poets to take possession OF about Feb
ruary The Colone! win miss the salary
when his term expires as it is not every
man who can draw on CncleSam yearly for
$500 in Wilmington. these hard times.
Its plum Tot to DO snoulod at.
Now the rumor is going the rounds that
Colonel Henry DUPONT will be the next
Secretary of War; to step into Secretary
Herberts shoes. Why not? Colonel Du.
Pont Is an amiuble man and is in every
way well qualified to fiji any position
within the gift of tho incoming admins.
trntion
Next July the members Of City Council
will be up for reelection. There are
several of tncm who should not be allow
ed to sit in council chambers again.
Their actions in defeating tho proposed
ordinances regulating "anusement5" is
enough to condemn them. Tho men who
voted against the proposed ordinance
were; McNuty, Meaney, Smith, Lcary,
Stevenson, Watson and Stats.
Every man has perfect right to his
opinion and so have tho voters a perfect
right to vote as they see tit,
The Constitutional Convention met
again Yesterday, but did nothing of any
moment, We can't sec how they arc
going to do anything until the Kent
county mu,.dlc is llXhd up.
The temperance pcop.o have already
been in evidence. The first cnmmuncn-
ton received was from the New Castle
County sunday School Association.
Quite discussion took place amongst
the members OF the Convention whether
the proceedings should be designated rs
"minutcs'' or journal" or whether they
should "aajourn' or take II recess"
Thcsctwo most important questions being
decided the Convention gave its attention
to thcr hu 'iroSS.
Mrssr,. Sprunncn and Bradford arc two
Of the leaders in the Constitutional Con-
vcntion and Intend to make thor int!n.
cncc felt orthr COED Of whatever business
comes mp before that body for improving
our new constitution,
rs chaplain prayed that tine new constitu-
ton might be better than the old one. We
say Amen to this. y
The name Of Mr. George w. Bush, who
is well and fuvorahly known in our city,
has been mentioned who would make II
strong candidate for Mayor on the Rnpub
lican ticket. With the consent Of the
politicians there Is no doubt that Mr.
Bush could be elected to this office. With.
out it, it would be like loves labor lost.
President Clcvcland's message TO Con-
grcss, does not place him in a very en-
viahlc light before the public lie stral
dies the Cuban question and blows both
hot and cold.
John T. salisbury Is said to have re-
caived a letter from William Jcnnings
Bryan, in which he urges the silver Dem.
ocrats to fight for the election Of II silver
man for Senator; that the silver force will
need his assistance, AMI the contest in 1899
will be decided in favor Of tho advocates
of the white metal.
Poor William "Jay' he will not got u
Silver Democrat or any kind of II "crat"
from Delaware. to help his falling cause
in the United States Senate.
The same kind Of treatment melted out
TO the Republicans by the Democrats in
Delaware will DO mctci out to them in
til" House of Representatives. and the
Senate.
There Is no doubt but that John r.
Chcairs turned down. John has ambi-
ton to be Speaker Of the House, and tho
probabilities are that he will he gratified
by being elevated to that position.
He is now away on n Little trip. His
home coming will be the chance for big
spread Of the extending of the glad
hand" at the rooms of the Young mems
Democratic Club. The fattcd calf will be
killed, or in other words the spread will
I,n hn, nj TnllnNEshin
reign supreme, with Pat on ono hand to
help it along 1t begins TO look as Il no
Sound Money Democrat will be elected by
the coming Legislature to the Senate.
1t won't make much difference what this
Legislature elects, his name will DO
simply mud.
Emmct Stidham says he will be can
diQatO for SLCriif. lie don't want his
friends to forget it.
Mr. james p. Ratlodgc says, he is not u
candidate for Mayor He is perfectly sat
islicd with the position a' deputy Sheriff,
Thomas Johnson will undoubtedly be IL
candidate for Mayor at the coming cleo
ton in July next. He has cut his eye
.ecth and he sue kcrs will not be able to
tanl in like they did at the last Mayoraliiy
sleCtlon.
No repre- 'cntivo from Delaware of Demo
cratic proClivitios should for Que moment
DC lcCDEIlLcl ny thp ntAp ScHAlpll VI cll-
grrSs. They have 10 legal rights. Tho
Democrats have stolen the state and now
expect to profit by the steal. As there is
Justice in the world the Democratic lead
crs of Delaware will find out that its
vpngCnce although slow will be suro to
ovcrtake them in their damanblo work
Of gaining control of the offices of our state
by fraud. Having the courts back Of them
what do the leaders care? They only
laugh at the Republicans in their fran tic
efforts get even justice done them. The
elections as conducted in our state for
years, have been nothing more than a
farce.
The will of the people us given expression
to ut the ballot box has been "thWnrtrd
time and time again and r publican ma.
jUritics have been returned rs Democratic
majoritlcs by tho prison birds that have
held the elections in numerous voting
districts. Everything went so that tho
vote was cast iii the interest Of the Demo-
cratic party. Men who pretend TO be re-
spectacle members Of society and of the
church have stood silently by and accept
cd tho fruits Of eInolumcnts OF stolen cleo
tons. Its time to cry halt.
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