The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1899-05-08
INGTON, DELAWARE, MONDAY. MAY 8. 189!
POLITICS OF
ALL KINDS.

not be a candidate for city council
from the Fifth ward. He is neither
a Union or Regular, but plain
every day Republican.
The writer in the Sunday Star
Under Republican Glasses says:
"The Republicans of Wilmington
should put up man for mayor who
is opposed to the digging up Of the
streets by the Oxy-Hydrogen Gas
Company, or by any other private
individual or corporation. He
should be in favor, also, of the city
of Wilmington buying and owning
the Wilmington City Coal Gas Com
pany and the electric light COM
pany. There should be municipal
ownership Of all light producing
concerns as well as the City Rail-
way Company
My, oh my, what a big tail our
cat has.
Jesse X. Baylis. boom for Mayor
is looking up and he expects to give
his two running mates the race of
their lives.
Harry Baird is spoken Of as a
candidate for the Board of Educa-
ton from the Fifth ward, to succeed
Dr. Crumbaugh. whose term expires
the second Saturday in June.
The Single Takers on Saturday
evening held ratification meeting
at Fifth and Shipley streets, A
stand was erected decorated with
flags and Chinese lanterns. The
Brandywine Fife and Drum Corps
furnished the inspiration. William
J. Hogan, the silver-tongued orator
OF the Seventh ward presided.
The speakers were George Frank
Stephens and Herman V. Hetzel of
Philadelphia; Alexander Sterlith,
Henry Daring and Willard Sauls-
bury Meredith. of this city.
1t is intended to hold a number of
meetings each week until the cam
paign is over. This evening there
will be a meeting at Second and
Tatnall streets, on Tuesday evening
at Fourth and Lombard, and on
Wednesday at Fifteenth and French
The city election will be held on
Saturday, June Sd.
The Regular ticket to be voted
for at the primaries held on We'd
nesday, May 18th is:
For mayor-Seth H. Feaster,
James Carter and George W. Bush.
President of Council-William S.
Lednum.
City Treasurer-Wil]iam H. Cur
rv.
City Henry {. Conrad
and George A. Elliott.
Assessor for Northern district
Thomas S. Lewis.
Assessor for Southern district
William File.
Members of Council:
First ward Moses We'll.
second-Harry Stafford.
Thlrd-Francis Maguiean.
Fourth-Clarence II. Holt.
Fitth-W1lliam H. Pierson.
Sixth Ward Councilman George
Fisher.
se'enth-Hamilton Stewart and
Connc,lm Harry W. Zebley
hth-Councilman James IT,
Harris
Nlnth-Councilman Caleb S. Wat
son.
Ienth-Edward Abrahams.
Eleventh-Blank.
h,welfth-Arthur A. Briefly.
1t is now reported that Governor
Iunnell will appoint ex-Congress-
man L. Irving Handy 10 the sena-
tor ship this week. The Governor
said. only some ten days ago, while
IN our city. that he would not APP
Point anybody, but then he may
ave been persuaded to change his
mind since returning to Lewes.
Mr.. Handy was in the city satur-
day, wearing a bigger smile on his
face than seen for many a day since
his defeat for Congress at the last
election.
The citizens of Wilmington most
surely expect several changes to be
made in the Police Department.
There is no great hurry. so that the
changes are made. It will be re-
membercd how the heads of the
Department were changed when Mr..
John W. Lawson came into it. sue
ceedng Mayor Wiley, thus chang
ing it to a Democratic body. If no
changes are to be made. what use
was it to appoint Republican to
succeed Mr.. Lawson?