The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1897-05-24
Sayers's majority ..... 945
NORTHERN DISTRICT.
S1yers's majority 80. 6Si
VOTE FOR COUNCIL.
Assessor and Collector of Taxes.

NOlE FOR COUNClLL
First ward-George O'Neill, 1888; Peter A
Fagan, Ill; ONell's majority, 72.
Second ward-1ames B. Stevenson. 1876;
Michael F. Cannon, 226: Alfred Hayes, 81;
William f, Bowen, 81; Cannon's plurality
81.
Third ward-Dennis +. Leary 303; Will
liam II. Blake. 1SS; Leary's majority, 1l5.
Fourth ward-James Kane 313; John B.
Meaney, 141; Kanes majority, 172.
In the Fifth ward Charles W. Gooding,
in the Sixth ward Frederick w. Heiss, in
the Seventh ward Joseph Mcdowell in the
Eighth ward James B. Davis, in the Ninth
ward William L. James and in the Twelfth
ward James B. Oberley were named for
Council without opposition while in the
Eleventh and Tenth wards the nomination
for Council had been made on the previous
Saturday.
The nomination of DR.. John c. Fahey
was the surprise of the day. Peter j. Ford
was responsible for it and tho significance
is discernable at u glance. Tho Silver.
brook manufacturer slapped back at
Patrick Ncary for defeating him in the
run for the governorship last fall Mr..
Ford would not acknowledge having been
beaten by Mr.. Neary, but he was, and kept
the secret until Saturday when he came
out above board for the defeat of those
who had fought so hard against him. And
so Mr.. Ford has conquered.
The entire thing had been cut and dried
Saturday morning, according to what the
Fuhcy men say. The other side, par;icu.
larly the Mccoy men, were confident of
winning. The johnson men had hopes
that the Fahey vote in the Tenth, Eleven
tn and Twelfth wards would hold down
the Mccoy vote and thereby allow John.
son walk over But it never came. Tho
doctor was not in the game to help some
one else, but for himself and his over.
whelning success came like thunder
clap out of q bright political sky. AS tor
the Mccoy men they believed they had
won until the last man voted And tho
entire thing happened without the aid Of
the Swallow tails" of tho party.
There Is, of course, the usual indigna-
tion against Fahey's success. Queer
work is charged and it is said that in Somo
of the wards the election officers were not
sworn. Plenty of repeating is also said
10 have been douc. IL is also said that in
some of the districts votes that were cast
for johnson and Mccoy were counted for
Fahoy. This, of course is denied by the
doctors friends.
The nomination of Fahey, Norton, Ha.
mann and Harman, goes to show the
siren. tn Of tho silver men. They simply
overwhelmed tho gold men who. .made
hard fight aS the returns show
Tho Tenth Ward returns delayed the
count considerably. The return board sat
in tho Every Evening office where mob
of dlsOrderly ward workers had gathered.
They waited until 2 30 o'clock and when
the box did not reach the Office the board
adjourned until this evening Shortly af-
tor the adjournment of the board inquiry
was made at the election place for the re.
suit OF the vote but no ono could be found
Two hours later the box showed up but
where it was only those who had it know.
Officers gave the figures which appear in
the table and they will be officially rctura.
cd tonight.
As soon as Barney McVey heard the re-
turns in the Third Ward he dashed to tho
City Hall with the news,
"Bilp' Lee kept the returns for City So.
licitor and had . SXl2 smile on his face
when ho learned of tho nomination Of
Harman.
And even Deputy Judge Cochran took o
hand in the primary election on Satur-
day. Officer MalOnGy knows his duty bet
ter than the young attorney from Middle.
town
Sam Adams can now settle down to
bu ineIs and instruct his law students
The police were not In politics but they
got there Just the same.
Senator Pyle is happy man on account
Of Fahey's nomination.
The scents In tlt Fourth wnri we.a
amusing to the representative Vi tAe Re.