Democratic messenger., 1881-10-01

with give condensed sketch of the
personnel of the ticket nominated by
our county convention.
STATE SENATOR.
DIR. Geo w. Bishop, who heads the
list for State Senator, is so well known
that it needs no word from US to com.
mend him further than to say that he
is one of Snow Hills most substantial
citizens, good party man, and in the
Senate will be shrewder and better
manipulation than many who have gone
before him. A: present he is the Presi-
dent of the Worcester Railroad Co.
BY economizing in his domestic and
other expenditures, he has been ena-
bled to amass comfortable compe-
petence, and will not enter the Office
for any supposed emoluments which it
may or may not be expected to offer
HOUSE OF DELEGATES.
DIR Coston, who heads the list, is
one of those good, honest. old time
Democrats whom we all love to honor.
Not " brilliant" man as the world
chooses to designate legislators but
"possessed of traits of character which
are justly priced far higher than silver
or gold" From a personal acquain-
tance of many years we are enabled to
say that we never knew or heard of his
doing wrong act He deserves the
good will of all decent men.
Mr.. b. Jones Taylor, who comes
next, is gentleman whose honor we
have never heard impugned. A life
long Democrat, thoroughly honest,
public-spirited, and popular citizen, he
is one candidate with whom his brother
farmers, taxpayers. and other citizens
may justly feel proud to shake hands
MIR. Elijah Bowen, who comes last,
is by no means the least in many re-
spects. As one OF our plain, modest,
honorable citizens, he has a record
which many of our young men might
do well to aspire TO. If there is any
reason why Mr.. Bowen should not be
unanimously elected, we have yet to
hear it. Personally, he is a gentleman
of very quiet deneanor but beyond
the quiet exterior, unobserved by the
casual observer. there is material
for one OF the best workers we have
ever had in the House of Delegates.
FOR SHERIFF.
Now comes a noble i" boy" Months
ago We predicted that John y Hen
man would have no opposition for this
position. AS usual whenever we make
political prophecy the prediction
has been fulfilled. There remains but
little to be said, in his favor, further
than we have already said. He's
good man for the position, needs and
deserves the place; he will certainly
poll as many votes as any other candi-
date on the ticket. Should he need
any vindication we can find 900
voters to come up and endorse wha,
we say. /" Business is business"
COUNTY COMMISSIONERS.
Messrs. Elijah b. Carey and John
H Clarke, who head the list, deserve
the comment: "well done, good and
faithful servants" if ever any persons
in an official capacity do. For the
past two years the affairs of this diff
cult office have been administered with
surprisingly and distinguished ability
by the present Board. AS successors
to Messrs Henry Jones, Vim IL. Col
Inns and Wm. Bowen, we will next
year have: Mr. Francis P. Hayman,
Rev Robt. ii. Powell and VIM. Cott-
man, Esq Mr. Hayman has hereto
fore served the pu lie in many official
capacities, having vacated the Office of
Judge of the Orphans Court two years
ago. His ripe experience ought to be
a valuable addition to the office he will
assume. He is man of strict probity
Rev Robt. II. Powell, of the NJ. 2.
Church, comes next on the list. He's
a good old-fashioned preacher, a good
liver. honester than the days are long
at least in politics and will carry a
weight of 265 TBS into body where
he will command unlimited respec,
and admiration. After the first Of
January next the meetings of the Com
missioners will be opened with prayer
'Twould have been better for Worces-
ter county if we had had such a con-
scientiouS divine in the Commissioners
Office years and years and years ago.
Bro. Powell has also good voice -
Were we Judge of music We should
pronounce it basso- profundo. How
ever, it will be heard when needed.
Bro William Cottman will be the
:" life " of the Board. What he lacks
in spiritual grace he will make up in
physical. He will be the finest look
ing man in the group. The conven-
ton did wise thing in putting Mr..
Z. on the ticket. He is an emphatic
man, and when he opens his mouth he
says so. When the air begins to get
"tartish" in the 9Th district, the
June-bugs go to burying beneath the
ruts, and the county roads get in con
dition which our pen fails to describe.
Two years ago we travelled one of
them-or attempted to travel one-in
his neighborhood. We sunk horse
and carriage, but saved our buffalo
robe and hat. With Mr.. c to repre-
sent that mart of the district Such