Smyrna times., 1896-04-01

James F. Porter, Christiana; William
p. Husbands, and John w. Greenfield,
Henry r. Smith, Alfred
S. Hurlock, William P. Windish and
Thomas Reardon, Wilmington; Samuel
H. Higgins was elected bridge tender
at Odessa.
JAMES i. SMITH DEAD. James l..
Smith, one of the oldest men of Dover
died suddenly Monday morning. He
entered the pOstOtfice about 8 O'Clock
and began cOnversing with Postmaster
GoOden about the Harris will case. A
few minutes later Mr.. GoOden, who
had continued at his work, noticed that
breast and went out to him. Mr.. Smith
died before assistance could be sum-
mOned, of heart failure.
Mr.. Smith was 7S years old. For
long time he was engaged in the tailor
ing business. He was a prominent |
Democrat and had served as a member |
of the Legislature, as justice of the /
peace and as chairman of the Demo |
cratic executive committee of Kent |
county. He was a prominent member |
of the Presbyterian Church. His wife,
sister of Robert Denney, survives him.
The Wilmington Republican has the
following: We give to our readers the
personal views of Mr.. J. Edward
Addicks as how best the Delaware Del
egates to the Republican st. Louis
| Convention can best serve the interests
| of Delaware Republicans, and thereby
! help to procure for Wilmington and
State, many much needed public i'm
provements. "My hope and desire Is
Al II ! will
sent uninstructed. Delaware's delega-
ton to the National Convention Is too
| small to undertake to influence the
nomination of President. L think we
! should cooperate with such OF the
large states, as can help us IN the
future to obtain what we need from the
| National Government in the way OF
improvements and patronage as well as
protection to our industries. We want
plenty of Government work for Will
mingtOn, war ships to build, our river
channels and creeks deepened, our two
canals to the Chesapeake, the one en-
larged and the other completed. The
wav to obtain these improvements is to
help the States that can help" We
think the ADVICE good and if acted upon
might possibly work to the advantage
of Wilmington and the entire State.
Political THIEVES. Under tn e
above head the Milford Chronicle says
''The Sussex Levy Court has adjourn
ed sine die and left fifty men from all
parts of the county off the assessment
, lists. These fifty men were IN George
town clamoring to be given their inal-
ienable rights, that of the privilege OF
= qualifying TO vote and voting have that
| vote fairly counted. They had come
= on Monday from all parts of the county
Il and for three days had appealed to be
put on the list, but in the face of this
. the rotten Levy Court and politically
scheming Clerk of the Peace refushed
I to put them on and in their presence
= adjourned sine die. The Levy Court
. met on Monday and Evans, the Demo,
cratic member from GumbOrO hundred
- not being present, the court stood SIN
g Republicans to six Democrats. Dur
= inc this session with the members
: equally divided twenty-five men were
t put on the lists eleven of each party
$ On Tuesday twenty-five names wer'
added and twenty-fOur of these Wer'
>, Republicans. On Wednesday one nam
was added and there were about lift,
,, other Republicans still in Georgetown
: who were waiting upon the partisan
I court to put them on the list, when tn
court adjourned and these fifty mel
were deprived of the right to vote,. a
S free American citizens, at the next cleo
: ton.
y UNEFFEcTUAL EFFORTS TO GE
ASSESSED. The republicans were muc
:, perturbed last week at Dover. Th
10 Ncufincl calls the action of the Lev.
Court a conspiracy to defeat men OF tn
Is rioht of franchise, and gives a long &C
1t count. of which the following IS par
If agragh The acts of the last two day
d of the session are sufficient to cOnvlnc
2 any one. On Tuesday morning, abou
v eleven men presented themselves Wit
parties to vOuch for them, as the la
= REQUIRES. Almost as soon as these me
L appeared, although it was early III tn
morning session, the court adJOurne
- :. to meet on Wednesday morning. Vine
- - taken to task for this outrageous trea
10 ment members of the Levy Court be;
y ged the men and their vouchers to T.
turn on Wednesday and gave posltl'
tt assurance that they would be assesses
II, The men who were anxious to be asse
.x- sed. and who had come from We
Ike Dover, East Dover, and South Mu
in derkili hundreds, though at consider
81 BILE expense and at great lncOnvenlen
eu. for them and Unelf vouchers, Will u
o, assurance determined to come agal
- On Wednesday morning when I
OF Lew Cout convened, the eleven IN
,eU were present as were also their vOuc
on on ers. Then the second act in the dal
[$f nable conspiracy was enacted. I
TIi members of the Levy Court were
On their post of duty but the Clerk OF t
Peace failed to appear and as by law
IN must administer the oath required
me could not be done, and they had to
1y, unassessed; they are DISTINGUISHED a
Dut the county is thus robbed OF the Il
the which must be loaded on farmers a
md mechanics who are already groanl
yn. under the grievOus burden of tax
Some of these men, we are told, l
per per presented themselves five or six tin
oGH oJa to be assessed, and in every case.
ouS Cot court adjourned or the Clerk OF
5e 5,sr Peace sneaked out of town.