The evening Republican., 1902-05-13
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WITH The
.FIREMEN.

The b!.eunial election for odicers
Of the Wilmington Fire Depsrt- !.
ment which takes place this even
ing is attracting much attention.
The combination or majority COM
panies of the department will
meet in their eng inc houses 40 d
vote under the old legislative en- ct
meDs governing elections OF the
fire department while the anti
combination or minority com pa nies
will vote under the new ordIoance
passed bv City Council providing
Tor rotation IN Office. 1t will then
be lor Council to decide which set
OF officers has been legally chosen
and after that there may be a ctse
in court TO decide Whether Council
had a right to pass an ordinance
which set aside Legislative enact-
Meut. u
Members OF the differentiation
coupaules have not yet made pub
lie their candidates for positions
but they will be announced to-day
in time 10 be voted for at the
election this evening and the anti
combination men express no fear
Of the result. They claim they
will have officers and elect them.
Members of the combln alton COM
panies, however. claim that il is
Impossible Tor the anti-combination-
men TO secure candidate because
they must come from the Friend.
ship, Phoenix and Washington
companies aud none OF the mem.
bers OF those companies will agres
10 be the candidates OF the an
ti-combination meu. 1t ia claimed
that even should the anti.combina.
tlon vote for officers chosen from
the three companies named and
the case goes before City Council.
the men so voted Tor would abso-
lutely refuse to be candid atcs or to
accept the places. They were jub.
liant yesterday becaase they be-
l,eved they had checkmatcd the
differentiation.
The parade idea to-cslc braee the
election has been abandoned. When
parades are held at night a crowd
o! men who are not firemen Join in
the celebration and bring discredit
upon the FIRE department. 1t 10
desired TO avoid this element.
UNION FIRE COMPANY ~.
Citizens Of the Twelfth Ward In.
teyested In the organization OF the
Uniou Fire Company he'd a large
ly attended meeting last night
10 the absence Of the president.
]. Earnest Ottini presided. The
Grst matter brought up was that
relatives 10 permanent location
and communication from John L.
Daily was read 1t offered various
sites for the locate OF the engine
house at prices ranging from SIS p
10 $50 a foot. No action was taken.
The matter OF holding a picuic at
Bavariau Park was next brought
up. Mr.. Ottlni representing the
committee appointed 10 arrange for
the use Of the park, reported that
the management had offered 1t to
them at very reasonable figure.
1t was dec ded to hold the affair
on Saturday. June 7. aud CON-
m,ttee OF leu was named to arrange
tor the same.
The CITY Railway Compa has
given the Company the use OF ito
old car barn for temporary head
quarters,
Mr.. Zebley of the fuance com.
mittee rep orted that good progress
was being made in securing dona.
tons.
As a permanent organic ation wilt
he effected at the meeting Oh next
Monday night, the secretary was
instructed to notify the Chairman
OF the various committeesto make -
full reports at that time.
Coleburn Elected Committeeman
The action in the Republican
First District Committee last night
when Charles H. Colburn was elect
ed committeeman to succeed Le-
tion Collins of the second ward has
caused much comment. Collins was
recently made committeeman up
on the motion of Jack Goodwin and
was supported by Billany, Pierson,
Lewis, Kitchens and the big six ele-
ment.
Collins resigned at the meeting
last night and his successor was i'm
mediately elected. Goodwin repre-
senting Billany, nominated Apol-.
phus Dean. Thomas McVey also
member of the second ward commit.
tee, nominated Charles II. Colburn,
a leading and very respectable coll
ored man of South Wilmington.
Billany, Goodwin land their friends
made every effort in behalf of Dean
but could only muster II votes
against q for Colburn.
Charles H. Coleburn thereby be-
comes member of the Republican
First District Committee and the
first scrimmage of the campaign
has been won by the Knowles ele-
ment.
Dolburn's election last night will
also change control of the second
ward committee from Goodwin, Bill
lany and the big six over to the OPP
position.
Mrs. o. G. Giles and son Hooper,
of Elkton, is spending a few days
with relatives in this city.