Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1890-09-29
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STAFF Correspondence EVENING JOURNAL.
DOVER, Del, Sept. 29.-The Demo
cratic primary election of Legislative,
sheriffslty and coroner delegates was
held throughout Kent county Saturday
Owing to the stormy weather the vote
was very light. There were contests in
but two hundreds-Kenton and Mispil-
lion-and these contests hinged upon the
sheriffalty nomination.
The Kenton Contest.
In Kenton hundred the fight was be
tween David g. Wilds and Franklin
Tample, who aspire to the office of sher.
If. The contest was conducted with the |
expectation that Mispillion hundred, |
which is entitled to name the sheriffslty |
candidate, would be unable to elect q |
delegation for any one man, and then |
henton's choice would step In and claim |
the place as soon as 1t became evident !
that the prize was to be thrown outside |
Of Mispilliop hundred for the sake of |
removing the bone Of contention and |
preserving harmony in the Democratic |
ranks. The fight was well conducted, a |
full Democratic vote was polled and |
David 3. Wilds came out Of the contest |
with o. majority over Mr.. Temple
The Fight in MlspilIion.
The great fight of these primaries,
however, centered In MispiIlion hundred
There were three candidates for the
sheriffalty place upon the ticket and all
three went into the fight TO win. They
were Amos Cole, James G Reed and E.
b. Harrington. Cole captured the dele
CATION by 30 plurality, the vote being
Cole, 225; Reed, 1876, and Il. B. Harring-
ton, 49,
The Legislative delegates were elected
by reclamation, and the best of feeling
prevailed throughout the contest. In
fact, this may truly be said of the whole
county. Democrats speak confidently
of the political outlook wherever you 90,
and whatever disaffection, exists is CEN
| tered around Dover, and even 1t is very
small compared to what 1t was two years
ago being confined to the personal in
fluence of disappointed, whipped and bad
tempered men. Every Democrat who
has any standing in the party, says the
county will go Democratic by from 200 to
400 majority, and it is plainly to be seen
that the Republicans are not entering
into the fight with the sanguineness
that marked their still hunt of two years
ago.
81 Am Not a Kicker
Caleb s. Pennewill, of Dover, who was
Democratic gubernatorial nominee at
| the last state convention, was seen In
Dover yesterday and in answer TO an in.
quiry regarding the condition of Kent
county said;
Il want it distinctly understood that
am no kicker. expect to support the
Democratic ticket The Democratic
ticket will be elected in this county by
from 300 to 400 majority. The dis
satisfied voters Of the Democratic party
are rapidly falling back In line. and
nearly all the disaffection that exists
centres here in East Dover hundred. The
Claim made by the Richardson men that
he will carry East Dover hundred by $50
majority Is away off. OF course he will
carry It, but he will not run far ahead Of
his ticket,
The Composition Of the Ticket.
AS near as can be CLEANED from reliable
sources the ticket will be very strong
one.
For senator's James Williams Of Duck
Creek hundred and Ex-Governor John w,
Hall of South Murderkill hundred, are
almost certainties. Mr.. Williams is an
ex-Congressmsn and would easily defeat
John Il Hoffecker, the Republican caadi-
date from the same hundred, while sx-
Governor Hall would have a walk-over
! against Reedy, the Republican candidate
for Senator from Milford hundred, owing
to the fact that so much dissatisfaction
exists over the manner in which Mr..
Reedy secured his nomination by the APP
| plication of the unit rule Besides this
| Mr. Ready xrnuid hava fba rrraok xcrw,
larity of Governor Hall to contend with,
and that would be more than he could
overcome, even with harmony prevailing
in the Republican ranks.
Should any contingency arise whereby
| Mr.. Williams could not accept the nomi-
nation, w. Polk Cummins, the popular
and wealthy young Democrat OF Duck
Creek hundred, would be placed upon the
ticket as representative In lieu of Mr..
WILLIAMS as senator.
William T. Hutson will in all iikeli-
hood get the representative place from
Little Creek hundred, although J.
Thomas Lowe is spoken Of as a dark
horse. Knowing ones say that while
there is possibility that Mr.. Lowe will
secure the nomination, the probabilities
are that Mr.. Hutson has the Little Greek
hundred delegation, and that if he does
not want the place be can name the man
who win get it.
There is great deal of talk in East
Dover hundred of putting young viii.
salisbury upon the ticket as representa-
tive, and while many of the fractional
extremists say it is q surrender, the bet
ter politicians think it will be a good
move to show the public that the Sauls-
bury's are still recognized as factor In
the politics of this STAGE. He has the
backing of very prominent men, and they
are not confined to Kent county. The
| question arises, will he receive the
united support Of the Salisbury follow
ing2 and the general impression is that
he will
Walter D. Hawkins is spoken of in
West Dover hundred, and there is little
doubt but that he will occupy place
upon the Legislative branch of the ticket.
In North Murderkill hundred there are
three names mentioned George FL. Gil
dersleeve, Gideon jackson and DIR.
Cooper. Any one of the three would FIJI
the position with credit to his party,
but George b. Gildersleeve seems to be
the choice Of the Democrats of the hun
bred. This hundred generally goes Re
publican by small majority, but the
Barnard and Griffenberg dissatisfaction
is so great here that the Democrats say
they will carry it.
The representative from Mispillion
hundred will be either Charles j.. Har-
rington or N R. johnson. There was no