Evening journal., 1907-05-25
CITY ELECTION
ONE WEEK AHEAD
Last Days Of City Campaign
Are UnpreCedeniIy
Quiet
REPUBLICANS SHOULD WIN

Just one week now remains for real
work before the municipal election on
next Saturday and in that remaining
week the political workers in both
parties expect to put in some big iiclxs
The present city campaign, for quiet
ness has been almost without preced-
ent I'm the history OF politics In Will
mington. There was far more appar-
ent interest in the recent primaries.
Since the primaries. however. things
have settled down very much until
now IL might be said that there h
nothing doing" especially in the
Democratic camp. This unusual polit-
ical Quietness indicates no real lack
or interest among the voters They
are watching the course OF events,
reading and pondering. In fact the
voters seem well satisfied with the way
the city has been governed the past
two years. The campaign has been
one devoted to face to face discussions
Of the business problems of the city
and the voters are deciding the ques-
tion for themselves in a business-like
way. There has been no "hurrah"
l
present campaign thus far
Perfect Ward Arrangements Now
The work that the political COM
mittee and ward men ON both sides
viii do next week. will consist prin.
cipally in perfecting arrangements for
| getting the largest possible number OF
the votefs to the polls on election day
/ Quiet campaigns in wilmington arc
frequently followed by the polling OF a
heavy vote. and with experience and
the great interest shown IN the pri-
maries TO guide them. politicians are
confident that the vote on June 1 will
be a large one. But they are not going
to take any chances. All next week
will be devoted to fixing the attention
of tho voters upon the approach of
election day and in arranging the plans
for running districtworkers on election
day.
Republicans Should Triumph
The Republican party should elect
its ticket. Mayor Horace Wilson and
the Republican City Council, have
given Wilmington good administra-
tion. At the primaries Republicans
endorsed the acts Of the administration
by renominating Mayor Wilson and
every Republican member OF Council
who sought denomination; Homer c.
Simmons in the Fifth ward: William
P. White in the Eighth ward and VIII
| liam Lyons, Jr. In the Ninth ward.
1t is certain that these Republicans
viii be elected. Indications. further
more point TO the election OF William
G. Taylor. Republican. as president
Of Council. ana there are excellent
chances Of clecting the followin'
councilmen, Louis Topkis. First ward
Walter Bash. Second ward. Clarenc0
r. Holt. Fourth ward; Seth II. Feaster
sixth Ward; Samuel II. Benson. Jr.
Seventh ward ana Matthew L. Kyle
, Twelfth ward. The remaining Repub
lican councilmanic nominees are run
ming against Democrats in Democratic
strongholds In addition to a Republi-
can Mavor and Council, the part,
should elect Howard d. Ross. cit,
treasurer. and James H. Morris, col
lector in the Northern District.
Lessons From Figures Of Primaries
The figures of the recent primaries
are food for political thought at this
time. indicating as they do, apathy "
the Democratic camp. OF the 1900
registered voters in the city the Re.
publican primaries brought out ap'
proximately 1900. The Democratic pri
maries influenced but $500 voters
These figures indicate a preponderanc'
Of registered Republican voters, and
according to the Republican parts
leaders. Mayor Wilson will lead th'
entire Republican ticket TO success
next Saturday by a majority Of a
least 1000 Two years ago the ticke
won by less than 300 majority becaus'
of apathy and factionalism in tn
party.
Bird Not Strongest Man
It Is common talk that Charles ID
Bird, the Democratic candidate 70
mayor. is not the strongest man tn
party could have selected this year q
head it's city ticket. Being a Ford maj
he is ION the outs" with the Fahey In
huences which control the Tenth AM
Eleventh wards. the Democrau
stronkholds.
$ Furthermore apathy exists amonl
, the Democratic workers. 1t has beel
2 so long since their party has con
trolled the state. county or city gov
ernments that they have given up al
hone of winning