The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1897-04-12

Says he doesn't want any office.
No U. S. Judge has yet been Ap
pointed - President Mckinley
tan Disrupt the Republican
Party by Appointing a Judge
Outsid. the State.
AT DAGGERs POINT,
The Democrats are now having troubles
v Of theirs own. The Salisbury and VOL
colt factions arc at daggers' points in Will
3 mington. They are fighting one another
4 for supremacy the same as the two Repub-
1iean factions have fought one another for
the past two years. The Salisbury fac.
+ ton IL apparen 'ly on top for the time be.
Ing. The present outbreak has been caused
by the appointing of Mr.. Alexander j.
+ Hart ON the Police Commission in the
place Of Mr.. Patrick Monaghan whose six
years as Police Commissioner will expire
< IN May
Judge Igna titus Grub has the appoint
x ing power OF the Police Commissioners
when their terms expire, and through the
Influence Of Mr.. Willard Salisbury, so
4 Mr.. Monaghan and his friends say was
induced to turn Mr. Monaghan down after
partially promising M. NJ the reappoint-
ment. The fight started 50 It is charged
with the naming of Mr.. Il. N. Stayton by
Mr.. Salisbury for State Senator. 1t Is
\ charged that both Mr.. Stayton and Mr..
4 Salisbury had interviews with Mr..
Monaghan whether he was going to give
Mr.. S. the police backing at the nomina-
ton election.
Mr.. Monaghan replied that he was going
to vote for Mr.. John Pyle and that the
police would not be used for any particu.
lar candidate: His answer angered Mr..
salisbury, who, 1t Is charged, used his In
y duence with Judge Grub to appoint Mr.
Hart to the position, 10 clap the climax
Chief John Dolan sent in his resignation
~ head of the police force as soon as Mr.
Monaghan's successor had been named.
Even the chief has earned the displcasure
OF MIR. salisbury and he intended to use
his influence to get the chief retired as he
had also committed the sin of voting and
working for the nomination of Senator
John Pyle.
It's battle royal now b between the
swallow-tails and the overall element of
the Democratic party, and it remains to
he seen which has the biggest pull A bill
has been introduced in the Legislature OK.
tending the terms Of the two Democratic
members Of the Police Commission, while
Y She Republican members term is not
I. rouched upon II the bill goes through
MIR. Salisbury will be blocked in bis little
game to get even!with Mr., Monaghan for
caring to vote for the candidate of his
choice. Our citizens now know tho ami
mus back Of the fight in tho Police Com
mission. Leave the two factions to fight
IT. out and they will be in the same predic.
ament tho Republican party now is in
Delaware,
A COSTLY PLAN.
IN The proposed bill to take tho collecting
A OF tho county tax out of the hands of Mr.
Horace &. Rettew, who was elected Re-
ceiyer OF Faxes at the election in NOvem-
Der and appoint twelve Democrat c0llec.
tors at salary of 81 900 each, will add
just that much more on the already over
burdened tax payers of New Castle county
1t now COSTS the county some eight thou
sand dollars, while the proposed plan
will cost the county sixteen Thousand dol
lars ami the work will be no better done
than NJ present. Mr.. Rettcw will have
the collection only of property tax. The
twelve collectors will have the collection
OF the poll tax, which Is done for the
purpose of controlling the tax receipts,
And making it as hard as ever for u non
property owner, who is Republican,, to
pay his taxes.
WHAT'S WRONG, ANYHOW2
John +. Callahan was said to DO slotted
for the position Of Clerk of tho Orphans
Court, now we are given to understand
that he Is to he appointed one of the new
county tax collectors John will surely
get his reward il John T. DiGkey has any
influence with the Levy Court, and from
observation he has quite Il pull John
Callahan has had IL position in the u. S.
s Mint for the past two years which has
been paying him s. II day. As the ON.
ployos are now under civil service rules
we wonder that John should think of re.
signing Or giving up such n good snap
(, But he has ambition TO be Governor of
Delaware before he dies You smile.
We'll stranger things have happened out
side OF Delaware.
rORIY rLuMBERs AGAINST THOUSANDS
Forty plumbers in our city want to con.
troll he ten thousand property owners and
have introduced "A bill in the Legislature
to prevent the Water Department from
acting of the rule whereby that de-
partment shall rouGw all service pipes be-
tween th6 main and the curb including
the curb stop aud curb stop box, and do
all necessary paving without cost TO tho
owner of the property that is supplied
with city water. This rule us the Water
Department was put into effect on March
Both which At once called forth vigorous
protest from all Of the plumbers In our
CITY. We do not think that the rule is
snch an obnoxious one especially as It
benefits thu largestnumblr Of our citizens.
All laws should be 60 intended Wo
understand that petitions quite extensively
signed by property owners Of our city will
be forwarded to Dover, protesting against
the passage Of the BILL The water depart
ment no more than the police or street and
sewer departments should have Its rights
curtaied by he Legislature because few
mon consider their particular branch Of
business Injured few dollars. Property
owners should hayc some rights as we'll as
the plumbers. We think the bill will be
promptly killed when brought up foi pas
sage us our Legislators are men of some
business foresight
NOT AFTER ANYTHING
DR. Evan &. ~hortIidR0 told rcpresen.
tatiye of the REPUBLICAN that he was not
down to Washington on last Tuesday after
apoliticaI office, but just down On a pleas
ure "trip to H7e few friends.
NOT AFTER OFFICE.
George Hollis il not after any T,Inr,l
position, ElcnunidOrs the laundry husl.
ness wast.ng enough upon hi, nrrvun5
system, lie has pad several visits to
Washingi0H on business pertaining toa
new patent washing machine that he ex-
poets soon to place upon the market to
knock the Chinese out. George was 4 few
years ago an applicant for postmaster but
as Colonel EnUCh MNOros term viii not
expire for some sixteen months yet it is
500 FAR Of ~ begin to lay pipes for 1t.
Nou'pGK YET.
II President Mckinley wants tn ontire.