Evening journal., 1890-10-04
FIELD DAY Goa POLITICIANS.
Despite the Threatening Weather this
Fair Has "A Good Day

Fair has GOOD Day
stan Correspondence EVENING JOURNAL.
DOVER, Del, Oct. 3.-Despite the bad
weather, today was field day for the
Democrats and Republicans on the state
fair grounds here. The Democrats were
much more largely represented than the
Republicans, and the representation was
a good one In every sense of the word.
Among the Democrats, ! noticed ex-
Governor John w. Hail. who is running
on the Democratic ticket for the state
senatorship; ex Governor G. @. Stockley
OF Sussex county, who Is one Of the most
astute Democratic workers In the state
Senator John B. Dorman, exRe presen-
tative William Russ. Colonel William 81.
Stevens. chairman Of the Democratic
State Central Committee; ex-Secretary
of State William r. CRusey, Hon. James
Z. Wolcott, John F. Salisbury, Robert
]. REYNOLDS, Democratic nominee for
gov. rnor; John w. Causey, Democratic
nominee for Congress; Judge Cullen,
County Treasurer d. M. Ridgely, General
r. r. Kenney. Colonel K. 7. Cooper, J..
Wilkins Cooch. F. M. Dunn, David Reese,
John f. GoldsborouEh, William T. Dick.
son. Samuel Armstrong, Abram Yande
grift, Franklin Temple, w. A. Q. Hard.
castle, John w. Cosgriff, William I,
Watson, s. B Roe, Colonel E. l.. Martin,
Charles b. Houston, John NJ. Houston,
Amos Cole, candidate for sheriff; James
Il Harrington, DIR. Hugh Martin.
The Republicans were represented by
Senator Anthony Higgins, James @.
Pennewill, chairman Of the Republican
State Central Committee; Beniah Wat
son, John B. Wharton, Colonel ID p.
Barnard, Harry A. Richardson, cand date
for governor; Henry w. Cannon, Nun
Wilson and many others who were
scattered here, there and everywhere,
buttonholing every doubtful man and
strengthening their lines at every oppor-
tunity.
Ex-Governor John w Hall was always
surrounded by crowd Of Democrats v b,
congratulated him upon his wisdom IN
accepting the senatorial nomination on
the Democratic county ticket, and this
aged, true and tried Democrat seemed
very much pleased with the attention
that was so lavishly paid to him.
The space between the front OF the
grand stand and the track was shifting
mass OF humanity all the afternoon. A
political kaleidoscope, ever changing
ever moving, but still always presenting
some striking figure. Here you would sec
Senator Anthony Higgins and Beniaf
pacing up and down in front of the
beacher, engaged in earnest converse
tion, fixing up the manner of the manip
ulRtion of the negroe vote, the arrange
ments being interpolated frequently bl
Mr.. Watson, who asked the senator how
long he was going to keen him In Dover
and away from Judge Fisher There yor
saw Robert j. Reynolds, the Democratic
candidat fol governor, engaged in pleas
ant conversation with Harry A. Richard
son, the Republican candidate, and showing
that it is possible for the lion and thu
lamb to lie down together. Here you SCI
Senator John B. Dorman, Ex-Governor G
G. Stocklev, Ex-Governor John w. Hall
William F. Causey, Omnipresent Colone
e. T. Cooper and Hon James L. Wolcot
closely punched and earnestly talking
over the situation. The only man VIII,
was not punched was George Fisher O
Wyoming, the Barnard heller, who say
he has gone out of politics and is devot.
Jag his time to spiritual matters.
The races were there and the exhibit
we're there, but the politicians paid YER
little attention to them. They we're run
ming a race, with the gubernatorial chat
as the prize and were not sparing ia th
use of either the party whip or spur.
| | interviewed several prominent me
from both Kent and Sussex counties an
they all declare that both counties AT
cafe to the Democrats by majoritie
varying from 300 TO 600.