Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1890-08-14
POLITICAL NOTES.
Attornsy-cenerai Blrws Talks.

POLITICAL NOTES.
1
Attorney General BIggs Talks.
Attorney John Biggs was in
terviewed in regard to the ticket:
] What do you think OF the ticket a
J nominatedf asked the reporter.
u think 1t is strong ticket | don
see how the convention could have don,
Otherwise than in nominating Mr. Rev
nolds. base it on these reasons That i
was Kent county's turn to have The candi
date for governor; that he WAS the de-
clded choice Of both the delegates from
Kent county and the people OF Ken
county. Besides this he has been life
long, Woodworking Democrat. Always
ready to serve the best interests OF hi.
party and man In every
way qualified to all the posi-
ton with honor to himself and state
Therefore, | say, that he was entitled tc
the nomination and ii was right to give
it TO him. i"
How many majority will you give fol
him. asked the reporter.
well, that is hard to say. but I will
say that he will be elected by safe
round. Democratic majority"
Ifyou let me Beale not accept bride
any more.
Amos Cole and Franklin Temple are
the two latest aspirants for the sheriff
atty nomination in Kent county.
The killing Of the Force bill saved the
soathern Democrats the trouble OF kill
ing some Of its banefciaries.
Tuesdays convention settled ono thing
beyond question, and that Il that il Is 4
moral impossibility for the tail TO war
the dog in Delaware.
II Senator Edmunds is determined to
use the gag he will merit the esteem Of
his fellow countrymen by applying it to
himself primarily
The rainbow was welcome oman to
Moan reynolds, and just before it pre-
sented itself the dove Of peace had
placed the green sprig of harmony ia his
hand.
L. @. vandegrift said this morning:
WELL am entirely satisfied with the
ticket | don't think the Republicans
can find as good double.toAm in the
state"
Camden camp meeting broke up Wed
nesday morning. While the conversions
were few in the circle, the Democrstic
convention evinced the fact that the
political exhorters were quite successful
on the ragged edges.
William n Boyce was seen in Dover
day or two ago by an EVENING JotJR
MAI Y7anrpfpp aud In -. 81,
tion Is there any truth in the news.
paper reports that Governor Biggs has
appointed you to the benchY" said: II
have not heard anything Of it.
William Dyer of Dover. seems to be
the only man in the state who has the
hardihood TO come out and say that as a
Democrat he will not support the ticket
as nominated. Mr.. Dyer is evidently
gifted with greater amount of hind
sight than foresight to be such a kicker
There is rumor current, but IL can
hardly be credited, that an effort win "a
made in Kent county to get s. G. Ban.
croft, master Of the Delaware State
Grange and free-trade Republican. ia
accept place upon the Legislative
branch Of the Democratic ticket There
is too much good, straight Democratic
timber IN the woods OF Kent county to
make such thing p obsble.
There was one man in the state
convention who wanted harmony.
anyhow. His ballot for governor
read: Reynolds aand PennewilI. f."
Lack OF time is supposed to have
been the reason he did not add BLACK
and Reynolds" This patriot who had
che veal Of his state so near at heart
should come forth so that his noble, sell |
sacrificing qualities can be properly re-
Griflnberg, Of Rising sun, and George
Fisher. of Wyoming evidently had a
hard time to take care Of d. P. Barnard's
gubernatorial boom, on the Camden
Camp grounds, on Sunday. Grifinberg I
says he has made a canvass OF New Gas,
tie county. and he finds Mr. Barnard the
decided choice of the New Castle Repub.
iicans. 1t il an open secret that he
made the canvass on ticket from Wv
omlng to Wilmington. good for one dav
without the privilege OF stopping off At
any intermediate points.
At precisely seventeen minutes OF
q CLOCK on Saturday evening last, Harry
Richardson, the would-be-governor az
Delaware, was sitting upon the porch Of
nus palatisl home on State street, Dover,
waiting for a bolt Of gubernatoriai
lightning to strike HIM. The clouds
lowered around him, and the thunder
rolled, but at precisely twenty-five min.
ntes and forty Ave seconds Of eight
clock no uttered sigh, and went into
his castle, a frown OF disappointment
resting on his brow. The yexed ones
ton with him is, win Doodle Az AZ
conductor Of political lightning?" Any
.ightning-rod agency that can furnish
Mr.. Richardson with lightning rod
running from his pocket book to the
governors chair with guarantee that
i will have a back-action tendency at
proper times, can probably make a few
thousands in cool cash by laying his
patent before the Republican State Cen
trail Committee
Boy Nearly Drowned.
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