The sun. (Wilmington, Del.) 1897-19??, 1901-06-03
TaE ELECTION OF SATURDAY.

TIE ELEC ION VI pa OH -
The Republicans Of this city are 10 BE I
warmly congratulated upon the notable T
victory won on Saturday. II WAS 4 vic- I
tory won against the most wicked and +
determined political combinations. NJ
most every known device Of politics was
used to prevent Mr.. Fishers election /
The vote was a large one for city
election, large increase over the last
city election. The Democratic Bolter RI
publican combination was badly beaten,
II was u onion Republican victory.
II viii H. recalled that Every Evening
said, on Friday. that il was receiving
daily assurances Of Regular" Republican
help in defeating tho Republican ticket.
The sequel proves that il was right and
that TN, "Boltrrs" did help the Demo
Gratis Many Of the unrrconcilahlc
''Rultnls" voted the Democratic ticket.
This il shown iii the decreased Rcpuhli-
can majority The largest vote cvrr
polcd IN this city was 1T the fall cleo
tion last year. All the men who voted
then were voters for Saturdays election
and ~ matter Of fact some 1000 more
votes were pollcd than at any former
city election. or this registration, il is
known that the greater number We're
Republicans. An increased vote ought
TO have produced an increased Republic
ran minority Instead of flat there was
loss of nearly 400 votes in til" majority
N
can majority shows that tho Democrats
got most If tie increased vote. Under
normal conditions it should have been
thr other way.
IA begin 1T the beginning Of this mat
ter II il well known that the "Beltcr''
contingent Of the joint executive commit
trc were lukcwarm at the beginning 81
tho campaign ana were ready "a liz
down oil iii" ticket at tho close, EARLY
III the game they found out that They
could not nominate the Kind of candi
date they wanted. To quote ouc or then
speaking Of candidates, he said "'Thcst
are moi our Kind Of people" From III,
nomination to the election this appHrcn
lack " interest grew unit! il wis WI
dent that unless the Union Republican
did the necessary work the campaign
wonld % by default. The "BoItcr" par
If tlic committee work WAS vcry punll
don" and was thoroughly unreliable
The "Roltcrs' made no contributions t
the campaign fund; ana III many III
stances the men whom they appointc
for worl, IT tho polls on election Clay Iii
not appear at the polls, and some I
those who lid appear lid little w0rl
Further than that there was open rcvul
notably in the Twelfth ward whore .Ioh
M"'oE, who was recently appointed ii
collector hy Tho I4eyy Court took Il
open part in thu fight against thu Rrpul
lican candidate for City Council ana SUI
ccrd"d III keeping i largo number
Republicans from voting This rcyo
canscd the loss # the ward In ii
Ninth ward the Republican candidut
was defeated ~ "Rolrrs" Who Scratch,
their tickets nll thu scratched tickets
that ward being "licglflar' Tickets III
loss Of The Ninth ana Twelfth wHrl, /
Boiler" rrfUsalS ii yotr fol thc par
candidates lost the City Council "a Il
Republicans and gave i 10 tho Dom
Gratis.
Oh tho other slid or tlis contest cya
thing won was Won ~ Union Rcmh
cans and wherever they went 10 wo
they either won ont Or increased I
Republican vote. hi the Second VA
the election Of Charles Sparks was say
hy Union Republican help given inst
the nick ~ time. Tho same thing ,
CURED III the Fifth ward ia tho case
Homer Simmons. In the Sixth wa
where Thomas Il. Postcs was elect,
the Dcmocfatc-holtcr combination
tended, and tried to defeat the ticl
and would have succeeded hut for /
determined rally Of the Union Rcpui
cans 10 his aid. In the Eleventh wa
the fight for James Wrightington was
entirely Union Republican effort; q
although not successful, the Dcmocra
majority was reduced to lcss than
votes.
What has been said of these ward c,
tests is also true Of the general ticl;
II was saved against ''Boltcr" Der
cratic conspiracy to defeat it, solely
Union Republican courageous, h;