The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1897-06-23
POLITICAL NOTES.

Who Gives Out the Federal Pa
trcnage in Delaware2-A Strong
Effort is Being Made to Have
Fl. F. Pickles Re-Appointed on
the Water Commission-Alter
the Scalps Of the Present Water
Employees-Little Straws show
which way the Wind Blows
Fined 80 days Pay for Taking a
Glass of Beer. ..r..--~.yssss,sss.s:
There Is disposition to have Mr..
Horny f. Pickles ousted from the Water
Commission and have Republican
appointed who will make numerous
changes in the force now employed In that
department. Said we'll known Repub
lcan we want Chief Bond, registrar Grohe.
Special inspector Thomas Culbert, Super
intendent of meters,J. G. Van Trump and
Clerk A. K. Robinson removed. This gen.
tleman said to the writer of these notes
that none Of the men who are looked upon
as being Republicans had contributed
anything for some time to tho Republican
campaign and that surely the offices were
worth something.
Then again Commissioner Pickles would
not act In removing any of those men who
have held Office for years. He thought
that there were other good and efficient
chief engineers who could very readily
take the place of Chief Engineer Bond, and
the department would not deteriorate any
by the change. In fact he said he thought
q change would be good.
From present indications Mayor elect
MuLear will go slow, 1t is thought that
he will not make any change, as he con.
siders that Mr.. Pickles has made = very
efficient commissioner and deserves the
position for another six.year term.
Mr., Pickles gave his time and money
years ago to the Republican party and
never has been rewarded as u party man
should be by the Republican party He
cannot make any changes in the Water
Department without the co. operation Of
Commissioner Hastings. One Commits
sioner is always in tho minority. In other
words two beats one.
Chief Engineer Bond receives n salary
of $1,000 n year; Registrar Grohe $500
year; Superintendent of Meters Van
Trump $500 q year; meter inspector Cul-
bert $50 year; and Clerk Robinson $685.
II year.
The Democrats had their eyes on these
Offices at the last city election and II DR..
FahGy had been elected in place Of Mr.. Nc.
Lear they expected q clearing out of the
department, that is If MIR. Porter could
have been controlled In their way Of think
Ing.
Within few more days the Water Com
missioner will be named: until that time
considerable guessing will be INDUCED in.
Mr. Fred Eden Bach Is after a good pay
ing position in the interior department at
Washington with afairprospect of getting
it.
MIGHT HAVE BEEN.
IT is said hat if Judge Edward g Brad
ford had not been an applicant for tho
L. $. Judgeshlp that Mr.. Harry c. Con.
rad would have been the lucky man, but
with Mr. Bradford in the field Col Hen.
ry DUPONT could not throw in his ntlu-
once for Mr. Conrad. Some men arc born
lucky while others are born rich, and still
others have struggle from the time they
open their eyes in this world of sunshine
and sorrow until they close them In
death,
FORTUNATE FOR HIM
Three police officers were fined thirty
days pay for getting drunk, Unfortunate
ly one Of the three was a Republican officer
or fortunately for him two of his COM
panions happened to be Democrats or else
he would not have Jared so we'll as to get
off with fine. He would have been dis.
missed from the force 1t should be les.
-STtI H., tI,.t tI,A, NI,1..
do get drink they should frequent some
place where they would not be seen or
peA1bei upon.
Others have done this little act and
nothing has been said. probably because
they were not found out All the same 1t
would not do to tell all one knows. There
arc others.
According to rule 4-ll.4+ as found In
the rules and regulations of the police
manual these officers committed grev.
Gus sin Now If it had been IL real hot day
there would have bGen some excuse in tax.
ing Il drink while on duty Now they can
servo the city for 80 days and have time to
think Of what fools we mortals be, all
for five cont glass Of beer
GOOD JOB
Isaac Brown has been appointed q de
linduant water collector by the Water
Some $1,000 yet romaln on tho books Of tho
Water Department. for the year 1856.
With the new constitution in operation
there should be II healthy renC Ion In the
Republican party, which will lay the
Foundation for n Republican Legislature
in 1890. and Republican senator to take
Senator Grays place in the u. S. Senate
With Il united party there is no question
of tho Republicans winning.
WHO CONTROLS THE FEDERAL PATRONAGE
Senators Quay and PenroSe control the
Federal appointments in Pennsylvania and
by this patronage they control the RePub.
lican Organization in Pennsylvania. They
arc consulted in ovory appointment mado
in the Koystone State
Col9ucl Henry DUPONT has tho giving
out Of tho Federal patronage In Delaware,
and all his wishes are consulted whenever
an appointment 10 to be mnde in our
State, This fact was known to the writer
of these notes several months ago; in fact,
before it had been published in Dlia.
ware paper, but for reasons best known to
that time in the RErUBiitAN. Elk. Collec.
tor of Port of Philadelphia was the man
who gave his information with II special
request not to use 1t in print. His wishes
were auCeded to.
The scramble for offices to bo glvcn out
by City Council is something that is ap
pailing to tho present City Councilman
and they arc hGing fairly besiegud In this
and the candidates interested in their sup.
port. Tho new council will meet for or
ganization on Thursday the first day Of
July and the Fourth coming a few days
later will be tho occasion Of the celebration
or Notification by tho lucky mon who
draw prizes In the contest for Office under