The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1897-03-13
POLITICAL NOTES.

ty Rascality. Samuel S. Adams
I Now Will be Passed Controlling
the Primary Elections in our city
Sam is Locking up as a Poll
tician-Other Items Of Interest.
Not one act that the presnnt Legislature
has performed, has the stamp of legality
upon It, Not Democratic member of
that body from Sussex County has any
legal statute to sit in that body. Granting
that they hold their certificate of election
and have been sworn in and taken part in
the deliberations of that body, that does
alter the Illegal seating of these men, John
Il. Dickey was given the certificate of cleo
tim In the, House If Representatives and
was sworn In a d officiated in its forma-
tion. But then he was not allowed to oc
crpy the scat that Woodward W. Cheairs
cbnsitrrea no had been cheated out OF.
= Now the IT cksters ore about to run
through bill in the Legislature doing
away with both Levy Courts as now con-
etitut d in Kent an Sussex counties. BY
this means they will be able to stop the
Maudamus proceedings issued against the
formation OF the Kent county Levy Court
and which would have been returnable in
Dover the last of this month.
1t is known AS the Kent County Levy
Court bill. 1t was read and referred under
Suspension of rules OH Friday 1t will un.
doubtelly pass the Senate on Monday and
Tuesday AMI thus rid the Kent County
Democrats Of all further proceedings in
the courts against the result of the late
election.
The obnoxious county constable bill was
pass Il 10 allow brow-beating and bull
doaing work around the polls on election
day. The makeup of those appointed az
conservators Of the peace, half of whom
had been arrested and shown the inside Of
New Castle, were selected to carry out the
plans mapped out by the leaders, who were
to reap the benefits from their rascally
work The county conStabes' actions
acted like boomerang and the Democrats
we've routed, root and branch, and the
Republicans carried everything, clecting
mayor for the first time in several years.
" took fifteen Thousand dollars of the tax
payers money to pay them. Two years
hgu Republican Legislature wiped the
law creating these creatures from the
statutes.
The next plan was then formulated in
Che rooms OF the Young Mems Democratic
Club toeO alter enough votes on every
IDLY sheet in the numerous preCtnts of
tho city and county to overcome the Re-
publican vote The plan was miscarriel
and our readers know the result of the at
tempted steal. A nominal fine and the
sentence Of two years in Jail being Iemitt
cd very considerably by the judges.
Clerk Of the Municipal Court, Samuel
8. Adams, failed to get his primary cleo.
Sion bill governing the primaries in our
city through by the Legislature in the
shape he wanted it. The two boards rs
now putin shape for passage will be COM
posed of James :. Dobb, John C. Brison
and George G Martin, Democrats, while
tho Republican primaries will be looked
after by Samuel NJ, Knox, Thomas Holt
and Samuel H Bnynnri.
This will give each party control over
their own affairs. The members of the
primary election hoardS named in the bill
will hold Office for four years, and there
fore will be chosen by the members Of
their own party, at the primary election.
The bill has on put in UGH shape that
II will undoubtedly pass carly next week.
Yb0 Legislative committee that visited
oar city on Thursday evening, and were
the guests Of the Water Witch Fire Com
pany, aficr being shown the different
manner in which tho horses respond to an
alarm of fire, and took their places in
front Of the engine and hose cart were
Chen taken to the cellar and inspected the
"beating appHra' Us, which was pronounce
cd II COmplel" success The Water Witch
Company vans combine chemical Ell
gine and hose cart. They will probably
lst what they have asked for.
The following insurance is being carried
BIZ the State as follows: On the State
House, Sl5NO; on the books in the H.
brary. So so: on furniture, 5000; ON the
new library, $1,000; on the shelving i'll the
new library 5000.
We think the Farnhurst attendants
Blown and SuWn who were sentenced to
New Castle ilil for Lhe death Of Loon pisa
have been sufficiently punished and should
be pardoned by Governor Tunnel. The
evidence was all crnumstnntinl and the
patient was n ve'y dangerous man, rs
strong as any two ordinary men, when he
hal spells which was of frequent occur.
once.
''nAnlcl K. Dallas, Of No ia French
street of this city has sent the following
~ Representa- i've Donaldson:
&, Dear Sir: Asa riuIlrn and a voter of
thu State Of Delaware | do in the most
emphatic mannrr protest against the
6pruanCe resolution and | demand at
your handsyor Influence and vote to sub.
nut 10 the proVc tine amended CUnStitu-
tiOn for ratiticltlun, thai they shall say
how they Will he governed and adopt Il
government that will free the industrial
slaves and alleviate the poverty and dis.
tress that now exist i'll our Diamond
StRtc."