Evening journal., 1888-09-06
Hickman Versus Pyle.
A Bitter Contest to be Ended
on Saturday.
AN INSPECTOR MAKES CHARGES.

Heavy Vote WIN be PolIed- Legislative
Candidates IN This and other Hundreds.
The Prohibitionists Or Kent 20 Hoip
Out the Woicott Ticket.
The Democratic County Committee Of
New Castle have made arrangements for
three ratification meetings in the near
future. The first will take place on Sep
tember Is, and viii be held on the gov
ernment lot, Ninth and Shipley streets
On the 2ed Of this month a monster meet
ing is expected to be held in the Opera
House and will be addressed by Senator
Blackburn and Representative Breeken-
ridge Of Kentucky The opening meet
ing will be addressed by Messrs Lore
aud Gray and other local speakers. The
third meeting will be held on October g.
and viii take place in the Academy Of
Music Arrangements have not yet been
made for the last named meeting
Trouble is feared in the Eleventh ward
on Saturday. both Pyle and Hickman
have determined supporters there and so
hot has the fight become that there is a
| probability Of clash.
It is estimated that fully 3, 300 votes
will be polled at Saturdays nomination
election.
In each Of the three assess
ment districts of the city the present as
SCISSORS, Frank A. McCloskey Edward
Higgins and Harry r kyleare candidates
for denomination and as yet they have no
/ opposition II is customary to give two
terms to an assessor.
They are having lively fight IN Bran
dywine hundred over the Representatives
George Lodge young lawyer. who has
an office IN this city, is opposed by John
Shaw, a young farmer. Lodge is about
20 years Of age, graduate of the Uni
versity of Pennsylvania and was stu-
dent Of law under Hon. Charles b. Lore.
his uncle His father has several times
been n member Of the Legislature and
was a member of the Constitutional Con
vention Of 1852, being one Of the FIVE
members of that convention still living
The western end Of the hundred viii
probably give Lodge pretty solid sup.
port, while Shaw expects considerable
help from the men at Edgemoor
Andrew Elinson of Pencader will come
to the Levy Court, all opposition TO him
having been withdrawn
The nomination Of W. Pierce Bggs of
/ St Georges for the House i pretty gen
Y
4 Cochran. Mr. Biggs Is said to be the
most popular Of his family in ST.
/ Georges
The Democratic candidates for the
House Of Representatives in Blackbird
hundred are Robert Huggins, Lawrence
4 " Aspril and Richard Brocksun Hug
/ gins owns himself Aspril is steered by
the Sanlsburys, while Dick Brockson
/ follows the banner Of James the first.
I Tho Saulsburys are confident Of winning
4 IN Blaskbird. They are said to be Just
as confident of losing in Mill Creek ii
! is not known whom the Republicans viii
nominate in Blackbird The Mill Creek
| Republicans will not nominate anyone.
Jason Davis is mentioned as the proba.
bic Republican candidate for the Legisis-
! ture for New Castle hundred The
/ friends Of Hon. Samuel Silver have been
urging him to stand but he has posi-.
lively declined to do so.
The Republican nomination for an as
SCISSOR Of the Third district has been ap-
pointed to be held on Thursday evening,
September 10, at the Tippecanoe Club
rooms. Tenth and Market streets. The
candidates are Draper A. Devices, James
b. Agnew and James c. Pickels
The Democratic nomination election in
the Third ward viii be held at the north
west corner Third and Market street,
next Saturday. This is the most central
/ location
William Quinn the Democratic In.
spector in South Wilmington, says that
he has been offered $25 TO render services
for Mr.. Hickman at Saturdays election
w n. Brown and r. NJ Cooper held a
consultation at Cheswold, Del, last even
/ ing and came to the conclusion that the
Prohibition party ought to have a legis
latiye ticket in the field Accordingly q
county convention viii be called at Dover
4 at an early date