Evening journal., 1897-03-20
NEVS OF NEV CASTLE
HOT CHARTER FIGHT.
Promises to Eclipse the School
Election Contest.
SOME HOT SHOT EXCHANGED.
OPPOSITION CHARGED WITH OBJ

OPFDSIIlON CHAHGED WITH OBJ /
sTRUCTIvE TACTICS AND CHAR /
TER ENTHUSIASTS CALLED FAL-
sIFERs-sTRONG PETITION FOR
THE NEW LAW.
New Castle cannot rest a fortnight
without a factlonal fight of some ma
ture. Hardly had the Board of Educa-
tion conflicts smoke cleared up than
up came the present contention over
the passage of the proposed new city
charter for New Castle.
This newest contention is becoming
red hot, and 1t seems unfortunate that
there are not more enterprising citizens
who think more and talk less. There
are several men about town who cause
much unpleasantness by assuming that
they have all the progressive ideas;
that, although they never crossed the
Delaware state line. they know all
worth knowing and that nobody else is
entitled to an opinion.
Some other enthusiasts in favor Of
the new city charter have allowed en-
thusiasm to override truth. They set
up a claim that the 'obstructionists"
had retained A. b. Cooper and John H.
Rodney to represent them and pro-
posed to enioin the electric railway
company from operating cars, stringing
wires or proceeding to light the city,
and making it pull up poles and tear
down bridges.
William j. Etchells and other leaders
OF the sO-called ObstructiOnists claim
that the above is a chapter of false
hoods Even the people, who favored
gas, they claim only contended for q
continuation of the contract until next
November, making full two years with
the Wellsbachs.
Now, however," said Mr.. Etchells.
they propose to sell the town out, body
and soul, to the New Castle and Will
minglon Electric Railway Company,
and we intend to fight 1t. If that char
! ter is passed the trolley company can
cut down every tree In town and Coun-
ell can easily raise the taxation 5000
to put in more light / am in favor Of
electric light and plenty of street cars,
and expect to use both. but am fight
ing this new charter seriatum. We
need, however, our old charter
amended"
John r. Campbell now dislil5es the
new instrument because it gerryman-
ders him into a district with seventy
five Republican majority.
One obstructiOnist urged an Evening
Journal reporter to say to-day that the
people had better arouse themselves to
the necessity of electing three council
men next month who are not out OF
! work--if any can be found-and who dc
not wantj jobs on the trolley cars. There
are plenty of live men who would serve
at this crisis.
City COuncilmen Morrison, Cooper
Harrington and Schuhardt are all SAID
to be hard at work for the new charter
as they claim it will benefit most of the
people. The councilmen returned home
last night from a hustling trip tC
Dover.
Representative William B. Mccoy
thinks that the charter will be passed
unless there Is powerful opposition
! brought to bear within the coming
! week.
An impartial man coming up from
Dover last night said that the new
: charter would doubtless be passed.
:, The following petition is one of tn
. favorable prayers to be sent to the Leg
|. islature:
y y 10 the Honorable Members Of tn
= General Assembly: We, the undesign
= ed, residents and property owners O
= the city or NEW Castle, respectfully peti
y tiOn your honorable bodies to pass tn
y new city charter now pending belor
you. We stand for progress, prosperit
and greater New Castle:
j. Harry Rogers, John ]. Black. e. l
Chase, Eugene Rogers. John ThomI
son, Orvid A. Porter, Andrew M. Gala
Is CHER, e. c. Dalby. John f. Sheare
g lChn n. Pedrick, Samuel II. BacoI
Is Henry Wilhelme, William w. COOpe
Is Joseph c. Bacon, j. II. Stoops, John {
Knause w. E. Myer. George D. Wi
N ilams W. II. Kuntz, NJ d., Anna Grs
)f ham, James T. Biggs. James j. Ryai
G. Edwin M. Herbert, (Ex estate of Wi
N liam Herbert, deceased); Richard M,
"a CHM. Pierce Joyce, James McHugl
Il Frank p. McCallin, Michael j. Reed.
ar John r. Campbell, James B. Brad.
John +. Campbell, (agent for the Joh
ID Campbell estate); G.. r. Truitt, J.
s. Boyle, John J. Reynolds John Rel
't nolds, Patrick Whalen. James B. n
'd man, James r.. Finnegan, executor e.
it tate of p. b. Finnegan) Martin Leol
M ard. Patrick J. Leonard Eliza Barne
T. G.. NJ. Riley, james T. Weldon, Ann
l6 Duffy,
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