The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1897-01-28

Culbert, sMiehael Newell,9 Of this city
Harvey Walker, Of Mill Creek Hundred
and Charles H. Salmon, of Pencade
Hundred, have expired and from tho pre-
sent outlook, they will be elected by tn,
next meeting of the Levy Court to sue
coed themselves for three years more.
We believe these gentlemen arc ap
plicants for re-appointment. Tho boart
is solid Democratic The Republican!
will have no representative In the Boart
again for the next three years.
The trustees have entire charge Of the
poor of the county and tho almshouse
building and receive yearly appropriation:
from the Lovy Court to pay their expenses
The number Of inmates ut present In the
almshouse Is 81.
The terms of trustees G. NJ ID. Hart oil
Appoquinimink and a. w. Webster Of
Blackbir hundred will not expire until
1893.
From present indications David Mccoy,
superintendent, and Mrs Emma A. Nc.
Coy, matron, will be unanimously re-
elected at the next meeting of the board in
February. They have conducted the in
stitution in an economical manner and
deserve to succeed themselves.
Tho other offices to be filled will be that
of President OF the Board, which position
several members have cast an eye upon.
Among the members being General
Theodore Il. Armstrong of Newark, James
b. Toman Of New Castle and Thomas
Weldin of Brandywine Hundred, Weldin
seems to have the inside side with Theo.
dore +. Armstrong close second,
An attorney will be elected to succeed
Eddie n. Cochran, Jr., and physicians,
Joseph Smith and Il. l., Springer The
salary of the attorney Is 500 per annum
while that of the physicians $500 each.
The organization of the new Board will
be watched with interest Already some
pretty wire pulling is being done In be-
tons at the disposal of the Board
The cost of bringing the ballot boxes to
Dover from New Castle has been present.
ell to the Legislature amounting to 1910.
.04, and has been ordered to be paid to
Sheriff Finn by the Levy Court of this
county. Tho Cheairs- Dickey contest will
cost the county over $1,000 But it was
well worth the money spent. 1t may re.
suit in the conviction OF the twelve Dem.
ocrat Inspectors, who were indicted at
the last torn Of court which indictments
fell through by some legal technicality,
This time tho officers of the court expect
to BIO able to convict. If will then remain
for Governor kbe W. Tunnel to pardon
them. Will he doit in the face Of the hue
and cry made against bribery
The Media American says: The mem
bers OF the Institutional Convention in
Delaware do not make any question of
saying in their convention that. the cleo
torate is almost hopelessly corrupt and
that the only way to preserve the state Is
to save the voters from themselves long
enough to permit them to oulgrow their
bad habits. IL is hoped that severe penal
ties enforced by judges and not left to
jurors will revive tho latent honesty and
manhood of the Delaware citizenship"
God save the State.
The mon-trJui partisan bill of which
notice was given in the House by ex- Rep
John r. Dickey, WAS intro
duccd in the House yesterday by Repre-
Chcairs. The bill If 1t is passed
will continue in Office, the President of
City Council, City Treasurer City Solicit
tor and Assessors and Collectors of the
City of Wilmington, ex ending the time
Of the election until first Tuesday after
the first Monday in November A. D.,
1898. The bill is a cuckoo aud tho brain
that conceived it something immense. 1t
should be put on exhibition Ut the dime
museum in Philadelphia.
Talk about bribery, vote buying or in
fact anything else, but tho partisan bills
that have already made their appearance
in the Legislature arc u gentle reminder Of
what Republican defeat means Ia the State
Of Delaware. BY the cooperation Of the
two wings of tho Republican party at the
last election we would have elected every
official in the State form Cover.
nor down. The counting out Of j. Frank
Alice for Senator from Kent county has
givGn the Democrats control OF both
branches Of the Legislature, If ever there
n titnp tp unQI Lord 1nlippr rs
from friends now is the accepted time TO
get down on your marrow bones and make
that petition.
The only way to Clroumvent the Ropub.
licans from gaining control Of the State Is
by passing partisan laws at each session
Of the Legislature. What do the Rcpub.
Leans think OF such lcgislationf
Now this is the State that we hear so
much from about corruptiug the votes,
purchasing men like sheep while the Con.
Convention, has been busy
reforms to stop such practices.
But even the Constitutional Convention
with all its wise reforms we are afraid
will not be able to keep the Democrats
from passing laws that will make tho
State Democratic for all time to come,
But then Is not this what great many
voted for ut the last cleo.
tionY
Tho four gentlemen who expect to be
United Statcs Marshal are Elk Marshal
McMullcn. Delaware clerk, William D.
Watson and State Senator Robert Handy.
Only one man can get the appointment
who will it beg
George II. Mccall, will be candidate
for Collector and Assessor of the North
1rn District to succeed Edmund Mitchell,
the present cncumbent. George will make
A hustling canvas and he says he certainly
expects TO get the nomination which l5
equivalent to an election.
Two additional notaries will bcapDoint.
ed for the city, one in Cooling $ real estate
office and the other at Lengcls brewery.
Smyrna wants anew charter. We hope
The people will have voice in that matter
and see that the right kind Of y charter Is
granted
The race track bill as yet has not made
It's appearance 1t is said it will be one Of
he last bills to appear before the Iegisla.
ture and in the hurry to clean up the mass
IN hand at the end Of the session It will
be passed through in double quick order
Billy Thompson and his gang have had
their eyes on Delaware ever since they
were knocked out in New Jersey, and good
money will be spent in putting the kind Of
A bill they want through the Legislature.
Herman FIRST was offered Simeon
bouBhblNg JOi ~ tItTk OF
Chief of Police Johns Dolan, but he dc.
,iined thinking it beneath his dignity to
accept $72O job prefering to do nothing
until something better turned up. Her
man has been after n political position for
several years, but thus far has failed to
connect. If his friend John Il. Dickcy
had not been ous.ed out Of the House Of
Representatives at Dover, Herman would
have been taken care OF before this Wait.
ing, waiting, always waiting for some
Thing TO turn up.
The bill before the Legislature relating
10 tho city of Wilmington will repay
careful watching. Nearly cvory bill per.
tanning to Wilmington will, undoubted.
" be loaded and more partisan legisla.
ion will he pushed through than any Of
our readers have IN idca Of, but then 1t
$ for tho good of tho Democratic party
md the publication of Delaware politics.
Governor Ebe w. Tunnel will lead the
3ayard Legion ball on Friday night. This
will be his first official act in our city. The
lamc of lmyard is not looked upon with
IS much favor in our city rs it once was.
Even Senator Gray does not stand rs high
n the party ranks as before the last cleo
ion
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