Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1873-08-23

THE DEMOCRATIC SoMiNATioN ELECTION
The Democratic nomination election lot
President Of city Council and CITY Irea-
surcr will he held Mt the city Hall this
Saturday afternoon from Y, M, to seven
y. m.
Simgularly enough the fact Is not adver-
tiHed in any paper, and few pc 1ple know 1
the hour. We hope there Will he Eund |
turn out aud that n strong ticket will be |
nominated.
Good men on both tickets ensure good |
officers, but the Republicans have made one |
weak nomination.
TnE FOURTH WARD DEMOCRATS.
The Democrats of the Fourth Ward will
hold meeting on this Saturday even
ing. at the Reliance Engine House, ON
Fifth street between Walnut aud Poplar
streets, from to o o'clock, to nominate can.
didatcs Tor city Council, Inspector aud
Assistant
THK PiFrH WAND.
The cnntest tor Uiiy Council IN The rum
Ward srowa more aud more Undressing
every day. rhe Democrats did moi inr"l
laat evening ~ we stated hut will Tonight
As FAR M we eau learn hrinleiHni he ievi'
ing amongst them seems to he desire 10
make no nomination aud support Mr. fuseI
m oppnaitinn To Mr.. Pickles. The general
opinion among the knowing ones Is that
! MR. Pussy II M match for Mr.. Pickles az Al
election, and that the latter's knowledge nl
| pnlitical matters will enable him TO outsttip
| Mr. Pussy m the Contest.
Il isrumorei that the Democrats say there
| is no use Of trying to elect Mr., Pussy I'M
! less his friends can muster seventy az eihh,N
/ Rppuhncan votes. Last city elt'tion me
ward WAS carried by li3 Republican
majority.
NINTH WARD DEMOCRATS.
The Democratic nomination election for
! the Ninth Nard Will he held ut the old
Academy building on this evening" at
| ~ o'clock.
TENTH WARD DEMOCRATS.
The Democrats Of the Tenth Ward will
| hold meeting 70 nominate ward candidates
| on Monday evening nest S+ih inst W 'he
| corner Of Second and Jackson streets.
REPUBLICAN MEETING WEDNESDAY NIGHT
The CITY Executive Committee Of Tho
| Republican party met Wednesday night, bul
transacted no business of Importance.
nrNoCRATtC CITY EX CuriVE COMMITTEE
MEETING.
The regular weekly meeting OF the Dem
Ocratic city Executive Committee was htl'
"Wednesday night. II was decided to hoi,
| the nomination election to-day AZ the 'ill
Hall between the hours Of y. noon aud
in the evening, and II. y. Iruttti A.. ~
Ohaytor. Jacob Butt, W. Il. HOdHon and =
III. A. IOhncI were appointed IN act a
Judges. The committee then adjourned 70
. | meet this evening 10 near the re
turns and declare the nominations
Z CONSENTED TO RtN FOR eREsi DENT or
j COUNCIL.
We arc able to state to-day that william
s. McUauley, Esq, has, At the earnes
solicitation of his friends, RECONSTRUCTED M
: determination not to run for the nomlna
! tion OF President of Council. or course u
! will he nominated, to-day, and hOth IN
: Republican and Democratic tickets VA
. then be headed by abie and popular GENT,
men. An interesting and closely -conteste
. | election will be the result OF this nut IN
people will be certain of this Wheth,
4, Mr. MAris or Mr.. McDaulley Is succeHsll
\ Council will be presided over uuling ,l
y next three years by a strictly honest M
i impartial gentleman.
d FIRST WARD DEMOCRATIC EoMISATIoNs.
b. The First Ward Democrats held the
II nomination election Tuesday at the Nil
4 Hotel with the following result For Cou
g eli. John Z. Lynch for Inspector Rail-
Is Mccall; Assistant, George II. heisel.
MEETING IN rHE SECOND WARD.
3 At the FELTON, House, Tuesday, the Der
n ocrats of the Second ward held meetin
d. Joseph Bradford presiding. william Bar
IA. ford, William Iitlly aud Squire FtAz
&c were appointed committee TO present y
Ia names Of candidates Tor council inspect
~ and assistant for that ward at an alourp'
meeting, to be held this evening
a. the same place The nomination eleetit
In will be held on Monday night, between q
liz hours OF seven and nine o'clock.
Is. DEMorRAric MEETING
ID The Democrats Of the Third ward held
~ meeting Wednesday At the house Of lac
eh Hauser. Mr.. WIN. Emmons, Jr., was call
'st to the CHAIR aud J. r. q DoRnell appoint
"a Secretary, after which the meeting non
ne mated Mr. ~. Finegan for Ceuncilt PEI
M Springer for Inspector and Ihoa. H. Shol
~ for Assistant Inspector.
ne THE THIRD WARD REPUBLICANS.
We understand that John M. scott I
na Repuhlican candidate fOr city Council ir'
,te the Third ward, has declined To accept 7
on nomination. The name OF Thomas Darn
re- ton has been mentioned as the probA
IT. nominee.
or A movement has sprung M in the Fl
wand In opposition 10 Henry =. Piekels,1
OFT Republican nominee In that ward iorN
!. ell The programme IL, We believe, TO no
on nate Samuel N. Pussy, who has been /
The long Republican, as an Independent car
Sc date, PROV ided the Democrats refuse 10 ma
am SIXTH WARD CANDIDATES NOMINATED
an Hanson Hartman, fsq.,was Tuesday nj
u" nomiuA ted for Council by the democrat
an, the sixth Ward. VIM. ]. Jones was no
, .n,, mated for Election Inspector for the 81
'e" ward aud VIM. Il. Ball was nominated
for assistant.
ON. SEVENTH WARD DEMOCRATIC MEErlN'
red, Wednesday night the democrats 9l
anh Ward met at the Friendship Engine no
and made the following nominations
Mr. aouncil. Albert Thatcher fior two ye
lek, and Amor Taylor ttor one yearli tor
Her sneetor' u. NJ. A. lohner; for Assist
o be John pyle. II. 5. 1Iuitt, !. NJ. A. Lob
nm, Lewis Springer and Issue s. Irice d.,
u. appointed the executive committee OF
''Oe ward. The meeting departed from the
OF ness pertaining to If, and retomnlci
% John j. Almond inr President OF Oou
~ and Robert j. Hicks for Treasurer.
Zen MEETING IN the NINTH WARD.
\ ~ This evening the Democrats
4 50; the Ninth Ward will meet and nomi
UuN, candidates fer Council, Inspector AM
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