Evening journal., 1891-01-06


and see II they would still stand under
those conditions. They all said they
would, and the fight went on. Ten bal
lots were taken before an election was
made, and Dunn captured the prize by
vote Of nine to five.
The applicants for the position OF ser
| geant-at- arms were begun. They we're
Messrs Phillips, Hopkins, Hoffman.
Phillips, Vickery, Smith. Kane. Wiley,
Thompson and others Five ballots were
taken, and Sussex county won the prize,
George NJ Phillips being elected by q
vote of 9 to 5
There were no special features con-
nected with the election Of the chaplain
and page.
The election OF the two Phillips as
sesgeants- at-arms will doubtless make
Samuel Solomon o. Dover. fireman. Solo
mon is the Jewish Democrat, who has
done good work In Kent county.
Mr.. Reynoldsis Inauguration,
The preliminary arrangements for the
inauguration Of Governor-elect Robert J
Reynolds are about completed. He will
be inaugurated January 30, at noon, in
the court room of Kent county Court
House He will take dinner with and be
sworn in by Chief Justice Joseph p
Comegys; Rev. J. A. B. Wilson, presiding
elder Of Easton district Of the NJ r.
Church, will invoke the divine blessing
upon the administration. After be Is
sworn In the new governor will read his
message.
An effort will be made to have the full
bench Of the state present Ii Governor
Biggs Is able to attend he will be attended
by his full uniformed staff OF officers.
A movement is also on foot to have the
militia Of the state here on that day.
Governor Reynolds will hold a recep
tion at night In the court room EK
Postmaster John @. Pennewill Of Dover
will present the governor TO all those to
wait upon him to tender their congratu-
lations. This is duty he has performed
for twenty years, with the single excep-
tion OF the reception given by Governor
Bggs, when Colonel E 7. Cooper acted
in that capacity. Mr.. Pennewill has had
the honor Of presenting Governor Sauis-
bury, Ponder, Hall and Stockley TO Their
friends and we'll wishers, and few men
have such an extended acquaintanosshlp
in the state.
The inaugural ball will be held in
Court House Hall after the reception.
To Redeem Sussex.
The Sussex county men lave come
here with the firm intention OF passing a
bill that will do away with the obnoxious
rule Of the Republican Levy Court in
Sussex county
To accomplish this bill will be
presented dividing Cedar and Little
Creek hundreds and giving Sussex
county fifteen hundreds instead OF
thirteen as heretofore.
They claim that this Is made necessary |
by the overbearlng attitude assumed by |
the Republican levy courtmsn The |
Levy Court in that county now has seven |
Republican aud six Democratic members
With one majority the Republicans are |
over riding every precedent and wholly |
ignoring the Eve Democratic members.
1t is claimed by the Democrats that IL |
Is impossible for Democrat 30 get fair |
trial before either the civil or criminal /
eourt OF the county No names are I
allowed to be placed In the boxes from
the juries are drawn by the
clerk Of the peace or the prothonotsry
unless they are known 10 be the names of /
Republicans. Il is asserted that every |
jury drawn Is solidly Republican That
when Democratic member Of the Lew |
Court puts names for jurors into the boz |
they are uuceremoniously thrown out. 1
One instance is cited where a Democratic |
levy courtman put names In the box. and /
q Republican member unceremoniouslV
threw them out.
Every collector and road oversoer an
pointed must be Republican Of The
BLACKLIST dye, and Democratic protssta-
tions are met with an arrogance that IA
calling in the extreme.
Cedar Creek hundred, which Is In the
extreme northeasterly part of tt county
Is Republican stronghold The strength |
is vested in the heavy negro vote in
Slaughter Neck and Prime Hook Neck
The hnndred will be so divided that
North Cedar Creek hundred will return y
Democratic levy courtman and south |
Cedar Creek a Republican The hundred
is very large, the poll being ,20S votes
Little Creek hundred is the banner
Democratic hundred Of Sussex countv
and Is situated in the southwest portion
Of the state lt polls 200 votes and
embraces large territory The plsu IL
to divide this hundred into East and |
West Little Greek. hundreds, and give n
to two Democratic levy courtmen.
Should such 6 bill pass IL would give
the Democrats one majority
The Levy Court meets In February
The idea is to pass tho bill before the |
Levy Court nests, and let the governor |
appoint the two newly made levy court
men. The Democrats will thus secure
the collectors In Sussex county.
the Republican Caucus.
An Informal caucus OF the Republican |
members Of the House was held ii the |
Richardson House It was decided NJ |
cast their plimentary votes for
Thomas B. Smith Of New Castle countv /
for speaker, and Il. Conrad Of New
Castle for clerk.
The Republican senators were unde
cided In the matter.
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