The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1897-09-01
POLITICAL NOTES
BY OUR REPORTER.
II President picXinIey Should Come to
Delaware.
STILLADEADLOCK IN COUNCIL
Delaware Has Democrat U. S. f1arshal-
What Strange Things Happens
In Politics.

IT Is passing strange that the President
could not have found a Republican who
has been named for the position Of United
States Marshal Tor the district Of Della.
ware to succeed Marshal Lannan. The
appointment should have been made
months ngo, and he manner in which 1t
has been held up, bodies no good FOR he
publicanism In tho Diamond State.
The reason has been advanced why tho
appointment has been held up Is that
there was such q hot ""ht for tho 0lllco
TINT it was thought better to postpone the
appair tmOnt until sonio tim later on.
The Disappointment will DO rs great when
GvUr tho appointment Is made US iflt hau
been made several months igo.
Only ono man car. get tho appointment,
and we arc surprised that tho OCCASION
should have arisen that required Marshal
Lannun to hay, his commission extended
until his successor was named by Presl'
dent Mckinley.
The five men who have been trying for
the position arc OK Marshal Harry III. Nc
Muiin, Delaware Clark, James IL. CLARK,
j. Cannon Short and Senator Robert j.
Handy.
INC iight has heDn warm one and pro-
tests have been presented ut Washington
nsains& tho appointing of any OF the above
named gentlemen.
II ha, been urged against Delaware
Clark that he voted for Cleveland instead
of for James &. Blaine and against j.
Cannon Short that he Is too old and re-
sides in Sussex County, against Harry
NcMuliin that he already served u term as
u. S. Marshal, and somebody else should
bc given tho Office. Against Robert >.
Handy that he prevented the election OF
U. S. Senator, ngninst James Ii. Clark that
he was u Higgins Republican. In fact an
angel from Heaven would have had sonc-
thing urged against him II he had pre-
sented petition for tho c1lice. yhis Is
what has postponed the appointment.
The Republicans themselves ara ro-
sponsiblu for the delay. We have no fay
or!.u for tho position only asking that ho
be good Republican and the appointment
.aatlo that will add strength 10 the party
and not create IL wider breach than now
exists N its ranks. As the old larky
preacher prayed. Good Lord give MS any
body and that right away" or he Is Re-
publican to pcrft pm the duties of Marshal
for the dist rict of Delaware, Al. talk
about harmony between Iho two ihc Ions
in the Republican party has AS yet
amounted TO nothing only, talk, taik, ,'nlk
The committee of the Rtgulhr and
Uniou Republicans have NOT been named
by other onc of the respective chulr'nrn
Of the two committees, Hugh G. Browne
and j. Frank Alice. The visit To our city
yesterday of the editor of the Mltiotl
News and Advertiser. who called Oh Mr,
Browne, may have no signilgance but by
some it was thought otherwise.
The fact remains that tho two commit
tees won be abio to accomplish much To-
wards II harmony scheme, il all signs do
not fail that have been making their np-
pearnncc in the political horizon. Ono
eide won't and the other dare not and thus
the matter stands.
Without harmony there will be little II
any use to place Il ticket IN tie tcld 1t tho
coming election.
The offices which have been dispensed
by The powers at Washington which have
Docn flied have no6 Lad tendency TO
cament the party lUHethors md bi ter has
been the pickering and contention ever
since.
1t is enough to prevent n Republican
from voting tho ticket again, such wrang-
ling us has been going OIL in the party in
the fight for tho spoils which have been
considerably cut down by tho rulings or
the President in regard to tho Federal np.
pointments which have been put under
the humbug called Civil Service.
With such ruling there remains very
little for tho average Republican to fight
and vote for.
shown their unituess to govern the city OF
Wilmington by the manner i'll which they
have Il terly failed to elect the different
civ officers. .rr
Monday evenings balloting resulted tho
same rs every attempt made hui tar to
elect these officers. Tho fact remains that
Councilman q Neill still holds tho key to
the deadlock, and from present indications
Irish will win against the Dutch. The
present officers will remain in Office until
their Successors arc chosen by majority
vote of city cOuncil.e
This suits the inns but don't suit tho ours
who are trying to got in. A large bronze
key the size Gf 'ho First ward councilman
would DO afittin8 monument to erect in
front of tho city lai as Democratic cin-
bem for future generations to gaze upon,
and ambitious men TO fall down and
worship, or the mystic figures of one Beats
six, would look well in gas jets stringing
along tho front of the city hall, to be IL
Illuminated each night council meets. 1t Is
only the iittcst that will survive in this
fight for our" rights rs each councilman
sees it. God save tho city.
Tho Commissions will spend our money.
If President Mckinley came to Whining
ton he would see a state of things that
world surprise him and set him to wonder
ing for months after taking in the situa.
ton and interviewing the common peo-
plo. His services arc badly needed in Del.
aware to straigh'en out tho tanglc if he
wishes to sec Republican Senator succeed
the Democra ic Senator George Gray. A
Republican Senator from Delaware may
be badly needed in the Senate In 1900 TO
uphold the policy of tho President.
With dollar wheat everything appears
to be smooth sailing for the Republican
party, but breakers arc ahead that will
havo to be looked after and careful cap.
tain's hand is needed at the wheel of the
Ship Of State. Delaware politicians arc
born not made and thus we have tho spec.
tac.e of SO many would .bc.leaders forging
to the front. who don't known enough 10
get In out of tho rain.