Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1886-01-07
POLITICS IN KENT.
Setting the Political Wheels i'm
Observation-Disclosures for Congress
and tho Legislature.

Setting the Political Wheels In
mOtiVn-Candidates for Congress
and the Legislature.
Special Correspondence Of Gazette and journal.
DOVER, Jan. 4.-Politics are beginning
to be talked up, and states are being hung
upon the walls with names on them and
new candidates are constantly being
trotted out, ready to be groomed for the
great race, which will come off sometime
this summer. Those who have no taxes
to grind, are quietly looking on, and they
| say they contemplate lively time before
the race is over. In Kent we have great
many ambitious men who would cheer
fully serve the "dear people," either in
the Legislature or in Congress, but many
of them, fear, will be doomed to walk
the shades of private gentlemen, long
time, before they will have the pleasure
of listening to the sound of their voice,
crying "Mr. Speaker" either in Congress
or in the Legislature.
In this county we have two factions in
the Democratic party (and nobody knows
how many in the Republican party and
even at this early day they are MS far
apart as the north aud south poles are,
and with but little prospect of their ever
BCbeAAAS any SApoNA tokobhClH hhh ChOh INV
ton is anxiousto secure all of the nominal
tons from the governor down to the jani-
tor in the state house. The leaders have
not yet begun active work, yet maps are
being drawn and q survey of the field
taken, and when the proper time comes
everything will be in readiness for an
active campaign. 1t is impossible to say
who will receive the nomination for Con-
ia
what faction will control the state govern
ment. The two most-prominent candi-
dates mentioned are j. ID. Pennington and
J.R. Nicholson, Esqs. Either of these gen.
| tlemen, would make most excellent mem
Der, but Mr.. Pennington belongs to one
| wing of the party, while Mr.. Nicholson
represents the other. For State senator
Kent is entitled to two and in all proba-
bility East Dover hundred will capture
one of them. If so, Il. II. Kenney, Esq,
will undoubtedly receive the nomination,
for he can secure the East Dover hundred
delegation. The other senator, it is
thought, will come from either Mispillion
or Milford hundreds. In the event OF
Mispillion walking off with the prize, the
good people of that hundred may again
honor N. II. johnson, Esq, with II second
visit to Dover, this time in the capacity OF
senator, as he represented them so faith
fully in the last Legislature, and brought
down showers of honor upon himself and
his constituents, on account of the cxem.
plaIy course he took as legis
lator. For representative in the HOUSE
from this hundred, I have moi
heard any one mentioned, but when the
time comes to make the selection, plenty
can be found willing TO serve the people
in that capacity. Since the death o.
Andrew j. Wilson, candidates for sheriff
have sprung up from nearly all parts o.
the county, and if the numbers continue
to augment between this and nomination
day, it will be almost impossible to get {
delegation for any one in particular, N
all will be candidates; but as only one
man can be nominated, and it is Eas
Dover's time to name the candidate, ht
will come from this hundred. Whoever
receives the nomination is sure of an cleo
ton. The uncertainty of success is no
at the polls, but at the primaries. II il
in their own household that they ar,
dashed and cut, and all manner O
evil things said against them. If the,
can successfully breast the waves of
fractional sea they are all right. There i
no danger from Republican quarters, TO
the Republicans have in this county seel
their weakness, and they will make n,
effort this fall to wrestle with the Demo
Gratis for victory. Poor Republicans
they are without hope either now or here
after. In years gone by the Republican
of this county tried hard TO get int
power, but each time they failed, unit
now they have become discouraged an
disheartened, and they do not car
whether they live or die, politically
Some of their leaders have been in sci
vice 80 long that they can not give n
and they say they are willing 70 hang o
, to the coat tail of any dissatisfied Demo
Graf who may want them. & =