Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1892-08-15
THE Ring SLATE STANDS
Conrad and Martin Sweep the
County in Fine Shape.
JOLLs, WATSON AND CLARK BEATEN

feats Giles Commissioner CLARK shoised /
with the "Accidcntni Four"
The Republican primaries are over
The result of Saturdays election shows
that the Federal building ring slate pub /
lished In The EVENING JOURNAL remained |
intact with the single exception of the
man in the Fourth district. 10 was the am
nounced intention TO nominate James H.
Clark. Levy Court commissioner from
Red Lion hundred. but John u Taylor
made such a sweeping vote In cast and
west White Clay Creek hundred that he
overcamc Clarks vote in east and west
Red Lion hundred This was probably
done with Che secret connivance of the
Federal Building ring While Bach,
Mahahy 81 Co., outwnrdly favored Clark,
they secretly aided Taylor This was
done TO reward him for the disreputable
work of vouching by the wholesale,
which he did when Assessor Hance held
/ his celebrated court of appeals at Hares
/ Corner
The slate named by the ring and cleo
ted by its orders is as follows;
County Comptroller-Hcnry c. Conrad,
of Wilmington
Receiver of Taxes and County Treas
urcr-Joscph b. Martin, of Wilmington.
First District-i'or commissioner, r.
Lewis Armstrong.
Second district John J Gallagher
Fourth district-John H. Taylor
The "Big Uivo" Turned Down
The ring has shelved every Republican
member of the present Lovy Court
Paul Gilis was knocked out by Pierce
Gould i'm the shrievalty contest; through
Bach's instrumentality Robert Simpler
was prevented from going to the General
Assembly, Blackbird Hundred being
thrown out of the apportonment; presi-
dent OF the Levy Court r. q. Buckmg.
ham, has found Waterloo In the First
, district and r. Lewis Armstrong
win succeed him John w.
Jols. who has been the most
. efficient Republican member, is shelyed
10 make room for II C. Conrad as candi-
date for comptroller. James II. Clark is
I supplanted by John D. Taylor; while
. David p Hutchison. of Appoquinminll
| hundred. is between Collector OF the
! Port Townsend and the deep, hlue sea.
He wants TO go TO the General
Assembly. but Elias Moore. friend
of Towusends. Is slated and
? Eleanor Town end offers Rosalind Hutch
ison bitter cup containing a nomination
3 for county commissioner of the Fifth
d district with positive defeat i'm the dregs
TO add to this. rural New Castle hundred
} has been ignored entirely. and Whining
p ton has the randidaies for sheriff, cor0
g. ner comptroller and receiver
Conrad Beats Watson and Jolls.
The eight for the comptrollership wa.
y O triangular one The contestants were
n II. g. Conrad George NJ. d. Watson
..t...s N.I T.IIa fIltf
fight was carried on with the grentest OF
fairness on an sides The three mei
\ were good Republicans and respected
~ citizens but the selection of Mr. Conrot
IS was probably the survival of the ft
T. test'-at least the ring thought so. li'
lr carried the city and county by n plurality
Be- of 1853, his total vote being 3,56l
is Watson followed with ,i3l votes an'
m Jolls polled 922.
w For several weeks Mr. Conrad has beei
looked upon as sure winner of Tia
IL primaries. his strength among the nc
IS groes being phenomenal This is due &
.e the fact that he has spent many years @
.e his useful life in advancing the educa
I'd tional and social interests of that rae
of One of the most surprising things con
a nected with the fight is the small vot
S. pollcd by Commissioner Jolls.
le He has been recognized as tn
-v Republican leader i'm the Levy Court. an
showed much ability as chairman of th
finance committee.
Martin "a Winner.
ST Joseph T.. Martin carried the count
ig for receiver of taxes and county treas
NJ urer by plurality of 537, agaps
: Philip r. Clark and Franklin Stidham
Ia Their respective votes were. Martin
= 3.15f Clark 2.424 Stidham, 25'
rs Martin was particularly strong in Oh
H. rural hundreds.
es Buckingham knocked out.
pa r. Lewis Armstrong won the fight 70
pc commissioner for the First district
- the very slender plurality of 5S. Oppose
a. TO him were Buckingham, Green an
"a Woodward The votes throughout th
OF district we're as follows: Armstrong
III 462; Buckingham, 1868; Green All; Wood
on ward a.
-u Giles Found the wall
or For several weeks the EvENIS
ia. JOURNAL has been insisting that Forr
nd Giles was running against a stone wa
OF i'm his opposition TO John J. Gallaghe
.y. the slated Republican candidate for cou
missioner from the Second district. III
wall WIS etIMtA. hNilaNNNI NNAAANn 10
district by q majority of 1892 his vo
BE in the district being ., 13O Giles on
M polled 40 votes.
en Taylor a Happy Nan.
rec Probably the happiest man in Il
'eu county is John r. Taylor, who carried q
ssn Fourth district 10y "a plurality of -
,. against Commissioner James II. Clar
~ z5l. and Assessor James B. Hance -
Nv Taylors total vote was 4g4 He clain
e" that in East Red Lion hundred he WI
counted out by Ciark's friends, and sa.
that he can produce twelve men who VI
swear that they voted for him. The r
- turns give Clark every vote.
=. In the Fifth district which is assured
5ed Democratic, no nomination election +
ro- commissioner was held. Taken altogeth
OF the candidates are representative Ropu
nst licans and good men personally.
on Sketches of the Candidates.
of Henry C. Conrad, the candidate
ute county comptroller. is one of the leadh
civil lawyers of this city. lie was bo