Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1890-09-05
POLITICAL NOTES.

nominated; that is the reason the people |
viii not allow him to be defeated
POLITICAL NOTES.
Richardson and Cannon good ticket
TO lose on.
What has become of Captain Diapers
gubernstorial boom9
West Dover hundred will give Rey-
holds and Causey big majority.
The Republicans will fry the fat In
Sussex If they nominate Bacon for Con-
gress.
Will the Republican gubernatorial
nominee be "Kent's choice" or "Higgins's
choice"
Horace Greeley Knowles has been
home for two weeks and still the Break
water Light refuses to shine.
Harry Richardson evidently thinksDela
ware is a big base ball ground, because
ID is a Diamond state and "all the peo-
pie merely players.
Charles Polk Bailey will probably be
the new Justice Of the peace at Kenton.
Mr. Bailey will be very acceptable 30 the
people of that community.
SO DR.. H. R. Brinton of Sussex thinks
Senator Higgins Is not running the
machine. He is evidently better ply
stefan than politician.
Speaker Reed has taken off his gor
geous blue belly band, renowned his
gray suit, put on statesmanly black and
gone to Maine to save his seat IN the
House.
The Republican press Is now bowling
Republican good nature" instead of
Republican harmony" for this state
| II Is the same kind of good nature that
prevailed during the ".ate unpleasant
ness.
The Republicans have chartered q
special train to go to Dover on Tuesday,
| when the state convention meets In that
town. The train will leave the p, w.
& B. station at g. 10 o'clock a IN and each
passenger will be taxed $3.50 to defray
the expenses.
The report that John w. Causey, Esq.
Democratic nominee for Congress-, Is
down sick at his home in Sussex county,
from an attack Of typhoid fever is false.
He is in his usual good health and is %
ceiving many callers at the Clayton
House in this city.
Senator A. B. Richardson says the duty
on tin cans as provided by the Mckinley
bill, will not exceed 2 cents. 1t wonlC
be much more interesting to know whaf
tariff his son Harry will pay In case hI
receives the gubernatorial nomination
The Mckinley bill, while bad enough
will be free-trade alongside of 1t.
The following Democrats are spokeI
Of as sheriffalty nominees in SUSSEX
county: Alfred Robinson, Cedar Creel
hundred David Hudson, Broad Creel
hundred Peter Hart. Broadkiln hun
bred. For state senator. William Ros
of seaford hundred, Colonel william
Records IF Little Greek hundred, an
Charles Houston Of Dagsboro hundred
are prominently mentioned.
John G. Higgins, one of the ieadin
Changers and Farmers Alliance men G
5 | this state, and brother Of Senator Al
| thony Higgins, was at Wilmington Fai
j, Yesterday. He says the Farmers AllianC
/. and Grange viii make no concerto
? political movement in this state this fal
q as the party lines between the Dem,
Q Gratis and Republicans are too tightly
y drawn With the farmers this year I'll
2 campaign will be one left to the indivi,
ual conscience and not one OF concerto
: action in any given political direction
J. The whole idea will be to vote for ii
d best man and measures
What is the matter with the Republ
can machine in the Ninth ward2 Has
= broken down? or was ChiefiEngineer /
II Eden Bach out Of the city, The Republ
It can forces in the ward went wild an
!. jumped all the barriers last evening,
4 declaring for Harry Richardson and nC
for ID. p Barnard. Cold chills wi
doubtless run up and down Colonel Ba
nard's back when he becomes aware {
= the fact that club known as the Harl
s Richardson Champagne Club has bee
organized in the "oloody Ninth" viii
the following officers President, Franc
s. Bradley; secretary, George n Clarl
7, treasurer, Lewis n. Wilcox; marshs
d James Lynn. Verify, Barnard's ''unce
g tain quantity" is becoming more uncel
d tain.