Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1894-10-04
j. NJ. u. G. RECEPTION
Thursday Night to Candidates Marvil and
witlis-A Bir Crowd for Two Hours


A reception atthe Young Mems Repub-
lican Club Thursday night which was
rendered the party candidates was very
largely attended. 1t was very pleasant
also. The receiving was done in the
large reception room to the right of tho
hall, where Candidates Marvil and Will
lis stood. This was at the western end
OF the room. At the opposite end stood
Senator Higgins. The crowds were in
cossant from 5 to 10 o'clock. Some
effort at order was attempted by the
,ishers in conducting the stream of visl.
tors first towards the Senator and then
around the room to Mr.. Maryil and Mr..
Willis.
Senator Higgins looked in excellent
spirits and had good word for every
one coming up. There was quite some
curiosity in regard to Mr.. Marvil and he
had the biggest job of hand shaking and
improvisation of new greeting as his
visitors filed on towards him that he has
probably ever undertaken. Mr.. Whilst is
of course much better known and was
more of an old acquaintance. He looked
ruddy and healthy as lie always appears,
and knew probably the greater number
Va tiiycI lhRb SdlllI W MN.
The fine rooms of the club looked
very pretty in the decorations specially
prepared for the occasion. The national
flag was seen everywhere. Around the
apartment was seen the large pictures
Of most of the more recent Presidents of
the United States. On an easel back of
MIR. Marvil large portrait of Mr..
Mckinley occupied the place of honor.
Ferns, vines, potted plants and greenery
were seen all around. kitchie's orches-
ira played at intervals during the even
ing The big crowd roalned freely over
the building up and down stairs.
There was no attemrt at speech
making or of ceremonial of any kind.
There were numbers Of visitors from
down State, from Kent and Sussex. The
nominees for the Legislature and for the
various county offices were present in
large numbers.
lu addition to Mr.. Marvil, Mr.. Willis
and Senator Higgins, was noticed the
following: General James II. Wilson,
John Wilson, candidate for the Legis-
lature from ST. Georges hundred; Will
liam Wilson, Jr., Greenville; DR.. Joseph
IL. Chandler, A. b. Entriken, Centre
Vile; William Bracken, Marshalton;
Washington Hastings, City Solicitor
George A. Elliott, Charles NJ. Curtis,
Charles Baird, Robert J. Handy, candi.
date for the Legislature from Brandy.
wine hundred; DR.. Jacob +. Frantz,
Frederick Pyle, candidate for the Legis-
lature from this city, sheriffalty candi.
date Paul ellis; Counclmen Staats,
Wainwright and Tyre; William &. Il.
Colquhoun, secretary of the Board of
Health; Samuel Allrich, Legislative can i.
didatc from Pcncader; ex-Sheritf ]. ID.
Ward of Sussex county; Frederic A.
Robinson, Commissioner Henry r..
| Pickles, Chief Engineer james Wilson,
| William Chandler, Stanton; DIR. L..
lleisler Ball, Henry p. Cannon, Bridge
willie; Harry Whiteman of Mill Creek;
Frank Wopliey, S. Luther Shaw, candi.
date for sheriff Of Kent county; Ezekiel
Fleming, candidate for Representative
from Mispillion; Sheriff Gould, Horace
| Brown Of Seaford, candidate for the
Legislature.
In line with candidates Marvil and
Willis stood Robert j. Handy, Francis
NJ. Walker, George W. Reybold, Walter
S. Money, Paul ellis, Emmett Stdham,
| George Cameron, Charles II. Hudson,
Charles Whann, William Anderson, f..
Eden Bach.
The reception committee comprised {:
Philip Q. Churchman, president; John
7. Nields, secretary; Samuel M. Knox,
Henry G. Conrad, DR.. A. Il. Frantz,
Frank A. Mitchell, George w. Sparks,
Henry II. Billany, James H. Boggs, Jr.,
Robert d. Kemp, John ]. Mahoney,
Charles A. Rudolph, Leonard L. Wales,
Jr., Henry II. Triggs and George c.
| Woodward