The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1897-05-29
REPUBLICANS TO ARMS.
Your Party caII for Active Duty at the
Polls, Therefore Overwhelming suc-

| cess.
The citizens of Wilmington will be call
cd upon next Saturday to elect municipal
| officers from the Mayor down to the AS
SEES sor and collector. We hope the Repub'
licans will cast their votes as becomes
earnest and intelligent men. II they do
thrown away the opportunity of a life
time. We should elect Henry McLear
mayor; Charles NJ. Leitch president of
| City Council; Henry G. Conrad, city So
licitor; William H. Curry, city treasurer;
| Councilman, Charles o. Funk, Thomas
W, McVay. William ii. Graham, Clarence
r. Holt, james W. Robertson, George M.
Fisher, Henry W. Zebley James H. Nor.
ris Caleb S. Watson, Edward Abrahams,
Theodore Brown and John Mccoy;
Thomas s. Lewis, assessor and collector
for the Northern district and James A.
Melvin assessor and collector for the
Southern district
There Is no reason why this entire ticket
should not DO overwhelmingly elected
and If every Republican in his ward has
sufficient interest in the contest to
speak TO his neighbor In behalf of the
ward candidate for Council then success
will come, Every man on the ticket Ia
fair, honest and worthy of every mans
support We wish to see Wilmin gton
placed In the Republican column in 1897
and 1t can only be done by all doing their
duty at this time. There should be no
staying away from the polls no attempts
made to revenge lancied injuries, no fail
ure to perform sacred duty andtthen we
shall pave the way for success in future
contests.
The mistakes and. manipulations of n
few can never excuse others from doing
their duty or betrayng their trusts. Mon
day morning the final week of battle will
be begun and while no stone will be left
u nturned to elect every one of the council.
manic candidates no efforts will be spared
to also elect tho head of the ticket. II
Council is Republican the coming term. 1t
means much to the party The present
body has manipulated city affairs to suit
themselves This never was better illus
trated than by the cactlon of the majority
members passing the ordinance Thursday
night providing for IN increased police
force. The increased force might be need
cd but no such underhand work should
have been practiced In obtaining 1t.
The Republican members, MesSrs. Rob
ertson, Watson, Fisher and Zebley were
opposed to the immediate adoption of the
resolution and took firm stand but were
beaten. They realized that they stood be-
tween the tax payer and his money and us
such had Il right to know where that
money was about to be spent. These
Republican Councilman have taken the
same grOud during their terms and this
alone should insure their overwhelming
re election. There Is not a scintilla of doubt
doubt that they will not. They have served
thor respective wards to the best of their
ability, considering they are in the min
GRITTY, having been instrumental In obtain.
Ing many improvements in the form Of
street lighting and paying They are men
that the city oan well be proud Of and
men whose services will be rewarded.
AS for the mon who are aspiring to
honors in Council only their ward work
can speak in their behalf Charles o. Funk
Of the First ward. Thomas w. McVey of
Second ward, Mr. Graham of Third ward,
Clarence h. Holt of Fourth ward, James
H. Morris of Eighth ward, Edward S.
AbrahamS OF Tenth ward, Theodore
Brown Of the Eleventh ward and John
Mccoy of the Twelfth ward are men who
have served their party long and well and
are therefore justly entitled to election In
some OF the wards there is bickoring but
this will disappear before election day and
all will work heart and soul for tho success
OF the euuire Republican ticket, 1t would
DO well tor every Republican to keep in
mind between now and next Saturday, il
never again, the old maxim that In union
only is there strength.