Evening journal., 1894-02-20
ALMSHOUSE OFFICIALS.
DR.. Springer Said to Be AS
sured of the Craftsmanship.
SECRETARY HERBERT OR LAWSON

spoken of TO Succeed II. C. Conrad.
Three Candidates for Engineer.
One week from tomorrow will be
momentous day at the county almshouse
at Farnhurst. The Democrats will
assume the reins Of government, elect
chairman and secretary aud caucus for a
superintendent. matron, two physicians,
one attorney, Ru engineer and farmer TO
be formally elected in April. There Is no
desrth OF candidates and the outcome OF
the caucus will be awaited with much
interest
The hold.o members are Wesley J.
Husbands, of Brandywine hundred John
w. Ls-son and Conrad Keller, Of VIII
mington. Calvin w. CrossaD, OF Christi.
ana hundred Mayor Frank f. Herbert,
Of New Castle; James r. GarmaE, of Red
Lion: DR.. Thomas A. Enos, Of Appoquia.
mink hundred; DR.. Francis L. Springer.
OF White Clay Creek; NJ. N Willis OF
st. Georges. and Walter S. Money, Of
Blackhird.
Tue newly elected members, all Demo-
crata, are Michael Newell and Nathan b.
Culbert, Of this city; Charles II. Salmon.
OF Pencader. and Harvey Walker of Mill
Creek. They succeed Allen w. Smith.
Charles Jester Delaware Clark and J. w.
DsnuisOn. The board Of trustees will
be Democratic by ten TO four, which
gives the Democrats better working
majority than the Republicans have had.
the vote for the last two years beinn
eight Republicans and six Democrats.
AS soon as the newly elected members
qualify themselves next week the Demo
Gratis will caucus for Organization
| There is only one announced candidate
for chairman and he is very likely to be
elected. That is DIR. Frank L. Springer.
Of White Clay Creek hundred. Messrs.
Lawson ana Garman have been mentioned
for the place, but neither seems particu-
larly desirous OF getting IL. II seems to
be settled that the genial doctor will
take the gavel from the hands Of Della
ware Clark.
Two men are mentioned for the secre.
tarysaip Mayor Frank + Herbert would
like TO have the place and is making a
hustling canvass for a majority Of the
Democratic votes In caucus Ex Secre-
tary John W. Lawson is not making any
hght for himself, but a number of his
friends have taken the matter In hand
and will do all in their power TO elect
him.
The golden apple sought for is the
superintendency. The salary Is $500
and keep. and the wife Of the super
intendent Is, by usage, elected matron
receiving fair compensation for her
work This makes the office worth from
81 500 to $4,000 year, house rent and
living expenses included.
The present superintendent, George
W. Groves, is a Republican and will be
removed without ceremony. 10 Ia un
derstood that he entertained the hope
that bis services would so recommend
themselves TO the Democrats that he
would bs retained About month ago,
however, he found that be was follow
ing a political will o'the wisp, aud ia
now resigned to the inevitable There
are too many Of the faithful" after the
place TO permit the Democratic members
to retain a Republican. even il there
we're such an inclination.
The Democratic Candidates.
The Democratic candidates for the
uperintendency are William II. Jack
Joseph Hammell and Morris d. Crassan
OF wilmington William l.. Weir, OF
Chrlstiana; David Mccoy. of Ne ElCastle
and George Medill, Of PencRder The
friends Of Mr.. Weir confidently assert
. that he will receive not less than six o.
the ten votes on the FIRST ballot In caucus
The other men do not make such higl
claims, but each thinks he has 6ghtiDI
chance for preferment. ITO a man nj
the tree, said a Democratic politician
this morning, it looks very much lik,
William l. Weir for superintendent en-,
= Mrs, Weir for matron.
Host Of Physicians.
Il Is almost impossible TO predict whl
4 will be elected physicians. The trustee
4 of the poor elected two, one for duty a
3 the almshouse, and the other to b
a under the authority Of the coroner. Thl
e salary is 800 for each, the Levy Cour
0 paying its equitable proportion.
{ - The aspiration 10 succeed Drs. G. r
d Baird and A. T. Harris is confnel
s almost exclusively TO Wilmington Tb
;. aspirants are Drs NJ ]. Hughes, Emi
IS Hertel and Joseph X Smith, who hav
all been there before; and Dr. James II
Morgan. Thomas N. Milligan. Georg
Quinn, George A SteiniclIen, Henry r
spruRnce. James Walker aud Peter w
e Tomlinson, who have never tssted th
sweets Of professional work as count
n Official. It is understood that there ar
}. two more, but who they are cannot b
{, learned.
Q not Muni1cent Salary.
Henry G Conrad, genial attorney o
the Republican body, will step down an
out with the rest Il will not be muc
Of a sacrifice as the place only pays $40
: year Ex Attorney William 7. Lyman
Peter L Cooper, Jr., and William 7
. Smslley, Jr., have been mentioned fo
y the place. 10 is believed that either MI
Il Lyman or Mr. Cooper will get IL.
It is Fat Berth.
One Of the fattest berths about Oh
n institution is that Of engineer. He get
q $500 a year, but this may be cut down b
o the retrenchment policy Of the Dem'
u Gratis. There are three men in the hel
y for the place David Greer, Joseph Say
| ers and Alfred Carmichael, all Of th
II city. They seem to be neck and necl
e and there win probably be several ballot
IS before a selection is made.
= No candidate for almshouse farmer hs
= yet been heard from, but it is understood
n that the place is conceded TO one of th
,r lower hundreds