The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1897-05-03

POLITICAL NOTES.

Inc democrats faVor a Salary Il
be Paid the Sheriff Of New Castle
County, but Would They if the
Sheriff was a Democrat1-Civi
Service Only Recommended fol
Federal Office Seekers -Ambas.
sador Bayard for ex-President
Cleveland-Candldates Coming
Out in Large Numbers.
After having held the office of Sheriff oi
New Castle County for years by the
almost continuous elections of Democratic
Sheriffs, the Democrats on Saturday came
to the conclusion that hereafter all Sheriff.
should be paid salaries and not fees. They
expect to be able to make up the money to
the County Treasury that the proposed
change in collecting the County taxes will
take, They are very economical all at
once.
THAT FARNHuRST INQUIRY. S-.e
The Legislative Is inquiry into the
methods of conducting the Farnhurst hos.
pital for the insane has been ended by the
five members of the Legislature who made
q thorough and searching investigation in
to all Of the slightest details. They went
over the accounts Of the hospital, examined
some of the vouchers, compared the bien-
nial reports of the past decade with those
Of similar institutions. They questioned
the physicians and patients and were fully
satisfied with their inquiry, In all proba.
bility the appropriation of $4,000 asked
for by the Board of Trustees will be recon.
mended by this committee to the General
Assembly.
TIE FUSION MOVEMENT,
The Fusion movement is growing
amongst the men who havo become dis.
satisfied with the leaders whom they have
lost all confidence in. Hundreds of voters
in Wilmington are ready to break away
from both Of the old parties and join u
Fusion movement in municipal affairs
They believe in the city being governed
by one of the plain people not an aristo
crat who only represents the classes but
not the masses. Mr.. Willard Salisbury
and the other members of the big four
who imagine they own the Democrats of
our city are very much exercised that the
people should oven give such an idea
thought Word has been passed around
by these bosses for the men to get to.
gether and let all their complaints go
where the faithful failed to receive the
promised positions which were to have
been given them.
Tho men who havo been benefited the
most from the Democratic triumph in
delaware have been the Saulsburys and
Bayards They evidently know good
thing, and don't Intend to let go
after 30 many years of feeding at the pub
lie crib. 1t Is as bad US \ man leaving his
homo when he arrives at the age Of man
hood and striking out for himself. The
fusion movement would include men
from Both parties and by uniting their
fOrcos there is Il prospect of them sweeping
everything before them.
BEGINNING TO CONE OUT
The names of John NJ. Rogers of the
Rogers Printing Company and j. Frank
Mccoy, president of the Delaware Vermi.
Celli Company arc also prominent spoken
Of as coming candidates for the lMayoralty
on the Democratic ticket. This fine
weather will bring numerous others out
for this position, which is an honor to fill
if the Mayor is only lgure-huad.
FOR COLLECTOR AND ASSESSOR.
Thus far only four candidates for the
office of assessor and collector of the
Northern district have announced them.
selves as going into tho fight. They are
George Phillips, Thomas W. Lewis, Geo.
II. Mccall and Samuel Speakman, The
man who receives the nomination Is as.
sured of an election, as this district is the
Republican stron ghold. The hustling for
votes by these gentlemen will bo an inter
esGng one from now on, until election
day.