The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1897-07-21
POLITICAL NOTES J =,
I BY OUR REPORTER,
councllmsn o'NellI Not a Property Owner
= NOTHING Assessed to Him,
THE FACT PROVEN BY AN
Examination Of the County Records and
City Assessment In the South.
crn District.

For some time 1t has been gently hlnted
that Councilman O'Neiil was not prop
orty owner and had no right to his seat In
| city council rs required by the law govern.
ing such cases. He had presented on each
| of the three times no has been elected to
council deed calling for a certain piece
OF real estate which on tho face OF 1t en-
| titled him to his seat In that body. But
| from % search Of tho county records no
deed was found on the books made out in
| his or bis wife's name for tho past six
years, Tbere Is no property assessed to
| him on either one OF the receivers of taxes
| for the city.
TO all intents and purposes the deed
which he presented and which was ex.
amined by Judge Ball md tie committee
on Credentials appointed by City Council
to pass upon the same failed to do that
| duty as interpreted by those who have read
| tlces have been in vogue for sometime, and
the law never lived up to by some men
who have sat In City Council. No man il
he Is not properly qualified should he al
lowed to take his scat In City Council and
If the defeated candidate who ran In Che
First ward OH the Republican ticket. Or.
Funk had looked up the credentials Of Ny.
ONeill he would have had good cause
for making a contest for his seat.
We believe the First ward councilman
is as honest as the day is long, but he is
holding his scat in Council under cloud
which should DO cleared up at oace, by
placing his deed on record at the Court
House and thus silence the talk about him
not being qualified to hold his seat.
Tic Squire still holds tho key to the
deadlock and from appearances he still in.
tends to hold it and make tho other six
members Of his party accede to his demand
~ La Vyov nf N tyhinh
voted for on Thursday evening
1t remains to be seen II the First ward
member still insists on holding out anil
making six mon come to the terms Of one
member.
Senator Alrchs said yesterday to the
writer of these notes that from the present
political outlook the Union Republicans
would elect majority of the Republican
members of tho next Legislature. By ths
adopting of tho new constitution this IS
made possible by the manner in whieh
the counties of Sussex and Kent nre di.
vidcd. He thought that IL Mr.. AdlicSs
and his followers in the Legislature OF Two
years ago had agreed on the election c:
Mr.. Anthony Higgins to another tern,
in the United States Senate he, A1dicka,
could have been elected in 1899 TO ill San.
ator Gray's place.
Now things look dect,icdly blue for .ha
Republicans. 1t Is said that MIR. Frank
Alice and Mr.. Morse had quite an animal.
ed talk over the coming of tho two factions
together and working of q united Re.
publican party. That Mr. Morse gave Mr..
Alice TO understand that tho only th!ng to
TO to effect compromise md harm1n!-
Gus meeting of the Republicans was TO,
Mr.. Addicks to step down and out of Della
ware politics
To This proposition Mr. Alice dissen ted
and said do you know Mr.. Morse That
will be candidate at the uext election
for State Senator from Kent county and
will tie elected. I intend In such an
event to vote for MIR. ]. Edward Addicks
for United States Senator. On The face OF
this comes the letter from Sir. Alihs ald
Smithers to Hugh G. Browne, cha!.mhn
of the State Central Committee asS.ag
Convention at which new Stats Com
mittce would be named and tho party
united.
The communication was nicely woraed !
and was Of Concliatory nature, but 1t |
will not bear any fruit. Why should Il,
with al the federal appointments Ia Ia, |
STATE az the disposal of the Regular k5put
Iicans, After all the Offices are given oct
then a conciliatory agreement may be
reached, but net before.
With Mr.. Frank Alice Of Dover in tbs
next Senate from kont county, and Robt,
J. Handy from Braniywins hundred in
tho Senate, besides possibly Senator or
two from Sussex county. the Adt,ioks
people would have some say.
1t isroally necessary for tho future Euc-
cess Of the Republican party of Delaware
that q coming together of the factious
should take place or otherwise the Demo.
Gratis will huye walk over at the next
election. The hand writing is on tho wall.
Will tho leaders heed iti
Tho Democratic members of City Coun.
Gil are expected to meet this "wednesday |
evening and Nominate the different candi. |
dates for the seven offices to which they
will DO voted for by City Council on !
Thursday evening.
1t remains to be seen if Councilman t
O'Ncill will 60 into caucus or not lis re.
fusal causes dead lock and prevent the 1
election ofany of tho officers which should 4
be elected on Thursday evening the regu.
lar stated meeting of Council 1t look: as
if Clarence A. Hollis contest against
James kano's scat in the Fourth Ward had |
gono to sleep. Also all the other con.
tests.