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

= be Thiei-David Lemon
andidate for Mayor
q rollcA Commission Wants
Investigating - Billy Ihomp-
10, Track Bill it is Said
-, Passed by the LegisIa'
His Money Not to be
ceArd At--Other Matters.
teiver of stolen goods has been ad-
ne court as Just as bad as the
sr is the man who accepts oiiice
fairly elected to. This is
lr. Robert II. Wilson of Kent
40 is perfectly willing to accept
he was not fairly elected to.
occasion to thank his maker,
laws claim to him as being
rrcStor .Aat he is better man thah
fkepublican neighbors. Well, we shall
Oh the course OF Mr.. Wilson in the
IRE and let our readers know oil
they then can judge for them
ksti good man he really is.
II that can stand one session OF
stature and come out of it without
become taminated by his
,oundings is a saint indeed. The blood
you have to pay to some of the men
I. themselves attorneys to get Dill
.gh the Legislature, is enough to make
aiser turn over in his grave.
! gentleman told the writer OF these
IS that several years ago, bill was in
luced In the Legislature by an attor-
of Dover which, II it bad passed,
I'D have ruined large industry in our
The whole animus was nothing mere
less than blaclimail. The bill was de-
d at a cost Of some four thousand dol
yeral Of our attorneys remember the
md the good time spent in the COM
Tee rooms drinking rum and arguing
h the members of the Legislature, while
! sy played poker, for small stake, why
Av should vote to kill this hill when it
! 70 for final passage. The bill was
X There is not so awful much money
At In Dover during the sessions of the
yisature, still they say the pickings is
ly good, every once and awhile. Ad-
ks has been god send to numerous
known gentlemen in the legal frater-
1t is hard to compute the thousands
dollars it cost the gas king to get what
10 legislation he had asked for through
Legislature.
umerous important bills will come UP
action and from present appearances
70 will be several dollars set afoat to be
mt in wine and tobacco. This thing of
ing members is sometimes very costly,
lit often depends on the members ca
ty that is like the bottomlcss pit.
it'll L. Irving Handy in favor of send
John G. Gray to the United States Sem
and John f. Salisbury backing his
sin Willard, there promises to be a
iy fight for the empty honor. Still like
toad It puffs up some men to have their
e mentioned for any public Office, even
ley never get any nearer to it than to
& their name mentioned forit. Vanity
ity.
r Legislature will be asked to pass a
track bill, and then the horses will
In Delaware as well as in Maryland.
understand that Billy Thompson is
ing to spend several thousand dollars
he privilege and then to contribute lib
ally toward the Democratic campaign
- hereafter. Surely the bill viii not
mr. al lon al A. ehnuli not
correspondent writes that Mr.. John
'iclEcy holds shares in the new racing
)ciGtiOn in Maryland and is a strong
Jorter OF granting the race tracks the
e privilege in our state. John is a
wd politician, and generally well liked
II who know him. His candidacy for
Legislature, Ii is now said, was with
sole object in view OF being able to look
,onally after the race track bill. NIT
lie 7iME>to prepare your remonStiarees
get the members TO pledge to vuto
INST such d disgrace being fastened I'm
state.
he two racing associations have fought
in Maryland and beginning next week
y will both open on the same d1ta.
m present appearances there will lie
ney to burn when the race track bills
le up for action before the Legislature
" Thompson is prince Of good fellows
knows whore to spend dollar to bring
for every one he spends. He is not
nd to spend money when he wants
! thing and knows that he will have to
'hasc it. With Billy Thompson back
the Democratic party, and the race bill
ies, the CXchcquer Of the party Will be
atty rtplenished.
citing Governor Watson has more honor
II the average Democrat in party mat
His refusal to give the Democratic
ldidats for sheriff Of Kent county his
YnmissiOn worried the fat home po'tt!-
s. But the governor was determined
1t when he did commission The officer
Vt there would be no question Of its lc-
ty The decision of the Court of Errors
/ Appeals viii settle the contest.
The Democrats fortunately have not a
lCrity in Congress aud the Delaware Re-
,icans may expect to see the same kind
Justice meted out to L. irving Handy
1t is meted out to the Republicans of
Vt county.
ne governors final message to the Cen
Assembly of the state is now in The
- Of the printer and will be ready for
ntatton in a printed form on Tuesday.
u new governor will be sworn in office
y in January. He is already nearly
cred 10 death with applicants willing
|'erVe the state at good paying salary
health is said TO he better than for
ne time. There are plenty of worse men
~ Eba w. Tunnel. the goyernor-elect
Delaware. One thing certain is that
~ not got what is known amongst
Il as a swelled head. He bears mis- hon.
easily.
We understand that Mr.. David Lemon
) Republican candidate for mayor up
sleeve that he THINKS will be winner
Some funny stories are being told of how
8 of the police commissioners helped a
rtain police officer to steady himself in
vicinity of the police station ore day
this week. Do the commissioners con-
Vi the police force?
Henry Brown says he is not a candidate
the office OF mayor. Still if nobody else
ants it, he would take 1t.
1t is strange that some people have moth