The Wilmington daily Republican., 1895-05-08
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The City Democratic Association met in
the Head building, corner of Seventh and
Market streets, last night to hear the re-
port of the Committee on Candidates and
to transact routine business. Chairman
Magee presided.
The Committee on Candidates reported
having waited on the various candidates
whose names have been suggested for nomi-
| nation, all of whom declined the proffered
| honor except DR.. Charles II. Jefferis for
| mayor, Jesse X. Baylls for president of
| City Council. J. p. T. Fuekel for city treas
urer, John X. Bradford and Robert C.
| Harman for city solicitor, Benjamin f.
| Rawnsley and Charles d. Bud for assessor
and collector of the Northern district Eu-
gene NJ. Sayers and Charles o'Connor for
| assessor and collector OF the Southern dis
trict. The report of the committee was
| adopted.
On motion the nominations of DR.. Charles
r. Jefferis for mayor, Jesse X. Baylis for
president of City Council, and j. p. 7.
| Fuekel for city treasurer there being no
other candidates, were made unanimous.
| Nomination elections were ordered TO be
| held on Saturday next, May H. for cand-
| dates for city solicitor and for assessors
and collectors in the Northern and South
ern districts.
The nomination election will be held be-
tween the hours of IL and 7 o'clock, the
places of the election to be fixed by the
City Executive Committee.
| At the close of the meeting Howell Eng
! land made an address explaining the pro-
visions Of the primary election law.
| THE NOMINEE FOR MAYOR.
DR.. Charles r. Je1feris, the Democratic
nominee for mayor, was born in Chester
county, Pa, November 27, 1Sil. He is the
youngest son of DR., Emmor and Ann
| (Robinson) Jefferis, who removed to this
city from Chester county, Pa, in 1927. A
few years later he removed to Philadelphia
thence to Chester county, and returned to
this city in 1912, and was a resident hero
until 1876, when he removed to Fair Hill.
Md. DR.. Charles R. Jefferis attended the
public schools of this city, after which he
was a student at st, Mary's College, at
Delaware avenue and Madison street, of
which the Rev. Father Reilley, a distin-
| guished Catholic priest of this city was
the president. At 10 years of age DR.. JEFF
| ferris entered his fathers Office as a student
of dentistry and passed through a regular
| course of training and study. He began
| business as the partner of his father in
1860. continuing in that relation until 1875
when he opened his present Office at No
90S King street. He stands at the head of
his profession in this state.
JESSE X. BAYLIS.
Jesse x. Baylis, the Democratic nominee
for president of City Council. is we'll
known citizen of this city, and at present
the representative of the First ward in the
Board of Public Education, in which capa-
city he has served for several successive
terms. He was manager of the Opera
House in this city from the opening of the
building in 1871. until 1890 when he was
succeeded w. r. Williamson. Mr. Baylls
is merchant at No rs Market street.
]. Il. t. FUEKEL.
J. p. t. Fuekel. the candidate for city
treasurer, is a German by birth and has
been resident of this city for many years.
He has been prominent in Democratic poll
tics and has frequently been spoken of as a
candidate for political prefefment in that
party, and has served as member of the
Board of Education and Of the Board of
Health. He is engaged in the grocery bust
ness at No. SOG West Fifth street.