The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1897-06-05
POLITICAL NOTES.

EileCt on lhufSGay neHt, Jun
Ioth-The Election of Member
ofthe Board of Education come
Off on Saturday next-It is al
Important Elcction-Only PROP
erty Owners Allowed to Vote
who Pay a City and Schoo
Tax-Austin Harrington fol
Judge.
The ladies connected with the New
| Century Club have procured list of the
| names of property owners from City tax
collectors Mitchell and Sayers. To what
use they expect to put them has not as
| yet been made public.
In the Fifth ward an opposition against
Lewis b. Morrow for a re election to the
Board Of Education will be led by Judge
| ]. Frank Ball and DR.. Crumb baugh. Mr.,
| Morrow has made very competent
| member os the school board and be should
be surely reelected to serve another term
1t is hardly necessary to Tell our readers
why Judge Ball is making this fight
against Mr., Morrow. Mr.. Morrow was
chairman Of school No. "a, where he
alleged assault was made upon Judge
Balls eldest daughter by her teacher Miss
Speakman and Miss Sulie Miller the
principal DIR, Crumbnugh's antipathy
for Mr.. Il. Morrow Is u fancied grievance
We should think from tho record the doc
tor made in the Berlin" iresco in the
Boys High school. He should himself,
keep under cover as when his term is up
he will not be sent back again.
In the Ninth ward Edgar A. Finley
will not be candidate again. Thus far
no candidate has announced himself from
this ward.
In the El v.nth ward Christian Fred.
erick will retire owing to moving out of
the ward into the Seventh ward AS soon
us his new residence is finished the Board
will lose valuable member by his retire
ment.
1t is not yet known whether Arthur W.
Briefly will run for reelection on Satur-
day next. He is as yet holding the matter
under advsement. The probabilities are
that enough influence will be brought to
bear on him, to get him to stand for re-
election.
The First ward the probabilities are that
Daniel Ross and Jessie X. Bay lis will be
candidates for the vacancies. Either gen.
t!emau would make Il good representative,
and look after the interests of the citizens
of that ward
There has not yet been any women can
ddates announced themselves this year.
We think the Board rs now constituted
is an efficient body of intelligent men, and
we think the entering of women into the
board would not be IN improvement to
that bo ly and keep up its eflc my.
The officers Ul the board viii consist of
President, Secretary, Treasury and bailiff. |
The board will convene on the Monday |
following the election June l4th t organ |
ize and elect officers. There may be some |
opposition crop out against the re appoint |
ing Of Mr. Lawrence b. Jones. As we |
understand that Mr.. Herman First has an |
idea that he could fill the position with |
honor and credit to the School Board. We |
don't think that Mr.. Jones will have any |
trouble whatever In defeating Mr.. First |
As he has made and efficient officer and is |
polite and considerate to the school teach
crs who have business with him.
There has cropped out some opposition
against j. Frank Baldwin in the Eighth |
ward, but it doesn't look as if 1t would |
amount to anything serious, or defeat
Mr. Baldwin for a reelection. There are
a few sore heads in the ward who have
fancied grievance and are taking this
means OF setting up an opposing candi-
date
City Council advertses to-day proposals
for Sl5, 900 Wilmington City bonds, to be
used for erecting the new crematory.
The Sinking Fund Commissioners also
advertise propo for S7j, ,0)0 loan, the pro
ceedS to De used for the construction of the
Silverbrook Sewer tho elimination of
grade crossings of railroads and the i'm
prOyemGnt of streets and avenues of the
city Of Wilmington.
The name of Mr.. Austin Harrington
has been brought ont and will be present
cd to Governor Ebo w. Tunnel for np-
pontmcnt to the bench to conform to the
provisions of tho new constitution. The
names of severa! other prominent Rcpub-
liCun lawyers have been mentioned in
this connection.
Mr.. Samuel Chambers sets himself right
in the SllverbroOk sewer contract by say
ing that it was NV warded to Mr.. Jacoby. by
Street and Sewer Commissioners Sim.
nous and Webster, on the morning of
Fr iday, April end There is no use Of all
this controversy over the contract. 1t
has been awarded to II Wilmington con.
tractor and all Of the material to enter in.
to this construction will be purchased in |
our city, and tie men 10 be employed up
OF it will be taken from our III employee.
The lowest bidder is not always the cheap.
s and best.
Delaware has now II modern new Con-
stitut.on for the first time in sixty yclrs,
and the strange sight Of seeing u re jub.
liCan Judge sitting on the bench will be
seen in short time, which will be sight
for sore eyes. The Convention adjourned
on Friday and tho new Constitution is
now u reality and will 90 into effect on
next Tuesday June 10th which should be
made a special day of rejoicing In this
State, 1t should be set apart as day Of
for the beginning OF q
brighter day for the little Diamond State.
Governor Tunnel will name the new ,
judiciary which will consist of three
Democrats and Two Republicans, their
terms to consist ol term of /! years.
Colonel John =. Donahoe who IS Dem
JCrat refused to sign the new document
that the clause in the anti.
bribery article which denies trial by jury
IS un-AmCrcan in prime pie.
Tho convention has lasted for one hun.
ired and sixty days.
The Republican party will fare rather :
oattcr in the new Constitution than in the
Did one which had become moth eaten and
worn out by the many changes of tho
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