Evening journal., 1890-08-26


st. Georges hundred
No matter how the election goes there
are three happy Republicans in Kent
county. They are Senator A. B. Rich.
ardson, and Levy Courtmen John B.
Wharton OF East Dover hundred, and
Caleb s. jackson of North Murderkill
hundred. They all hold over.
The question now agitating the Kent
county politicians Is, How many over
500 majority viii the Democratic ticket
receive in the State" The question win
be answered in the EVENING JOURNAL on
the first Wednesday next following the
first Tuesday after the first Monday" In
November.
Captain Thomas Draper of East Dover
hundred, who is spoken of as a Republican
& bernatorial nominee, will do very we'll
to run two masted schooner up Jones's
Creek, but when Ii comes TO running the
Ship Of State in stiff political gale, he
couldn't see The range light on the gov
ernor's chair for the Democratic fog sur
roundingit.
As a scatterer Of vital political forces
under his management, McKendee Down
ham was decided success at the last SEES
sion of the Legislature Who will take care
Of and manage the two holding over Sen.
ators Is matter of conjecture. They
will either become Democrats or die amid
the oppressive loneliness surrounding
them.
The Republicans Of the First ward
met last night at No 1870 Tatnal, street,
and nominated the following ticket to be
voted for at the delegate election, on
September O. Delegates-Isa r
Brown, William H. Peoples William q.
Wheatley, colored William
Benge, Amos Simmons and John Trusty,
colored. County committee, George +.
Hatton, James Brown, Jr, and William
Benge.
George Fisher Of Wyoming has Che
Republican sheriffalty bee in his bonnet,
and the way it buzzes as Grlffenberg
prods IL is something wonderful. There
is prevailing sentiment that the cold
weather of September will drive this
rash little bee into the cells to escape the
/ political frost. Not the cells Of the
county jail, but the cells of its own
conception; in other words, it will revert
TO the shades of the utter nothingness
from whence it came
j. Colby Smith, the Wiseaere Of viii.
low Grove, still meanders in Kent
county He has evidently come to the
conclusion that he has expansive con.
tractive capabilities fitting him for any
office in the gift Of the Republican party.
1t isn't a question Of what he wants; it
is a question OF what he doesn't want.
He has just ordered pair of spring bot.
tom psntalO0ns guaranteed to it any
chair from the governors down.
The Republicans Of the Sixth ward met
at the parlors Of the Phmrix Engine
House last night. The following ticket
was nominated for the delegate election.
September 6: Delegates-Dr John p.
Wales. J. Paul Brown, George Mccall,
James J Patterson, Peter Kenton: alter
nates-Joseph X. Adams, q r. Bring
hurst, James A Anderson, William A.
McShes Charles H. Smith. County
Committee-William H. Hanna, Frank
Woolley, John Mason. Jacob Hanna, Gil
pin B Underwood ana George Mccall
were the nominating committee and
William Il. Hanna, presided at the meet
ing.
There are several applicants for the Re-
publican sheritfalty nomination in Kent
county. but nothing can yet be told as to
the result, as dark horses are likely to
be trotted out upon the track at any
time Riley w. Melvin of South Murder.
kill has been working his chances for
soma time, and Of course Samuel S
Griffith Of Duck Greek hundred will have
} his name before the convention. That is
a regular biennial occurrence. lie would
have stood q good show at the last county
convention, but for the fact that Colby
Smith was a stated candidate and all eff.
forts by the Melvin and Griffith men ia
, break the slate in caucus were unavail-
| ing King Caucus ruled supreme and
: sent }. Colby Smith out to his political
death.
] Edward Disch, of Duck Creek hun
bred, is red hot applicant for the Re-
) publican sheriffalty place on the ticket
de is running his canvass by electricity
Jersey lightning xxx He didn't say
: the following in an interview yah
. dot ish all right. / ish here fur de blac,
s INT vat hat you got to say spout it, nh
e So long ash pays for mine own pee
unit phiskey, whose pizness vos it; do
(. ISL vat I wants TO know | an
: shust so tired of seein' dis countr,
Q run by q set of d---d Dutch and Irish
q dot | will now step in and fill de gap, Ply
: gracious, on de strength of mine owl
Al drue American nationality, and II / an
" elected | will gif dem prisoners all d
peer dey wants 10 drink and phistle " Il
Watch and Rhine" dree times day
America shust fur de id Americans
Is vas yot believe in -