Evening journal., 1890-09-25
POLITICAL NOTES.


Bracket Reed seems to be the only
thing holding up the Republican shelf.
Two Democrats have been unseated In
Congress and negroes put in their places.
The Elliot Say
The Third ward Democrats met last
night, but adjourned after transacting
routine business.
The Democratic party has been vic
torious in Delaware too long and has
knocked out too many men to be de-
feated by boy.
The atmosphere is so chilly in Republ.
can headquarters at Seventh and Market
streets that they keep their ice cooler on
top Of The stove.
One of the best campaign documents
the Democrats of this state have is the
school boy co imposition Harry Richardson
Iesd before the Republican State Con-
yention.
George Washington wore No. IL
boot, and his hands were SO big that his
gloves had to be specially made for him
Sussex Countlan. And when he kicked
against tyranny all England trembled,
For arrogant audacity the Democratic
convention Of Sussex county on Tuesday
last, beats the world.-Sussex Repubh-
can Probably only surpassed by the
bringing mendacity Of the Sussex Repub
lican.
Charles r. Groves of this city is the
last man who has received government
pap from the hands of Senator Higgins
He will go to join McKendree Downham
in the Pension Bureau, and add one to
the Higgins colony in the national CAPT
tai
AS Charles II. Groves was ar pointed
too recently to unite with the throng of
patriots-all holding office at his gift
who endorsed Senator Higgins in Wash
ington, he might compose separate and
distinct apostrophe to his creator or dis
coverer.
The Milford Chronicle, a Republican
paper published in the town ia which
Mr.. Robinson lives, says: "In naming
AL. Robinson for sheriff the Democrats
have put up a good man. and their
strongest The Chronicle should have
the following motto placed over its edi-
tofial columns: Forgive me. father, for
| cannot tell lie.
The Tenth ward Republicans held a
wake over their dead hopes last night
and appointed the following pall-bearers
for the Republican obsequies in Novem-
Der: First district, John L. Crossan,
jeremiah Norris Second district, Norman
Yeatman, a. T. Shippers; Third district,
=. Speakman. |. w. Bowers Fourth dis
trict, Joseph Hudson, Charles W. Solo
way: Fifth district. James Mcbride, @
F. Martin. Relatives ard friends invited
to attend. Please omit flowers.
The following is the organization of
the Fourth ward Republicans as effected
last evening" George NJ Fisher vice.
chairman aud Joseph Wiggleswosth sec
rotary. The district men were elected as
follows; First Joseph Wigglesworth,
Ferd Chairs. George M. Fisher, Alexander
Beggs; Second, James Floyd, James
johnson, Charles Robinson aud James e.
Thompson; Third, George Singley, VIII
liam Workman, David Shaw, w. T. Hill;
Fourth, James B. Stockstill William
Ward, Isaac Shockley, Frank Foulk.
A resolution passed by the Delaware
Republican Association of Washington.
endorsed "the Ocean Mail bill, by which
! the postmaster general is authorized to
subserve the postal and commercial in
terests Of the country by arranging for
the carrying OF our mails on American
bottoms, carrying the American flag at
their mastheads. Until the Republican
policy of driving vessels from our ports
is abandoned, the only American mail
delivered on American bottoms will be
delivered during sleety weather by
American letter carriers.
Harry A. Richardson, Republican
| candidate for governor is expected to
address the "Old Seventh Ward Republi
can Club, in the Churchman Building
tonight What is the matter with
Kendalls slaughter house2 The dark
and bloody stamping ground" should not
be ignored on an occasion when the Re-
publican party is to be "butchered to
make a Democratic holiday" Did rail
road attorney George V. Massey write
this little piece for his political protege,
or is it the same one he used at the Re-
publican State Convention?
j. Frank Higgins of this city has de.
elined the assistant postmastership at
must be something radically wrong when
a Higgins refuses office, and for the
credit Of the family of Senator Higgins.
this matter should be carefully looked
into. There is general idea afoat that
be is waiting for a sinecure, but f. Eden
Bach has corner in them, and it is
positively known be would like to dispose
Of few of them at $500 each. Here is
a chance for Mr.. Higgins. He evidently
does not want place where he does all
the work and another man gets all the
money.
The Eighth ward Republicans held a
small meeting at Seventh and Kirkwood
streets last evening Very little enthu-
siasm was manifested, as the prevailing
sentiment was that there was no prospect
of success for the Republicans this year,
and especially in this county. The fol.
/ lowing officers were elected by the
Eighth Ward Republican Club, which
was organized after the meeting: Presi.
dent, George 81. Gilling; vice president
John B. Roberts; secretary. j. Frank
Baldwin; treasurer, Howard Stats The
following committees were appointed
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