The daily gazette., 1880-06-01
Local Politics.
HITS AND HAPPENINGS OF TIE LOCAL
POLITICAL WORLD

HITS AND HAPPENINGS OF THE LOCAL
POLITICAL WORLD.
There is peroeptible .lull in local pol
iucs, just now, broken only by the quiet
but active canvass for the Democratic
Sherifalfy nomination, ard the pressure
on The Governor In relation to the ap-
pointment of Clerk of the Peace.
Republicans are gazing aDxiously TO-
waros chicago Many of the faithful in
this city and State would rejoice to see
Grant n nomlnated, bnt the bulk of the
party banker after "Blaine of Maine."
"They say" that the Morntng Ne,os will
decline to support Grant, if he is nomi-
mated at Chicago; that Thomas j. Ben
nett will not run for the Republican
domination for Coroner. any more, that
the Pickels- Higgins faction are awful
sore because they failed to defeat Phil
Clark at the Republican Sheriffalty NOM
ination; that jim Hawkins still carries
the Republican vote of the Ninth Ward
In bis vest pocket; that If Grant is nomi-
mated at Chicago, Harry Cannon, of the
Dover Sentinel will succeed Lewis Thom-
pson az Collector Of the Port; that II. +.
Pickles bankers after the Postmaster
ship; that ]. N. Mills will appoint Re-
publican State Central Committee that
will make Harry Cannon chairman; that
Dick Harri ngton and Judge Fisher will
run" Republican politics In this State
during the coming campaign, in order
to control The patronage of the next ad-
minlstratiop; that all these little plans
will be knocked in The head by the cleo
tion of Democratic President
Clerk of The Peace Springer's term of
office expires at mi 1night on Saturday
next. His successor will probably re.
ceive his commission by the first mail on
Monday morning.
1t is admitted that the Democratic
County Executive Committee appointed
on Saturday afternoon is composed of
live active men. The selections for Will
mington are generally satisfactory to all
members pf the party.
Friends of James Martin are terribly
cbagrined at his defeat at the Republi-
can Sheri fatty nomination, on Saturday,
and freely charge that 1t was due to re-
peating and fraudulent voting. On Sat
urday night, before the result was posi-
lively known, Mr.. Pickels asked one OF
his colored henchman how they made
out in the Eighth Ward. "We's lackin
two, boss, )" was the reply, meaning that
Martin was two votes behind Clark
Then up stepped the Inspec or, and de-
tailed 10 Mr.. p. the horrible iniquity
practised during the afternoon by one OF
the Clark workers of that Ward, whom
he accused OF being utterly unprncipled
and able TO "cheat IA man right out of his
eyes" And so the complaint goes al
over town, and bitter, disappointed Re
publicans freely assert that "Phil CLARK
will never be Sheriff of this county"
The Democratic County Executive
Committee will meet at the United
States Hotel, this city, ON Saturday aftel
noon next, at two O'Clock, for orgaDiZa
ton. j. l.. Carpenter, Jr., is spoken ol
for chairman, and Esquire l.. A Berto
lette for Secretary. the committee a
this meeting, will also arrange fol
appointing inspectors for the Democrat
lc nomination election for Sheriff ant
Coroner, on Saturday, June 18th.
So far, Representative James w
Ware is the only person spoken of as I
| candidate for State Senator on the Dem
cratic side in this city. II. q. Turner
ESQ. Is o candidate for Representativ'
and Henry Eckel is being urged for thi
nomination also.