Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1888-10-25
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supervisors OF Election Ask cd II
Proposed Joint sbs.cassiaa.t

s'svrh % Eiactt0n Asked For
erop0sed Joint sbiscassionl
Henry 0. Conrad, Es1., chief supor.
Visor OF elections for Delaware, yesterday
week presented the following petition 10
the United Staten circuit court:
Toalc Honorable William NC KEENAN, ,J,,dge
9t ne UHited States Circuit Dourt. for He
Dtstrlct Of Drlotonre- SIN: The und erslFned !.
oiuzsns ,luh qualified voters Of the county
., rev Castle, In tho Congressional district
Of the state OF Delaware, hersby make
huoWn 10 you tbeir desire TO have the cleo
tion Tor q representative Ia Congress OF
the united States from said tjistrlct, which
election is TO be held on Tuesday, the sixth
guarded. f--~
The undersigned, therefore. pray your
honor to open said circuit court NJ the CITY
OF Wilmington, In said district, and to ar
point and commission supervisors Of said
election TOR each OF the ~ election districts
q the city OF WILMINGTON, In snid district,
IN accordance with the provisions OF the
provided.
And your petitioners, as in duty bound,
Will ever pray, etc.
HORACE @ KSowLes, CnAs. b. woopwAnp,
sAsL9w H. CURTIS, SAMUEL. y. BETTs,
>. u. FfLL, HAIRY f3yrrs.
aEoRes W. GooDLEr, PAUL BnraaT,
A. ID. PEOPLES, WfILiAM LAygroy.
Judge McKennsn granted tho applica-
ton, and made an order sppointinu Judge
Wales to cot In his place in appointing
and commissioning the supervisors when
selected. The sups rvisors will comurise
one Democrat and one Republican in each
election district, and the lists will be
submitted to Mr.. Conrad by the CHAIR
men of the Democratic and Republican
CITY committees. Mr.. Conrad, nfter no.
ing over the lists and seeing that suitable
man are selected, will submit the names
to Judge Wales for appointment. = '@
A JOINT: DEBATE PRorosrD. -
I Henry 8. Kent of Hookessin, one Of the
Prohibition candidates for Presidential
alsctor, In conversation with q GAZETTE
representative yesterday week, suggested
and warmly urged the project of joint
debate between speakers Of the three par
ties. His Idea was to advertise meeting
In the hall et Hooksssin, invite men OF ali
parties, and divide the time equally be.
tween Democratic, Republican and Pro-
hibiiion speakers, In the order named,
The speakers, he held, should give o
clear, fair statement of their principles.
and without personal oontre versy sho v
the people the reason for the faith they
upheld. II the ether parties sgresd, Mr..
Kent said he would see that the Prohibit
ton speakers were on hand.
The Newark Ledger OF Saturday con.
tatned the following: my employees re.
eeive rs per cent cash Of their wages, the
balance ~ In form of an order which is
dealt out at my store. II they want some
thing the store hasn't, my clerks are in
Instructed to buy the order at the rate OF
20 per cent of. lion Charles Fl Tyears
speech in Gaskey Hall OF, Sattsi dug night,
October 1871, 1883.
The Sussts Journal says: Tho Demo.
cratic campaign Of oratory will open up
In earnest next Tuesday with o grand
mass meeting at Georgetown. and from
that time until the day of election nu.
nervous speakers will be busy explaining
the Issues Of the campaign and showing
how tho interests Of labor, manufacturer
consumer and tag payer demand the cleo,
ton Of Cleveland, Thurman, Pennington
and the whole Democratic ticket. The
mass meeting ct Georgetown next Tues.
day will be addressed by Hon. 7. r.
Bsyard, Hon. George Gray and Hon.
John B. Pennington, and the Georgetown
Oornet Band viii furnish music. Other
meetings will DO held throughout the
county