Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1891-05-14

of the high school in 1882 to accept the
position Of secretary and treasurer Of the
Wilmington Dental Manufacturing Co., a.
position he still holds. He is also treas.
iirer of the Weich Dental Company of
Philadelphia. He is u prominent member
of the knights of Pythias. He has served
two terms as member of the school board,
was the Republican candidate for presi-
dent of City Council in 1886, and unsuc-
cessfully tried for the mayoralty nomina-
ton in 1883. Last year he was supervisor
of the census for this state.
Joseph X. Adams, the nominee for city
treasurer is member of the firm of
Adams & Brother, lie is a native of Penn
svlyania having been born in the county
of Philadelphia, October 10Th, 1889. He
learned the trade of a trunk maker with
the firm of H. +, Boyer q Brother of
| Philadelphia working at the business for
several years. In March, 1859, accented a
| position as clerk with John and George
Rowbotham, who were then beginning
the general merchandising business in this
| city lie continued with this firm until II
| wont out of business in 1865. With his
brother, William Il. Adams, he then &C n.
tinued the business of his employers, and
opened store at No. 506 Market street. In
1873 the firm purchased the Ferris & Gar
rett Building, No. 50i Market street, and
have been in business there ever since.
| Mr.. Adams served several terms rs amem-
Der of City Council from the Sixth ward,
and is prominent member of the |. o. o.
| H., and A. O. U. w.
n. K. benson, nominee for President Of
| City Council, is about S3 years of age, and
is the eldest soil of the late Colonel n. Il.
! Benson. He is superintendent of the
Harlan 4 Hollingsworth Company's ship
yards.
Charles NJ. Curtis, the nominee for City
| Solicitor, was born in Newark, Delaware,
August 18th, 1850. He read law under
Hon. Anthony Higgins, took course at
the Harvard law school, and was admitted
to the bar of this county February 9Th,
lsS3. He has since practiced his profession
in this city.
now WILEY woT THE FIGHT.
Intimation thatthe Wiley men were sus-
piciously confident and that their conf
dtnce was due to the fact that they had
bought up lot of Shortlidge's negro
workers, proved 10 be correct. The coup
dctat was effected Friday night and Satur-
day morning. during which time, nuns
Shortldge money right along accepted
Wiley cash and turned in for the success
fill nominee This knocked Shortlidge off
his pins, despite the desperate efforts of
the gamblers and ex-policy sharks, who
stood up 70 the polls and worked manfully
for him all day,
The great gas house schemer, J. Edward
Addicks, is also credited with having
taken n hand in Willey's nomination, and
furnished some of the sinews of war with
which the result was accomplished. His
idea, il is said, is TO reach out for the CON
troll of the city departments. Water Com
missioner Carmichaels term expires July
LIST of the present year. and IL. +. Pickles,
friend of gas competition, is slated to
succeed him The term of Joseph L. Car
pemtor. Jr., in the Street and Sewer De-
partment, expires in April, lsA3, and the
next mayor will appoint his successor. If
Wiley is elected, and an Addicks man
takes Carpenters place, then the Boston
gas Spectator, 1t is said, expects TO be able
to get permission of the local authorities to
lay pipes throughout the city, without
being compelled to light for privileges at
the hands Of the Legislature. 1t is also
intimated that the aspiring Addicks has
not entirely surrendered his senatorial
aspirations and would like to get n political
foothold in this city, so MS to make a
strong bid for Senator Higgins place in
1885.
THE FIFTH WARD DISPUTE
II was 80 o'clock Sunday morning
before the count in the Eastern precinct of
the Fifth ward was completed. The re-
turns. as first received, left Curtis only 90
ahead for city solicitor. A discrepancy
was charged in the vote for solicitor, and
after two recOunts mistakes in Hayes
favor were discovered that made a differ
encc of % votes, and brought Curtis plu-
rality in the city down to d. The delay
gove rise Ia run6rs Of an attempt to count
In HAYES mud Marshal MahafTy, Fred
Bach tolicctor Mitchell Harry Billnny
Dr paul Inkens. and Others. went TO
tbe nollinp nlsce and Remained until the
gniiut was finished
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H"th9 of inh rum.
, Baynards fNends claim that nc gov the
honest, Respectable vote OF the party, ana
that he would nave been nominated had
the primary elcGloll law neen llveu Up 20,
J The total poll was o,Zl9, against o,sZl
cast for the kepublicah candidate Tor gov
erm9r last November,
Inc Brown prothers, Ike ana JACK, run
the tlrst ward polls Tor Whey. JACK was
inside the winuoW ana Ike OUTSIDE, ana
whatever Judgment Ike passed upon the
! voters Jack faithfully respected II IKE
sald vote sh3uiI not ~ n the noS ~ uli
f not 50 IN ana II nc salo IL should, III II
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All nct % syrrct Il ~
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HeNchth WARDS;
4 | Inc man VINO comes out OF tne contest
, | with the greatest credit is Samuel Ill
Bavnard lie made a Glenn canvass re
Trained from the disrpuutnble free beei
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9 anu lFte WHISKY Vaee,eS ~ h.s se,,i
g used no money for the corruption OF
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