Evening journal., 1901-06-03
Loss Of Council Is Source OF
Disappointment
THE VOTE WAS A LARGE ONE
Democrats May Attempt TO Count Out
Republican Councilman Elected
From Second Ward

The biennial municipal election of Sat
urday resulted in the election Of Re
nublican mayor, president of Council, city
treasurer. city solicitor, assessor and col
lector in the Northern district and five
of the twelve councilmen chosen.
The new officials are:
Mayor-George NJ. Fisher, Republican.
President Of Council-Charles II. Blaine,
Republican.
city Treasurer-seth II. Feaster, Re
publican.
City solicitor-David ]. Reinhardt Re
publican.
Assessor and Collector. Northern Dis
trict-George II. Mccall Republican.
Assessor and Collector. Southern Dis
trict-Eugene NJ. sayers. Democrat.'
MEMBERS OF COUNCIL.
First ward-George A. Willis, Demo-
crat'
Second ward-Charles e. Sparks, Jr.,
Republican.
Third ward-Thomas NJ. Monaghan
Democrats
Fourth Ward-James Kane Democrat
Fifth Ward-Homer Simmons, Republi-
can.
Sixth ward-Thomas f. Postles colored
Republican.
Seventh ward-Hamilton Stewart Re
pubhcan'
Eighth ward-James H. Morris. Repub
lican.
Ninth ward-Prince A. AIousley, Demo
crats
Tenth ward-Joseph E. Mccanerty
Democrat.
Eleventh ward-Henry r. Smith, Demo
crat.a
Twelfth ward-charles NJ zebley
Democrat.
'Re-elected.
The election OF the head OF the Repub
lean ticket did not come as a surprise t.
the Republicans Of the city. but tha
Council was lost to the Democrats wa
exceedingly disappointing. Prospects 70
complete control Of the city government
we're trigh. on Saturday. and had not Re
publican managers in the Twelfth war
been ccnfroated with political perfidy o
the part of sixty-five negro voters there
the ward would have elected Moro McMil
Ian, re Republican councilmanic candi
date,and thereby made Council a Republ
can Lody by one majority. These negroo
It Is said, refused to vote unless they weT
paid the sum of $3.50 Democratic polit
cal debaucnery prompted the negroes
their stand
The election demonstrated beyond
doubt that Wilmington is a Republica
city, Notwithstanding the fact that sh
has been governed for several years b
Democratic officials It is trle that II
vote rolled and the majorities given Il
successful candidates are not Sc large
those that have been rolled up for SUI
cessful Republican candidates heretOfor
but the figures are gratifying neverth
less. George NJ. Fisher, against whol
candidacy the Democrats directed the
chief efforts, is elected by Il majori
of 4O3 votes over his opponent, J. Harv'
Whiteman. Charles II. Blaine's majori
over William II. Al sxander, Democrat.
the presidency OF Council is 420 the highe
majority gwen any candidate at the he;
Of the Republican ticket. Mr. Alexand
was nominated for reelection, IA
which the party voters evidently did n
take kindly to, they having given him {
smallest vote pored.
Returns show a. great falling off in t
Republican vote for city treasurer, Sc
ID Feaster, having received but 6,159 votes,
majority Of g. votes over his Oppone
William II. Hamann, candidate for
election Mr.. Hamann is exceedingly poi
lar as the unusually large vote given h
indicates.
David J. Reinhardt's election 70 the
licitorship is clinched by a majority Of
votes. The falling off in his vote is
tributable 10 the fact that William
Kurtz, his opponent being a German.
tained the support OF nearly every Germ
voter. Mr.. Reinhardt is a young law
of ability, and viii make an excellent
ncial
II was for councilmanic honors, I
haps, that the most active efforts "
made Republicans were particularly
sirous Of obtaining control Of this
partment of the city government, but I
were unsuccessful and another session
Democratic misrule must necessarily
low. In the First. the Second, the TIL
the Fourth. the Tenth and the Eleve
wards Democratic success was forea
conclusion. In the Fifth, the Sixth,
Seventh, the Eighth the Ninth and
Twelfth wards. Republicans were C,
dent of sue cess, but instead of elec
councilmen in the last two ma
wards, De nocrats succeeded. while I'm
Second nd. always Democratic, Cha
E. Sparks Jr.. came out a winner
four majority The returns indicate
popularity of the Second ward Republ
councilman and the vigorous uphill
he made IT is said that the Democ
Council viii atetmpt to deprive