The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-07-31
NEGRO "POSTLES"
 CONTROL 4 CITY Wilmington Republicans Show
 Great Wrath WAS ELECTED BY A FlUKE With Council Balanced He Holds the Deciding vote-Put in as
 the Follower of
 Addicks.

Wilmington, Del, July 30-"Postles." That is the biggest name in Wilmington today. Here "Postles'' is pronounced with a chuckle wag of the head and slap of the knee; there "Postles'' is accom- panied by grinding of teeth and hor- rid rolling of the eyeballs--but it's all "Postles."
 Thomas E. Postles, negro is the boss of the Wilmington city council, and as re- suit there is fury in republican breasts such as has not been known for years, while democrats are doing hornplpes and drinking the health of the mighty Postles
 Elected by a Fluke.
 By some fiuke which no one can ex- plain, the negro was elected as an Ad- dicks republican at the recent election, and coming into the council under the flag he did he was expected to be proper ly humble and to vote as he was told. Had he done so the democratic office holders would have been turned out, for, counting Postles, the new council consist ed of seven republicans and six democrats. Now, however, 1t consists of six republi- cans, six democrats and Postles
 Last night Postles bolted the republi- can caucus and in a subcellar conference made deal with the democrats-and here begins the explanation for the gnashing of molars. The result of the alliance was the electou of five of Postles nominees for city jobs, two of them being negroes and one of these Postles' own son, Joseph B., who was made city treasurers clerk The other negro was George w Ander- son, baliff of the council.
 Shows a Good Heart
 Postles permitted three white men to get in under his banner. He made Daniel F. Stewart coal oil inspector Benjamin A. Spence city auditor and Joseph c. Moore market clerk. With great magnanimity l the new boss allowed the democrats to keep in office Council Clerk Monaghan and City Auditors Clerk Connell.
 But, look here, you democrats" warn- 1 ed Postles, If you try any skulldoodelin tricks on me I'll go back to my republican friends. and I'll have Cornell and Mona- ghan fired bodily"
 ] The rage af the republicans is uncanny 1 to witness All their caucus nominees were ingloriously beaten. and their fury Is rebounding from Postles to Gas" Ad- dicks, whose follower the negro Is, appar- l ently putting farther away than ever the chances of John Edward for the seat in l the United States senate he so long has 1 coveted.
 Joke to New Boss. 1 The anger of the republicans only l causes the new council boss to roar with l laughter. He doesn't care what the coun- l cilmen do.
 "I got the whip" he says chuckling. 1 Those republicans and democrats will | never work together. I'm the boss of all | those white men"
 l The particularly repugnant thing to the 1 republicans is the giving of the treasus- CTS clerlSship to Postles son. In this they 1 declare they will defeat him. and a sub l scription has been started to hire white man to do the work of the office Keeping | young Postles out, though he must get the salary, A00. White scool teachers are up in arms and threaten not to accept 1 their checks if they are made out by l young Postles.