The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1897-07-26
POLITICAL NOTES
BY OUR REPORTER.
7ayor MeLear Fayors Harmony In the Re.
publican Party.
PROPERTY QUALIFICATIONS
A 1aSeshlf. Council to Elect cltyOfi!cers
To.nlgat-Bnls Contracted BY the
Union Republicans Remain
Unpaid-And Likely
to il theTrIth
Is Told.

CITY c,uncil will. IT nothing t1rns mp,
| In tho'illcaa.lms, elsct thu officers +, Al
| 5ho seyon positions whica Will become
vacant on Saturday ncxt Tho Demo.
cratic majority are expected 10 hold u
| cG,lCaas this afternoon ana sattlo upon the
| for innate onus who will 90 elected Ia open
clunoit tails evening. IL Mr.. ONeill Is
plncatcd everything Will DO lovely and the
appointments will be made in short order,
but ii no still continues in tho same
frame a mind as he hns labural under TO.
some time, there will DO breakers ahead.
The offices will have to be filled this week,
and the sooner the battor.
1t has not boon ofton that the spectacle
OF onc-saan holding up his party associates
has been witnessed in tho matter OF a2
pointments Us has oyertaken the majority
in tho present Council. But all the salno
Councilman o Neil has been quite success
full thus far debating the terms to his
follow membcrl upon which ho will turn
in with them and make the appointments.
HIS does no. expect to servo anotho: term
In City Council! and can thus afford TO
make his own terms II remains to DO
seen II ho has been placatod AMI allowed
what hs has held out for OF his party. Tho
member from tho First wartl contends
that h, has not before bspn ;roatad fairly
In tho distribution of the city patronage
and thil tina hs intends to bold Out for
what hs considers his rights Ia tina naattor
Of Tho distribution ofpatronaso.
He knows what Il tirado of abuse no has
called down upon himself 10: tho stand no
has tai,nn In his party, but one not expect
lax any Other Office IN tho future can
lfa:l t. stick for what no considers arc
hi; Lofluisitus In the controversy. Ho had
tcnu chairman Of two good committees,
and yrt holds tho key 10 tho breakinB Of
;Lo iaa;.loci1 IN tho majority in Council.
Mi. O'Neil wants Philip. Murphy up
,.ointed Clerk Of tho Market; Jaints Kane
wants John Connolly ard Michael h.
Cannon wants Charles Cannon appointed
nha hsht over this appointment will be to
tho flush aud 1t remains TO be seem who
!iEs 40 pull! to land his man in the much
soush 1T attor place.
Ii ths caucus Is unable to agree this af.
tsinohD, thu Democrats will continue to
CAUCUS until Thursday evening, when II
they do not come to some agreement, tho
pI.sent officers will hold over another year
Ihla will suit tho present officials, who
would Ike nothing better. 1t looks rs II
Frank J. Noldermaier. tbs present Clerk
ct tho Market, was not in the fight, having
fought kaues nomination in tho Fourth
ward.
We understand that the bills contracted
havo boon repudiated by Mr.. Addicks aud
bis lcutenants. We only givo thess AS q
few reasons why harmony dent perch on
tho banners of tho Republican party in
Delaware and especially In Wilmington.
These bills were honestly contracted and
tho MEN should bo paid. II Mr.. Addicks
was not responsible who ID? you touch
mans pocket book you touch him In u
tsnder spot Lot tho bills DO settled where
they have baeu honestly contracted.
Tho most effective manner In which MI.
Il lt,1r 4
position 10 HIN and this CAUSE OF the Union
Republicans in Wilmington especially,
would be for ths bills contracted by the
Union Republican Committees to be
settled. Mr.. J. Norris Robinson has
claim against somebody connected with
Union Republican Committee for music
furnished tho ratification Committee in
the Auditorium when speaker Reel visit.
cd oar city anu spoke TO the Republicans
advising 6hcm to get together Also bill
held by Ferris Giles and several bills for
printing which were ordered by Mr.. STAINS
bury j. Wildly whilc officiating as chair
man Of tho Union Republicans during tho
campaign in November last Nothing
makes lasting enemies and opposition like
unpaid bills contracted in good faith and
then loft unpaid.
ACuEEEING ETr:c'.
The passage OF tho Dinghy tariff on
Saturday has already had II cheering effect
upon the manufacturers OF our city, AMI
the outlook for plenty of work in this I'M
mediate future WAS never better. Tho
signs Of the times are that work in VIZ
mlngton and better wages viii sconfoilOW
after the new tariff has boun in effect.
Tho builders have begun to feel the effects
of renewed good times and are correspond
ingly happy over the prospects ahead, or
another boom In real estate and tho build.
ing business,
IN FAVOR OF HARMONY.
Mayor Henry c. McLeAr Is in favor of
harmony in the ranks Of tho Republican
party in Delaware and will, it ID under
stood, take hand in briug !ns a5out tho
(esired object in view. L. Il only by
iited party that tho Republicans can
hope to carry Delaware at the next cleo
ton. He has expressed himself il favor
oil ono harmonious organization, with n
mans first allegiance to tho Republiaan
party and and after that II h, Is anxiOEa
to be any mans man he might be so Cub
he should not let that sllogianco sta:.,i in
TIE way OF his duty to his party"
TIE proper qualifications foy men brrs
Of CITY Council have never been carried
out, h"t that does rQl make it RICH! for
members OF that body to s!t in council
when they have not complied with the re
GIIeNeLts OF the law. 1t Is time stop
was EEt to such prsctice and the sooner
the Better for all hands concerned