The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1897-10-07
POLITICAL NOTES
BY OUR REPORTER,
Looks Like John Cannon Short for
rlarshal.
BUT THERE IS MANY A SLIP
Betwixt the Cup and the Lip--A Dciega
tion Called Upon Collector ParIett
,-.,. on Tuesday at Baltimore.

1t looks like J. Cannon Shuit wond re-
ceive the appointment Of U. s. Marshal to
succeed Marshal Lannan. Tho other can-
lidates arc Delaware Clark, James H.
C!atk, Edward b. Ferreo, Alexander
Beggs, James w. Anderson, w. j. Rich.
ards, Robert Handy and II. II. McMulin,
and they and their friends are still mak'
ing fight to cap ,nre ta, prize. A dclcga.
tion headed by Colonel .. NJ Leitch Dan
lei Burton and other well known Rcpubli-
cans visited Baltimore Tuesday and had
conference with Collectcc Far.ett about
the appointments in the revenue cilice OF
our city.
The delegation was politely resolved by
the Collector and the Claims of the leila.
ware people 1t Is said will receive due con.
sideration at his hands This leaves only
the position Of Deputy Stayton, to I'LL
which pays 5000 salary with $500 being
allowed for travelling expenses. Collector
Wells may be transferred In the near
future to some other position in Maryland,
then again he may not but continue 10
hold the Office he new is conducting In
our city
ON THE COMPROMISE.
The Middletown Transcript says:-We
can afford to wait The time is not ripe
for uniilcat ion, but it is riponing, When
the day for tho harvest shall come, we
predict thero will be wiso reapers, from
both sides, coming forward to pluck the
fruit Of peace and good will. We conf
IDENTIFY l0ol, for single Republican ticket
to take the field next year and in that
event the field will be swept by the united
Republican party.
Tho Union Republicans are raising
quite breeze by calling q State conven.
ton to meet at Dover on Thursday, Novem.
ber itl mt which time they propose to dis
cuss the plan Of giving Now Castle county
its proper proportion of delegates. BY
holding this convention they expect to
settle all past differences in the X publican
parry. IT remains to be seen what head.
way they will make, in cementing the
Regulars with them in their deliberations
iD their stats convention.
We think hat the action l. Tasty aAl ill
advised and will not result in any good,
but only tend to stir up more strife nnl
contention than ever. The remedy Is u
poor one and vii! not help the party III IF
forts towards a compromise. Those WaoDi
the Gods wish to destroy they lirs5 make
mad.
Results spcal: louder than words and
future results in the Kep!tciIc..n party IN
Delaware will tend To show with what &c.
suit, the give and II 4kn policy has been fol-
lowed out by men who claim to direct
the policy of The party.
Good general before going into battle
consult together and that is what tho
leaders CT the Republican party in our
Sta'c should do, ii hey hopo TO defeat tho
Democrats. Thousands of dollars have
been wasted in our Sga,c with no good re-
suits. 1t is true we have had ono Sen&tHr
and Congressman in tho past decade.
but that WAS OWING to tho fuctional fight
between the Sauisbury and WalcOtt fac
ton, OF Kent aud Sussex counties.
But the Democrats have learned q IL sen
since snrn and have nnw regained their
control OF the Senators.lip and Congress-
man. Another Senator will havo to be
electad by the next Legislature TO bo
v0tel for next year, and it is desirable that
Senator days place shall 10 filled ny y
Republican Senator. But 1t will not be Il
the suicidal fight is kept up in the RspnLi.
can ranks. 1t is only with II united Re
publican party that Senator Gray's place
will be captured Is it worth any sacrifice
on tho part of the men who are now fl ghL-
ing for supremacy in the party?