Evening journal., 1893-11-13
BALDWIN, MONTGOMERY
The Men Who Seem 70 Be
in the Lead for Recorder.
BRIEF SKETCHES OF THEIR LIVES


Appointments VIII Not BE Made Until
3 O'Clock Tomorrow Afternoon.
At midnight the commission Of
James T. Shallcross, CT st. Georges /
hundred, recorder Of deeds Of New !
Castle county, will expire. He com |
pietes Eve years Of honorable service, !
and will retire with the respect and |
esteem of all who have had business /
relations with bin in the office. Much |
Of the success Of bis conduct of the !
anairs of the office was due to his sound
judgment in selecting clerks who were
not only capable but uniformly polite
and agreeable to everyone Mr. Shall
cross himself spent much Of his time in
st. Georges hundred looking after his
large landed interests there, but the
interests of the public were never
allowed to suffer by his absence.
After having been recorder for five
years Mr.. Shallcross had a very natural
desire to succeed himself to an office both
lucrative and congenial. Other aspirants
are in the field, however and, while not
withdrawing from the fight, he does not
expect to be reappointed.
Taking the field as it is to day, there
is one man "in it, and four men mot in
it,. To every man up the tree, with the
exception of Governor Reynolds, IL is 8
poser to tell the one man lin it, but
easy to discover several who are mot
in it
The governors choice is conceded to
be between CORTLAND c. Montgomery, Of
this city, and Thomas L. j. Baldwin Of
Mil Creek hundred. The men not be
lieved to stand any show of appointment
are William f. Smalley. Sr., Of White
Clay Creek hundred; james T. Shallcross
and PurDsl j. Lynch Of st. Georges
hundred. and a man named Middleton,
Of the lower part of the county, who has
been backing and filling Tor several
months so that nobody seems TO know
whether he is after the Office OF not
appointment Announced Tomorrow.
Thomas L. ]. Baldwin was seen at the
Clayton House this morning. He seemed
to be in good spirits, and when an EVEN
ING JOURNAL reporter asked him If he
intended to remove to town IN the event
I Of his appointment, he said:
Il can only answer you by following
I the directions given in an old cook book
I for cooking a hare-'trst catch the
| hare and then cook it.
when will the appointment be nader
Governor Reynolds told friends of
mine al Dover that he would not an
nounce the appointment until o'clock to-
/ morrow. bay friends tried to show him
! that the commission expired before that
/ time, but the governor insisted that the
announcement should be made tomorrow
I afternoon.
sksseh of Mr.. Baldwin's Life.
Thomas L ]. Baldwin was born near
Yorklyn, in Christiana hundred, Ga years
ago. He lived there eight years until hi.
father, Thomas Baldwin, came to thi.
city and engaged in the grocery business
Oh Market street, near Second. This
Baldwin residence was on Market street
near Ninth. He remained here with hi.
parents two years. Then the family re
moved to Mil Greek hundred nooi
Hockessin and Mr.. Baldwin has lived
there ever since. He was educated in tn,
public schools and, after he had attained
his majority, taught the district schoo
during the winter months
He has been life long Democrat II
1878 he was elected to the lower branch
of the General Assembly and did active
service on the floor and in the COMMITTEES
rooms After that he became member
OF the Board of Trustees OF the Poor
serving for six years in that capacity
during FIVE of which he occupied th'
presidents chair When the Republi
cans captured the Levy Court he and hi
colleagues were removed and Delawer
Clark succeeded him as president
For twenty-three years Mr Baldwin
has been secretary Of the Farmers
Mutual Fire Insurance Company Of Nil
Creek hundred While it's operation
are confined to four hundreds It has
capital stock Of 81 500, 00O
His vile died in 1851 and ne neve
married again. he has a son and tw
/ daughters, the former living with him o
, the home farm, the latter residing witt
/, an aunt in Chester county Pa.
Mr.. Baldwin came out for the recorder
ship about eighteen months ago. II
intended to run for the office of registe
of Wills but withdrew in favor of j
a Wilkins Cooch. of Pencader hundred
and threw his strength to the support {
r. the present register
z Democracy His Bride.
Courtland c. Montgomery is "a year
old, and has spent all bis life in Wi
. mington. BE lives at No. 1906 Tatns
= street.
Mr.. Montgomery was educated in IL
public schools here and when he was
years old secured a position as clerk
n the works Of the Harlan and Holling
4 worth Company. He has been there eve
since, having advanced TO the position {
general photographer.
. When the Office of Secretary Of III
Street and Sewer Department was create
10 was offered him. but he refused
because the salary was too small.
Leslie Carpenter was elected Ia his steR
- For young man Nj Montgomery hi
4 been remarkably active 10 the Democrat
- party Although his home is In q
II Seventh ward which is strongly Republ
!, can he has held the Craftsmanship Of Il
1, City Democratic Committee several time
y He WAS one Of the organizers Of d
- Young Mems Democratic Club and
- now serving his second term as pres
- dent Of that organization He is alwa
Al one Of the foremost in political cenyassC
Mr. Montgomery IS young and goo
looking bachelor; a man OF genial Ter
permanent and generous imp ulses That
~, is popular was evidenced by the fact tn
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