Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1890-08-25

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your reporter to- day that his resignation
would be placed In the hands of the Gov
ernor September /. John O. Hawkins
still takes the lead, with Prin-
cipal George, of Camden public schools.
coming in second best. Another man
has come into the open 6ght in the per
son of Alexander NJ Daley, of Hartley
But right here a complication arises BY
positive knowledge of the fact that a
prominent Kent county politician has
within the past two or three days told
she governor that he was holding o dark
horse by the halter, in the person of a
broken-down preacher, who would
be tr5tted out at the proper time. There
was time when the groom of this in
teresting prodigy OF the dark horse per-
suasion could get almost anything he
wanted, but as he has fallen from royal
favor on account of his kicking propen-
stiles, IL is hard to tell how he will come
In with his dark horse on the home
| stretch. The appointment will probably
be made either the next week or the week
after, and from all present indications
Hawkins will be the man, as he Is more
closely identif with the party interests,
and II owes him more for services rem
dered as he has been faithful worker
The shrievaIty Contest
The shrievalty contest in Kent county
becomss more and more complicated
every day. To every man who is an.
preached the situation is perfectly clear.
but compilation Of their opinions ends
In such mass of conflicting testimony
that one is thrown upon his own re-
sources for DEDUCTIONS
Everyone comedies that 1t is Mispil-
lions turn to name the man, but the
question arises, can she do IL? There Is
triangular fight going on In that hun.
dred to capture the delegation to the
county convention. Amos Cole is fight
ing the thing for all there is In it and
has the advantage so far. but there are
certain Influences being conferred against
him distinct from the candidacy Of other
men, that may upset his hopes But
casting aside the possibility OF the effect
OF the personal matter being
circulated against him he
still has a strong fight in his own
hundred to say nothing Of complications
winch may arise from concerted action
among the voters of Kenton and North
Murderkill hundreds. He has two foe
man worthy of his steel right in his own
Read
and Emor Harrington, both of whom re-
side in Harrington and are influential
men and representative Democrats. Il ia
though that if the fight narrows down
towards the finish they will combine
forces and name the man-and that man
will not be Amos Cole But there are
other considerations. There Is some talk
that no man in Mispillion hundred G. :
carry a solid delegation to the county
convention and that if such be the case
to remove the bone of contention IL will
be thrown into another hundred. Il IL
upon this idea that David " lids
and Franklin Temple are fighting the
matter out in Kenton hundred TO can.
ture the Kenton hundred delegation for
this throwing out contingency: hut thew
evidently forget that North Murderkiil
hundred will put in claim as next in
place to MispilliOn, and in Robert q
Dunn, of Camden, they have foe who
will have backing calculated to down
all opposing influences. RI IL is thrown
to North Murderkill hundred, there il
little doubt but that Mr.. Dunn will re-
ceive the nomination. A more reason.
able view of the matter is, however.
that Mispillion will not let this long
deferred houor pass her by, now that
she has ID in her grasp.
Hon. James williams Interviewed.
Honorable James Williams. whose
name was brought before the late Demo-
cratic convention In connection with the
guoernatorial nomination, was inter-
viewed in regard 10 the ticket, and said
n think it is the strongest ticket that
could have been nominated under the
circumstances. 1t will be uphill work
to elect it, and it would have been with
any other ticket, but we can elect il. II
Is not the ticket in this case, but sur.
rounding circumstances that will make
hard work necessary"
Notes.
If North Murderkill hundred gets a
senatorial place on the ticket DR.. b. w.
Cooper will doubtless be the man. George
and w. g. Freer want to
occupy the seat in the House but unhap-
PLY IL isn't large enough for both of
them; especially when there is some like
lihood that Benjamin Moore will come
into the fight with backing that will en-.
sure him the hundred delegation and
doubtless the county nomination. The
hundred has no levy courtman on the
ticket this year
In South Murderkill hundred the only
man prominently spoken Of in connec.
tion with the legislative branch of the
ticket is Alexander Minner for the House.
IL ne IS nominated it may be regarded az
q very couciliatery move indeed by Mr..
Reynolds and his friends, as Mr. Minner |
has, up TO the past few weeks, been |
prominently identified with the interests
Of the opponents of Mr.. Reynolds.
In East Dover hundred John r Mich |
olson, Esq William George Postles. |
Eidad Clarke and William salisbury are |
spoken Of fer the seat in the House |
That John r Nicholson, ESQ VIII get
the place il he will accept It, there is |
little question.
Minos Conaway would like to 20 from |
Little Greek hundred, Kent county. to the |
House
Ia Duck Creek hundred there are three
names mentioned in connection with the |
seat IN the House. This hundred will |
not have representative in the upper
branch Of the legislature as Hon. John |
= Collins has just stepped out OF four |
years term. The names mentioned in |
connection with the lower branch are w. |
Polk Cumins who has been prominently |
mentioned for two elections past; w. A. |
Hardcastle, who is very active party |
worker and Dr. r. s. w. Hirons' who |
would ably represent his party in any
Emma Hopkins Attempted Escape.
Emma Hopkins. notorious colored |
woman. made a daring attempt 70 ESCAPE
from the cells Of the police station sbont |
o'clock lat night. Hopkins was ar