The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1899-03-09
POLITICAL
GOSSIP.
B Bad Piece of Political
Kind Sight, WHO VIII
Be Elected Mayor
Etc., Etc.

Wo can't SEQ any political sense In the
Union Republicans voting against allow
Ing tho Street and Sewer Commissioners
100000 to build sewers and pave the
streets. The improvements In the city fol
the coming year will have to como to a
stand still owing to tho persistent effort
made by certain members Of tho II ouso to
defeat tho appropriation.
1t is not good politics and the men wh1
have been voting against it will find it out
before they are many years older.
Yesterday 1t was General James II. Will
500 who received the votes OF tie Reg ular
Republicans for Senator. WHO it viii bo
tomorrow Is a conundrum.
Only four days counting today before
the Legislature will be thing of the past,
and the outlook for Senator is not any
more encouraging than when tho first vote
was taken on tho 18th day Of January.
The names OF Daniel i. Stewart, SAM
uel Fl. Baynard. Harry A, Brown, Daniel
Ross Il. Tatnall Warner, Allen Smith
and Henry G. Conrad have been mention
ed for Mayor Mt tho Republican primaries
Only those persons who registered and
voted at. tho last nomination can vote at
he coming nomination election which Is
under the control Of the department Of
elections.
Thomas Z. Doud's term of the depart
ment of elections will expire in August Of
this year. whom bis successor will be ap-
pointed by tho Governor. A. d, Chuytor
has been spoken Of to fill tho vacancy. The
term is for six years and the salary $50 a
year
The department has absolute control
over MI elections hold In the city except
elections for members OF tho Board Of
Public Education.
Tho chief duties Of tho department are
as follows: To divide the city into election
districts to designate places OF registry
and polling places In each district; to pro.
cure books for registration purposes; to
furnish election officers with necessary
books, forms. ballot boxes, stamps and ill.,
structions; to appoint MI election officers,
wi h power Of removal at any time; to fur
nish tallots u,ed at all municipal eloc-
tions; to canvass, declare and certify the
result Of all city elections by meeting on
the first Monday after each city election
at IL a. IN. at tho city hall, and to deliver
to tho Mayor and Clerk of Councils ccrtif-
icates showing tho result of the canvass.
We want to say to the members of City
Council who are obstructing tho business
OF City Council that every man that they
owe cab bring suit against the city and re-
cover his claim with costs. Let some Of
these persons whom tho city owes and
should have been paid two weeks ago enter
suit and show tho City Council what they
can do. We think then the public bust
moss will not be neglected whllo tho dead.
lock is on for the election Of councilman
from the First ward.
The names OF Horace Greeley knowles,
Philip q. Churchmau and II, II. Ward
have been mentioned for City Solicitor on
the Republican ticket.
Robert G. Hartman, Peter L. Cooper,
Howell S. England and William S. Small
ley's names have been mentioned on tho
Democratic side for CITY Solicitor.
The Office is for term of two years with
q salary OF $500 and clork and an assist.
ant allowed besides. Its snap for some
young attorney. The incoming Mayor will
appoint tho now Board OF Health.
The committee from City Council
a ginger snap visiting Dover looking after
bills that effect thai body before the Logis.
lature.