Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1901-06-06

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~ Workers Claim That the Com paratIvc,y
Small Vote Was Due to Apathy.
a At the biennial munIcipal elsetion
Min Wilmington last Saturday the honors
were divided between tbs, Democratic
i and = Republican parties.s tho latter
WINNING all OF the officers on the gen,
<eral ticket and the former electing the
Al Councilmen FROM seven of the 70
x1warde. The result was as follows: ~
|* Mayor-George NJ, Fisher, X.
WI President OF Council Charles II.
'Blaine, X. 70 :,
M City Solicitor David J. Reinhardt, r.
W City Treasurer Seth II. Esaster. r.
II Assessors and Collectors: Northern
*district George II. McCall, X (,
Souiheln district-EuRene NJ. Savers,
Members Of City Council First
Ward George A. Willis, d.
n Snooud- Charles u. Sparks, Jr.. X.
IA Third Thomas M. Monaghan, ID.
"A Fourth james Kane, ID.
Fifth--Homer @. Simmons, r..
n Sixth homas E. Postles, r.
n Seventh Hamilton Stewart, r,
EiYhth-Jnmes II. Morris, II.
~ Niuth-Prince A, Mousley, ID.
IA Tenth Joseph L. McCalerty, b.
M Eleventh Harry X. Smith, ID.
II Twelfth Charles M. Zebley, ID, s
"a As the president of Council has a
vote, the Democrats will have ma.
<jori,y of one. They will, however,
&control the patronage at the dismissal
*of that body and select the cummi tees.
WINCH, under the rules, Is done by,
IN majority of oil the members. Mayor.
5eleot Fisher will have two important
appointments. lie will name a wa or
commissioner to succeed William ii.
{swift, who is filling the .unexpired
term OF the late William n, Porter,
which will expire on June Both. The
new commissioner will take his seat
on July lst, as will also all officers
eected on Saturday. Two years ience
Mayor Fisher will have the naming of
street and sewer Hdrector to succeed
President Ayers s. Webster, D.. whose
term will expire. @
The election devsloped seyeral sur.
lprises. In the first place, only 10. ia
votes were cast for the Democratic and
Republican Candidates for mayor. Nr.
Whiteman receiving s, 923 bad Mr.
Fisher 6,32l, which. with the Probi
nition vote OF IJa, Sripgs the grand
total Of votes polied up. 81 Il, BAL.
workers In both o. the lead:ol. parties
CLAIM, that the compar afiysly sDsi, vote
was due to apathy. This tsia! reg
istration was abous Is, 900 and it was
Thought that at least IA, 600 votes would
lpe CAST. For some reason, howeyer..
.Folls. 5.o = =.
3 For the first time In the history of
Wilmington a colored man was eleoted
to City Council, Thomas e. Eostles al
tthe Sixth ward He triumphei over
Frederick W.. Hess, the Demooratio
candidate, by q majority OF IA, not.
Hwlthstanding he was cut about 200
Votes. In that ward Mr.. Fisher, the
Republican candidate. for Mayor, re-.
Heised $40 votes aud Mr.. Whiteman,
Inc Democratic candidates, 374.4s . IT.,
"a Prince A., Mousley, who was elected
M Council from the Ninth ward, is
credited with. succeeding in keeping
Council in the Democratic column,
While his ward gare the Republican
|Pandldate for mayor majority of 1884,
Pr. Mousely defeated the Republican
pandidate for Council by majority
pf IA lie 10 popular all over the ward
And has made a good record in Council:
Pc ~ now finishing his first term as q
member CT that body.
IA VI the Democratic candidates on the
general ticket William L. Hamann,.
who sought 60 be re elected city treas
'nrer. made the best run, being defeated
py only 80 votes. He received 6, O95
votes to 9, 145 for Mr.. Feaster. his On.
Iponent. Mr.. Hamann, wbo is corn
.pleting his first term as treasurer. hns
made an excellent record and ia ponulat.
With the people, especially the YOUNGER
Element, among whom he Is Letier
7known. He was enthusiastically sun.
ported by the Germans, as was also
WILLIAM +. Kurtz, the Democratic
'pandidate for city solicitor, who also
znade a good run, losing by only 2l7
votes. He received 6,O02 to c, 2j9 for
MI. 'Reinhardt, the Republican candi-
pate, who Was elected, Mr. White
tnsn, tho Democratic nominee for
pnayor, made a good fight, losing by
|puly 3as votes, He is popular with the
People of all parties. u i \, h
4 William s. Alexander, the retiring
president OF Council, whb sought re'
Eelectiou. also lost by q small margin. 4
Mr. Blaine's majority being only 935'
As was ReEerally expected George
|H. Mccall, Republicans was eIectsd
,assessor aud collector for the Northern
ldistrict, and Eugene M. Sayers, Demo
'crat, for the Southern district. IL
would have been exceedingly difficult
to change the result in either district.
or tho present members OF CITY
Council George A. Willis, of the First
ward, Thomas M. Monaghan Of lie
Third, James Kane OF the Fourth.
Prince A. Mousley of the Ninth and
Harry r.. Smith OF the Eleventh, ali
Democrats, and Hamilton Stewart of
the Seventh, Republican, we're re-
elected, each, with the exception of Mr..
Mousley. having a comparatively easy
thing OF it; while Michael, II. Cannon
|of the Second and William J, Johnston
LOT the Eighth, both Democrats, were
defeated, Mr.. Cannon by only one vote
and Mr.. JOHNSON by 1856 The Second
ward Is considered on the iencs, as
general iule, while the Eighth is Ie i
'garaed as being Republican under ordi- 4
|paft conditions. Both of the candi-
dates made good runs. The official
count may change the result lin the
Second ward and Mr.. Cannon may be
seated.
There will be several new men In
Council, Charles e. Sparks, Jr., Of the
Second, provided the result stands as
at present; Homer q. Simmons Of the
Filth, Thomas b. Postles. colored. of
the Sixth, and James H. Morris of the
Eighth, all Republicans, and Joseph
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