Evening journal., 1899-04-12
M'LeAR 'SSECOND TERM
Title TO Office Would Be In
volved in Doubt.
B. G. HARMAE is IN THE FIELD

REGULARS DECLARE THAT AID
GICKsTTEs CANNOT AFFORD A
SHOW OF TIANDs-IT IS Said
THAT FIELD WILL NOT BE NoMI-
MATTED.
Mayor McLear would like 60 have a
second term. but Il Is exceedingly
doubtful whether ne can have it, Some
years ago Dr. Evan G.. Shortgldge was
mayer The office agreed with him 20
completely that he concluded thai a
second term would not break him
down TO make matters better for him,
the boys who In those days made may
crs were not averse to letting him
have a second term AIT this juncture
the question arcsewhe,her a man couM
serve two consecutive TURNS. Legal
minds were called into play, and
decision was reached that the city
charter never contemplated a second
term. Dr. Shortlldge's boom immedi-
a,e.y collapsed.
There are some Regular Repubicane
lwho would like to see Mayor McIgear
]
lnCminate a man whose aIltle TO the Of
hce would become involved I'M doubt
land litigation. No doubt the spectres
lcf the past and future will constraln
the Regulars to look for new timber.
Charles II. Sittinger, one Of Addidks'
| lNeutennnts, was seen on Market street
this morning He was questioned cun-
corning the possible action of the
/
campaign.
I'VE shan hold cur primaries" he
sand. hut 4 do not think there Will be
two tickets"
"Do You mean that yoAl viii accept
the Regllar Republican ticket?' in
qu6rcd the reporter.
INC, DON'T" he replied 'But /
think the Regulars will accept ours
Regular Republicans feel that the
Union Republicans cannot afford TO
lrun a separate city ticket.
"They have always based their
lvo.e I'M the city Of Wilmington ON
1.-The Hoflocl1er and Wlillis vote Of over
,l6.O00." said a Regular Republican cead-
or to-day. "As a matter OF fact, that
lin no sense rapresentstheU Uinionl3epub-
lycan strength. They cannot poll more
THAN 500 or COO votes I'm the city, and
lthe Twe.fth ward is the only one which
they can possibly carry. Even the
Ninth ward would go against them- fcr
e Frank Bradley cannot hold it against
p hs. Now, after claiming 5000 votes IN
the city can they afford to go I'M and
make show Of hands with not more
than 600? The effect ON the Addfcks
2 forces down the state would be dlsas-
trons
Prominent UniCnl RepuhHcapa deny
3 the statement that they Win nnniinatf
WTgiam NJ Fleld for mayor. and GIVE
% THE best Of reasons for their declaras
a ton. They assert that mis- state cl
e hcaith Is not such as 10 Justify tht
o IN taking such a step.
(. Dr. John Fahey continues to ho't
the lead i'm the Democratic mayoraltN
Z race. A prominent Democrat declaret
+ this morning that Alvin r. Morrlsor
r lcouh be both nominated and elected I
n HE would consent to rum bun that hs
seemed iudisposed to take amy active
n steps In the matter.
e j Maxwell Hammond is going 20 rui
fcr 'ha office of member Of the BOarN
q of Public EducatiCn from the Tantl
i ward
Il Thcmas Davis and Howell s. Eng
lard are disturbed by the l1nowledg
d that Rohent G.. Harman proposes 10 en-
b ter tho fight for. the Democrats
"rniration for city solicitor. AT frs
% Mr. HaUman refused to permit hl
= name to be considfrd in that connec
b ton but since thou he has eNperience'
charge Of mind.