The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1897-07-03
POLITICAL NOTES
BY OUR REPORTER.
his Honor Is Already Having Troubles
Of Ills Own.
STEPHEN DOVNEY CALLS
For Ills Papers and Gives the Mayor
Plain Every Day Talk on ingrati.
80 tudc. The Fight for City,
ss. Offices-Handy Wants
to he Senator, ~


Tho appointing Of Mr.. Alfred Belts as
Water Commissioner In placs Of Horny L.
Pickles whose term expired on June Both,
has caused the knowing ones to talk and
tell sons OF tho things that took place
while the fight was going IN as 70 who
should DO selected by his honor to dli the
place.
The story 10 going the rounds on the
streets that Mayor Mcbear sent Mr.. Hast.
lngs word that ho wanted to see him ut bis
place OF jbnslness which was on Monday
last Mr., Hastings called and the Mayor
read over to him quite list OF names OF
gentlemen whose appointment had been
urged for Water Commissioner. Now, said
his honor, Which one Of these men,
have mentioned. would 10 congenial TO you
on the commissions
After hearing his honor through, Mr..
Hastings said: Why make auy change?
Mr.. Pickles has made good commission.
er and knows tho routine of the work In
this important department., and Is valu
able member of the same. Why not re.
appoint him? Twin do said his honor,
but don't say word to Mr.. Pickles that
promised to reappolnt him until l an
nouco 1t myself Mr.. Hastings left think.
ing that the matter had been settled. lilo
received another letter on Wednesday,
that the Mayor wished to see him about
the appointing OF tho Water Com mission.
er Mr.. Hastings called and was told by
his honor that lie had recoasderod what
he had said when he promised to reap.
point Mr., Pickles; that such pressure
had been brought to bear upon him that
he was compelled to appoint new man In
Mr.. Pickles place.
lie then for tho second time asked Mr..
Hastings whom he wantel mentio ming
over several names amongst them being
that of Mr.. Alfred Belts. Mr.. Hastings re-
piled thought you had promised to reap
point Mr. Pickles. A bargain is a bargain
with me, and you can appoint anyone you
see fit.
STEPHEN DowNEv CALLS FOR HIS PAPERS.
Mr. Stephen Downey whose name was
prominently mentioned for Water Com.
| missioner, called upon the MAJOR yesterday
| and requested tho return of his papers,
which he had presented to his honor recon-
Inending him for the position.
1t Is reported that Mr.. Downey gave the
| Mayor quite plain talk, as he (Downey)
| had been given to understand that II he
| Should bring petition TO his honor signed
| by the joint committee which had been
the means Of bringing tho Mayor out as a
| candidates that he would appoint him to
! the position In the Water Commission. Mr..
| Downey procured the signatures of every
| one OIL lHe JOlub CollliulLtce DuO ilhrFS DEL
lany and Horace Greeley Knowles and on
| presenting his petition to the Mayor. he
was given to understand that his appoint
| ment WA assured.
| Whc' tho announcement was made that
his honv. lad selected Mr.. Alfred Belts
Mr.. Downing who did not seek tho office
but was urged by his numerous friends for
the position proceeded to call for his papers
| and tell the Mayor in no uncertain Ian.
| guage what he thought of the fast and
! loose manner in which he had played with
| him and then vent around the corner and
kicked himself hard fer the part he had
taken in bringing him out as.candidate, he
being one Of the joint committee which
made up the ticket TO DO voted for on June
| 9th. In fact Mr. Doxucy was one of tb c
men who insisted on haveing Mr.. Nc.
Lear's name on tho ticket and feels the
snub keenly after what his honor had led
him to believe he would be the recipient OF
the Office. Otherwise he would not have
| given tho matter n thought.
His honor can now see what vast
amount of trouble and kicking tho taking
of the appointments of tho police out OF
his hands has saved him,
HAEDY FOR SENATOR.
Congressman L. Irving Handy Is am.
bilious to succeed Senator Gray in the
Senate, ard will IL n short time begin his
unlQuo campaign on the silver basis III
our state Handy has been gifted with a
good memory and II natural flow of gas
and being an entertaining talker can fool
tho farmers down tho state, whose croDs
have never been sufficient to enable then
to ret thrlc SQUARE meals a day with Dc
scrv on SUNDAYS
He like Ben Tillman, the South Caro-.
lima hurricane is good on the talk tha
don'G amount to anything after 1t all ha!
ben said. Stll with The silver lsht OF
in Delaware in. RcnubIicans will hava mr.
| GALtlltll