The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1897-01-11
POLITICAL NOTES.

Dr. ]. H. Fahey for Mayor-A TIL.
angular Fight for Senator Be.
tween Willard Salisbury, John
| Biggs and Ex-Chancellor Wo.-
| cott-The Race Track Bill
| Should be Killed-Other Polit.-
| cal Notes.
The fight Is now amongst the ambI tious
Democrats who are already pulling the po-
lltical wires for the senatorial plumb TO be
handed to the successful man by the pres
emit Democratic Legislature The two
principal men after the Senatorial honors
are Ex-state Attorney John Bigg5 and
Willard salisbury.
| John 4. Dickey Is very anxious to keep
| his stolen seat in the house until after the
senator Is balloted for. The Caucus will
| be held on the 18th Inst and the balloting
will commence on the 10th inst Wood.
ward W. Cheairs will support John Biggs.
Ex-Chancellor Wolcott will also loom
| up as q possible Senatorial candidate,
Neither SALISBURY or Welcott will receive
enough votes to elect them and thus John
Biggs Will slip In and carry off the prize.
John Blggs Is more able man than
Willard Salisbury, and will make the
fight of his life for.the position. Willard Ia
very anxious TO go to the Senate and thus
out dash In Washington society, having
handsome and rich wife, who was form.
erly q DUPONT. She was daughter Of
the late Victor DUPONT. Willard Is avery
ambitious young man and with his quickly
acquired riches is power in the Demo.
cratic party In New Castle, Co. being only
less powerful In the party Councils than
Peter j. Ford the morocco manufacturer.
This time PeterJ Ford Is backing John
Biggs with his Influence. Both of these
young lawyers made speeches at Dover.
nominating Peter j. for Governor. John
Biggs had the right ring in it, while vii.
lard's was little cold, but he Endorsed
him all the same. The fight Is on and
will be waged with all the flerceness that
characterizes the Democratic nomination
made In our city.
1t looks as il Mayor Jefferls would ap.
pofnt Ayars 5. Webster to the vacancy to
be made In the Street and Sewer Departs
mont by the retirement Of Samuel Cham.
hers. 1t had been thought James g. Mo-
Glinchey would be handed the position
but the Mayor not to be advised it is said
will make the selection to suit his own
good will. ,.
He was an accidental Mayor and would
never have been heard of if 1t had not
been for the backing given him by Peter
j. Ford He Is the sole man responsible
for Charles Jefferis elevation to the
Mayors office. He had practically with
drawn from the contest when he was re-
quested by Mr. Ford to reconsider his
resolution to retire from the race. He
stood and no fight being made he was
unanimously nominated and through u
detection in the Republican party he was
elected by two hundred and thirty three
majority.
There Is some talk of the Democrats
nominating DR.. J. H. Fahey for Mayor.
The doctor Is vel and favoraby knwn,
and Is popular with the masses He is in
every way qualified to represent the
Democratic party.
II Il Democrat Is to hold down the posi-
ton for the nexttwo years, why the fat and
jolly doctor would suit lis about as well
Us any other man.
But If the Republicans get together the
Democrats will not have ghost of show,
but If they conclude to divide their forces
as they have been doing on election day,
then there is little use Of naming Mayor
atty candidate United we can only
hope to be successful, divided wo are in
hopeless minority
The democratic pot house politicians
and peace hunters have already ConcOCted
scheme whereby they hope to knock Cub
Mr. Horace g. Rettew Receiver of Taxes,
and replace him by several tax collectors
as Of old. during the days of Dougherty
and Mckee
Those good old days when tine tax collec-
tors owned the earth and fu,lness thereof.
If the trlckslers attempt to knock Colleo.
tor Rcttew out he will have an excellent
suit for damages against the county, He
has bonded and assumed the duties of tho
Office and should not be disturbed until
the term for which he was elected by the
people shall have expired. His bonds are
IN every way qualified and any attempt to
legislnte him out of Office should DO
fruwned down upon by the people.
The race track bill will come up before
the Legislature for its sanction. The bin
should never be allowed TO have but one
reading and then consigned to q commit
toe that could keep it pigeon-holed until
the Legislature adjOurns.
There will be no runp Senate or Legis-
laturc. 1t Is as well that no such body
should be in existence as 1t that the law
fully elected candidates should have been
seated in the Legislature to which thoy
had been elected by the voters on Novem.
Der 3D. last.
Fred Bach takes occasion to hit Senator
Hanbyin the Republican glasses in the
Sunday chestnut for his slownes5 in
organizing tho Senate. He should jump
upon Fisher Pierce supposed Republic
can Ttate Senator.
The deed is done the Legislature Is in
the bands of the Democrats and they can
pass any partisan Legislation they SEQ flt
IL the bill passes TINT the Commission
has drawn up, the ncxt Mayor will have
creator power than ever, but will they do
IT,
The adoption Of tho numerous sugges-
lions in the new constitution will take
appointing power out of the
hands Of the Governor, The judges
should also be elected by the people for
term Of years Tho bench az now consti,
tutcd should not be, rs it is likely TO have
reflections cast upon it is rs now made
up, every man sitting on it being Domo-
arat Give the majority some representa-,
ton This is the very thing that our fore.
fathers fought for, representation and tax
alton equal to all.
The Legislature meets again to-day and
we suppose will get down to work In reg.
Mar old fashioned Delaware style A lot
If buster but very little accomplished.
Simeon Doughterty, Clerk of the House
las to thank his friend John j. Dolan for
lis position. or course Senator John Pyle
made it possible, but then the big Chief
made 1t possible Tor John Pyle to DO Son.
Itor. Not that he cheated for tho Stayton
non had everything nicely fixed to count
John Pyle out and were frustrated in their
,lnns by the orders of the big Chief who
nut tho police department to work TO stop
he steal. Our readers know how we'll IL
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