Evening journal., 1892-05-05
IN THE HURLY-BURLY.
Political Pen Pictures Drawn at the
Depot This Morning

ored hditot's views.
The New Castle county delegates, al
ternates and visitors to the Republican
State Convention, left this city on the
8. 10 o'clock train this morning The
scene at the p, w & B. depot was an
animated one and there WAS much buzz
ing, buttonholing and bulldozing all
along the line. The lesser lights were
used to bulldozing and all hands were In
the best Of humor. with the possible ex-
ception OF the First ward representation.
Long before the train pulled into the
shed the waiting room and environs OF
the station were black with Republican
politicians. but the black mans party
did not have any more black men there
than they could possibly avoid
The first figure that struck the eye of
the reporter was that OF smiliag, good
natured, Deputy United States Marshal
George M. ID. Watson, the Brandywine
hundred delegate. He was very neatly
dressed and wore a dandelion on the
lapel Of his coat, around which the
comptrollership bee was buzzing, but
upon which the tickle little queen was
afraid to light. Irhe deputy seemed to be
grieved about something. The reporter
did not pull the vault door open to view
the skeleton, but took it for granted
that he felt slightsd because Henry Con.
slderation Conrad, bis rival, was not at
the depot to see him off. Whenever a re-
porter asks Mr. Conrad II he is a cRndi-
date for C c)mpsrrller he invariably re-
plies: 81 am holding the matter under
consideration. This consideration bust.
ness is Just what worries Watson.
Not far from him, looking at the labels
on q number Of trunks belonging tc
theatrical people, was Dr. e. G. Short
lidge, member of the Board of Health
and who holds the sinecure OF commits
stoned surgeon at Republican headqusr
| ters
Just inside the station door stood
Letter Carrier Sylvanus. the Fedora
building boomer who jumped into
Browns First ward Oklohoms and tried
to seizs pre-empted claim He hAC
about foot and a-hslf Of Republican
Headquarters Surgeon Shortlidge's plas
ter on his face, and stalked around th'
station As If he wanted to pose as q
martyr.
Chairman F. Eden Bach, who captured
the First ward committee, and Genera
James Il Wilson, who clptured Prssi.
/ 0onN oNmcIoCu DANAdt IIhHbltQ Oh lul
plane Of equality and we're inse arable
Ever and anon the general would think
Of his chances OF goips TO Chicago aud lool
around quickly TO see If any of the Big
| gins crowd were about to stab him In the
back.
Senator Higgins was conspicuous b,
his absence, but there was big spRc
reserved for him upon the depot floor.
Francis s. Bradley, the would-b
building inspector, walked around In
dlsconsolate manner. Council was abou
TO butcher him to make a German holi
day. BE fought shy of the Higgin
leaders, and mingled with the lesse
lights
City Treasurer Joseph K. Adams
smiling and good natured, seemed to b
at peace with himself and all the world
He walked around the station smoking
grod cigar in we'll colored meerschanr
holder, and did not seem to care whethe
school kept in or not, so long as h
reached Dover.
Robert O. Fraim was dressed in hi
best suit of clothes. The "set" Of hi
brosdcloth coat was somewhat spoile
by the number of campaign song book
he had In his 'oh" pseket. He SCENE
to be full up with Aigef boom and g.
R., and g. o P. enthusiasm.
Horace RetteW, the wouli-be Republ
eau sheriff, ciroulatsdfreely, but did nc
express the hope that Pierce G uld an
Commissioner Gillis would be too lat
for the train.
Registrar w G. R Colquhoun Of th
Health Department was the smallel
man in the station, but he draws bl
salary. He has made arrangements tbs
all deaths, births and marriages be d,
J clared off until be returns to the city t
night. .,sg- 0s.- sss.s - - =
Postmaster Stewart was one OF Il
late arrivals. His face was moe for
than usual. He knew that he had {
back up his letter-carriers for their Fir
ward misdeeds. aud with that respoas
5 billty and the administration TO save,
I redness Of face was exousable.
Just before the traiu started Jane
, Brown aud Constable Isaac Brown, 81
} First ward contestants, rushed into q
= station and bought their tickets. 4
1 they were rushing out the door viii
} blood in their eyes, the reporter yelled
b Are you going to contest the Fir
q ward electionsT
t Certainly we srel" was the reply.
8 Where is John g QUINN
~ guess he oversight himself" sa
young Brown, as he made dash for q
moving train only to find that 6eor,
4 johnson and Charles Scheu were In ahei
s of them.
! 81 AM A BLACK SHEEP IN THIS FLOCK
n The stddest man In the station was
4 Worthington Brinckley, the color
: editor Of the Delaware Twilight, Il
l. negro organ
4 The EVENING JOURNAL reporter a
Il preached him and asked:
o Are you going TO Doveri"
n "No," he replied with a sickly smil
Il am black sheep In this flock. Six
@ the most intelligent colored men in {
n city have been turned down as delegat
= by the Higgins men, and a majority
the ones selected have hardly had
common school education. The color
delegates to this convention have be
IT selected for their ignorance All intel
IT gent colored men who made an effort
G. 90 to the convention we're turned dow
70 They defeated NJ. ]. Anderson a
10 Ed. ID. Spencer Of the Fifth wa
70 by arbitrary rulings The sixth wa
sends, Peter Kenton and Willlsm VILE
two almost totally illiterate men. Ev
since last Saturday the white Repub
cans have been using Daniel p. Ham
ton the Seventh ward, (who "
elected as delegate). to go among /
= other colored delegates who had be
Il elected aud influence them not % pre-
their claims for national delegate.