Evening journal., 1897-05-24

Inc COunCllmdDlC uBnl III THAT warn
between Kane and Meaney was the
principal thing OF the day. Both con.
testants had their followers out in
force. and from the time the polls
opened until they closed IL seemed that
Kane and Meaney were de only peb
bles ON der beach," A Republican at
tempted to vote here for Kane, but he
was hustled away from the polls by
the Meaney men. A fight was immi-
nent, but the police were on hand and
stopped It, Officer Gilling arrested
John Connolly, who made himself OBJ
n0xious around the polls. Several Of
Connolly's friends surrounded the Off
Ger. but Sergeant Evans and several
more coppers held them at bay Con-
in the patrol wagon.
Everything was quiet in the Fifth,
Sixth, Seventh, Eighth, Ninth, Elev-
enth and Twelfth wards.
DEMOCRATIC TENTH wARDERs.
The banner ward Of the city had its
usual rough and tumble nomination,
and the fight between the gold bugs
and silverites brought out full vote.
A majority OF the ward workers were
Fahey men, but Mccoy had good CO.
terie of vote "getters," and the fight
principally was between these two fac
tions. Several Republicans attempted
to vote and had scratched every name
on the tickets excepting Fahey. They
we're asked II they would support the
successful nominee and replied nc"
They were not allowed to vote.
THE TOTAL VOTE.
Mayor-John c. Fahey ......... .3,246
j. Frank Mccoy y.................. 1,234
| Andrew l.. Johnson. n..............l,00 ,006
Faneys plurality, 20l2-
Solicitor-Robert G. Harman. am
Peter l.. Cooper, Jr.............1,54 $40
Howell s. England. ,S57
Baldwin Springer. r................ 316
Harman's plurality, 6Sl.
President OF Council
William b. Norton. .2,SS1
Dennis j. Mention ...........,....l,S3 $50
w. S. Alexander ................. 762
Norton's plurality, l,O5l.
Recommendation l.. Hamann. .S,4l5
Fred G. Mammele. ele................2,O .2,Olt
Hamann's plurality, 1,4O9.
Assessor and Collector, North
, John Sayers. ...........,....l,o LOU
I BENJAMIN. f. Rawnsley ............. Sl'
Sayers' majority, 6S4.
Y Assessor and Collector, South
:, Eugene Sayers. ........ ......-....z,U0
= Charles O'Connor. ....... ........1,ll
:. Sayers' majority, 945.
Mccoy carried the First and th'
Ninth wards. Johnson carried thu
I Fifth.
SOME COMPARISON OF VOTES.
The total Republican vote yesterda!
was 1856.
q At the city nomination Of 1895 the Re
f pubhcans polled 2,736 to the Demo
e Gratis 1852.
In the city election OF 1895 the Re
publicans ran up a vote OF 4,OlO. Tn
Democrats, however, beat them with
: vote OF 4,27S.
: In g3s city election the Republlcal
y poll was 4,311 to 1868 OF the Demo
!, Gratis.
At the general election last year tn
= Republicans polled STA to 5,929 OF tn
Democrats.
SKETCH OF DIR. FAEiEf.
Dr. John c. Fahey, the Democrat
candidate for mayor, Is the son OF IN
{; late John c. Fahey, highly respecte
/, citizen Of Kennett Square, Cheste
r, county, Pa, where the doctor wa
r born, June %, 1861. He graduated 9
y the public school OF that town in 1877
e, after which he was apprenticed to 10
s. drug business in Philadelphia. wheT
le he attended the Philadelphia College {
Pharmacy. graduating from that inst
tuition with honOrs i'm 1880. He the
entered the Jefferson Medical COlleg
Z, from which he graduated as a phys
~ clan in 1888.
y In that year he removed to Wi
Z mington, where he has become widel
~ and favOrably known and has estal
Il lished an enviable reputation as a cit
zen and a physician. He has ney'
been a seeker after office, but has be5
ID elected county and corOner's physicia
n on several occasions, which position
ID he filled with great credit. He was
N one time a member of the Board
~ Public Education, and at present is
ne member OF the Board of Health,
nj which position he was appointed
ct Mayor Jefferis in May, 1896. The do
NJ tor is married and has family OF thr
ne children. He resides at Fourth al
an Adams streets, in the Tenth war
al where he is highly esteemed. His pop
" larlty was attested by the large vote
MT received, being unparalleled in the hi
at tory Of the city in such a short ca
rd vass.
n Doctor Fahey has a great reputati'
H. for charitable work among the poor
an classes, and it is said of him that
an one ever appealed to him for assis
ance or aid unanswered. A well-knoy
citizen speaking Of him to-day sa
that there was no more liberal or b'
rd ter hearted man in Delaware that
W was truly man Of the people.
ne ne ABOUT COLONEL W. b. NoRTon
ch Colonel William B. Norton was DO
sr- in Liverpool, Eng, in 1S43. His pareI
he came to this country when he was I
ice 2 years OF age and settled In Philad
ii phia. He came to Wilmington In lS
Ike engaging in the rag and paper sto
ch business. Through business tact
re, built a large trade and made consid
in able money. At the outbreak OF