Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1892-02-25
SEW ELnorIoN INsrncroRs.


The County Department OF Elections
Names Men for the New Districts.
To-days session Of the Board OF Elec.
ton Commissioners OF rural New Castle
county, was one OF the most important
since The board was created.
The GLOWING new inspectors for the ad-
dltlonai districts created were appoln ed.
and II is unnecessary to add thst they
ale Democrats:
North Christiana, Highlands-John s.
Miller.
South Christians. Marshallton-George
NJ Bennett.
West White Clay Creek-Deer Park
Hosel, Newark William a. Smith.
West Pencader-Coochs Mill, Charles
Leek.
East st. Georges Second precinct, Port
Penn. Samuel Yearsly
West st. Georges-Not yet appointed.
Appoquluimink, East-ToWnsend, WIN
lam Weldin.
BlAckbird. -Blackblrd. Robert
w higgins
TROUBLE IN NEW CASTLE.
There Is trouble among the New Castle
hundred Democrats over the division OF
the hundred
A meeting was held OF New Castle last
night on the subject and the following
document was adopted, and ordered to be
presented to the Board Of Elections:
I'VE, the undersigned. Democrats OF
New Castle hundred, respectfully request
and suggest TO the commissioners q
locate and select election districts,
that New Castle hundred be allowed ia
remain AZ divided by an act OF the last
General Assembly Into two election dis
triots
II was signed by John n. Rodney
Julian ID. Jsnvier, James J. Toner,
Israel Rulings, William ]. Hunter, Levy
Court Commissioner Robert sutton
Richard Conway and James B. Tomap.
To-day Captain George w. Ecklee, R
r Morrison, John NJ Han
son. James Toner, James B
Toman and William j. Hunter
brought this petition to the commits
sloners, and for an hour and a-hal
argued the hundred division.
Eckles did not attend the meeting las
night, and wanted TO fight the document
In this he WAS seconded by r r. Morri
son, and John M. Hanson. They wante
the hundred divided into four districts.
Captain Eskles contended for four dis
tricts and all four polling places to be II
New Castle The others contended tina
II there we're TO be four districts two o
the polling places should be outside.
Captain Eckles contended that Oh
vote In the Northern district AZ Il nov
stands is col. while n the town and rurS
I vote Is divided Il will only lesv
, about 100 voters Ia the rura
district In the Southern dlstrlc
q he said there we're 1899 voters, and onl
q 1879 Of them live In the county. There
fore u was necessary, in order b
e equalize the vote. to include part Of Oh
city Of New Castle In all four Of th
y dislIicie.
q As ,he division now stands the hun
q bred 10 divided into a Northern aud
q Southern district byDelaware street wit
4 the line continued 30 Ohristiana creek.
e The lines proposed urdsr the four-dii
h trict system are 40 follows Divide Il
j. present Northern district by Vine stree
n carr ed out the Wilmington road,
le Garasches lane, Wilmington city line
10 Divide the present Southern district |
y the New Castle "cut of on Delawa
"a street, 30 Portst's station.
Ne The matter was holly argued on bo
Al sides. and the commission adjourned I
noon recess before IL came to any deaisi }
IS The board OF election commissions
will meet again this afternoon and va
on the divialon Of New Castle hundre
IL will be decided to have all four polli
k. places within the city limits OF M
H. Castle.