Evening journal., 1894-02-28
Superintendent M'COY
Appointments and Disappoint-
ments at Farnhurst To-day.
sPRINGEB, LAWSON, Mccoy, COCHRAN

Result OF the Democratic Caucus Before
the Meeting of Aimshouse Trustees.
Ballots for Physicians and superinteud-
ent-wier Men Surprised BY His De-
feat.
Farnhurst went Democratic to-day by
clear majority. The whole Democratic
ticket was elected by a majority of six
votes and there will be neither contest
| nor recount.
1t WAS a lonesome day for Wesley j.
Husbands, Dr. Thomas A. Enos, M. ~
Willis and Walter s. Money, the four
Republican hold over members. After
constituting factors of Republican
majority for two years they could scarcely
understand the political metsmorphoss
which constituted them a sad and almost
insigni6ant minority in the counsels of
the Board of Trustees of the poor. They
seemed TO be almost sorry that they were
not Democrats in order that they mi ght
share in the conduct of the affairs OF the
institution. 1t was a sad day TO Super
intendent Groves and his subordinates; a
day of disappointment to aspirants to
office who did not get the requisite major.
lty in Democratic caucus, and ared-letter
day Of jubilRtion for those who did.
| When the trustees met this morning
the political standing Of the board was as
follows:
Democrats Michael Newell, Nathan
B Culbert. John w. Lawson .and Conrad
Keller, OF Wilmington; Calvin w. Cros
san. of Christiana hundred Mayor Frank
E. Herbert, of New Castle; James f.
Garman, Of Red Lion; DR.. Francis l.
Springer, Of White Clay Greek; Charles
Il Salmon, of Pencader hundred; Hervey
Walker, of Mill Creek hundred-10.
Republicans-Wesley J. Husbands, of
Brandywine hundreds DIR. Thomas A
Enos, Of Appoquinimink hundreds NJ. N.
Willis, of St. Georges hundred Walter
S. Money, Of Blackbird hundred-4
The newly-slected members were well
coined by everyone, regardless of politics,
andtbe best of feeling prevailed.
The Rival Candidates.
When the Democratic members went
into caucus the candidates for place were
as follows:
President-Dr Frank L. Springer, OF
! White Clay Creek.
Secretary-Frank E. Herbert, Of New
, Castle, and ex ex-Seeretary John w. Law
son, of Wilmington.
, Superintendent-W William H. Jack,
, Joseph Hammell and Morris D. Crossan, /,
! of Wilmington; William L Weir, ol
Christians; David Mccoy, Of New Castle
and George Medill, Of Pencader.
Mstron-The wife Of the superintend-
ent elect.
Almshouse aud coroner's physician
, two TO elect-Drs. NJ j. Hughes, Emil
Hertel and Joseph r Smith, DIR. james
|, H. Morgan, Thomas N Milligan. Georg,
!. Quinn, George A. Steinicken, Henry R
|, Sprusnce, James Walker and Peter w
Tomlinson, all of Wilmington.
a Attorney William T Lyman, Pete
I L. Cooper. Jr, William f. Smalley, Jr
and Victor B. Woolley. These men can
=, not be said to have been applicants, bu
their names were mentioned by the Dem
ocratic members.
EnRineer-David Greer, Joseph Sayerl
=, and Alfred Carmichael.
Worth OF the Onices.
T From this multiplicity Of candidates
u we're to be selected men to succeed Presi
l dent Delaware Clark, Secretary John w
s Dennison, Superintendent Groves, Drs C
Baird and A T. Harris and d. G Con
rad, to say nothing of the engineer anC
f farmer. The superintendent salary
s 800 aud keep; matron, $400 and keep
70 physicians, $400 each; attorney. 800
secretary, $500, and engineer. $500; witt
liberal compensation and keep for tn
farmer.
d Prominent Men Present.
Among, the large number of person
3 present were: Ex-Spesker J. P. Donahoe
Receiver John r. Dickey, Patri, /,
Neary, Register Colen Ferguson, Georg
, w. Spicer, f. R. Cochran, Jr., Fisl
Commissioner Mulligan, U S. Revenu
Officer d. X. Donaldson, ex-Levy Court
u man Samuel Killgore. Assessor w.
Hunter, ex Levy Courtmsn A. L Eliason
n ex- Representative William f. Smslley
i Joseph Sayers, ex Councilman DAME
Mckenney, Operator Frank Kane, Owe
Z J. Hession, Patrick McGrory, ex-Truste
J. w. Dennison, ex Levy Courtmsn VIII
n liam L. Wier, William II. Jack, Davi
man Mccall, Alfred Carmichael, DR.,
Walker, Hughes, Steinicken, Palmer
Morgan, Milligan. Smith and Fahey.
= E. R. Cochran, Jr., made an energeti
4 still hunt for the sttorneyship. Th
= name of Thomas Davis was also mel
la tened for this Office.
J. New Members Sworn In.
y At 1915 Mayor Herbert raped fC
IL order, for the purpose of effecting ten
ID porary organization and swearing In I'll
te new members. James Garnan wa
10 chosen as temporary chairman. o
ID motion of DIR. Enos, Mr.. Herbert WI
K chosen as temporary secretary Messr
TO Culbert, Walker, Newell and Salmon
Sc the newly. elected members, wei
n qualified and took their seats. I'll
temporary organization then adjourns
on motion Of DR.. Springer, and the Dem
o. cratic members went into caucus.
s Springer, Lawson and Mccoy.
b. DR.. Springer was elected charms
in unanimously. One ballot was taken f
1t. secretary. Il was as follows: LRwso
IS z; Herbert, 2; Salmon, l. The ba
er loting for superintendent consumed q
ed most time. IL was as follows: First.
he Mccoy, 4; Wier, 3; Crossan, 1 Jack,
he Second-McCoy. A; Wier, g.; Crossa
i'll /; Jack, 2. Third Mccoy, A; VIE
II A; Crossan, l. Jack. 1. Fourth-M
its Coy, s; Wier, 4; Blank, l. Fifth