Evening journal., 1896-05-30
THE DEMOCRATIC DRIFT
Only Two Wards Hold EIec-
tions This Afternoon.
oHRIsTIANA AND BaAEDYwINR

Elect State Convention Delegates aud
AIternates and Bundred Committee.
men-roy aud Cochran Have n Fight
on Their Hands-No Comp rOmtss Ia
the Fourth and Eleventh wards
Brandywlne hundred Democrats have,
without trouble or dlscol d, selected theiS
delegate and alternates to the State
Convention. They are as follows
Northern district Delegates, Harry
d. LUf aud Michael j. Sharkey; alter
mates, John w Greenfield and John w.
Frsim.
Southern diPtrict-Delegate Henry
Day; alternate, James Conway.
Eastern district Delegates, Joseph L
Handy and Thomas Bird; alternstes.
William G. Weer and George s. Bigger
George Lodge was elected to represent
the hundred In the County Executive
Committee.
The ChrlstiSna hundred nesting was
held at Lswless's Hotel, with about 200
voters in attendance
Thomas J Lawless called the meeting
to order Benjamin Healey was elected
ch sirmsn and James Thompson installed
as secretary.
Richard Kavanaugh, Of the Northern
district; Michael Mullen, of the West =
ern; John Glenn. OF Highlands; VIII
liam j Armstrong. OF Marshsllton. and
Samuel Kilgore, of Newport, were elected
to serve as hundred committee for the
ensuing two years.
James Almond, Calvin W. Crossan and
oh
to the State Convention, aud John
Ramsey, James Carpenter, Jr, James
McHugh, John McOollin and James
Porter as alternates. The fight for
county committeeman promises TO be
very bitter today. Thomas Toy, the
present member and Dr.. Francis l.
Springer, are the contestants Robert
Blakely WAS In the 6sli but withdTeW Ia
Tov's favor.
R. Cochran, Jr and Alexander
Aettens great unknown will lock horns
In St Georges hundred for the office OF
county committeeman, the chances favor
ing Cochran.
Only two wards in Wilmington have
contests and In each instance Il is for
delegate to the hundred convention
convention which will meet on Tuesday
evening snd elect three members of the
County Executive Committee, that being
Wilmington's apportionment. Each
delegate to the hundred convention
will also lame the primary election
officere In bis ward. subj set to the sp
proval Of the County Executive Com
mittee which will meet for organiza
tion and campaign purposes on Thurs
day.
In the Fourth ward Edward ]. Hol
land ard Frank Mckinley are the
sspirants
10 the Ninth ward a compromise meet
ing was held last evening. James ard
Knight Withdrew and Msges and Mack
lem were put in nomination MaRse won,
the vote being 4S to 9
The Eleventh ward will distinguish
the Ryan family no matter which way
the tide of battle turns, for Bailiff Of
Council John ]. Ryan aud r. Joseph
Ryan, of the same name but not Of kin.
are the contestants
The polls will open at 4 o'clock this
afternoon and close at seven.
The members Of the County Executive
Committee for Wilmington hundred
have appointed the following inspectors
and judges: Fourth ward, western dis
trlct-James w. Ponder, inspector Hugh
HsgaD, judge; John ? Alsenizsr, Judge
Four h ward, eastern distrlct-Patrick
Crumlish, inspector; John B Mesney.
judge; William Hayes, judge. Eleventh
WRrd-James Mcclure, inspector; John
Friel judge; Hugh Connor, judge.
1t has been pretty we'll settled that the
hurdred convention will name ex-Attor
ney General John Biges. Willard Ssuls-
bury. Jr. and Thomas F. Gormlsy for the
County Executive Committee.
A large and enthusiastic meeting OF
Pencader hundred Democrats WAS held