Evening journal., 1897-05-17
ON THE HOME STRETCH
Free Coinage Democratic Can
didate's Steady Gait.
He COULD NOT BE PULLED DOWN

DATES MET IN CONFERENCE
AND ALL AGREED TO WITH |
DRAW IN FAVOR OF MR. JOHN
SON EXCEPT MR. MCCOY, WHO
HAS INSIDE TIPS AND WILL
STAND.
The Democratic mayoralty fight is
now between Mccoy and Johnson. This
was agreed upon Saturday night at a
conference of the mayoralty candidates
Club rooms. All of the Democratic
candidates were present. namely: ]. f.
Mccoy. John NJ. Rogers, Jesse Baylis,
A. j. Webster, N. II. Culbert and A. l..
Johnson. The meeting was purposely
held to induce Mccoy to withdraw, but
this he fatty refused to do. The con-
ference was of long duration, and every
possible effort was made to induce Nc
Coy to withdraw. Mccoy will stay in
the fight for silver.
Mccoy contended that ne was
brought out by his friends. and that he
represented the strongest element of
the party, and therefore would not re-
sign. Baylis, Webster Rogers, john
son and Culbert favored every man
Withdrawing. but no. said Mccoy.
A pOw-wow followed and IL ended by
the selection Of Johnson, Senator Gray's
man, to run against Mccoy.
The fight between the two promises
to be one Of great interest, as the prin-
/ nff 80 . mil hn. oil
Mccoy is looked upon as a hard man
to beat, and he will make the fight OF
his life to secure the nomination. The
silver men and the anti-Saulsbury men
are all behind Mccoy.
Johnson was brought out by Senator
Gray and John T. Dickey, and, though
he may not be a gold man. he is regard
ed as being allied with that wing. The
party leaders did all in their power TO
keep the money question out of the
city campaign, but that Bryan feeling
has made its way into the ranks and
hereby hangs a tale.
The most surprised men in Whining
ton are Webster's adherents. who
thought their man the strongest can
didate They are mad at the way
things have turned.
Had Mccoy withdrawn. John NJ. ROg-
ers would have been the compromise
candidate. but under no circumstances
could he be induced to accept with Nc.
Coy in the field or with a contest be
= fore him.
A The fight, as said before. Is now ON
= of silver against gold and the Salisbury
e and Dickey men against the Pyle mer
e and the Police Department. Il is the
/. natural outgrowth of the great fight be.
+ tween Senators John Pyle and Thomas
n. Stayton for the nomination for sen.
( ator last Fall. The Democratic
) League, a free silver organization, OF
d which Senator Pyle is a member. Is
p pushing Mccoy. A large majority Of the
Democrats Wilmington are free silver
men, and Ii is stated that the Demo
cratic League will appeal to all Demo
Gratis to drop their factional animosi
ties and turn in for Mccoy for the pur
D pose Of showing the strength Of the sill
. yer cause in this Delaware's city.
McCoy's decided stand means a grea
deal more than his nomination.
l. means that the sentiment in favor o
i silver will permeate the whole ticket
= and where there are contests betweeI
e | so-called gold men one will have Z,
withdraw or both suffer Overwhelming
e defeat. In the case OF the nOmina
e tion for city solicitor. Peter L. Cooper
r Jr., and Robert G. Harman will hav
= to draw lots to see which shall step out
/ and the one who remains will thel
Z. have to fight the thing out with Howell
d S. England, who will be backed by tn
e silver men. England is a staunch sup
= porter of Bryan anl silver, and took al
= active interest in the campaign las
II year.
And so in the case Of the president o
ie City Council and other Offices The sil
e yer men, inspired by McCoy's deter
II mined stand will make a fight for il
81 ADMITTING IT ALREADY.
/; The leaders of the Salisbury -Dicke
)f faction are much disheartened already
r, They practically admitted tO-da
2. that Mr.. Mccoy would be nominate
Of because of his silver views. They de
IN clared, however that they will hgh
a, and that a hot time" can be expecte
IT, at the faction-much hotter than It wa
Of last Fail, when Pyle and Stayto
h, fought for senatorial honors.
Y. HALEY AND SMITH VICTORs.
~ The Democrats nominated Council
manic tickets in the Tenth and Elel
enth wards Saturday In the Tent
the tight was between John Haley an
Joseph r. McCanerty. Haley had Onl
been out a week, but he beat McCa
81 ferty out of his boots. McCafferty ha
D. been a candidate for six months. II
vote was Haley 400; McCafferty, q
=. Total, 677.
~ In the Eleventh ward Harry
az Smith, present member Of COunci
=. and ]. Francis Sawdon, were the cand
Se dates. Sawdon was not in It from q
ee start. Smith has always been popu.'
~ with the foreign element in the wal
on and he polled its entire vote. The r
suit was Smith, 20l SawdOn,
I, Smiths majority. ia Total vote, p
REGULARS FOR MLEAR.
The Republican committees viii,
ny have been conferring for the purpo
re Of promoting harmony on the nom
nation Of a city ticket will probab
make their report tonight.
The report will recommend the hol
~ ing of primaries next Saturday, an