The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1897-05-11
POLITICAL NOTES.
A Lively Time Promised at the
Coming Primary Election-A.
S. Webster to be Brought Out
He's All Right and Knows His
Rusiness-Senator Gray Against
John F. Callahan TOR Clerk of
Orphans Court-Walter Hayes
For District Attorney.

Orphans Sourt-Walter Hayes
For District Attorney.
Said prominent Silver Democrat to
the writer OF this column on Monday
you can say in the REPUBLICAN, that the
Silver Democrats will not permit any
gold man on the Democrat ticket this
election for any Office within the gift of
that party, If any Gold Democrats are
nominated for any of the Municipal offices
there will be split in the party, and there
will be two Democrat tickets placed in
the field instead of one. The Silver Demo-
Gratis have strong organization and
complete one in every ward in the city.
They have not been asleep since the last
election and they mean business.
SENATOR GRAY AGAINST CALLAHAN.
John +. Callahan was in Dover on
Thursday last to present his claim to Gov
ernor Ebe W. Turmoil, giving his reasons
why he should be the next Clerk of the
Orphans Court, to succeed Mr.. Colen
Ferguson. The Honorable George Gray
is taking hand In this appointment and
is opposing the claims Of John Il. who
has grown too fat on his last job. Then,
he had better give up his present position
in the U. s. Mint before he seeks another
good berth The present position was
procured for John by the backing of Sen.
ator Gray, but since he has been training
with Willard Salisbury the Senator has
seen fit to take hand in the selection of
the next Clerk of the Orphans Court.
This means that Johns chances are very
slim indeed.
WANTS TO BE SENATOR.
Mr., salisbury wants to succeed Senator
Gray as the next Senator from Delaware
tttrf hn,,I i,t i,t, frn ,,Ntt
the position. From the present hostile at
titude Of the silver Democrats the Senator
will have hard road to travel. 1t re-
mains to be seen how the Senator plagates
the silver Democrats by the time the next
Legislature is elected. Their makeup
will decide his fate
SPRING FOR CORONER.
Although the election is over one year
off, John L. Spring announces his inten.
tion of being candidate for coroner at
the next county election. Jack says Paul
Gillis and Commissioner VIM. Simmons
will both be for him, and expects to cap
ture the nomination and the office. Jack
is now busily engaged in raising truck on
his farm" in East Lake and says he has
everything in good state of cultivation.
DON'T WANT IT.
Howard Stats Councilman from the
Eighth ward says he does net intend to
spend any of his good money to go back
worse than he does, well and good and
they can pitch in and win. The position
does not pay very big and the duties are
numerous Of attended to.
HAYES FOR DISTRICT ATTORNEY.
Walter H. Hayes would not refuse the
position Of U. S. District Attorney to sue
ceed Lewis T. Vandegrlft. We under
stand that he is an applicant for the office.
Walter has the ability to make a first
class official. He stands as high as any
of thei young Attorneys before the New
Castle county bar. He has been u good
Republican and would do credit to those
seeking his appointment.
FOR COLLECTOR AND ASSESSOR.
George w. Phillips Is making the big.
gest kind Of fight for the nomination of
collector and assessor in the Northern
district and will surprise some of his
friends by the vote he will receive on the
day the nominations are made. He Is in
every way we'll qualified for the position
and would make competent official IL
elected.
CITY COUNCIL r."
Charles H. Blaine says he has resided in
the Fifth ward for six years and he asks
all Republicans to vote for him for city |
council. He has entered the race to stay |
until the polls close on the day the nOmi.
nations are made He carries on the bust
ness Of galvanized cornices and every
thing pertaining to that line Of work. He |
is n young man we'll and favorably known |
among the business men of our city. He
is making II personal canvass for the office
and expects to win.
LIBEL SUIT WITHDRAWN
r.
ing Candidate Slaughter on the Single
Tax ticket for Governor has been taken off
of the docket. Editor Powers has we be-
lieve sought over fields for his versatile
pen and as DIR. Slaughter was willing the
case has been dropped Myi what mar.
row escape the editor certainly did have
from being another martyr.
CANDIDATES FOR OFFICE.
John Sayers has announced himself as
a candidate for the Democratic nomina-
ton fer assessor and collector in the
Northern district.
Dennis Mention Is spoken of as being a
for President of City Council
on the Democratic ticket.
Candidates will soon be as thick as
blackberries in August. Every ono of
them expect to win, but dis appointments
arc what this life Is made up of and moth
ing is so uncertain as politics.
THE SINGLE TAKERS AGGRESSIVE.
The Single Takers have decided to place
o tirEe in the field at the coming city
election, which means just that many
voters from the Democratic party, Still,
If they do not poll any III ore votes than
they did at tho last election they will not
succeed in electing anybody Of their belief
to any Of the Offices within tho gift of tho
people. Somebody evidently has long
In rn |
small gold mine hidden somewhere n the
of tho bowels Of the earth. and are
making their uphill fight for the mere
pleasure of being in the minori ty. The
journal Is very much exercised to think
they should not have IN, re 50 nso Mt this
particular time. They had bOtJ er join the
fusion movement and thus be the means
Of accomplishing some real reforms iu
Delaware Will they do it2
Yesterday marked tho opening day Of
battle royal in Democratic politics. In
The evening meetlDgs were held in the
various wards and at them the mayoralty
resounded boom that will
rovcrberato until the poll window closes
on nomination day.
Patrick Nohry announced Andrew L.
John sons candidacy but tho friends of
Ayars 5. Webster brought him forward
and the fight had begun. Jesse K. Bnylis
Is also a. hting Tor tho place and as vii
lard Salisbury and John L. Diokoy have
his interests in hand they will make their
opponents hustle before beaton.
Mr.. johnson was tBk.n around yeSter- I
day by Mr.. Neary and introduced as the 9
coming mayor. No action was taken on !
tho boom ut any Of the ward moctngs,
not even at the one hold in tho Fifth,
which is Mr.. Nearys own ward, but to.
night 1t is likely that Mr.. Webster will be
endorsed ut tho seventh ward meeting
Tho young element in the party is fight ,
ing Mr.. Ncary. 1t ID the same that op
posed him at Dover last summer, when he
defeated Peter j. Ford for governor and
now they are seeking revenge.
A ROW IN THE FOURTH WARD.
OF all the ward meetings none was so
exciting as TINT In tho Fourth ward II ,