Evening journal., 1896-11-13
POLITICAL NOTES.


II was on my beat on Monday morn
ing when a man, apparently a house,
holder here, but not long a citizen Of
Wilmington, approached and asked me
II could tell him good place to buy
COAL said Policeman Solomon to an
Evening Journal reporter this morn
ing II told him a good place and he
walked off. Pretty soon he came back
What's the trouble down the street
here?' he asked Are all the people
down with diphtheria or smallpox?
Not that I've heard of, / replied
What makes you ask such question
as that?' He said that he noticed that
nearly every house had a yellow flag
hung out and he had heard before he
came here that there were two hundred
cases Of diphtheria IN the city. / told
him those people didn't have either
diphtheria or smallpox. They had gold
bugs. After / had explained the fact
that we had had a sound money pa
rade he smiled silly smile, and
walked Off
Milton II. Hawkins wants Governor
elect Tunnel to appoint him state in
surance commissioner, and SO does r..
N. Colburn. There will be others in
the field before the office becomes va
cant.
William IT. Boyce, OF Georgetown, is
prominently mentioned for the office of
secretary Of state. This being a per-
sonal office, and the secretary having
confidential relations with the COVER
nor, it is customary to leave the gov
ernor to exercise his own good judg-
ment in the matter.
David S. Wilds, Clinton l.. William
son, Robert Y. Wallen, w. d. Hazel,
w, G. Hardesty, I. ID. Burton and II. c.
Collision are candidates for the office OF
clerk Of the peace Of Kent county.
Yesterday afternoon the attorneys
for the Union Republican party of
Kent county presented to Chief Justice
Lore their petition for a special session
Of the Superior Court Of Kent county.
in order that a writ of mandamus
against the Board Of Canvass, of that
county, might be asked for After con-
suting with Judge Grubb and Judge
Cullen, his associates, it was decided to
hold the special session at Dover on
next Thursday.
Rev Charles l. Stengle, pastor OF
Armory NJ. E Church, of Dover, is urg-
ing himself for appointment to the po-
sition of chaplain Of the Constitutional
Convention.
Il have no duobt concerning the out
come Of the Shaw-Rodney electoral con
test, said one of the most prominent
members Of the New Castle county bar
to an Evening Journal reporter this
morning. "Of course the court will
have to pass upon it, but the intention
of the voters is so manifest that the
decision will be in favor Of Mr.. Shaw,
no matter what Governor Watson may
do"
Ex-United States Marshal Henry C.
Mahaffy says that he is not a candidate
for his old office, but that two years
hence he viii be a candidate for the
shrievalty nomination.
Sheriff-eleet Finn proposes to keep
his regular Republican subordinates
and Addicksite appointees separte. In
the words of ex-Sheriff Peirce Gould he
proposes to keep the Higgins men at
the Court House and send the Addicks
men over to Jail.
General Samuel A. Macallister wants
to be United States consul at Glasgow,
Scotland.
Ex-Postmaster George E. Smith, of
Laurel, was in Wilmington to-day con-
ferring with the regular Republican
leaders. 1t is rumored that he wishes
to be postmaster again.
Governor Watson has issued a COM
mission to William II. Johnson, the
Democratic coroner-elect of Sussex
county.
The CZAR'S WIG.