The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1898-10-01
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POLITICAL
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GOSSIP.
DR.. L. Heisler Ball Still a
Candidate for State
Treasurer.
HIS ELECTION ASSURED.
The Contest for Sheriff
Settled. John E. Tay=
lor the Nominee.


The contest yesterday by the Republl.
can nominees for Sheriff fell through with
and the returns as sent to the County Ex-
eoutive Committee on Mondaylwere accept
cd and John b. Taylor declared tho nomi-
nee.
Tho final disposition of the contest
meets with the approval of the Rspubll-
voters Of this county, and will insure tho
success of the whole Republican ticket in
November. There Is one thing certain aud
that Is If tho contest had been mads and
tho ballot boxes opened and any disorep.
ancy found IN them. the Inspectors would
have been under suspicion, no matter
what they said. As the ballot boxes had
been out of their possession they would
hav little or no redress. 1t would have
bsen the means ever afterwards Of men
being ehary of accepting the position Of
Inspector of Republican nomination.
Furthermore it would have thrown dis
credit upon tn, Republican nominee and
perhaps contribute towards his defeat on
election day. Airs WILL that ends we'll
and tho contestants show that they care
more for the success of the Republican
party than they do for their own interest
If it is going to kick up dissension in tho
parry,
These gentlemen have signiflcd their in.
| fon Of haipor r,ri dat fou bo
Of sheriff in 1900. They have made hun
dreds of friends by their manly course
which will not be forgotten when the time
rolls around for the nomination election.
The candidates thus far in tho field for
sheriff in 1900 will be Samuel A Mcdaniel,
Emmit f. Slidham and Francis s Brad
ley. There may be others but these can.
did ties will have the call, having already
announced themselves. But politics like
men change as tille rolls on and 1t lis hard
to.say what influence will sway the people
In 1900. There IL nothing SO uncertain as
politics as the defeated candidates caa at.
test. But there is one thing certain that
while ther, is life there Is hope "a the nom.
nation of that worthy candidate for coro.
ner eau substantiate. But take the candi.
dacY and persistent effort of Purnoll J.
Lynch, who spent his farm in trying for
tho office Of sheriff tof New Castle county,
He was twice the nominee of the Demo.
cratic party and twice defeated and died of
broken heart aswel as losing what little
property he had accumulated by farming,
lear Mt Pleasant in St. Georges hundred,
Tho last Democratic sheriff of Now CAS-
tie county was Alvan Allen, who held the
Office in 1888 He has been succeeded by
four Republican sheriffs: William Sim
mons in 1890, Pierce Gould In 1892, Paul
ellis In 1894, and William r. Finn in
1896. This is tho longest stretch that New
Castle county has ever had in Republican
herffs.
Inc election Of John L. Taylor Ia con-
ceeded and will succeed William r. Finn.
the present sheriff.
There is no reason why the Republicans
should not elect every candidate on the
ticket this fall and fill all Of the Of.
hces In the State with Republican officials
as fast as the present incuAbents terms
expire
The next thing for every Republican
voter to do is to get registered. Tho last
day io register occurs on October BED This
will DO the last chance aud it behooyes
every Republican to see that he Is quail.
fled TO vote at the general election. The
Republican party never had better op-
portunity to sweep the State The party Is
in better condition than 1t has been for |
years. and harmony has at last settled over
1t.
The main thing Is now to eleot the mem.
bers Of tho Legislature and as bit over the
Senator afterwards There will be no |
trouble In finding men who have the Sem
atorlal bee buzzng in their bonnet, who
would DO only too glad to take the mantle
of the Honorable George Gray.
The mex session of the Legislature will
only last for 60 days and il will require
some work upon the part of the members
to get throgth with what business is
brought before Thorn before the session
ends.
The divorce business has been placed In
the hands Of the court which will take con
work off Of Its hands, but then
look at the fun they will miss
There Is no truth In tho canvass that DR..
l.. Helsler Ball nominee for State Treas
urer has withdrawn from the Republican
ticket. He will be elected with good ma.
iority on November 18th.
There is no opposition whatever against
him and his nomination Is perfectly salts
factory to tho Union Republicans. The
doc or was known as Regular when ho
was nominated at the Dover convention
Of the Regulars and ratified by tho Union
Republican convention which met two
lays later at Dover.
1t would have been better II ono or
more Union Republicans had been nomi-
lated on the ticket in New Castle county
,ut the voters on Saturday last thought
differently and they are the ones to say
Who they do and do not want.
You never know how many friends you
rave until you run for office then you have
hundreds of them before election and
hink 1t strange what became OF them
when your vote Is announced. But such Is
ife and its various vexations.