The sun., 1898-12-26
The First Cit? Not yit a bit.

Willis, Hilles, Hig. So nice, amt it?
You turn the handle and the people do
the rest, eh John?
THE Sun solicits political news and
gossip briefly told.
Pirst Citizen Hilles? when the moon
turns a bloody green.
William A. Gumb is now mentioned
for clerk of the Senate.
Give the city hall that people are not
ashamed to point to with pride.
Has Councilman Kane given "Marty'",
Hession the "Marble Heart7" The bows
all say so.
1t begins to look as if it may be Sena-
tor Samuel M. Meredith for Speaker of
the Senate.
Women are required on the Board of
Education and this fact is daily becoming
more evident.
Fred Eden Bach paid visit to Smyr-
ma yesterday in the interests OF rural
mail delivery"
Thomas A. D. Hutson is talked of by
his friends as Republican candidate for
Council from the Sixth ward.
Are there any more corners in ink
whereby High Priest McLear can receive
81 200 per year by welding the pen?
The Botch was seen in conversation
with number OF Regular Republicans
in Smyrna on Saturday. More disrup-
tion.
Mr.. Clerk OF the Peace Foard has come
to the wise (?) conclusion that he can't
even move one of the stones in the Court
House.
Hon. George Gray, Administration
Democrat, or j. Edward Addicks, Union
Republican, for United States Senator.
Which?
The assertion is made that George G..
Rothwell, of New Castle county will not
be elected sergeant-at-arms of the State
Senate.
Charles Hignett, says matters will be
run differently when Coroner-elect Van
dever assumes charge OF his Office. We
hope go.
J. G. McCauley is working hard for the
new club house for the Eighth Ward Re-
publican League. Woe to the man that
says no.
Wilson L. Smith is spoken of as Re.
publican candidate for Council in the
Second ward. So smitty look out for
Mickey.
A number of the Republican workers
OF the East Side are booming William r.
Groves for Police Commissioner Pop
is all right.
The Kent and Sussex county Senators
electe on the Democratic side of the
house, it is said will support Meredith
for speaker.
We are now comforted with the assur
ance that Courtland G. Montgomery viii
soon vacate the Recorder OF Deeds office
1t is no life job.
Notwithstanding reports to the con
trary, the Administration has demanded
the return of Hon. George Gray to the
United States Senate.
Representative-elect Mark L. Davis, o
Kent county, is the latest man t,
announce himself as candidate TO
speaker OF the House.
The second anniversary of the Demo
cratic League will be celebrated on Wed
nesday evening at the headquarters
Fourth and King streets.
) Coroner-elect A. D. Vandever, will
have his Office at No. COB Delaware ave
nue. this city. He will also be provided
, with telephone connection.
,, The boys around Third and Railroad
,, say that Captain Kersey is not the onl,
cinder along the tracks. He only vote(
, once, that's all. Ask Happy" Jack.
, Willie had Christmas gift,
1t was great surprise;
I 1t was boom he couldn't lift
! And now he's dead" on sighs.
,, Is it SO that James Gillespie has be
!, come member of the Eighth Ward Re
publican League, in order to get squar
with Jonathan Groves, who looked OF
the club with favor?
8 Representative-elect James Hitchel
has returned from his trip to Florida
! Some Of the Democrats with ''Tom'' q