Evening journal., 1893-03-17
BEFORE GOV. REYNOLDS.
Delegations and Petitions for
Hon. c. B. Lore.
SUSSEX MEN HEARDFORDR. FOWLER

He WIN Take the ONCE of state Insurance
Commissioner whether It Pays a Salary
or Commissions-And G. Wilson, of
New Castle County, and Peter X. Mere
dith, OF Sussex, His Opponents.
star Correspondence Evening Journal.
DOVER, March 17.-Governor Reynolds
had busy day here yesterday. He heard
three delegations-one for Hon. Charles
B Lore, of New Castle county, and one
for Judge Cullen, on the chief justice
ship; and third for DR.. Edward Fowler,
of Laurel, who wants to succeed Isaac
n. Fooks as insurance commissioner.
Among the first arrivals for Mr. Lore
were Judge Ball, Worlds Fair Commits
sioner Willard Hall Porter, ex-Deputy
Attorney General Thomas Davis, @. 4. K.
Bates and General Theodore f. Arm.
strong. They soon had a petition in
circulation among the M. g. AS and
secured the signatures Of nearly all the
members
The main body Of the Lore delegation
reached here at IL 30 o'clock. IL was one
of the largest delegations that ever
came to Dover in behalf of any man.
Among those in the delegation we're
Judge j. Frank Ball. Worlds Fair Com
missioner Willard Hall Porter }. Frank
Biggs. William S. Smalley, O. 4. r Bates,
ex.Deputy Attorney General Thomas
w. Davis, Nathaniel w. Davis, Hon.
George II. Bates. General Theodore Il.
Armstrong, Thomas Holcomb, Lilburn
Chandler, Frank ID. Carpenter Recorder
of Deeds James f. Shallcross, ex.Post.
master j. b. Manlove. Edwin A. Read,
ex.City Solicitor William 7. Lyman,
Harry Emmons, James T. Devou, Job IL.
jackson, William d. Mullin, Jr., Colonel
Enoch Moore, William s. Hilles, George
T. Brown, J. Frank Mccoy, Henry j..
Crippen, Clerk Of the Peace w. Pierce
Biggs, Serick Shallcross, ex Governor
Benjamin T. Biggs Milton Lackey, Henry
G. Robinson, William M. Fields,
Albert Thatcher, Thomas Reardon, Gen
eral j. Parke Postles, Owen j. Hession,
William Baxter, ex-Mayor John Almond,
Archibald Givens, Charles H. Nc
Whorter. Samuel Wilson, William ETin
dali, ex-Levy Court Commissioner
Isaac IN. Grub, William c
Lodge, Lewis r. Springer, Deput,
Receiver OF Taxes George j. Finck
James 7. Jones, Harry H Hrbert James
Sutten, DR.. j. p. Quill William A
Kelly, J. jackson Pierce. j. NJ. Enos, J
A. Cole Walter H. Hayes, John Nc
Whorter, Joseph L. Cavender, b. II
Townsend, 7. T. Weldin, George r
Townsend, Edward Boehm, Joseph l.
Carpenter, Sr., Tax Collector Eugen
Sayers, Frank E. McKane. E b. 7
Springer, James L. Devon. William w
Pritchett, Professor l. Irving Handy an
Clerk of the Market S. n Smeltz.
Shortly after these men reached tow
aud had dinner they called upon tn
governor and as many as could get int
the room presented themselves befor
him. The number included many Ger
eral Assemblymen. He was presented
petition containing the names of mol
than forty members of the New Cast
bar Eloquent speeches in Mr. Lore
behalf were made by Messrs Handy, Jacl
son, Postles, Thatcher, Givens, ex Co
ernor Biggs and others.
William II. Boyce and f. d. Hear
representing the Sussex county bar a
companied the delegation and told Il
governor that Sussex bar stood practi
ally solid for the elevation of judi
Cullen; but that if the honor could II
be secured for him, Mr.. Lore was q
second choice Of the ,county. Gener
R. r. Kenney and Col. e. T. Cooper
the Kent county bar, acting as indivi
ual members, said that Mr.. Lore "