Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1890-09-30
POLITICAL NOTES.

POLITICAL NOTES.
A. K. Robinson states that the report.
printed in several of the Wilmington
dailies that he is an applicant for Squire
Bertolettes place, is false.
Richard Ferguson has been appointed
justice OF the peace at Middletown, vice
William NJ. Wilson, deceased Ee was
sworn in to- day by Nathanial w. Davis,
notary public in this city.
The cornerstone has evidently dropped
out Of the Republican rumor that John
w. Causey had offered the colored church
In Milford $500 for 100 votes. The
trustees OF the church say 30.
Harmony Is so thick in the Republican
ranks in Milford and Cedar Greek hun
dreds that 1t can be cut with a knife.
This Johnson olllns-Marshall.- Reedy
harmony Is what makes the Republicans
50 uncertain about carrying the state
this fall
Will Colonel G. w. Marshall bow him
self before Frank Reedy. of Milford hun
dred, and let him laugh in his sleeve
over the unit rnle honor that has been
heaped upon him2 Colonel Marshall was
entitled to the nomination, but he was
crowded off the track.
Francis B. II Miller now smiles
benign anna straight out Republican
smile. through the general delivery
window at the post Office THIS Republi.
can civil service reform is a little slow,
but everything comes to him who
waits
A bin has been passed by the House
preventing the use of the American flag
for advertising purposes. As soon as
| this act becomes operative it will have
the same effect upon land that the high
protective tariff of the Republican party
has upon the sea-that of making the
| flag of our country seldom seen by
Americans in America.
The following conversation occurred il
the Republican headquarters at Seventh
and Market streets few days ago after
young negro entered. "Asbury ses b,
| vans dem tax receipts" Young Whisk-
ers, (sotto voice. "0h, ali. UNI, yes; well
| guess You have struck the wrong plac,
and think this Is the tax Office, but jus
wait a minute or two until get my ha
and coat and III show You whera yoi
want TO so, don't you know"
Frederick Douglass, who was in Bos
ton last week in order to attend the abe
litionists' reunion, expects to return t
his position in Hayti early in October
The forgive and forget" policy of GER
tain people is rather long minded. Tn
idea Of holding an abolitionists reunion
twenty FIVE years after slavery has bee
abolished and forming afresh the dyinj
embers of sectionalism is not com
mendable one. Ii should be diseounte.
nanced by all right thinking people.
The Seventh ward Republicans held
meeting In the Churchman Building las
night. After several Of the member
had taken the bloody shirt and war skelt
ton out of the closet, they had wa
dance around thesl relics, Solomon Her
sey chanting the dirge, It is said tina
Rev. Mr.. Sluby, the coloIed war poet {
the bloody Seventh, recited little pieC
something like this:
Wild Griffenberg in Murderkiu,
And Barnard for his pal;
Wild Marshall down in Milford, mad,
We can't git dar dis fall
Wild Simpler down In Blackbird
9 Who ianmed Stats agin' de wall
An FED de coons 1t Collins's Beacn;
We cans git dar at all.
! West Dover's got hits Bunker HILL"
To lead de coon astray;
b | De Carey Grimm Moore machine
Am workin' night an day.
So frens, III tole you here tonight,
I'll tOle you one an all.
| DE outlook in de state am dis:
We CANT git dar dis fall
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