Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1890-09-06
POLITICAL NOTES.

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POLITICAL NOTES.
Has any one seen McKendree Down
ham9
There are nine applicants for the posi-
tion Of assistant postmaster.
Councilman Beale is simply another
Aaron who worshipped the golden calf.
One Cannon in Congress is sufficient.
There is no danger that Delaware viii
send another.
John Fl. HofTecker, speaker Of the
House, Is a dark horse that both Rich
ardson and Barnard fear.
County Treasurer d. NJ Ridgely, one
of Kent county's prominent young Dem
ocrsts was on the fair grounds yesterday.
B. F. Townsend saws he has not yet
decided TO run as Democratic candidate
for the legislative nomination in this
hundred.
Robert P. Porter, the Republican cen
sus commissioner, wants to know IL
Salisbury, Md, thinks she is larger
than New York;
A larger number of Wilmington Demo
Gratis went to Middletown to day to at
tend the Democratic county meeting held
there this afternoon.
Some good Republican should send
Speaker Reed a muzzle for Cannon It
isn't safe for the goddess Of liberty to
be around the capitol
Klttery or Cattery, Reed will have to
hustle to get back to Congress Even
the Republicans can't stand everything
They sit down on it occasionally.
w. Polk Cumins says he is not a
candidate for the Duck Greek hundred
that Benjamin HAZEL would be a very
acceptable candidate,
The simple prospect is that the cleo
tion in this state next November will be
so close as to make both sides shiver-
Morning News. Yes, veritable Repub
lean congestive chill.
1t is said that F. Eden Bach would
| like to be consul to a port in Ireland
he says he thinks he hears rich Hiber
MAN voice singing Come Bach, to Erin,
my darling, my darling"
And Walter Hayes, Esq is still in the
field for Republican legislative honors
From the backing he has one is lead TO
| suppose that some Republicans want to
make Hayes while the sun shines.
Judging from the way in which the
Republicans are trying 10 buy up the
papers OF this state they must feel very
| confident. indeed, of the result in Novem.
Der. IL is a confidence stuffed with un.
| certainty.
Elk Governor c. Q. Stoekley, OF Sus-
sex. Governor Benjamin T. Biggs, OF
New Castle and Gubernatorial Nominee
| Robert J. Reynolds, of Kent, were on
the fair grounds yesterday-past, pres
emit and future.
Postmaster Stewart has announced
that he will not appoint an assistant
postmaster until he can get good man
He will either have to 80 outside Of his
own party or leave the matter to the
next Democratic postmaster.
A meeting Of Christiana hundred
Democrats will be held at Marshalltor
this evening 10 further the candidacy o.
John Chapel for legislative honors Tn,
meeting OF his rival, Peter Haughey. wa:
held last Saturday night.
Upon leaving the capital Breckin-
bridge might throw the words of Cata-
line to the Romans into the face Of
| Speaker Reed and his colleagues: ~ 60,
but will return again" He viii be
seated in the House when Speaker Reed
has been sent TO retirement.
Asbury G. Sterling's candidacy for del
egate TO the state convention has cost
him his judgeship Of the polls 70 the
Eastern end Of the Seventh ward AL
lowing a colored man to be the Judge Of
a white mans elective franchise is
peculiarly a Republican institution.
President Farras resolution request
ing Boodler Beale to resign should have
embraced a great many more members oil
Council. II is generally supposed that h,
was afraid that If he asked all to resign
who should resign on account OF dis
qualifications Of various sorts, b,
wouldn't have a quorum.
II DR.. d. q. Burton, of Sussex. think,
he is hoodwiuking the Higgins mer
he is very much mistaken. He saws Mr.
Higgins is not in the present fight at all
II isn't necessary, when the politlca
monkey has such a cats paw as Mr.
Burton 10 pull the chestnuts out OF the
Sussex Ere for him.
F. Eden Back was reciting his littl,
piece to some poor Republican farmer il
front of the grand stard at the fair yes
terday afternoon. The poverry-strickeI
agriculturist couldn't see the point
much 10 Bach's discontinue The differ
encs between the wearing apparel Of tn,
two showed that 1t paid better to be
political farmer than q tiller Of III,
soil.
The way in which Ex-Governor c. G
Stockley summed up the political situa
ton in Sussex county and the state .,
an EVENING JOURNAL, reporter has mad
the dry bones in the editorial chair o
the Morning News rattle with ven
geance The News knows nothing abou
the political situation IL has been pre-
dieting Republican success for clever
years and the fact that IL half struck Il
once, las made chump Of il. II stands il
the same relation 70 politics that Wiggin
does 20 the weather-Talks q lot about /
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