The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1897-04-30

the purpose OF considering the formula
hon OF general election law for Della
ware.
THE FUSION PARTY.
The Fusion people arc quietly at worI
formulating ticket that they say will b,
assure winner. for owing to the dissatisfie,
voters collision Is sure to result In biz
vote for the ticket when placed In TIL
Held. Thus far the gentlemen who hav,
been named for the several positions hay
declined the same.
FOR TIE BOARD OF EDUCATION.
The following gentlemen's terms In thu
Board OF Education will expire in June
First ward, Daniel Ross; Third ward
James D. Carter; Fourth ward Johr
r. Hartman; Fifth ward, Lewis b. Nor
row; Sixth ward, Samuel H. Baynard
Seventh ward DIR. John Palmer; Eighth
ward, j. Frank Baldwin; Ninth ward
Edgar A. Finley; Tenth ward, Thomas
Huey; Eleventh ward. Christian Fred
orick; Twelfth ward the successor to
Arthur W. Brieley.
Pyle, First ward; John G. Kersey, Second
ward; David II. Coyle, Third ward; VIII
liam Turner, Fourth ward; Dr. John w,
Crumbaugh, Fifth ward; Samuel r.
Belts, Sixth ward; Charles Baird, Sew
enth ward; g. Marion Leitoh, Eighth
ward; Dr.. k. g. Shortlidge Ninth
ward; A. G. McCausland, Eleventh ward !:
William n, Friok, Twelfth ward.
The election will be held on tho second
Saturday In June, the 18th. Nearly all
| OF the members whose terms expire will,
we understand be candidates for e.elec-
tion. We understand that Mrs Benja-
min Nields will be candidate in the
Fifth ward.
M Pa, porrn,lou ,,.,u l.. -.
dldate for collector and assessor in the
Northern distric. onthe Democratic ticket
at the coming election in June.
Charles H. Blaine announces himself
as a candidate for member Of CITY
Council at the coming election. His many
friends have asked him to allow the use OF
his name
Mr.. James w. Robertson of the Fifth
ward says he will be candidate for re.
election to City Council and asks the
support of the citizens of that ward.
The terms, of all the members of City
Council will expire in June and nearly
all of them will be candidates for re-elec.
tion.. Council now consists Of thirteen
members, one from each of the twelve
wards. while the President is elected
by the voters residing in all the wards of
the city.
| James A. Magee has announced him.
self as President of City Council.
| Patrick Dougherty will oppose George
| O'Neil in the First ward James Z. Kane
will oppose John Il. Meaney In the Fourth
| ward, Robert Barnhill and Hamilton
| Stewart will oppose Councilman Zebley
in the Seventh ward.
| y. B. Roberts and j. l.. Hawkins want
Councilman Watson's seat in tho Ninth
ward. John Mccoy will oppose Council
man Oberly in the Twelfth ward. Tho
contests give promise Of being hotly con.
tested, with the candidate receiving the
most votes the winner.
The candidates for the Mayoralty have
not come out yet In large numbers, al.
though Mr.. Jesse X. Baylis has been
spoken of as a candidate on the Demo-
cratic ticket, Harry. G. Mo'a and Seth
" Ie"s5er ga the Republican ticket. -
Other candidates will from now on be-
gin to announce themselves for the Chief
Magistrate and willing to draw he salary
of 81 500 year for passing as figure head.
To-day is the last day in office Of Police
Commissioner Patrick Monaghan. To-
morrow MIR. Alexander j. Hart will as.
sumo the duties succeeding Mr. Monaghan.
AS two beats one We will await develop.
ments in this import commission in the
arrangements Of Its affairs.
WANTS TO BE CLERK OF COZ N IL. 60
Arthur C. Davies, one of the hustling
reporters on the DAILY REPUBLICAN,
wants to I'll Clerk Morrison'5 position as
,cl,rk OF city council Arthur says tho
Republicans will capture that branch of
our city government and he feels certain
that he can perform the duties to the salts
faction of himself and everybody else. He
asks the support of those who may be
elected at the coming city election.
There has not been much said about who
is going to run for ,ity council from the
different wards at the coming city cleo
ton. The terms Of the thirteen members
including the president of that body ex-
pire in August when their successors will
be elected Several OF the members have
expressed desire to run, and announce
themselves for another term. Although
the pay is not big nor the duties onerous,
there Is u certain dignity attached to being
member of City Council.
THE REASON WHY.
The Senate on Wednesday passed bill
authorizing the Governor to appoint an
additional assessor FOR tho eastern district,
and an additional collector for the western
district Of Little Creek Hundred, Sussex
County.
The reason given for this partisan piece
Of legislation was that this hundred being
Dem ncrat!c and Republican now nor.
forming the duties tho Democrats insisted
on having Democrat appointed whichwill
thereby cut in half tho emoluments of tho
office enjoyed by the Republican official.
Did our readers ever hear of such partisan.
ship except in Delawarep The creation Of
this official Is all wrong, there was no need
for him, as the present incumbent can
easily perform all the duties, but the Dem
ocrats have not been contented with see
ing u Republican doing duties which in
their eyes only a Democrat was qualified
to do. The scales will probably some day
fall of of the eyes of some of tho men in
nala ypbp tptpn1rarilv ppptpnl
its ptfalrs.
NO woRKHoUsE
Tho workhouse bill Is doomed to certain
defeat 1t don'5 provide enough places
for the ballot box suffers and heelers, and
that tact alone will KILT. The way the
boys" have charged on the Street and
Sewer Commission is caution. Several
changes have been made and several more
will tako place in very short time. The
department will be run as it has been
under the Republican Commissioners
one third OF The employees being of the
Republican fuith, while t7othirds will
be Democrats. If the Torkhousc bill
created ten or twelve places for that many
Democrats then the measure would go
through booming.
An EFFICIENT POLICE FORCE
Some ten police officers arc now mount
cd on bikes and two on horses, one on the |
East eide and one on the West side. Tho |
mounted officers were out last Sunday and |
looked well being great acquisition to |
the fierce. II is proposed II the near future |
to increase the force by appointing twenty |
additional patrolmen. From being one of |
the most wretchedly protected city by the |
manner in which our policemen were ap- |
poin ted aud their services dispensed with
on change OF administration. we have one
of the most efficient police departments to
be found anywhere The officers have
clean and neat lcok when on duty and arc
expected to attend to their duties without
Sinking them. The present high standard
Of the force is attributed only to Chief
John Dolan,
The following appointments have been
made:
George B. Moore, appointed postmaster
at Cheswold Kent county, in place OF w.
5. Hardcastle resigned.
j. f. Willis appointed postmaster Mt
Mnrshallton, New Castle County, In place
OF E b. Barton, resigned.
City Court Cases.
Business in tho City Court this morn