The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1897-01-27
POLITICAL NOTES.
The Twelve Men Will be Brought

The Twelve Men Will be Brough
to Justicc-George Carter Ha
Been Elected Clerk OF the Di.
vorce Committee-The Reason
Why First Failed to be Appoin
ed Reading Clerk-State Treas.
urer Atkins Highly Compliment
ed-No School Commissioner RS
| Wanted-Other Political Notes
As John T. Diokey said to the men who
were pushing the Cheairs investigation
that by the opening of the ballot boxes, II
would put every one of the twelve Demo.
crat Inspectors In Jail. In other words
Mr.. Dickey evidently knew what he was
talking about when he cautioned his Dem
ocrnt Colleagues In the House Of Repre-
sentatiyes to 60 slow. Blu his warning
failed to have any effect and the investign.
ton was proceeded with which resulted so
disastrousl Y for John Z. John had to give
his seat to Woodward w. Cheairs but
only because there Were more Cheairs
men In the House than Dickey men. The
| opposition was so pronounced against
sending Willard Salisbury to the Senate
that they willingly Joined in the move.
ment to GUST Wizards friend John 4
Attorney General White with Deputy
| Attorney Peter l., Cooper says the twelve
| Democratic inspectors, who were indicted
| and which fell through at the last session
| of court will every one Of them be indict-
cd again and no, doubt be convicted
| Then 1t remains to be seen whether the
Governor will pardon them after they
stand trial and are convicted for that Is
what will most surely be their fate The
evidence against them is conclusive The
opening and counting OF the ballots in the
ballot boxes is the surest witness that
these men who attempted to count out
William r. Finn for Sheriff and Wood.
ward w. Chaars for Representative arc
undoubtedly guilty of the charge prefer
ed against them, but former indictments
failed to bring these manipuators of the
ballot boxes to justice
The men who first preached the subject
should be the ones to BIO punished, and
not the poor dupes who only tried in their
Dungllng way to carry out the orders OF
their masters, who roll in wealth while
the innocent parties stand good chance
OF going to Jail. The Court officers owe
1t to themselves to see that not ono guilty
man Is allowed to escape. Let justice DO
done though the Heavens fall.
Several days have already passed since
General r. h. Kenncy has been elected by
our Legislature Senator from our State
but he hasn't taken his seat yet in the
Senate. His chances may be good, but
we don't think much Of them. His pos.
terlty can tell one another of his election
by his party for Senator. and of his poor
success in taking tho sent 1t will help to
I'LL up his romance of life. Wilmington
does not want any Commissioners to run
the Board of Education. That would be
useless expenditure which at this time
would be only an additional and useless
burden on the city tax payers.
inc clCizens will stand some things for
good while. but they will not stand every
thing rubbed in all the time Property
Will stand no more taxes and the men who
should advocate such Il course would be .
politically shelyed forever The people are
not IN any mood ut the present time for
amy expenditures by our city fathers or
commissioners to stand any nonsense.
Economy should BE- the watchword and
the raising of the present tax rate would
crentN howl tho like of which has not
been heard in our city. No moro Com.
missioners for Wilmington and the soon.
or some men understand this fact the bot.
ter.
a well known man about town, yester-
day, IN large industry, said he favored a
paid fire department for our city. That
he favored men being paid for their work
that they should not be compelled to work
Tor nothing, He favored n commission of
four men to run. the fire department. The
lire department to consist Of half Repub.
licans and half Democrats Tho Com
mlssioners to be equally divided in politics
and hch he thought the city would have
an cifit!.nt fra Department..
A vrlun ,oar fireman vino heard tho con.
vorsaton took exception to it, and said
that he did not favor paid dcparl ment.
That he had boon running with tho present
lire department for the past twelve years,
anu that it was one Of the things that he
took the greatest delight of his life in, an.
swering the nlarms Of fire, that he did not
ask for any pay, and he for one was not in
favor of paid fire department; that our
city had one Of the best volunteer fire de
Tartments in the country, and fire laldies
arc satisfied to let it romain rs it is.
The mHn who should propose such u bill {
before our Legislature would be forever :
politically doomed Nearly every fireman
III tho city would oppose the movement to
establish paid department. We have
eight fire engines, one Chemical engine
and one hook and ladder company and
the brave5t and most active set of fire.
men In the country and We think it is the
pest IRE department to be found any.
where. We back them against the world
The books and vouchers of State Treas.
urer Atkins have been au dited and
settlement made with the Senate Com. ,
mlttGn preparatory to turning the office !
over to his successor Mr.. Ross Mr. At !
kins has made on efficient and painstak
ing official. His book showed that on j.
December 3lsC there was II balance of SOL
49, 30 in the Treasury. Tho expense Of
conducting the State Government during
the past year aggregated to S44G, 900
George Carer has been elected clerk of
the divorce committee of the Senate
which pays him SOD for the session
Governor Tunnel has made his first ap- 81
pointmunt outside Of his Secretary of
State, adjutant general and staff, He
has reappointcd for the term of seven
years, David Green, justice Of the peace
and notary public for Baltimore Hun
dred
Herman +. First by his action in the c
thealrS. Dlckey contest lost u soft birth
as enrolling clerk in the House Ho was
turned down and William G. L. Carnegy
named us the lucky individual Even Nj
Hazel had club laid ont for First and I
'''iS WV ''ittll illull VI lnt EttIlDnS bDl1l-
mlltrc which un"oalcd Dickuy md seated
Chrairs, stated that he knew First and
That what he knew of him no learned at
time OF the Dickoy- Chnairs investigation +
when he fled with the fleet. footed counsel |
OF Mr.. DiCkey. Further than that he did
not know anything about him.
Herman First is all right but he let his
feelings run away with his Judgment ut ,
that time. {
Slatp AulitOr Rpuiuh r. J.n,,,i,, L,s
lodged his official bond in the office Of the
secretary Of State, being s., OOJ
Nothing Of great Importance has baen
Drought before tho Legislature thus far {
and nearly month Of the session has
pissed away.
Mornrrn Busimess Improving