The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1894-11-09
FIFTH EDITION, !,
down IN Old SUSSEX:
The Biggest Day In CeorgatGWn's
History.
Such a Large Crowd
Was Never Before Seen on it's
Streets-Democrats as well
as Republicans were on
hand by the Thou.
sands The board
of Canvas gets
through the
Count all
right.

Thursday was return day at GEORGETOWN
Delaware. 1t Ia called that because the
Board OF Conva55 OF Sussex County as.
sembie at tho Court House to convass the
vote which was cast ON Tuesday last II
Is made gala day in Sussex and every
body young and old, the poor and rich.
white and black and In all conditions OF
life assemble a. Georgetown dressed III
their best Sunday go to meeting clothes
to join In the jolllflcaton o. tho successful
For the first time since 1874 tho Repub-
licans have swept old Sussex, generally
the banner county of Democr ICY in Della.
ware, AWAY from it's moorlngs and cast
its vote with the successful Republican
party. Tho oanvass was begun after
dinner, and by 8 O'Clock the announce,
ment was made officially by the board OF
canvass that old Democratic Sussex had
gone Republican by 25b majority. Upon
being announced the Republicans sent VI
a mighty cheer
Georgetown took on holiday or jollih.
cation look; flags, banners. and bunting
floRJed from every side. The old Court
House had high strip OF muslin around
IL with tho Republican mnioritles OF tho
twenty.four states which gave forth In no
uncertain tones their loyalty to tho Union
and protection to American Industry.
The teams or turnouts beggar descrip.
ton; they were OF all kinds. styles AMI
conditions. The crowd put the writer in
mind of tho Doneybrook fair.
Ii really is beyond the writer's imagf.
nation to present the picture to our read,
ers 1t was estimated that between SIX
and eight thousand persons were in at.
tendance. Livery station down the Delas
ware road was packed with the happy
Delaware Republicans, who cheered the
train ns 1t entered and left the station.
At Harrington Governor Marvll and
Congressman Willis got aboard the tralu
ana helda regular ovation, being kept
busy shaking hands with their happy
constituents.
The Governor.elect looked little weary
and tired The train reached Georgetowl
about IL o'clock and was met at the depnt
by u tremendous crowd oil cheering pa
triots. A two horse carriage was lntwait.
ing and the Governor and Con4EeSsmaa
were escorted to II and driven OIL 10
private residence, where these Two uis'
tlnguiehed gentlemen held reception
and received their overj9yed Republican
friends. who had cast their ballots ZOE
their election.
The Honorable Anthony Higgins and
MIR. E. g. Bradford, Eaq,. had gone dowe
to Georgetown on Wednesday evening.
and met the crowd OF enthusiastic. SUSSEX
Countlans that evening and early Thurs
day morning before the train arrived. Inc
honorable Senator was down looking nf-
ter the count, which lie understood there
was talk of throwing out one OF the hun-
dreds, and at the same time took look
alter the fences IL 10 said on tho very
best OF authority that Mr.. j. Edward AID
dicks is also out trying to capture the
Senatorial plum.
Agenteman said to your scribe. III you
take dinner at oEe OF the Georgetown
hotels you will wish afterwards that you
had gone to one OF the othere, butt IL would
be all the snme. You pay your money
and cat what's act before sou, and would
have been lucky TO get that on Thursday
Stands for tile sale OF candy ard peanuts
occupied tile streets around the court
house aud everybody dida rushing busl.
ness"
parade was given In the morning
through the principal streets. OF WHOM
thnre appeared 10 ba thu ee. which was very
unique but very enthusiastic. Bannerf
were carried. on which were inscribed the
following: ia the sussex journal tol
Sale2a What's the Use OF Cheap Cloth ng
Wien the Dinner Pail is Empty?' .'Iuns
day Was n Cold Day for Inriif Ilnker9
and Cuckoos. ;" Tho Whiskey is played
out and you are Played Out, too"
AL. we will have the registrars next
time. Won: it DO nice" jesse Ed. died.
How Is the whiskey holding out?n 'Pur.
nell and Co. arc buried . We've got
them on the trot.-Sussex journal" we
got you on the trot on last Tuesday" and
dozens of similar quotations met our
gaze The boys had fun and enjoyed
themselves cheering for the Republ lean
party