The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1897-06-29
POLITICAL NOTES.


Won't Be Commissioner Pickles
After To-morrow--Why Should
the Presiding Officer Of a City
be called Mayor-New Post.
Masters being Confirmed down
the state-Mayor elect McLeaf
will be Given Rest as Soon as
the name Of the new Water Com.
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missioner is Announced.
There are over twenty applicants for the
position of Water Commissioner now
held by Mr.. H. h. Pickles WHOSE term exs
pres on Wednesday Amongst the mum,
Der is the name of DR.. A. &c Frantz. who
is favorably spoken of. The anxious ones
will not be kept much longer In suspense,
a we understand the lucky individual will
be apprlsed of his appointment by Thurs.
day morning
WILL NOT BE PICKLES.
Unless all signs fail 1t will not be Henry
f. Pickles who will succeed himself as the
next Water Commissioner for term Oh
six years and at q salary Of $500 per yeaf,
1t Is related by gentleman who kuowH
what he Is talking about, that although
Mr.. Pickels made some unfortunate ra]
marks TO Mayor elect MsLear when ha
was candidate for the office of receiver 81
taxes, that what be said wound have nd
nt,Yktt ,t,tb hn la, L. i.,,. ...E
pointment, said Mr. McLear to the gsnbiel
man who had visited him for the purpose
Of urging the re-Appolntment of Mr..
Pickles. After relating the above clrcupit
stances he said he would not say that ha
would not appoint Mr.. Pickles or would
appoint him, but he was not so small
as to hold up any such circumstance
against him.
There has been great pressure on the ,
part OF the party workers to have Mn
Pickles name passed over when tho Conn
mission Is made out and tho Mayor elect
has been approached early and late In tho
matter and given advice by the yard. "
Is said that more than twenty names havd
been handed In and delegations In their
behalf waited on the man In whose hands
lay the naming of the lucky commissioner.
1t is evidently believed that tho Mayor.
elect has made up his mind for whom he
has preference, and soon after July
LIST or on that day will hand him his com.
mission and 1t Won't begin with z. A
good story Is told OF u certain man who
presented his name for tho position, and
who we understand has the very best
backing, wanting to show the Mayor.eleot
that he was still considered young aud
active man by jumping up and down on
one foot and then OH tho other, and then
taking flying leap through the air landI
ing some SIX Or eight feet forward,
His petition was carefully pigeonod
holed and will receive due attention be-
tween now and Wednesday night. His
honor may be able to say what lots OF
trouble aud vocation he has escaped BY
appointing of the police force being takep
out of his hands. His life would hays
been rendered almost unbearabe for the
next three months or until tho appoint
ments had bcen all made. Then the dis.
ones would have sent up such q
yell that 1t would have given him tho
night mare.
WHY CALLED MAYOR.
Can anyone toll the devil of tho REpUp-
LICAN why his honor Mayor elect McLear
will shortly DO addressed as Mayor Of vii.
mington2 We have not time this warm q,
weather between fighting the flies and
tanning ourselves with palm leaf to hunt
up the answer. But we always supposed
IL was title that came to us from Eng.
land who uncle1 eJonathan wollopped,
The Lord Mayor ruler Of city Bub In
this instance the Mayor is only figure
head, and ornamental but not very useful
except to sign all Official documents as
suits the convenience Of City Council.
THE REASON WHY. W
The Water Commissioners when they
AXE the oath OF otilos, solemnly swear or
affirm that they will not allow politics to
Interfere with tho employment or man.
'gemeht of the department. In other
words political applications shall be no
recommendation fora position in this de-
'artnent of tho city government. The
employees II capable men and they per.
orm their services to the satisfaction of
he Board of Commissioners, can only ba
emoSed for neglect OF duty or insubordis
ration to their superiors In that departs
ncnt. This department. is run OIL busi.
ness principles, tho same us bank or d
tore, Or any other private enterprise all
hough belonging to t4s Gitk.sns of wiz
nit gtan.
We publish n small piece of political hiss
DRY which was published before the DEM
oratic nomination vas made In May for
Ieyor. The article appears In the Phila.