The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1898-11-29
POLITICAL
GOSSIP.
Candidate For Coroner
kOthwell Wants An
Office.

Sheriff Finn will have one moro Courl
which will lake place In January LIST, be.
fore handing over the keys TO his suocesso,
John f. Taylor.
Now that the newly elected Coroners
| dopu y has been appointed there Is that
much troble of Of the Coroners mind.
The Coroner takes possession January 1st,
The Senatorial question has been used
for all 1t 10 worth, and from present indi-
cations 1t will DO some time before the
question will be finally settled BY the Re-
publicans In ths next Legislsturs: They
are not asking for any outside influence.
and can attend to Tho rejection Of o suit.
able man themselves.
With only 80 days In which to organise
tho Legislature and transact all business
brought before them they will have 10 at
ten strictly to buslpsss II they expect to
DO Aettsrthnn tho Legislature Of last yeas
which has been hooked upon a. the cuckoo
legislature Of Delaware. ~
The eight. positions to, be flied In the
sonate and House have already nearly Q
hundred applicants for them. The mum.
Dor OF disappointed one, will be legion.
~ remains to BIZ seen who the leaders
will BIZ on the Republican side In tho Sem
ste and House. Mr.. James W. Robertson
Will DO the leader from the city Of vii.
nington and will be frequently heard
from. He will keep an eye 20 all business
pertaining to the good OF the city Of VIII
and Robert NJ. Burns.
1t is possible that w. p. Short will be
put forward for Speaker Of the House. a.
though the choice Of tho Now Castle cOun.
y delegation will be for John Pilling, .
man who Ia IN every wav qualified for che
position. MI. James w. Robertson would
make o capable speaker and the people Of
Wilmington would feel honored IL tic
speakership should be rendered to him.
The speaker Of ths Senate will In all
probability bs Charles A. Salmons, who
has been President Of the Poor for the past
two years. Mr.. Salmon Is in every way
qualified for the position. He 10 one Of
those genial whole souled fellows, that to
Know him you can't help but admire him.
no 10 bus iness man carrying on u geuer-
al store In Pencader Hundred.
The business for tho coming Logislaturs
shou q b. gotten ready aud no new bust
ness should be taken after the tenth VI
February.
The dollar registration fec should bs
done away with The people generally do
not approve Of 1t, aud The Democratic par.
~ as whole do not take kindly to the
registration fee. The voters Of Delaware
should be given free vote.
Inc writer of the Republican glasses In
the sunday Star says; cot The 8, 5000 mon
who voted November 9Th lost, fully IaOOO
wore given the dollar to register with. The
mon who paid their own dollar largely
compose the property owners who pay
taxes In other directions, while not a few
OF them contributed to the fund by which
the 5c00 or more were registered
Hsnca there i nothing saved to the tax
payers by this fec, The state raised mora
than miillon dollars year for pubs
purposes. Therefore So or even 40 thous-
ana dollars every two years would be
mere drop In the bucket. mere flftieth
part. There Is not one real advantage In
It; but on the contrary it 10 very democrat
Ing.
1t ie direct temptation to wrong doing.
1t invites violation of its provisions Sev-
sral OF the men who helped to impose the
dollar fec. undoubtedly contributed doll
lars last month In violation Of tho proy;s-
on.
Men who were members Of the constitu-
llonai convention Were also part Of the
machinery that violated the constitution
BY wholesale Such legal PROVISIONS liko
no old poll tax status, do Infinite harm.
ihey debaueh the people The combine
Ion OF The ballot box is too-strong for any
out the simplest fe.tsrs OF the law. The
)npler the plan tho better.
Again, the blanket ballot Is a tempts.
aou 70 10 wrong. Hascally inspectors
we're tempted to trifls with the ballots in
he interest Of the Democratic party, b.
ause OF tho stupid and rcd ribbonei sye.
Elm OF marking the ballot There sho;,id
W separate ballot for each party, headed
neh with Its party emblem. The voting
hould be secret.
A voter should be handed one of each
Ind OF ballots and allowed to 10 In q
Doth ny himself and select the ballot lie
wants. The rest he should be required to
and back to the clerk, while the ballot no
wishes to vote, no should hand to the iu-
peotor.. Such IL system dispenses with
no marking process or the folding process.
he ''scratcher" should be allowed to uso
lead pencil fountain pom or anything
George Q. Rothwcll, who was the Demo-
ratio candidate for coroner is an appli-
ant Tor Sergsant at-Arms of the Senate.
James Foster, Of New Castle hundred 10
candidate for tho position Of Sergeant.as
rm Of the next House Foster Ia a mem.
Or OF the State Central Committee and
lrretore Is close to the leaders in the
Mon Republican marty