The sun., 1900-05-30
PATRICK NEARY HIS
ABSOLUTE CONTROL
IN THIS COUNTY
Carries City Convention and
Will be Reelected County
Chairman.
SILENT MAN" is In POLITICS
Andrew @. Gray and John I'll. Rod
ney the Probable National Dele
gates From This County.
Handy Gets Little ConsoIa-
ton From State Con-
vention Prospects.

In absolute control of the Democratic
political situation in New Castle county,
Patrick Nearv went to bed last night
well sati 4tied with the result of his latest
coud-the control of the New Castle
County Committee. The CITY conven.
tion Assem- bled at the rooms OF the Young
Mems Democratic Club last night and
elected Patrick Neary, Courtland G.
Montgomery and John j. Cassidy mem.
bers OF the county committee from this
city. Montgomery and Cassidy are new
members OF the committee. Neary is an
old member and county chairman. He
Will be continued as chairman without
doubt.
The Neary corp was made in Neary's
characteristic manntr, quietly and with
every indication of the most abiding
harmony. The delegates from the
twelve wards, met at the Young Mems
Democratic Club shortly after o'clock.
Martin F. Ferry was elected chairman ol
the convention and Thomas +. Gormley
secretary. The convention was called
for the sole purpose of electing three
members OF the county committee to rep
resent Wilmington hundred. THEE
nominations We're made, Neary, Mont
gomery and Cassidy. The nominations
closed. All the talk and speculation
showing tendency toward the selection
oil Willard Salisbury as member of the
county committee was disproved.
Neary's practical ideas in politics had
prepared an easy pathway to victory and
up that path the twelve members of the
city convention walked to deposit their
votes for Neary and Neary's men. No.
body else was considered and before 8
O'Clock the convention had completed
its work and adjourned
With the addition of the city members
the New Castle county committee is a
body representing the Biggs interest in
the Democratic party OF this county.
At the organization of tie new com.
mittee tomorrow, Neary will be elected
chairman and the campaign in New
Castle county will then be safely in the
hands of John Biggs' party manager.
Neary was congratulated by all his
friends last night on what they looked
upon as declaration that the ''Slent
Man" is still in politics. No other
Democratic leader in Delaware has tie
confidence of SO many party men ~.
Neary and that very fact makes III ~
valuable man to John Biggs il tt4c.
latters movement for State Control and
his United States Senatorial canvass.
Probable National Delegates.
With the control OF the New Castle
County Committee, Neary also holds a
majority of the delegates from this
county to the State convention. Biggs
and Neary have gone right down the
line in capturing State convention dele.
gates. a member of the Young Mems
Democratic Club and a candidate for
legislative honors said last night:
Handy and John G. Gray cannot be
elected as delegates to the Kansas City
convention. The New Castle county
delegates are against Handy and Gray
twelve to three"
1t seems to be the general impression
here in the city that John G. Gray will
cut a very little figure in the contest for
national delegates. All the State con-
vention delegates in this city are said to
favor Andrew G. Gray, who is the per.
sonal choice Of John Biggs, having been
by Patrick Neary. The
radical free silver Democrats will be
without voice in the State convention
SO far as this county is concerned.
AS to the national delegate from rural