The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1897-01-07
POLITICAL NOTES.
Shaw Is Investigating Dickey's
Seat-Gcvernor Watson's Par
dons and His Reasons-Build.
ing Hiscastles-Fischer Pierce's
Actions Lost the Senate to the
gIRepublicans.

II
The Every Evening calls upon the mem
bers OF the House to Investigate the claims
Of woodward w. Cheairs, contesting thu
seat OF John y Dickey in that body. The
House OF Representatives now being
ready for business the first matter that
should receive Its attention is the pending
contest OF Woodward w. Cheairi in that
: body.
On the fifth day of November last one Of
8 the greatest outrages over perpetrated by
election officers upon the Republican
party was committed, by changing on the
lace OF the certificates of election the num-
Der " votes cast for certain members OF
The General Assembly, by decreasing the
numher OF votes cast for Mr.. Cheairs and
increasing the number of votes cast for
others.
Governor Watson, it will be seen, has
pardoned some fifteen men during his two
years OF office. 1t will be noticed that not
one Of these men was colored. One :
ored prisoner whose pardon had been askod
for, and who was sick in New Castle Jail,
died before the Governor would pardon
him, although the case was an unusual
one, the petition being signed by numer-
GUS we'll known white citizens
May l, 1895, Walter Primrose, whipping
postponed on recommendation of Jail ply.
sician.
October IS, Edward Wardell, relieved of
pillory on the recommendation of tho
court. s..-.-s
October 10, Joshua T. Dasey relieved of
pillory on recommendation Of jail physi-
clan.
January 80 1896, pardoned James David
! convicted of assault. Recommended by
the chief justice.
February 4, corporal punishment re-
n ff Inhp Ln
accommodation of the judges.
May 10, lashes remitIed in case of John
Saville on the recommendation of the
icourt.
Mayo William Morgan, pardoned on
experimentation of jail physician
May 70, lashes RENTED in case of John
Warrington on the recommendation OF
the jail physician and court.
June !, William Horan and Frank
Stevens, Single Takers pardoned. Cause,
strong public sentiment
June 80, Frederick w. Moore, Single
Taxer, pardoned on account of illness.
August A. Charles Warren pardoned.
New Facts came to the knowledge of the
prosecuting officer in the case and. he
recommended the pardon
August 10, Thomas DOnahoe pardoned
on account of i'll health. Recommended
by the court.
November TO- Marshall A. Pierce par
doned Had served all but few days of
his time, and the pardon was recommend
ed by the court.
November 80, postponed lashes in
Joseph Eldredge's case on recommends
tion of Jail physician.
= December 30, RENTED lashes in case of
Patrick o. Meara on account of old age
Well, j. Frank Alice has been bowled
out of the seat he was elected to by the ma
Jority Of the voters of Kent county to fill
IN the State Senate. But voters do the
voting and the election Off ;er5 do the rosi,
while the courts back them up in their
zeal to conform to the law us they inter
pref it,
DR. Crosby of Single Tax fame will it is
said locate in our city, and practice law.
He first came to Delaware and settled in
Wilmington being certain that Bryan
would be elected President and then he
was going to shake the dust Of, the
Diamond State from his shoe lushes and
get fat job in Washington. But man
builds air castles which like soap bubbles
don't last long
But then look at the fun Of building
even air castles. Mr.. Crosby is Il man
past the middle ago and is IL foreible
speaker, and if enlisted in IL more a,ltlit.
BILE object would be something gained III
this short life of OURS
Fischer Pierce is either n bad Rrpubli.
can or not fit to represent the party that
elected him to the State Senate. His
action should forever reegute him to the
rank of private citizen. He is known by
his actions.
The Evening Journal says: "Whtn the
Democrats of Delaware determine upon ii
line of political action the public Is rra,
sonably assured that they will carry ii out.
The party has been patient and long.
suffering under the curse Of Add icksisn,
but now that it has set itself down earnest
ly to the work of eradicuting that exceed
ingly Objectionable element in tho local
political system, il is carrying out, its
purposes wi h a thoroughncss that is
gratifying to its friends and nprtifying to
Its enemies "
Tie Biggs' boom for L s. Senator is
growing, 1t LOOKS more than ever rs
ttou Oh the son Of eXGuvrrnUr Bonnie,
W II have that empty honor. You can
Jus stick pin in your hat that no Demo-
era6 from Delaware, will nis-rrprsent
Delaware this year in either Houses or
Congress.
The result Of the farce called election in
our state in November last, settled that
fact beyond all perauvcnture
Fortunately Congress is Republican
and that fast alone will insure the rejpC-
tion of thG representatives from Delaware
MIR. Fred f. Bach is down at Dover
NiipilE INV pI'btfuIliS5 VI llc lug iSlululb
for the Philadelphia Inquirer.
The hopes of NUMEROUS Republicans
have been ruthlcssiy tramplcd in tho dust
by the action Of Fischer Pierce in not
together with the Republicans |
and allowing the Democrats to capture |
and organize the Senate.
1t begins to look ms if the Democrats
would so entrenCh themselves by the pass
age of obnoxious laws at the present SEES.
sion of the Legislature, to keep themselves !
In power for years to come, Everything |
lends that way, especially when the will !
Df the people is thwarttd, and their ballots |
refused to be counted on election day. /
What is the Use of holding elect ions: |
They are only tarce3 as conducted in Del |
aware. The representative men of the !
Democratic party, have no computation in
stolen offices at the expense of
bbe people ITO get.OtlCe is tIc motto, no |
matter how you secure it," is the watch |
word of the elan.
Mrs J. Watson, lO2? Arizona St, phila-
lelphia, Pa says; II think Dr. Bulls
Cough Syrup is IL splendid remedy, | hud
10 cough night and day and one bottle re,
lieyed me wonderfully,
Chr!s My BE Guilty.
The police department has in its tolls
christopher Brooks II cOlOr"d man who
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