The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1897-07-16
POLITICAL NOTES
+, BY OUR REPORTER.
By an Act Of the Legislature the Commit.
tee Should Have Been Elected,
O'NEILL HOLDS The KEY.


According to an act Of the General As.
semb!y City Council Is compelled to elect
finance committee ut the first stat.
cd meeting Of that body. In case OF
this committee will have to BIO transacted
In open council, as tho time having expired
for its election.
Councilman O'Neill Is the member who
has held the key to the situation and us ho
has not seen fit and proper to vote with
his party, naming the chairman OF this
committee 1t rests solely with the party
of which heis amelnbor. At is no fight OF
tho Republican members Ind they haye
shown considerable patience in meeting
and balloting until the hour of midnight
on Wednesday evening, when the time
expired for electing said committee.
The failure to name this commit
teo mas thus retard all business.in City
Council and has brought everything to a
stand still. Last night being regular meet-
ing night the business Of of that body
should have beer, transacted. but instead
Council met and rejoined without any
thing being done or tho deadlock broken.
1t Is charged that Harry Ahrens who Is
employed Mt the City Crematory is resi-
dent Of the First ward, whl'o tho stenogra'
pher of City Solicitor Hartman, James
O'NeilI who held 5000 job is II grand son
OF Councilman O'Ncll. The question has
has been asked by some Democrats what
does Councilman O'Neill want anyhow
from the Democratic partyY
WHAT MIR. o'NEILL WANTS.
Mr.. James B. Oberly said that Mr..
O'Neill has signified his willingness to
vote for him for chairman Of the finance
committee, but he wants the promise from
his party associates to appoint him
(O'Neill) chairman Of the law committee.
This Is the position which had been settled
upon to give Mr.. Dennis Leary, and Mr.
Leary objects to giving up the same to the
member from the First ward. This Is
where the hitch now Is and where. from
present appearances, it Is likely to remain
Neither mcmber, from what has taken
place, intends to abdlcate from his posi-.
ton. 1t looks now as II it would be light
to the finish.
The several city officers will be elected
on next Thursday evening as follows:
Clerk of Council, baiiif of Council, Audi.
tor and Auditors Clerk, Clerk OF City
Treasury, Clerk Of the Market and Coal
Oil Inspector. The meat inspectors term
position has been held since 1875 by Geo.
Adele. 1t pays IL salary OF 5000 year.
If Councilman O'Noill still holds out in
tho position The has taken, none of these
officers can b. elected. Ho has got to be
placated between now and next Thursday
evening by his party associates II his vote
is cast for the new officers selected by the
caucus of bis party. 1t is stated that he
means to have more than one of the offices
for his constituents before he will consent
to vote with his party.
TIE HONOR OF BEING A CITY FATHER.
1t Is related that tho wife Of one Of the
new members of Council has been inquir.
ing around how many times week City
Council meets, and If 1t Is necessary for
the members to attend every meeting.
From tho way Council has started oil, she
begins to think that the position Is not such
q snap, as 1t takes up too much OF tho time
of her hubby But thon look at tho honor
which Is attached to tho position Of being
called city councilman.
The ayerager vote we'll might sing" All
offices are alike to him." US only the fav-
orcd few can hope for any political reward
at the hands of their party.
The fight for the different Offices to be
given out by City Council will leave lots
of scars behind, amongst those who will
get left when tho good things are handed
around amongst those having the biggest
pull, and If nothing happens to prevent
tho lucky ones will DO named OH Thursday
next. When these offices arc given out
then political matters will have u quietu,
for some time to come in our city and
State.
THE FEDERAL APPOINTMENTS.
The federal appointments will DC next
In order and President Mckinley will
make them as soon a possible after the
tariff bill has been disposed Of by Con.
grcss. 1t remains to be seen how much he
will strengthen the Republican party In