Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1897-05-13
CITY POLITICS BOOMING
Preparations for Election Of Mayor and
Other Officials Of Wilmington.
WARD MEETINGS OF DEMOCRATS
Republican Factions Trying to
Get Together.

On June 9Th, the city election will
take pluce and the local politicians,
particularly those of the Democratic
party, are becoming thoroughly in
tereHted in tho outcome. The officials
TO be elected arc:
Mayor, at salary of 800 j year
president Of City Council, $500; city
solicitor, 81, 200; city treasurer. 81, 200 /;
assessor and collector for the Northern
district, and for the Southern district,
each $500 and percentage; and mem
bers OF City Council.
So far in the campaign the Demo-
Gratis have displayed more activity than
the Republicans. Since the meeting
Ut the City Democratic Association,
lust Wednesday night, many OF the
wards have completed their organiza-
tion ard aggressive work may be ex-
pected all along the linz.
The primaries are to be held on
Saturday, May 22d. and al that time
the Democratic ticket will BIO decided
upon. Meanwhile. the City Democratic
Association committee on candidates
will take the names of those who pro-
pose to participate as candidates ut the
primaries. This committee comprises
Patrick Neary. chairman; William
Green, Daniel W. Mullin, James Z.
Carey and Thomas Samworth. Through
tho declination Of Col. William b.
Norton to act as president Of the asso-
citation, il is now without president.
The name OF Mr.. Neary has been mem
TONED for the position.
For the mayoralty nomination, four
names have been mentioned, Jesse X.
Baylis, at present president of City
Council; j. Frank Mccoy. Andrew
l.. johnson. a. member of the Constitu-
tiona Convention, and Ayers S. Web
ster. Street and Sewer Director The
name of John M. Rogers has alsu been
mentioned, hut he is understood to he
unwilling to enter contest for the
nomination. Mr.. Baylis was early in
the field. Mr.. Mccoy is said to have
the endorsement of the Democratic
League. Although Mr.. johnson had
been spoken of some time ago il was
not until recently that his friends
began TO push his candidacy. Ever
since Mr.. johnson was defeated at the
primaries by John T. Dickey as can
didate for the Democratic nomination
for Representative, last September,
there seems TO have been disposition
to thrust honor upon MIN. For soon
after those primaries MIR. johnson was
put upon tho ticket for delegate to tine
Constitutional Convention and elected,
and now he is looked upon as one of
the leading possibilities foI mayor.
MIR. Webster's candidacy is more re-
cent than the others. As Street and
Sewer Director he is said to have satis-
fed the rank and file because he has
helped several Democrats to good Offices,
but whether that will make him solid
with voters generally, remains to be
seen.
For president OF City Council Col.
William y. Norton and ex- Councilman
Dennis J. Mention may be the opposing
candidates for the nomination.
For City Solicitor. Robert G.. Har-
man is candidate for denomination by
the Democrats. Howell s. England
ana Peter IL Cooper, Jr., have also
been mentioned.
Fred q. Mammele, d. W. Lynch and
William Il. Hamann have been men.
toned for tho Democratic nomination
for city treasurer.
For assessor and collector OF the
Northern district, John Sayers and
Benjamin Il. Rawnsley are out for the
Democratic nomination. Eugene Sayers
is a candidate for denomination by tho
Democrats of the Southern district.
REPUBLICAN, ATTEMPTS AT UNITY.
As the election approaches, there are
indications Of attempts on the part of
leaders of the two factions Of the Re-
publican party to get together for the
purpose of uniting upon ticket to be
voted for at the city election. Each
faction has local organization and a
city committee, ana each of the two
city committees has appointed com
mittee on harmony, TO confer upon
the subject. These harmony committees
are:
Union Repubiican.-St Downey,
Daniel Stewart, Howard SHUTS, Charles
Solloway, John Mccoy.
Regular Republican Horace @.
Knowios, Robert Burns, Harry A.
Brown, Ii. ii. l'illany, James Hutchins.
1t is expected of, those committees
that they agree upon all details OF a
union movement. even to the selection
of candidates for mayor and other
places on the city ticket.
The rank and file of the Union Re.
publicans, however, are not satisfied
with this move. They do not want any
eut-and dried ticket made up for them.
They want regular nomination to be
held, with the understanding that the
ticket nominated shall DO unitedly SUP
ported by both factions at the election.
The probabilities are that the rank
and file will not get what they want.
nor is it at all certain that tue har-
mony committees will agree. Two Re
publican tickets are likely to be in