The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1897-01-09
POLITICAL NOTES.
Sheriff Candidates by the Score
No Democrat to Have a Seat in
Either Branch Of Congress
The Republican Party as Bad as
Ever in Fighting Trim-H. S.
Webster for Street and Sewer
Commissioner
Commissioner.

Already candidates are sprlnging up by
| the score for the office of Sheriff of New
| Castle County. Thus far the names Of
Harry Mehaffy, James, Megilligan, l. A,
Mcdaniel, Emmett Stidham and others
we have not yet heard from. With the
proposed new Constitution there will not
be so much revenue coming into the peck.
cts of the coming Sheriffs OF New Castle
County
The office will not be worth the price
paid formerly for it, This office Is of no
particular benefit to either party, carrying
very little patronage with 1t, and creating
more bad fseling than any other Office
sought after. 1t has broken up dozens Of
men who have had the sheriff's bee buzz.
ing in their bonnets
In fact it has left Sheriff after Sheriff
stranded financially even after they have
had two years term in the office. Either
they had paid entirely too much to get
the office or they didn't know how to
manage the Office after they were elected
to it. just take a retrospcctlon and count
how many Sheriffs have retired wealthy
from this Office.
We would like to hear from the consti.
tuition how long a chancellor ad,item
Can withhold his decision IN an rapport.
ant case brought before him
1t is reported that tity SolicltorHarman
could have settled withMrs Ewing for $500
but be refused and she then brought suit
In the first tlial she was unsuccessful the
jury disagreeing, but in the second trial
she received a verdict of So, 900. The costs
thus far have amounted to nearly Sl,bG0
If a new trial is granted and again decided
against the City, 1t will only add on more
costs for the City 10 pay.
City Solicitor Hartman said that the PEG
pie were kicking about the Street and
Sewer department paying Horace Greeley
Knowles ~, 800 for saving the city $1,000,
when here's the Ewing case where the
city is mulCted into ~, 800 and nobody
has said word in reproval
Certainly the Republicans Of Delaware
are nos Ahappy family Contention, To-
elimination and disc0rd seem to be the
Democratic strong hold with. 1t won't
do boys, the Democrats are not SO easily
routed; as they are able to act concertedly
together and repel every flank and open
attack of their common onemy-the lie
publican party iu Delaware.
The Constitutional Convention spent
the whole Of yesterdays session In dis
cussing the report Of committee. On cleo
tions. 1t would he good thing fer the
people If the laws that are already Oh tho
statute books were only enforced We hl-
ready have more laws than there are any
use for, but one thing that we dent al
ways got is justice,
1t is now said that John T. DioIey will
lose his seat In the House, but we are ono
of those who don't believe ~ word Of it,
We will believe it when we see Mr. John
T., turned down by the House and not
before.
Great pressure is being brought against
Mayor Jeffcris to get him to appoint
certain weli-known man in Mr.. Samuel
Chambers place on the Street and Sewer
Commission. 1t is said the Mayor will
make the appointments and that this ce"-
tain man will not be the ono chosen for
this 300 position of 6years term, II no.
bodys elsa will take the position why pass
it over to us.
Mr.. A. s. Webster. the dancing master
is well spoken of for tho position. Hs
would make Il popular commissioner be.
ing we'll liked by everybody whom he
comes in contact with. He is making
lively hustle for the position, aud SO ara
his numerous friends.
The question of eecting a Democratic
Mayor Of our city, has not yet brought out
many candidates who think the present
Mayor will be succee led by u Democrat.
The question now up for debate is how
did the Democrats capture the State Sen
ateH Respectfully submitted j. Fisher
Pierce for answer, Who is the Judas
Iscariot of the Republican partyP
Mr.. J. Edward Addicks has taken the
sale of his gas plant, which had been ad-
vertised by the sheriff, to satisfy claims
for city taxes into the courts He Is will.
ing to fight it out that way. He contends
that he has been denied the right to use
the plant, and he theref5re does not think
he should pay taxes for that which the
city denies him the right to operate. He
will fight it out in the courts. He does
not seem to be afraid to tackle the mys-
teres of the laws whenever he makes up
bis mind to fight.
Tho prospective olive branch in the Re-
publican party is a good ways off, Like
the kilkenney cats it looks like q fight
unto the death of one of both Of the two
moving wings of the party.
Tho. chances are slim for any Democrat
from Delaware, to get Il seat in either one
of the congressional bodies at Washington.
Some Of the legal fraternity will get u
chance to turn an honest penny several |
times during The present session of the
Legislature at Dover. Already several
good jobs are on hand in which good
money will be circulated and put where
1T will do the most good.