Evening journal., 1890-03-05
THE KENT TRIO.
DEMOCRATIC GuesRNAToRlAL TIM
BER.

BER.
Harry a. Richardson, Republican, Go be
Opposed by Robert j. Reynolds. Caleb
S. Pennewn and james Williams in a
Race for the Honors OF Kent County.
DOVER, March 5.-Yesterday was
busy day In Kents Levy Court. as the
collectors, or a number of them brought
in their delinquent lists from several of
the hundreds. and there were delinquent
lists to bring in. 1t seems strange that
after all the discussion, public and pri-
vate, that there has been dur
ing the past months on the
subject of poll tax, all the efforts that
have been made by the leaders to bring
the poll-taxable ont II there should be
anybody missed or left. but the list
turned In yesterday to the Levy Court
show hundreds Of delinquents who will
not be entitled to vote at the election
next fall, because of their failure to be-
come qualified. II Is said that the list
from South Murderkill hundred, espec-
tally, is heavily dotted with the names
of derelicts.
As the lists will all be In now in day
or it may be well to take a surface view
of the outlook for the coming campaign
as It presents itself now ia Kent county,
from Democratic standpoint. The
Democrats Of Kent have this county, OF
that there can be no question, but they
are not going to win il "hands down,
and the plan Of campaign that Is sohed-
uled on this idea Is bound to be mis-
taken plan. The Republican party has
some strength here and they are deter
mined to exert it. IN fact this campaign
means for them death or life for a genera
tion. Approaching this they will put in
the field the very best material
as candidates. They will take as their
gubernatorial choice. Harry A. Richard.
son. and the fact that almost without re-
gard to faction they have decided on this
move is proof that they are determined
that no personal choice or factional feel
ing Is to be allowed to stand I'm the way
of what they deem party success. There
was opposition to Richardson at
: the start, there is no gain
, saying this fact-strong opposition, for
{ way down at the core factionelism rank
les in the Republican party Of Kent, but
all this was drowned out and smothered
on the surface when they sized matters
: up and now for weeks they have been
centralizing the young man, who un-
/ doubtedly Of all the Republicans in Kent
! is the most popular.
These points of the manner in which
the enemy is working are given with a
purpose. In them lies, in the estimation
of many conservative and level headed
Democrats, a lesson that the Democracy
may ponder over with advantage Kent,
it may be reiterated right here, is Demo.
cratic She is filled with members of the
! party who love Democracy for its own
cake for the principles that it is made up
Of. They have their personal feelings
and preiudices too and from now until
the primaries are over, they will assert
themselves as they have a right to. You
hear them expressed on every street
corner and in every store in
{ the county. Kent feels that she
! is entitled to the gubernatorial
Z nominee-if It can centre on one and
= of the three or four prominently spoken
n of candidates, each has his adherent'
who win stick by him until the stat'
= convention decides the issue, and each o
them is worthy Of this allegiance. The,
= are all Democrats to the manor born, an
all men of whom the party and state ma.
be proud. Take Robert J. Reynolds of tn
= Murderkills. Who does not know Bob j.
- known all over the county. A Democra
Q Of war days, when it took nerve to be
= worker in the party ranks, he was on
and has been one ever since, early an'
y late, in season and out, he has thwarteC
=; many well-laid Republican scheme 70
VI success at the cost of time and money
= No wonder he has a large following her
y who would like TO see him governor.
When Caleb s. Pennewill of Dover,
six footer, as straight physically as he
of morally of a long line of Democrat
of as noted for their party fealty as the
10 have always been for their business in
n tegrity. man honored wherever hi
m name is known. Not an aggressive pol
he tician, but high.minded honorabl
Democrat who could honor the offiC
of governor more than it could possbl
honor him. he has a following who wi
P. carry his name to the primaries, and h
or deserves their respected confidence.
as When James Williams of Kenton hun
dred, who has served his party favorabll
and several positions Of honor an
trust, as hale and hearty phys
~ cally as he was twenty years ago. II
y name has been a household word in Ker
ge for a quarter of a century Not wantin
the office, but wanted by many to ill il
ed a man who would grace the chair Of chi'
magistrate of this little commonwealth
His friends and admirers are to be foun
ne in every hundred of the county.
u Now here's a trio of representsti'
o. Kent men Men whose names will be ca
he ried into the state convention on keI
banners, and they will be fought for
al only Kent Democrats can fight for thei
be choice until the end. But when the eI
comes-and that is when the stal
convention has decided, then, ssmark yC
IS the choice Of that convention will sett
y it. This is now the settled opinion
men who are as earnest in their battle f
ID their favorites as ever were partisan
,ch Men who love their party, and 8
Kent county Democrats do ths
- see that they have we'll equipp'
" enemy to deal with and they
'eu throw away no chance. You may see
great deal written about bolts aud pro
ne, able bolts-but Kent county will on
as know and show a united Democra
ch. when the main battle opens next fall.
~ Ordered TO Quit the City at once.
not A few weeks ago the chief was order
not to allow the sacrifice excitement
continue any longer than March 3. b
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