Evening journal., 1895-05-24


scENK- State House parlor. Time-Tbnrsda,
ab midnight. Dramatis Personcn Hon
Bayard. ' a.
Bayard-'John, old man. I am com
pletely enrspturtd."
Clayton-''You don't say 80 had M
idea that the adjournment Of the Gensral
Assembly would have such plsasiro
effect upon
Baysrd--"You misunderstood me-
John. BY beatic state has nothing to do
with that long deferred event. | have
received long letter from Pat Nearv =
Clay ton-"You don't say sol What
does he say, JimY
Bayard-"Lots Of things I.'s
Amazing how much that man knows
Oiayton-"f That's sll right; but be
isn't Any prophet on Democratic myi,rl-
ties in New Castle county"
beyard-"But, John, lust consider
how little he hes to base hts calculations
on. You mustn't sizs the man up by
that. He writes a mighty interesting
letter. T"
Ciayton-'W What does he say, Jim?"
Bay srd-"Ill tell you-on the square. q
Clayton" Csrtsinly. l shall not abuse
your confidence "
Bayard-"In the first place be SAYS
that the Addicks element of the r.,
publican party ana those Republicans
who are mad because the Republican
members of the General Assembly failed
20 elect United States senator win
stay away from the polls IN largo
numbers in jane, aud that The Democfsis
stand good show of carrying the city "
Clay tons Sad terribly sad.
Baysrd-"There's Maj II Mitchell. who
Is assessor and collector for the northern
district Of the city. Has pretty btdls
worked up. The Addicks msn have 4
club IN soak for him and he'll hear II
when it drop"
him2"
Baysrd--"I think Pat says that his
name is Rswnsley"
Clayton-"Wbo RAwnsle,?
BaysTd-"Q lite an sctive young Dem
ecratic worker up there Rawnsley seems
70 think that he is going 10 have walk
over"
Olayton-"Wen, jim, be had better
not sell out his business In anticipation Of
election. II be does. he'll be ous of a lob
1 don'5 like to discourage young nan
like that but II could whisper word in
his ear I'd tell him not TO waste much
time studying the intricaees of tax
tables AMI figuring out con missions I'm
a Republican, and the only thing IN the
world that | hxvs against Major Mitchell
"a that he thinks he mas a life tenure A
hsalthy man ought to get tired Of fat
sometime Two years ago the me- ,r had
220 majority over Charlie Campbell 1
guess that RaNnsley has never figured on
the last election +"
BaYard-T guess not Rawnslsy is
running in the wrong end Of the city
Speaking OF RawnsleY selling out his
business reminds me o. joke that John
r. salisbury tells on Senator II ,zskish
Harrington. He says that When hi was
elected to the House two years ago he
thought it WAS for life sold out his
business down ia Harrington and CUB
sequeuty learned that It was only for
four months he became so despondept
that the Democrats had to elect sim
state senator to give some color and
comfort to his superstition.
Clayton-"I don't believe 1t"
Bayard- -ither do I. John Sauls-
bury told It By the 6y, what is Bill
Psrvis doing In WILMINGTON go rnuchY
Pat Nesry tells me be saw him around
at the Salvation Army barracks the
other evening
Clayton-'I expect that's ib BIZ
always was religiously inclined sad,
being 80 ex minstrel. nothing works up
his enthusiasm more quickly than ! bass
drum and taoibourine
BsyRrd-"But ! am wandering away
from the subject. Pat tells mo that
Governor Watson has given hin to
understand that he may withdraw his
application for the office Of clerk II the
peace He says that he has written back
TO the governor telling him to drop the
New CASTLE county delegates out OF his
calculations FOR two years herce and
expects that TO bring the answer
Clayton hear that it will be either
JEFF Foard or Calvin OrossRn
BiyRrd Yes; and Victor 3 Woolley
for prothonotary Clerk Of the Peace
BgRs Is out for JEFF Foard They used
20 bs political rivals up there in ST.
Georges hundred, and there was time
when they didn't speak, but nov Biggs
is doing the msgnRDimoEs thing and has
sent the strongest kind Of letter to
the governor ia Fosrd's behalf George
Mcintyre and the others are making a
hustling fight and are now allowing the
governor TO forget that they are IN the
field. Pat Nesry says that Jeff Foard
should not have It bscsuss st Georges
hundred has held the place for fifteen
yesrs Ned Cochran had II for ten vesrs
and Bggs Tor FIVE. | hear from other
sources that Blggs doesn't like Pat to
talk in that manner he seems to think
that Pat has bis own little axe on the
grindstons ard wants to croWd every
body else out
Clayton" What does Pat say about
the Dem acratlc psrty In Wilmington
BayRrd He ssys il is sudaring from
apathy, but hopes that. as the election
approaches, interest will be aroused
They've formed Young Mems R-publi
can League up there John Eighteen
years is the sge qualification. Pat says
that IL tbs Rspu5lican machine tries 10
ring in those IS year old voters there 10
going 10 be trouble 1"
Clayton What's the age limii2"
Bayard-"There evidently isn't any,
John. Sam Knox is president"
Clayton-''Why he was ia politics
when / was IN my crib "
B.ysrd-"Yes; snd then there's
FranciI H Hoff cker, Horace Greeley
Knowles, Hugh G. Browne and George