The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1897-07-23
POLITICAL NOTES
BY OUR REPORTER.
Handy on the Tarlii-No Compromise o.
the Union and RegllarRepubiican
O'NEILL HOLDS THE KEY,
Property Qualifications Dead Letter
The Same Fight on for City Offices
The Old Officers May Hold Over

From all appearances Councilma
O'Neill still holds the key to the dead lock
| In tho Democratic maiorlty in City Coun-
Gil. He was given what he demanded the
chairman of two committees last evening,
but he evidently hns not yet made up his
mind to come in and vote with bis party
associates for the seven Off ;ials which
should lave been elected last evening. 1t
is understood that Mr. O'Neill still insists
that he shall name the Clerk of the Mar
kot while his colleagues think different.
Nj. Cannon tho member of the Second
ward and Mr. Kane Of tho Fourth ward
also insist Oh naming that lucky individ-
ual. That Is the reason why no appoint
mcnts have thus been made. Council will
meet on Monday evening and tho differ
ences expected to be patched up and the
dove of peace spread its wings over the
Democratic majority
PROPERTY QUALIFICATIONS
We have been told by those who wore in
position to know what they were Jalking
about, that members Of Council have been
only q deed for the cellar of u friend 5 resi-
dence, which deed had been handed back
to tho donors and destroyed within ten
days after the members had taken the
necessary oath in the Council chamber.
The dodge is an old one but that does in
no manner make it right The question
has been asked what are you going to do
aboutit? There can bo nothing done un-
til the matter is looked into by tho au-
thorities who do not appear to concern
themselves about it, 1t is high time
some steps wore taken to put stop to
this practice and none but those elected to
Council, who are properly qualified
should be given their seat in that body.
Men have no right to run for tho posi-.
tlon unless they are properly qualified be-
fore the day of election. Unknown in time
II would be good grounds for q contest by
the defeated candidate.
CONGRESSMAN HANDY ON TARIFF.
Congressman Handy tho exponent of
free silver, free Ideas, and free everything,
SO tho Democratic party were the bene-
1lcarics, made his first speech in congress
yesterday. lie centended that the Repub-
lican victory won last fall was on the I
money question, the tariff question boing
kept in tho background, and was brought |
about by Gold Democrats, who never
favored high tariff.
He recognizes the sincerity of the Gold |
Democrats. Their sincerity was proven
by their sacrifices 1t was only by their |
aid that William Mckinley was elected |
President and a Republican majority te- !!
turned to tho House. Tho Gold Demo-
revenue reformers and FREQ traders. He
predicts that iho ono million Gold Demo-
Gratis who voted the Republican ticket last
fall will return to their lifelong love
and vote for free silver and Bryan in 1900.
Handy was very sincere, If not picturesque.
and has his hair in training to resem bic
William Jennings Bryan as nearly II pos
sible during his remarkable canvas of 1896
AS dreamer there is no Congressman
who can beat him. He has at asJ realized
the dream OF his life, to sit In the halls of
Congress. But some say that he would
like to succeed George Gray in the Senate
IN 1899 But will hep Not If Willard
salisbury knows himself.
NO CONFERENCE IN SIGHT.
Owing to the warm weather Mr.. Hugh
z. Browne, chairman of the State Regular
Republican Executive Committee, will
not call the committee together until the
weather cools off and even then there
Will be no probable change in tho differ.
ences of the two wings of tho Republican i
party. Mr.. J. Frank Alice, chairman of c
the Union Republican Committee, has I
extended tho glad hand, but the Regulars I
have thus far failed to sec it, and refused |
to shake. The Union Republicans want t
the proposed primary election held under
tho Union apportionment, which would
give them an advantage, and would re.
turn an almost solid Union delegation t
from the two lower counties of Kent and t
Sussex. .
Mr., George w. Roberts latc editor of the a
Dover State Sentinel, and j. Edward Ad-
licks again says there is nothing to keep \
.hc Union Republicans at tho next election a
rom having majority of the members in t
,he next Legislature. George may not be .
. prophet but he is said to be tho son of
INC. Tho election is good ways off and
trange things may happen before it takes
,laco that may unite tho two factions to.
,ethcr, But at the present writing it does
lot look like it, We know that such men
s Benjamin Nields, Alfred and H. Tatnall
Warner, Levi G. Bird, Col Horny A. Du
,ont, Washington Hastings and Geo 5.
'apelle would never agree to any ccInpru-
Mise with Mr.. Addicks. They do not be.
ievo in any surrender whatever and
linking they arc in the right may be re-
led upon to stand b. their convictions.
Wchad hopes that some arrangement
ould bo made whereby tho two factions
ould possibly be united and the Rupubi.
an party placed in tho column of sure
tatci for the grand old party. We will
I've in hopes even if they are mover real
,cd 1t would do no harm to have d con
,rcnco between tho mon who claim to
old the dcstinies OF the future Of the Re.
ublican party in their hands. Some good
hight possibly come out OF H.