Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1892-08-03
REPUBLICAN, carry al0ad

IL Is an open secret. that another man
will be pitted against him by the Federal
Building ring For the lower branch
George A. Elliott and Francis s. Bradley
have been mentioned II there is any
virtue In the goose bone Elliott will be
the man.
The slate prepared for the rural hun
drcds Is made up subject 10 alterations
with Simpler knocked out ia Blackbird
aud McMullin similarly treated
ia New Castle the situation is
somewhat alarming 20 the lead
ers. Simpler cursed Bach in round
numbers, and told an EvnNING j. unrAL
reporter yesterday that Blackbird hun
cred chad been treated dirty and he didn
care who heard him say IT, McMull,n n
has not talked SO much as simpler. hnt
he feels il more The deal to throw
these two hundreds out was made az a
dining table In the Hotel Willis just be
fore the committee met.
So far as can be lcarnad the ticket will
be as follows.
Brandywine- Robert Handy.
Christiaun-R Representative John Gran.
ston
Min Creek-Francis s. Walker
Poncnder- Representative Walton and
would.be Representative Brooks, with
| the chances in favor of the former.
Red Lion-Slate cracked.
! Appoquinimink2 Hutchinson.
with Elias Moore as possibility.
The Democratic Timber.
On the Democratic side the situation
IS more complex. There is an abundance
Of timber and every mans friends ar,
ready 20 cut IT,
Those mentioned for the state senator
ship are Colonel Enoch Moore ex Pres
dent of Council John C. Farra. Allen
| Speakman and General j. parke Postles
all Of Wilmington hundred Colonel Moor,
is principally spoken Of in this connec
tion.
The only man prominently spoken OF
To represent Wilmington hundred in the
lower. House is Colouel Milo w Locke,
Ex Representative j. Harvey White
man will run against "his learned friend
Francis Walker i'm Mill Greek hundred
In St Georges hundred Columbus
Watkins, Of Odessa, is in the field, anC
has such strong support that he vii
likely be the candidate
In the other -four hundreds the fog /.
so thick that the possible candidates
cannot be seen. It is safe 10 assert
however that they win be good an'
strong mon.
Comptroller and Commissioners.
The Democratic candidates for sheriff
coroner, comptroller. and receiver O.
taxes have already been selected.
only remains for the commissioners TO b
selected
The candidates are very humorous
especially in the Third Fourth and Fiitl
districts, which are Democratic Befor
the tickets arc printed two Democrat
viii be found 20 run in the two uppe
districts.
The Republicans have only named thei
. men for sheriff and coroner Wha
worries the ring is thei fght for the r.,
+ ceivership and comptrollorship.
For the former Phillip r. Clark, Josep
Martin and Frank C. Stidnam are in til
field. The ring is badly split up, but th
i general impression seems 10 be tina
Clark or Martin viii be named
While thoce are four men in tn
field for the comptrollership il seem
] TO be conceded that the igh
is between II. c. Conrad,
Wilmington Brandywine hundreds an
9 John w. Jolls of ST. Georges hundred
F. Republicans who stand in sa
e that George Miiiiin Dallas Watson is IN,
j in il" If Mr.. Jolls is turned dow
e there viii be q high old time in II
r three lower hundreds, and the resu
e may be a regular Waterloo when electio
y dav arrives