Evening journal., 1888-09-10

East. West. INthls |
John shaw ......... .a5 iia isi
The matter will be decided by the
County Executive Committee in favor Of
Lodge
New Castle Hundred The result here
was the nomination Of the Salisbury
Herbert candidate for the Legislature.
and the anti Wolcott ticket generally by
decided majorties. The election passed
of quietly. Large peach wagons brought
the voters 60 the polls from the outlay
ing country. The resultsof the nomina-
tion was as follows Representative,
George w. Eckels 80 l.. r. Eliason 203
/ Levy Court, Robert Sutton 2l5, David
/ Mccoy l49 Henry NJ White, 1862; asses
sor. William H. Hunter 5i5, John Emory
1866, H. McCaulley las; inspector, VIII
| liam b. Mccoy 1888, John C. Mahoney l25;
road commissioner Samuel Il. Sanders
364, William White 157, John +. Brady
and ii Glenden each received vote for
representative and Pat McGrury received
four for the same Office
Mill Creek Here brilliant piece of
political work was done by ex Senator G.
H. Whorter and the Salisbury candidate
for the Legislature Harvey j White
man. Whiteman had been advised by
some of the leaders not to run for the
Legislature as he would have no show
against Baldwin at such a late day.
Whiteman, however is young, not over
% years Of age, and full Of confidence. He
felt that he could carry Mill Creek hun
dred Friday he sent word to Mr. McWhor
ter that he believed he could carry the
hundred if he had the "sinews Of war.
The register soon obtained the sinewi
s and placed them so effectually thai
( Whiteman won by vote Of 12O to 30
! | William Reece was nominated for asses
3 sor and Israel Whiteman for road com
/ missioner.
{ White Clay Creek.-General Theo
Y dore f. Armstrong was nominated
i without any opposition Of moment
! James H. Hossinger announced himsel
x as candidate againt Armstrong a few
y weeks ago. but gave up the politica
= ghost in the early part of last week.
y Theodore Ruth received 81 majorit,
\ for road commissioner over Arnold Nau
dain g. w. Currinder has been selecte
= for assessor by g majority of 81 over job
a McKeown
Blackbird. Wolcott Kon i'm Blackbirc
The exact figures cannot be obtained
~ however. At first there were three car
didates for the Legislature, namel,
= Richard l.. Higgins, Harry Aspril an
T. Richard Brockson. The first two al
4 Salisbury men and the latter favors Wo
u colt Higgins was induced to give wa
IT TO Aspril and this had the effect OF ange
!, ing some Of Hugginss friends and Brocl
y son was elected after a hard fight by
az majority.
5 This places the county vote on u
90 Senatorial question at five for Saulsbnl
T and four for Wolcott, with Crossa
p doubtful if Causey is in the field
l y pretty fight ia now looked for in the lie
4 islature.
n st. Georges. A bitter contest in IN
70 hundred was decided in favor Of d
" Biggs faction. The result for the legi
~ lative candidates is as follows;
ce w. Pierce Biggs ....... 12s ia 2i2
ay d. y. Cochran. ...-.-... 40 SO 1856
he The Cochran family is said to numb
H. just 30 votes
he DoHahoe's Nomination.
IS. There is a pretty general "kis
- against the nomination Of John p. Don
" hoe for the state senate in this city r
~. two principal reasons given are his bu
- ness and his incompentency There Il
D. decided feeling among the rural Den
Gratis Of this county in favor Of temp
DIS ance and the nomination Of DOnahoe
Us the worst possible thing that could ha
MS been done. II is probable that they v
vs refuse to give him their votes His
,sS capacity has already made numerous De
'sS ocrats in this city declare that III
will not support him. They say that
.he viii be a disgrace to send 70 the halls
lIu the State Senate man 80 utterly dev'
m of all the qualifications for the positi
In of a law maker A well known Democl
who for years voted the ticket straig
r. said TO an EVENING JOURNAL reporter
III Saturday night Isn't this nomination
John Donahoe an outrage upon the
cent Democrats of this cityl None of I
-es candidates pleased me, but he is the wo
Dc Of the lot. | could have voted for either
~ the other two without any stretch
'os- conscience, but / do not propose to VI
can for Donahoe. You have no guaran
cen that he will do any better in Dover II
=, he acted AZ the late encampment of
Vhe d. N. g., or as he acts frequently in {
T. city. Then the time has come for Us
M have less of the saloon in politics. b
out secured his nomination and the liqi
men have made for themselves ia
mistake should this man be elected
ion Democrats of Kent and Sussex will
ON no more attention 10 his views upon
5 as liquor question than they would I
felt small boy. / believe for the party's s.
,ore that he should be defeated The pa
was owes it TO itself to show the people
r ]. Delaware that they viii sit down M
had unfit candidates.
de- Legislative Organization.
AXE Already candidates for the clerksh
Ills, Of the two houses are At work.