Evening journal., 1892-01-23
THE POLITICAL POT.
Many Men Who Want to Serve the
People,

powers lnAb De, on bObn hiu5e, do not
know whR5 material 70 select
or course no set ticket mas yet been
msde or seriously thought OF, but the
timber Ia being cut ell the time, and it ia
astonishing how many men of both
political parties are ready to emerge from
the shades Of private life to serve their
county.
The greatest interest centres in the
composition OF the next Levy Court Of
five commissioners These commission
ers win b elected by districts and the
nsrrow Democratic margins in two o.
these Fl q districts Is what IL exercising
ii Q kers on both sides
OF course the Democrats cannot expect
TO carry the First district, which Is com.
posed Of Brandywine lhristiana snd
Mill Greek hundreds. aud has a solid Re
pm licqn majority Of 3l2, in total vote
Of 2 70).
TIE second district embraces all that
part OF Wi miugton hundred north d
Sixth street This district Is as black Of
the hinges OF Hades, and gives tbs ko
publicans majority Of ! 1855 out o. .
total vote Of 1862. OF course the Demo
Gratis have nothing to hope from thai
quarter This insures two OF the 6v,
commissioners TO the Republicans.
The I ird district which embraces al
OF Whining on, south Of Sixth street, Il
the stamping ground of Democracy. II
has a majority OF ,44t on Of total vote
of 4, S65. and Democratic nomination Is
equivalent to an election.
ON DOUBTFUL. GROUND,
The rsader treads upon very doubtful
ground when he strikes the Fourth and
Fifth districts IL 10 true that they are
rural districts and we're presumed TO be
Democratic when the county YVES divided.
II Is equally true that In rural districts
Doodle, ballot box suffers and repeRters
cannot be used by Republicans, es they
have been In the past In this city, 10 in1u-
ence the result In the whole county. IL
Is In the Fourth aud Fifth districts, how
ever, that the Republicans will concen-
trate their forces and try to carry one OF
them by fair means or foul
Tbs Fourth district IL made up Of Red
Lion, Peneader, New Castle and White
Clay Gre. hundreds. The Democrats
only have a general election majority Of
1877 out OF a total vote OF 2, I'll. The Re-
publlcans.-at the last election carried Red
Llonand Pencader by majoritiea Of 10 and
10, respectively The Democrats carried
White Clay Creek by a majority of Z,
and New Castle hundred by a majority OF
l45
TheFifth district mbraces Sc. Georges,
AppequInimink aud Blackbird hundreds.
Out Of a total vote OF 1880 the Demo
Gratis have a majority Of 276 carrying
all three hundreds by small maiorlties.
The chances Of Republican success In
the Fifth district are much less than 10
the Fourth.
OF course the receiver. comptroller
sheriff. coroner and such officers will be-
elected by the vote OF the county and 1t
will depend upon the work Of the Re
publlcon Levy Court as to whether Demo
crazy can overcome the net Republican
majority OF 1923. with what Increase II
vote they have had since November 1880.
Their small msj ,irity In the county
makes the Republicans much more
anxious than does the 1877 Democratic
majority In the Fourth district. The
Democrats have the whole county in
to which reduce or do away VII h that ma.
jorlty, white the Republicans must buy,
Deg, or steal nearly one-half Of the sum
total OF their county majority from four
hundreds in order o keep control Of the
Levy Court, They have everything t.
lose, with the mptrolership and
re eivership as the only possible gains,
should they be fortunate enough to carry
the county,
CANDIDATES. SPOKEN OF.
The names OF the candidates are
legion. In the First Commissioners dis
trlct Z. Lewis Armstrong aud President
OF the Levy Court Buckingham have the
Levy Court bee Ia their bonnets ana are
holding bushel baskets for the Repubn.
can nomination. They know that it is
an election and campaign expenses will
be- small No Democrat has been found
who has an Idea that he can overcome the
3l2 Republican majority Ia the district
BAYNARD AGAIN ON DICK.
In the Second district John J Gala
CHER, Samuel d. Baynard and Joseph 4.
Martin, all good Republicans, are equally
nxious to set IN the Court House with q
sjority OF 1855 &C their back There is
only one unfortunate circumstance con
with the sitastion That Is that
one must get ths plum and two must lick
their chops Samuel Il Baynard has
come to the conclusion that he will run
for something easier than the mayoralty
and will take places as grand
cham berlain Of the City Hall clOsk aud
count commissioner inst to show Mayor
Wiley that be Is still on deck
John J. Gallagher is mixing izz for
Martin, and experts TO blow him out Of
the race at the last moment, himself at
the bead of the combined forces and shout
Z. Excelsior
III Democrats have not vet selected
man who viii accept the doubtful compli
ment Of beiug SGT up like a ten pin ia
this district 70 be knocked down.
IN THE "BLcoDY TENTH"
The nature Of things is just reversed
in the Third district. No Republican has
bsen foolish enough to raise his head ard
say, II want to be commissioner from
this district" The whole matter hinges
upon the nomination Of a Democrat.
Three candidates ars in the field. They
are ex City Tax Collector John j. Mealley,
Michael Newell and Councilman James
Murray. Dark horses are id TO be
hanging around the edge Of the race
course and may win the money at the
eleventh hour Of the fight.
COMPLICATIONS IN THE FOURTH.
The Democratic situation in the Fourth
district is complicated Que The candi-
d ,tes who have anrcuuced themselves
are Levy Court Commissioner Andrew S.
Ellsson OF Peucader hundred, Douglass
Nj Mccoy, ex-Levy Court Commissioner
Albert a. Silver aud John White Of New
Castle hundred and ex-Levy Court Com
missioner William L. Wier Of White
Clay Greek hundred
In this doubtful district the Republi-
cans are like Br~r Rabbit"-they lays
low an sez nu6u, hoping that the multi