Daily Republican., 1884-05-19
katurday y Nominations.

The Republican nomination on Sat
urday, which was of an animated char
acter, resulted in the choice of Frank
C. Stidham, the well-known auctioneer
of this city, for Sheriff, and Charles E.
Sparks, a leading tobacconist, also of
this city, for Coroner. A very large
vote was polled in this city, Christiana
and New Castle Hundreds, the two lat
ter being the home of new candidates,
who had never before offered themselves
before the people for the office otSheritf.
While Mr.. Hoagland, Mr.. Vincent and
Mr.. Hermann each received a very
large vote, and Mr.. Moore's vote was
materially increased over that Of many
former contests, the main issue narrow
cd down between Mr.. Stldham and MT.
Hukill-indeed, from the very first in
ception of the campaign it was plain to
be seen that the real contest lay between
these gentlemen.
The vote is a surprise to them both,
Mr.. Hukill pressing Mr.. Stiiham much
closer i'll the city than was expected,
and Mr Stidham pressing Mr.. Hukill
much closer in the down country Hun
dreds than was expected. Mr.. Hukill
now no doubt sees that he neglected
getting out the vote in Pencader, the
Hundred where he resides, as the re
turns only show less than a total Of 100
votes, out of which lie received the
very creditable proportion OF 81, when
the total Republican vote Of that Hun
dred is over 800. The same falling of
seems to have been the case in St.
Georges Hundred, where Mr.. Hukill
has in previous contests been uneXccp-
tionally strong. The truth is the small
vote Mr. Hukill received down the
county must be as surprising to that
gentleman as it is to his friends, and
the large vote MIR. Stidham received
down the county must have been as
surprising to that gentleman as to his
friends.
1t cannot be said in this contest that
the city of Wilmington with her pre-.
pOnderance Of voters settled the con
test, as out of 3,745 votes cast MI. Slid
ham, leads Mr. Hukill only 319. 1t
cannot be denied that the very large vote
cast for Mr.. Hoagland and Mr. Vincent
in the city, took larger proportion Of
votes from Mr.. Stidham than from Mr.
Hukill, but this instead Of being the re-
suit of any combination against Mr.
Stidham was rather the individual ef
fort of every candidate to poll the high'
est vote possible for himself. The vote
places Mr.. Vincent, Mr.. Hoagland and
Mr.. Hermann in the field as strong
leading candidates for Sheriff in tile
future contests should they remain con-
testants.
Mr.. Hukill appears to be peculiarly
unlucky, as this is his fourth trial, and
though polling very large vote each
time, always failed OF a nomination.
Whether he will again be Il candidate,
we presume, remains for the future tC
determine. As to the candidates nomi.
mated they are both "a credit to the
party that nominated them, and to SAY
the least are as strong before the people
as any other that could have been Sc.
lected, and with fair and full vote OF
those who are assessed they will bt
elected. With full assessment OF the
voters their election would have beer
placed beyond the shadow of doubt
MIR. Stidham and Mr.. Sparks are botl
popular before tue people, and there art
hundreds of Democrats who will give
them their votes, no matter who the
Democratic candidates may be. Now
let every Republican 90 TO work anc
elect them. If there are any bruised
,hhins and sore heads let them be healt,
and the party stand up square for th'
contest.