Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1899-07-20

thinks that as he has had the position
only ono year he should be favored
with re. election, but others are after
his scalp, and it is said that the
chances of all of the applicants are
about even.
The fight for inspector of meat is no
side show in the matter of interest.
Whoever is elected will serve an unex.
pired term, the remainder of the term
being less than a year. Inspector
Abele's term expired on July I'd, 1898,
but the old Council was unable to
agree on his successor and he is holding
over until selection is made. Mr..
Adele and his friends are making
great fight in his behalf. Some of
them are claiming that the action of
Police Captain Chambers in closing the
stand of Daniel DuRoss was for the
purpose of affecting his chances Of re-
election, he being out OF the city on
that half day for the first time in six
years. Chief Dolan and Capt Cham
bers deny emphatically that such was
the case and say there was no motive
whatever except Just what appeared on
the surface. 1t is thought this matter
will not cut any figure in the caucus
and the impression is that MIR. Abele's
chances are as good rs anybody's.
Other candidates and their friends are
working Just as hard as is the case
with Mr. Adele and it is difficult
matter to tell who will win. AL are
competent. substantial business men
and strong. politically, in their wards.
An effort was made to elect meat in
spector during ono Of the meetings of
the old Council, in june. when Walter
A. McEvilly was reelected milk in
spector with the assistance of a Republic
can vote, but on that occasion Mr..
Oberly declined to vote for Mr.. Adele,
who had been placed in nomination, as
he had been informed that Matthew j.
Gallagher of his ward, the Twelfth,
was candidate.
There are no special features about
the contests for the other positions.
The candidates and their friends are
hustling and it is believed nobody has
sure thing in any case.
The list Of actual candidates is likely
to diminish as the time for the caucus
approaches. Some of the applicants
are saidsto be foolishly spending their
money upon people from whom they are
in hopes of securing assistance in the
matter of impressing their virtues and
party usefulness upon Councilmen.
This is rather bad FEATURE" one of
the councilmen remarked when spoken
to about the matter, for, so far as |
am concerned when man gets to send
ing his friends to my house or my place
of business at all hours Of the dav and
night to plead his case become very
tired of him. If the candidates only
knew it, think it would serve their
purposes much better to simply hand
in their applications and see their
friends in Council once and allow the
matter to rest with the members them
selves. This matter of being bothered
all the time is becoming great annoy
ance and l shall favor the fellows who
are not so troublesome -
On account of the host of candidates,
some of the members are afraid they
cannot get together in tho matter Of
selections next week, as there appears
to be possibility of a deadlock in
caucus which some time may be re-
quired to make. Some of the members
are so worried now over the matter,
however, that they are willing to make
| any reasonable concessions to their col
leagues and the solution of the problem
which confronts them may not be as
| difficult as is anticiDated.