Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1890-08-28
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PfiimE.. ICES tor Az They are WOrtI
"A Probability al some SPIRITED
Contests at the Election.
Backed by the strenuous efforts OF 81
tho Federal employees of Wilmington
Senator Higgins i5 making determined
EFFORT to secure the delegates from NeN
CASTLE county to the Republican Stat,
convention, just what he wants 10 de
with them ia not clear It Is knowr
that he is personally In favor Of th,
nomination Of ID. p. Barnard, Jr.
Tor governor, but the sentiment OF
the party Is so clearly in favor Of Harry
A. Richardson, and his money bags
that even Senator Higgins can scarcely
overcome 1t. But he wants to control
the delegates, either to nominate Barnard,
II possible, or to swing them around for
Richardson il the lstter's nomination is
deemed Inevitable. His lieutenants have
been swinging around the different wards
most industriously, setting up delegate
tioAats for the election on September 9Th,
but 1t Is naid that every Higgins ticket
Will be met with an opposition ticket OF
the polls.
Monday night Captain O. H. Gallagher
and his man Friday" backed up by the
post-otiioe employees, marshaled out their
cotcred brethren in force and captured
the Sixth ward meeting at the phmnix
engine house. Fifty-two porsonB were
presEu'. most Of them being negroes.
who srFvsd early and took mp the seats
awaiting orders from the posi-. office in.
cumbente. On the taking of the chair
by President William Hama, chairman
OF the ward committee, Post.offio, Clerk
Urippen made motion that committee
OF three be appointed 10 select candidates
to be voted for for delegates and alter
mates to the State convention and also three
members of county committee, AZ the
same time, It is said, reading from a pre-
pared paper, which he held in his hnpd
the name sof the three solid men OF the
ward, whom the boss had selected for
that purpose; another post-otfice incum-
bent named Underwood, seconded the
motion, which was declared to be carried
by yell OF ayes from the oolofsd troops.
II was particularly noticed that major.
ity OF the most prominent white Rspubli-
cans present, socially and financially and
intellectually, refrainod from voting for
the set up committee OF three above
the committee In the selection OF dele.
gates, on the annouuo ment OF the selec.
ton OF the packed committee, but tue
Higgins men simply carried the msetine
to suit themselves.
Many Republicans are growing about
u. u. Underwood being appointed q
member OF The Republican county exec
utlve committee for tine Sixth ward.
Ihey say It is positive violation OF the
OWL Service law.
The Sixth ward Republicans met Nor
day night In the parlor of the Phmaix
engine house. There was large attend
ance, III persons being present. William
d. Hanna presided and Milton !. Shippers
ssrved a. score ary. The Gathering wac
and tho following ticket was
nominated by nine-tenths vote: Dele
Iates to the Republican State convention,
OE. John P. Wales, j. Paul Brown,
George MCCALL, James E. Patterson and
Peter Kenton; Alternates, Joseph X.
dams, II. X. BringhuYst, James A.
anderson, William MoShea and Cherries
smith; County Executive Committee,
William II. Hanna, Frank woolley and
,ohn Mason. They will be voted for at
he delegate election ON Saturday, Sep
cmDcE OIL
First ward Republicans met on Monday
md nominated the following ticket Tor
state convention and county committee:
r. Brown, William II.
'eoples, William II. Wheatley, Uolored.
Niternates-Wiiiism Benge, Amos sim.
mons aud John Tfusty, colored. County
Jommittee-Gsorge 4. Hatton, James
brown, JF, and William BenRe.
Tenth ward Republicans met Tuesday
I'd made the following nonlnationg
FOR county o1mmittes, Thomas Finn.
4ewis j. Gra2am, Charles #. Bowers;
or dAlepates ta the State convention
)hGrles W. SollawRY, Edward NJ. Speak.
aan; alternA;Gs Isaac W. Weaver and
)harlea f. Bowers.
Nominations made by the Republicans
I the Seventh ward, Tuesnay, were AZ
ollows: For county ommittee-Jemes
'yre, Frank Barney, AsbuYy Sterling
ohm Moore A. j. Schrack and Joseph !
'ostles. For delegates to the State con. ,
eption-Levi O. Bird, William O, Srrn, i
nee, Washington Jones, Watson r.
perry, Samuel H. Knox, eamuel A. 1
lacallister, Phillp P. 'ryre. For alter. !
ates-'p. A. Mitchell, George Church. 4
IAN, Samuel Mccormick, Thomas Lewis, !
ames McRslvey. Five delegates are to i
e voted for. =