The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1897-05-22

Speakman Both Withdraw
Leaving the Fight Between Geo
II. Mccall and Thomas S. Lew.
is-To-day Decides Who Shall
be the Standard Bearers for the
Several Parties.
To-day will be decided who Is to be tho
standard bearers of their respective parties
at the election which takes place on June
9TH. The eleotion will be hotly contest
ed one and will leave lots of bad blood af-
ter the days battle Is fought at the polls.
Nearly every ward has two or more Candi-
dates, who are anxious to represent their
wards in City Council. The Republicans
fortunately for them have fixed on ticket
that every Republican can support with.
out stutifying their Republicanism, while
the Democrats are having lots Of troubles
OF their own, and are kicking up the big
gest kind of fight.
GEO W. PHILLIPS wITHDRAws.
What pressure was brought to bear up.
on Geo. w. Phillips, candidate for collec-
tor and assessor of the Northern district,
nobody has as yet been found, who could
satisfactorily explain his withdrawal
from the race. He had said up to as late
as Wednesday night that he would be in
the fight until the finish, and he expected
to receive the nomination. But all the
same he is now out of it, and glad that he
is. The fight lies between Geo. H. Mccall
and Thomas S. Lewis.
The second ward muldle could NOT be
fixed up to the satisfaction of all the
parties concerned and every candidate
has therefore ordered tickets las they
wanted them. The harmony committee
couldn't do thing with them SO they
were left to have their own way In the
matter.
Peter Fagan'5 friends do not mo an to
take any back scat in the fight for Coun-
Gil +sThey say Better is capable of repre-
SCI ting the Second ward and they mean
to 500 that he receives the nomination.
The Eyoning journal sets up big plea
that Robert q. Harman shall be nomin-
ated for City solicitor as he has made one
Of the best solicitors the city has ever ad.
There is no gainsaying that Robert has
made first class official and has come
nearer to earning his salary than numer.
Gus officials before him. The salary has
now been raised to $1,000 year and his
Trends think as he was Instrumental in
having the increase passed by the Leglsa-
ture, that he should receive some of the
benefit. The fight will be warm one, as
the candidates for this particular office
are Howell S. England, Robert G. Har-
man, Peter l., Cooper and Baldwin T.
Springer, who are putting forth overy
effort TO capture the same If the free sill
vor men throw their influence to wards
Howell S. England he will be the nom
inee.
The fl ght between Freder rick S. Nam.
mele and VIM. l.. Hamann for City Treas
urer promises to be close one. The
friends of both candidates are clamoring
for the nomination for their favorite can.
didate. They are both hustling but by 10
O'Clock tonight the result will be an
nounced and then will commence the get.
ting of tho parties for the election Lext
month
The silly cry that has been set up by
the Every Evening, about Addicks cap
turing all the City municipal offices is all
buncomb. It's the Republican party this
time who are asking the votes Of the peo-
pie to-day. A united party that has de.
terminot to starf together for tho grand
princ!rl Of r pu9licanism.
Inc hVery Evening has AZ much as 1t
can do to keep the Democrats straight at
ohis election. They are fighting over the
prospective offices which they hope 20 be-
able to control by eleoting a Democratic
City Council But the people will see to
1t this time that they are counting with.
out their hosts. The people want change
in the Municipal government and they |
mean to have it. They say new brooms |
sweep clean aud the same car be said of |
now officials. The ins are fighting to |
keep in and the outs are fighting to get
IN, Charles Il. Blaine says he Is a candt- 1
date for council In the Fifth ward until |
the polls close to-day. II you have not
voted when the REPUBLICAN reaches you
don't fail to perform that part of your
duty Or else don't sit down and grumble |
about the men who have been elected
when you failed to do your duty in the
Every candidate for CouncilmanIo
honors in every ward in our city should
receive hearty support of every Republl.
'an and thereby be sent to council to
make that important body Republican |
1ne In point of numbers.
Ihis will be an entering wedge and will !
cad on TO otner even more important |
political victories, which will be q credit
o the Republicans of Delaware,
We bespeak q big vote for the Republi.
'ans to elect to day and by voting thus
how that you hayC some interest in the
ity government. Increased exponso5 every
'Gar means an increased tax rate Don't !
all to do your duty to-day.
Samuel s. Speakmau has withdrawn
rom the contest for Collector and Asses.
or, thus putting the fight between Geo.
il. Mccall and Thomas S, Lewis. Both
nen are qualified to I'll the position.
Frank X. kindell Of the Eighth ward
I5ks his many friends to vote for him 10.
lay for City Council. He would make
tood councilman.