The news & observer., 1897-03-13
FOR WILMlNGTON's MAYOR
REPRESENTATIVE SJre.N WILL
PROBABLY GET ~. ICE.
Rice's Moon Waning ow v vs. 'Je
viii Be Collector Friends of
Mayor Harriss Hopeful.

Wilmington, n. G., March - Special
1T is thought here that Mr.. David b..
Sutton, one of New Hanover's rer,rcsco-
tatives in the Lower House, will be Tie
next mayor of this city. Mr.. Sutton has
publicly declared that he will be at the
head of the city government after The
fourth Tuesday in this month
Chief Of Police John Il. Melton viii all
most certainly retain his present position,
as will also Martin Newman chief of the
Fire Department Melton is a POpulist
| and was given his place two years ago
by the Police Board created by the fusion
Legislature Of 1895. Newman is a Pal
| mer Buckner Democrat, and ON good
terms with Governor Russell and the
Republicans of this place He is in addi-
tiOn to this fact, an efficient fireman If
he were displaced, there is no Republican
qualified to take his place. This position
is almost certain to be filled by a Dem
ocrjt.
Mr. f. B. Rice, City Clerk and Treas
urcr, viii hardly be able to hold his Of
flee. Notwithstanding the fact that he has
been a lifelong and consistent Republican.
During 1895 there was a breach between
Judge Russell and Mr. Rice, which has
not been healed. Mr. Rice opposed Judge
Russels candidacy for Governor during
the campaign but voted for his election
at the polls
1t is said on the streets that Mayor
Harriss viii probably succeed himself
as mayor. He stands well with the Gov
ernor, and is a gold standard advocate
1t is Thought that the Governor will
appoint one or more Democrats on the
board of aldermen.
The city patronage has for the past
two years been divided between Demo
Gratis. Populists and Republicans. I'm
der the changes wrought by the Legisla-
ture just adjourned, the Democrats viii
have to step down and out. The POpu-
lists here (and there is only a few Of
them are mostly Republican Populists." :"
A proportionate part of the political of
fees will be given them to keep them safe
within the fold.
John T. Howe, the colOred legislator
from this county, returned from Raleigh
this evening. He states that he will be
the next Collector for this port. If he
gets the place, it will be in the face Of the
opposition Of the Governor whose pOlit-
ical enmity he incurred by refusing to
support the anti-rairoad lease bin.
There is quite a number of unemployed
persons in Wilmington, many Of whom
are very needy.
4 prominent business man here, while
in conversation with your correspondent,
remarked that he had never known so
much enforced idleness in this city as
now exists. For every vacant place offer
ing employment. there are dozens Of appli-
cants
The burning Of Messrs Polvogt & Cos
large dry goods store week before last.
added seventeen to the already large list
of unemployed. 1
The shipment Of commercial fertilizers
from this point during the last FIVE weeks
has never been larger. The railroad com
panies have been pushed for cars to ac-
cOmmodate the increased freight in CON
sequence. To give an idea of the guam
titles in which these fertilizers have been
sold, it can be stated that ten car loads
were shipped to Autryville, station
on the Cape Fear and Yadkin Valley
Railroad this week. These cars received
one hundred bags each. or ten tons, MAX
ing in all shipped to This little town alone
one hundred tons
Seven cents cotton is stimulating great
er expense and exertion in the cultivation
Of the white staple, and will, an intelligent
farmer said to-day, result next year in
four cents cotton