The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1899-05-17
POLITICS OF. I /
| ALL KINDS.

before tnlS time TOMORROW IL VIII
be known who are to be the stand
ard bearers of the Regular Repub-
licans at the election to be held next
month. 1t is not thought the vote
will be a large one, as so many
voters have become disguised at the
placing of two Republican tickets
in the field.
There is nothing honestin an cleo
ton law that requires voter to
pay his dollar twice to entitle him
to vote. Henry Feldmeier, who re-
sided in the Second ward, but who
removed from there to the Fifth ward
last year, two days before the cleo
ton was thus cheated out of
his vote, although he had resided in
Wilmington for forty years. He
was unable to vote and was COM
PEELED this year to pay his dollar
registration fee again to entitle him
to vote next month. The law is dis
honest when it compels voter to
pay twice to enable him to vote
once. But still it is the law as
drawn by some of our supposed
wide awake lawyers and law max
ers. His case is only one of numer-
GUS others, who had removed their
residence after registering last year
and were thus cheated out of their
franchise. But then, these are the
kind of laws that our people have
been living under for years.
Suppose several hundred Repub-
lican voters stay away from the
polls to-day, would it not be an OBJ
ject lesson for the leaders of the two
factions to ponder over before the
election in June! The lesson should
be tried.
William B. Clerk will be the may
orally candidate of the Union Re-
publicans. He has been prominent
" identified with the Republican
party ever since his residence in
our city. He is engaged H. the mo-
rocco busin ess and has been very
successful, having built up one of
the largest morocco trades in Will
mington.
The two Republican candidates
for mayor to-day at the Regular
Republican primar les are Geo. W.
Bush and Seth II. Fcaster, both
we'll known citizens. The only
other contest is for City Solicitor,
between Harry Z. Conrad and Geo.
A, Elliott
President OF Co uncil-William S.
Lednum.
City Treasur er-Wm. II. Curry.
City Solicitor Henry Z. Conrad
and George A. Elliott.
Assessor or the Northern district
Thomas S. Lewis.
| Assessor for the Southern district
William File.
Members of Council:
First Warehouses We'll.
Second-Harry Stafford.
| Third
Fourth-Clarence r. Holt.
Ffth-William II. Picrson.
Sixth Councilman George M.
Fisher.
Standardization Stewart and
Councilman Harry w. Zebley.
Eighth-Councilman James II.
Morris.
Ninth --Councilm an Caleb S. Wat
son.
Tenth-Edwa ard Abrahams.
Eleyenth-PatriCk s. Smith,
Twelfth-George G. Rommell.
The polls will open at l O'Clock
and continue open until O'Clock in
the evening.
The polling place Of the 3lst and
55th districts, will be at No. 1911,
West Eighth street.
George Watson of the Fifth ward
and William Goodwin of the Second
ward have presented their rssigna-
tions as members of the Union Re-
publican Club.
The Democratic First District
Committee met last evening at the
rooms of the Bayard Legion, and
discussed planstor the coming cleo
ton on June Sd.
The Twelfth ward Republicans
held meeting last evening at Ha-
ven's Chapel, Third and DUPONT
streets.
The Single Takers of the Eighth
ward will hold a meeting Tonight
at 5l4 East Eleventh street, to nof1l-
nate their candidate for Council.
Joseph DeGodt has been nominated
tor assessor and collector of the
Northern district by the Single
Takers.
The Single Takers of the Fifth
ward have nominated Henry J..
krebs, president OF the Delaware
Chemical Company, as their candi-
date for Council.
Joseph {. Meredith is the proba-
Bile Single Tax candidate for Coun-
Gil in the Eleventh ward