Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1892-08-06
DRAWING THE LINES.
Levy Court Aspirants Ready
for the Fray.
ARMSTRONG AND BUCKINGHAM.

The candidates for County Commits
sioners are now tightening the lines on
both sides, and in some of the districts.
whore there are so many rival nsprants.
the fight will be am interesting one. The
fcnces are being built wires pulled
through buttonholes. and every candi-
date thinks he has his friends ou a string.
Buckingham ys. Armstrong.
The Republicans will have very
pretty fght i'm the First district, com
posed of Brandvwine Christiana, Mill
Creek and White Clay Creek hundreds
The candidates iu the field are President
of the Levy Court r. G. Buckingham
r. Lewis Armstrong Edward Woodward,
/ William Green and Thomas Robinson
/ 10 is thought that the fight viii be be-
/ tween President Buckingham and X
/ Lewis Armstrong. Buckingham rs
/ playing his record as Levy Court com
missioner as his winning card Arm
strong. however says it will not amount
/ 60 anything. ns lac win beat the present
/ chairman I'm his own hundred lie speaks
with such assurance that 10 has led the
chairman's friends to believe that the
Federal Building ring is playing in the
game with aces and high trump cards in
their sleeves.
The only Democrat mentioned FOR The
place is Lewis D3rrclson. of Mil Creel,
hundred who win poll every Democratic
vote in the district, as well as the votes
of many Republicans in event of IA split
In "a Republican stronghold.
The Second district. comprising all
of Wilmington north of Sixth street is
hopeiessly Republican and the Repub-
lican nomination is equivalent
TO an election. This Is the rca-
son that John j. Gallagher and Ferris
Giles are working so assiduously among
the rank and file of the Republicans
Both men know sure thing when they
see It, Gallagher has been slated for the
place for many months, and even Solo
mon Iersoy, the tinplate prophet Of
Delaware Republicanism, was shelved 10
give Gallagher a chance TO go. Giles
stepped into Hersey's shoes and
has been wandering aimlessly
ever since Now that he IS i'm
he does not know how TO get out as the
laces have dropped on the outside and
tongues We're torn off before he stepped
into them. By precoucerted action the
Republicans viii help him out In a few
DAYS and he viii seek the seclusion of
private life. n sadder but wiser man.
seat TO be vacated by Levy Court Com
missioner II. ID. Hickman.
The Democrat who is 90 lead the for
orn-hope ia Tins district has not yet
been named. Doubtless some martyr
will be found TO make a stand upon such
hopeless field
No Republican Need Apply.
The most enthusiastic Republican I'm
the county has never made claim that
+ Bach, Mah0hy g. Company will carry the
Third district II there Is Democratic
stronghold in the country IL is the city
of Wilmington south of Sixth street.
Just what impels Charles letter the Re
publican of the Fourth ward. TO have the
hardihood 10 stand against such odds Is
/ not known. He probably thinks that II
is better 10 have run and lost than never
TO have run at ALL He poses as mod
! crn Iioratius who thinks that a man can
not die better than by facing fearfu
odds, for the adopted country of hi.
e fathers. and the tomple of tin plate gods
As ne is practically unopposed ON th,
Republican side ne will i'm Oh probability
. secure the empty honor and die like q
man.
The Democratic fight Is among ex
City Collector John j. Mealey, Council
e man James Murray and Michael Newell
all of the Tenth ward The name o
5 Thomas r. Lally, of the Third ward has
- been mentioned in this connection, butt
is understood that he will not stann lo
the place Tie fight is "a good nature,
one The friends OF Mealey say that thl
election of Murray would give thI
s Tenth ward Republican council
s man, and that such thing
2 would be a lasting disgrace. The frieud
, of Murray say that the resign ion o
j Councilman Pagan gave the Republican,
: two-thirds majority, anyway, and that j
= would not make any difference Il il
- conceded that the real fight is betweei
these two men, with Mealey. at the pres
ent time, slightlyin the lead.
The Complicated Fourth.
In the Fourth district. composed O
White Clay Creek, pencadcr, New
% Castle and Red Lion hundreds, the situa
tion is more complex. This is the dis
d trict in which the Republicans will maxi
e their grand fight for supremacy In TIN
y Levy Court The Democrats know 4
y ana every precaution is being taken Z
meet the issue The nomination o.
James J. Toner for sheriff simpli
fed matters, and he asserts tha
New Castle hundred will givO
l. 0 Democratic majority AS the othe
D. hundreds about balance themselves thi
z assertion, if carried out represents th
/, Democratic majority in the district
h This is just what the Republicans ar
Ie trying to break down, but Mr.. Tone
a says that it is impossible for them to d.
il.
There are four Republicans ia th
At field for the nomination. They ar
Levy Court Commissioner James II
Clark, Of Red Lion hundred; Assesso
n- James B. Hance, the New Castl
re hundred man, who held appca
n seances at Hare's Corner, an,
~ ~ James f. Taylor. the snap-sho
\, Republican collector of New Castle hmm
p" dred who was doposed by the Genera
Assembly when the Fire Commissioner
act was passed. IL is supposed that th
Federal building influence viii be throw
r for Hmce as reward for his politica
perfdy, but if Commissioner Clar
Vi makes an earnest fight he will Civ
Hance such q tight rub that some of hi
he thick hide be sore until after his retire
OF meut in November
New Castle hundred has four DemOcrs
tie asniranfs They are COMMISSIONS