Evening journal., 1890-08-07
Peiitical Notes.
Mckinley Horner,
Sat in a corner.
rating his tariff pie;
He stuck in his Thumb.
It brought forth n Plumb.

| Mckinley Horner,
Sat in a corner,
Eating his tariff pie
lie stuck in his thumb.
| II brought forth a Plumb.
And tear from his tarif-dry eye
The Republicans of the Tenth ward
will meet ct Republican hesdouar-
ters at Seventh and market streets. this
evening.
Nothing but routine business was
transacted at the meetings OF the Sixth
and Ninth ward Republicans last even
ing
Ward meetings will be held BY the
Democrats of the city this evening to
name delegates to the, state convention
to be voted for at the primaries on Sat
urday.
The Democrats of the Eleventh ward
met at the corner of Seventh avenue and
Duncan street last evening and unani-
mously elected Hon Thomas F. Bayard
delegate to the state convention, and R
/. Cottingham alternate. The meeting
was enthusiastic and very largely at
The Democrats Of Georgetown hun
dred, Sussex county, have chosen the
following delegates 10 the state conven
/ ton: Ex-Governor Charles 6. Stocklev
Isaac Il. Fooks, DR.. Joseph B. Waples
| John l.. Thompson and David I. Marvel
Some hungry. horny handed son 81
toll in the Republican ranks will be de.
| lighted TO hear that Postmaster Stewart
has 'shuffled off this mortal, CoyIel"
The young hustlers in the Democratic
ranks have evidently come to the con
clusion that they have been running the
ship Of state through rough seas with
out sufficient ballast, and The selection
of such men as Hon. Thomas f. Bayard,
Ex-Governor Stockley and George II,
Bates, ESQ will do much to make the
proceedings Of the convention harmo
NOUS and deliberate.
The Dover Index comes out with q
fOrcible protest against the Force Elec-
tion bill and asks for signers. TIE EVEN.
ING JOURNAL will sign it without hest
tation, and the protest has the unquali-
fed endorsement Of Alabama and
Kentucky.
Joseph Smithers Of Smyrna has a
tongue much longer than his head; but
when he speaks of the Republican party
buying the state IL would be interesting
to know how many pennies Joseph would
drop into the SLOT
McKendree Downham says his position
in the Pension Bureau is no sinecure. He
should get Bach to divide.
The polls Of the west district of the
Fourth ward will be removed to the
southwest corner Of Fifth and Walnut
streets. Heretofore the polling place |
has been in Morrow's Court, a small |
street running off from French strset |
between Fourth and Fifth. The isolated |
position of the polls was the cause for
the change. The polls Of the lower pre-
cinct remain at the southwest corner Of |
Fourth and Pine.
Postmaster Stewart says there will be |
no changes in the postal service here for
several days.
j. D. Lewis. prominent farmer and !
Democrat of Duck Greek hundred, who |
has been visiting relatives in this city, |
was seen to day by an EVENING JOURNAL |
reporter. In answer to an inquiry as to |
the probable Democratic nominee for |
governor, he said that ne believed that |
Honorable James Williams OF Smyrna. |
will be tae man, there being too much |
opposition to Mr.. Reynolds to Justify |
the Democrats in running him, as he was |
one of the prime movers in the applica
ton of the unit rule at the county con-
ven!ion two years ago..