Evening journal., 1896-09-02

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The letters which the Notification
| Committee sent to Ebe w. Tunnel
\ and L. Irving Handy were short and
/ framed in the simplest terms. They
merely informed the two men of their
nomination and asked them to signify
their acceptance. Replies are expected
some day this week.
John ]. Mealey and Michael Newell
both want to represent the Third dis
trict in the next Levy Court, and are
making a hustling, rustling, bustling
canvass below Sixth street for the
| Democratic nomination. They have
been so busy putting up cards that the
| property owners have been compelled
to put up Post No Bills" signs
against them.
At Fifth and King streets last even
ing a mass meeting was held under
the AUSPICES of the Peoples Party Sill
yer Club. The principal speaker was
j. B. Mcpherson, OF Philadelphia.
Ex-Clerk of the House William A.
Gum, OF Frankford, Sussex county.
was in Wilmington to-day He said
that he came up on private business,
but be had the look of man who car
ried a headful of Sussex county politi-
cal secrets to impart to the leaders OF
the regular Republican party.
The Addicksites of Pencader hun
dred have nominated the following
ticket: Delegates to the County Con-
yention, John Barber, Daniel Slack
and W. G. Brooks alternates, w. c.
| Brooks, John Slack and A. X. Paxson;
Levy Court commissioner, James w
Foster; assessor, John Barber inspec-
tors, James T. Brooks and William
McCray; road commissioner, Daniel
Slack.
The Addicksites are making elabor-
/ ate preparations for the Hoffecker and
/ Willis ratification meeting, to be held
in the Grand Opera House on the even
ing of September 9.
Congressman Willis is in communi-
i cation with four or five Congressman
whom he wishes to speak in this state
in support Of the Addicks ticket.
An adjourned meeting of the Ad-
dicks State Central Committee will be
held this evening for the purpose of
selecting the polling places and cleo
ton officers for Saturdays primaries.
Colored voters of the Second ward
held an Addicks ward meeting at 1905
Chippey street last evening. William
Trusty was chairman and Jefferson
| Washington secretary Horace Berry
was nominated for delegate and Dam
iel Mcdaniel for alternate to the con-
ventiOn to name delgates to the consti-
tutional convention. The other dele
gates will be nominated by the whites
I Sheriff Gillis is distributing the reg
istration paraphernalia for the rural
hundreds. The registrars will sit for
the first time on September u.
II is believed that Addicks candi-
dates for legislative honors will be put
In the field in New Castle. Mill Creek
White Clay Creek, Blackbird and Will
mington hundreds, but the officers OF
the county committee seem TO be
WHOLLY unacQuainted with the names
of the candidates in the field.
Ever since John NJ. Clayton, the Lit
tie, surrendered to Martin B. Burris
in st. Georges hundred the regulars
have had everything down there theil
own way.
Ebe W. Tunnel, Democratic candi
date for governor, and Attorney-G Gen.
eral Robert c. White came up tn,
Delaware road as far as Dover this
morning and drove thence TO Wood
land Beach to participate in the ratih
cation meeting.
The Democratic County Executiv,
Committee is in session at the Youni
Mems Democratic Club this afternoon
w. p. Peach, William Moore. F. V
Whiteman, G. Derickson, James II
Walker and John Nivin, Mill Creel
hundred Democrats of prominence
have issued a call for a meeting a
Mermaid tomorrow evening to TAX
steps to prevent a repetition of th
fraud perpetrated at the last Demo
cratic primaries.
State Senator Alrichs, Of Pencade
hundred, was a caller at Republican
headquarters this morning.
III The Addicls people win open stat
headquarters in the Smith Building ol
Market street.
James II. Walker, OF Mill Cree
hundred, will be a candidate for tn
Democratic nomination for Lev
Court commissioner for the First dis
trict, which includes Brandywins
| Christiana and Mill Creek hundreds.
There will be a mass meeting, unde
the auspices of the Peoples Party Sil
yer Club at Fifth and King streets, &c
night. ]. 3. Mcpherson, of Philade
1 phia, will be the speaker.
G. Y Tsyler, OF Wilmington has bee
] granted patent for draft screen.