The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1899-06-05
DR.. Fahey Polls a Vote of
1868 and Wins the
May0ralty By $40
Votes to Spare.
GOODING CLAIMS VICTORY.
Assertions Made That He
Has Been Elected to
Represent the Fifth
Ward in Council.


troll OF the Democratic party to-day. AS.
sisted by this divided Republican organi-
cation Democracy veritably swept the city
and the course OF political events has once
more assumed its ordinary level.
All that the Republican party saved
from the wreck was the assessorshjp p Of the
northern district. city soliciio orship and
three councilmon those from tho fifth,
sixth and seventh wards. This Is 9ccord-
ment of Elections will probably oust
George M. Fisher who apbears to have
been elected from the sixth ward.
George B. Ward is The Democratic aspir-
ants
The vote was as follows:
Mayor-Dr. John c. Fahey, Democrat,
4.S6s; George w. Bush, Regular Republic
can, 3.47S; " lillian b. Clerk, Union Re-
publican, 1,759.
ander, Democrat, 4,647; w. S. Lednum,
Regular Republican,, 3,427: John Graham,
Union Republican, 1858.
City 1reasurer-W. L. Hamann, Demo.
crat 4,7!5; w. H. Curry, Regular Repub.
lican, 5, 4l6; Howard Stauts, Union Rep
ublioan. 1869.
City Soicitor-RobertG G. Harman, DEM
ocrat, 1856; Henry c. Conrad, Regular
and Union Republlcan,5O4.s
VOTE FOR COUNCILMAN.
First ward-Willis, Dom, 263; We'll.
Reg, Rep. 1G2; Forward Union Rep. Sc.
Second ward-Cannon, d 432; Stafford,
R. r. 206; Martin, U. R. go
Third ward Monaghan, D.. 40: Griff-
enburp. r. r. 172; Could U. r., r..
Fourth ward-- Kane u, 4O5; Holt r. r
1853; Hondrlckson, U. Il. 70.
Fifth ward-Gooding, d, 550 Pierson,
r. r., 572; Guthrie, U. R., 167.
SIKH ward-Wald, D, 275; Fisher, r.
r 2s3; Patterson, U. r. 140
Seventh ward -Ortlip, D, sos; Stewart,
Il. R., s37; Miller, U. r., a69
Eighth ward-Groves D., 43l; Morris,
R. R.. 423; Wilson, U. R. 1889.
Ninth ward-Mousley, d, 1886; Watson,
r. R., 23l Brown. U. r., 203
Tenth ward-Healey. IA; Abrams R. r.
172; Bell. U. r., 49,
Eleventh wnrd-H. r. Smith, D., a2s;
P. s. Smith, r T., As; Russell. U. r., II.
Twelfth ward-Obsrly D., 236; Rom
mel, r.; R so7; Mccoy U. r.. 1876.
&c. and the Single Tax 85l.
This shows that the election for mem
bers of City Council the Democrats carried
the twelve wards with the exception of
the Sixth, Fifth and Seventh. This, with
the president Of city council, will make
that body stand ten Democrats and three
Regular Republicans.
Mr.. Clerk, for mayor, carried the Ninth
ward, but the Democrats elect their couu-
cilmanic candidate there.
The Single Taxors polled 35l votes and
the Prohibitlonists &c.
The fight between tho Republicans fac
tions was bitter. Union Republicans arc
pleased with the outcome, which was to
Il ,nonstrate their strength In the city and
ii r ability to prevent tho Regulars from
clecting ticket In the stronghold of that
faction. The Union men control the
party In Kont and Sussex and the fight
Saturday was an assault Into the en-
emy' county"
BY the result Of the election the Regu-
lars lose tho patronage In the city. which
enables them to keep up a strong organi-
zation. The Demo orats will soon control
the water department and the street and
sewer commission, which the Regulars
now have The only thing left to the Reg
ulars will be the police commission and
the tax collector OF the Northern district.
THE VOTE NOT FULL.
Although the vote was heavy ono it did
not represent tho several parties strength.
There were 12, 952 men eligible to vote, but
only 1o,025 exercised the right of iran
chise.
This shows a falling off of 2,9a7 of
which number several hundred were ne
groes.
At the city election OF 1897 there was
poled but 1915 votes of this number Hem
ry G. McLear the Republican candidate for
Mayor received 400. These figures CON-
pared with this years returns show that
1150 more men were eligible to vote Satur-
day than thsre were in Juns of 1897,
UNION MEN ELATED.
Tho Union Republican vote was what
was expected by tho leaders of that organ
ization, True, the Regular leaders were
surprised by it. they predicting that Mr..
Clerk would not poll over 700 votes. They
therefore, counted Oh the election of Mr..
Bush and had not the returns far eclipsed
the Regular Republican estimate Mr. Bush
would have been olected by 200 majority.
Horace G. Knowles, chairman Of the
Regular city organization, made this do
nial of the circulars authorship, stating
that Mr.. Clerk had declined
In regard to that circular letter to tho
effect that William B, Clerk had resigned,
and which appeared Saturday morning, l
have made the most careful and diilgent
inQ Qniries and research to locate the author.
ship and origin Of that circular, and the
more investigate tho more positive ain
in my first conviction that Mr. Clerks
friends and not his enemies. issued it. 1t
is an old political trick, and is done to
l don't believe Mr.. Clerk was let into
the game, for believe he really thought
he had been terribly wronged, and that
the blow had been struck by his political
opponent Inever heard or saw the cir-
cula: until 1t was shown to me by Union
Republican. The II 900 reward adver-
tisements and placards and 'beil-ringers'
were, IL seemed. aprearranged plan to run
1wn ppposa sas m ofgssy Gsfk e. ; bSd BY this his s
thing explained to him. and is having a
good laugh over the little trick launched
by his friends. and which had him on the
run. Mr.. Clerk could not have acted his
part half so well had he known the for
gerry, was genuine
THE LEADERS TALK.
Concerning the days results Mr.. Knowles
said:
The result Is not unexpected to me- Our
estimate gave the Union Republicans 1900
to elect the Democratic
ticket, unless very large vote was pollsd
We did tho best VIC could under tho cir
,umstances. and DR.. Fahey owes more to |
,ur Union Republican friends than to hi,
'wn party for his election, for the result
shows that had there been no side.Show to
lraw from the Republicans, the Demo-
crats Woulu nave D9en badly defeated. Mr..
Conrad's majority shows that had there
'een one Republican ticket It would have
'een elected by large majority. Again
We have had demonstrated to u.s. that
united we stand, divided we fall"
rope the iuturo has better results in store
or the Republicans of this city and State.
:. Col. Daniel p. Barnard who condcted the
Union Republican Campaign
aid, that although the Union mon had
ound 1t difficult to enter into figures, the
esult of the days work was gratifying.
"We are surprised at the votes polled,
md we didn't get ouch poor share of it,
lther," continued the Colonel.
u believe we lost votes because OF our
,eCent compromises with the regular or.