Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1892-03-10


| ing with unusual yigor.
Gangs Of colored applicants were
marshaicd in lines in the Levy Court
committee room preparatory 70 being
brought to the clerks desk. They were
met in the court house corridors in twos
and threes asking. their way to the
assessment ROOM"
The tedious routine. work Of the
morning was relieved by occasional ill.,
teresting interludes such as the follow
ing:
ABOUT THE DETECTIVES.
Mr.. Hickman--"Mr. Chairman, some
two weeks ago the member from Appo-
quiniminlS asked that the reporters be
restricted to their own table in this
chamber. 1t must be obvious to you, as
il is to everyone else here, how two de-
tectiyes are crowding up the doorway
and interfering with the transaction Of
business in q much more Troublesome
way than the reporters were ever guilty
Of | think it would be right that they
be placed back at the tables.
Mr. Buckingham-"I don't know that
We have any detectives here"
Mr.. Hickman-"Ihey are occupying
just the same room as the reporters did"
Mr.. Bucltingham-"Onc of the men is
sitting in Mr.. Jolls' chair"
Mr.. Jolls--''It is not my choice. l am
put In this place here lin front OF the
presiden0 by the order Of the chair"
| Here Sheriff Simmons appeared and
handed Chairman buckingham copy
of the chancellor's decree ordering u
permanent injunction in the matter Of
striking OF OF names. 1t was formally
accepted, on the part of the court, by
Mr.. Buckingham.
Mr.. flickmans motion WAS then put
and lost by the routine vote of 6 to 3.
The two young men in question are
John Jeremiah Mahoncy and William
4. Sharplcss. 1t is stated that they are
doing duty for the Young Mems Repub-
lican Club, taking down tile name, adj
dress, ward, &c, Of each applicant and
otherwise giving such aid and help to
the party in the Levy Court chamber as
opportunity may suggest
As the result Of the motion these TWO
young representatives of the Young
Mems Republican Club are awarded the
special advantage Of levy courtman's
seat in the court chamber. Every APP
plicant must pass close by them and
they are industriously questioned as to
such information as may be needed by
the Republican party managers.
Levy Courtman Grubb suggested that
it would be q convenience and great adj
vantage to the court il there were some
change in the arrangements for appli-
cants entering and leaving the room. II
would be better also for the clerk Mr..
Grubb's suggestion is in accordance
with what has been the custom in past
, years.
There was q general objection among
, the Republican members. The chair.
man thought 1t better to continue mat
tcrs rs they are,
} NAMES ADDED.
/ These names were added on Friday
: morning: Robert w. Waters, colored,
Fifth; John w. Lewis, Eighth; William
: j. McGonigal, Seventh; Charles NJ.
t Leitch, Eighth; Frank N. Cole and
George A. Henry, Eighth James McMul-
len, Third; Napoleon Reed, colorcd,
Eleventh; the following colored in the
z Eighth: William 7. Butler, John II.
9 Hall, Thomas Reed, Adam Hinson;
l Jacob Derrick, colored, Fourth
Q Charles Morris, colored, Second; Samuel
S Comegys, colored, Twelfth; Henry Rich
ards, colored, Ninth; Charles r. Williams,
Fifth; William II. Gears, colored, Sec
t ond; Thomas IL. Griffith, colored, Sec
. ond; John w. Sawdon, colored, and
Joseph +. Pennington, colored, Eighth;
r John Green, colorcd, Second; Alex
: ander p. Fothergill, Fifth; Samuel A
] Little, Fifth; William K. Frame, Third
Nathaniel w. Short, Second; Marx
: Moore, colored, Fifth; Arthur j. Cuff
: colored, Second; Horace Brlscoe, col
t ored, Fifth; Robinson Hill, coiored
:. Fifth; William d. Hollingshead, Eighth
y Willard T. Russell, Fourth; William D
i Sparks, Eighth; David NJ. Shaw, Fourth
e Robert b. Wilkins, First; Frank Il. Jan
+ yier, Fifth; Charles C. Riley, Fourth
J. Robert A. Craig, colored, Third; vii
y liam Stevenson, colored, Third Harry
% A. Beeson, Fifth, Israel II. LETTERS, col
J. ored, Fifth; William V. Earhart, Fourth
II Charles II. johnson, First; George N
e Maris, Fifth.
/ Court adjourned to 100 p. m,
IS Levy Court did itself proud Friday ant
beat the record III adding l0i names 10 tn,
1t assessment lists.
r, AT this rate. with u working DAYS We
n left in the month, the PROMISED 300
Il additional names can readily be acquire,
~ by the end of March.
ia THE ASSESSMENT ROOM"
The assessment room, rs the coloret
Or applicants call the Levy Court coinmitte
room which ust adioins the cour
chamber, is well worth tile visit of curiou
s. citizens. II is not particularly plensan
place TO stay in over long The atmos
er phere is simply reelng. The window
V, arc kept down for fear Of causing
Il; draught through the Levy Court chamber
n and the result from its crowded condition
n Ifsifi 1 u Z.
r foul as a black hole Of Calcutta" on
4, Of the officials Of the court remarked tina
ry q short experience iii the room made hin
\. sick lie added thai LIS clothing was wC
n, through with perspiration from The hot
H. nurky air. peep into the room di.
ii closed the spectacle Of half dozen colore
/ men sitting pcrchcd along the ratings /
" front OF the county receivers desk. Tw
- or three OF them were smoking corn-co
u, pipes.
L. It was interesting TO see the colore
IN men marshaled in line by the poltici
N, sleerers while other workers went fruf
m. man 70 man eatechi2ing them for the in
al pending ceremonial before the court.
b. QUESTIONING rHE Vouchers.
nv It happened sometimes as the colore
III applicants reached the clerks desk whel
ar they. We're met by the voucher that til
- carefully prepared negro was better pOstc
than his friend who Youched for him.
70; In illustration of these eases Lev
M; Courtman Eliason suddenly asked III
IN, voucher how long his protcge had been /
the ward.
n Seven months was the answer,
IN ''Where did he come from n
IA Indeed ! can say was the reply.
~ Immediately there were some strctur
NJ from the Republican members mon N
Cd; Ellason for asking such questions,
l0s 81 think, replied Mr. Eliason, III
nv, voucher should be clear Us ID where Ii
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