Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1896-09-10

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Peter A. Horty announces that he
will not be a candidate for State Sena-
tor at this time.
Abram Palmer of Christiana hundred
announces himself as a candidate for
road commissioner in the First district
subject to the decision of the Demo-
cratic purity.
| Charles Ii. Kittinger says the Ad-
dicks people in Kent are not frightened
over the story that some have been
disfranchised. He alleges that all the
Addicks people have had their taxes
paid.
\ The Democratic County Executive
Committee net in this city on Satur-
day afternoon and decided to give Mill
Greek hundred the candidate for. repre-
sentative in the General Assembly.
The dispute over election officers in
Mill Creek hundred was settled by
allowing the old officers to serve.
The Union Republicans made the fol-
lowing selections of candidates at
Hockessin, in Mill Creek hundred, on
Saturday: Representative, s. II. Ewart
assessor, John Is. Chambers; inspec-
tor, George W. Shakespeare; road cora
missioner, j. Thomas Moore; dele
gates to the county convention, J.
Harvey Finn, Alexander Guthrie,
Thomas b. Chambers, Jabez Banks
and Samuel Whiteman.
The Regular Republicans are finding
fault with the list of election officers
recently appointed by the Department
| of Elections. They say that some of
the men named as Republicans are fol-
| lowers of Addicks and for that reason
| do not represent their interests; also
that some of the persons selected can
not write and are not capable of filling
| the positions. The members OF the
| department undoubtedly used their
best Judgment in making the appoint
ments, and in doing 80 there was no
intention to offend anybody or put peo-
pie on the list who were not competent.
In White Clay Creek hundred Harry
Whiteman was unopposed for represen-
tative in the Addicks nomination Sat
urday. The nominations of hundred
officers by the regular Republicans
were ratified. In the Western and
Central districts of White Clay Greek
Robert j. Morrison received the full
vote of 129 for Levy Court Commits
sioner from the Fourth district In
Pencader hundred Morrison received
tho Nolos hDOul III NbW CdELlG
hundred 260 votes were counted for
Foster and no votes we're counted for
Morrison. Morrison ia the nominee of
the Regular Republicans. According
to an Addiclzs leader, under fair count
he was nominated again Saturday.
The Mill Creek hundred people wore to
have caucused ON Saturday night for
representative and Levy Court Com
missioner. but the storm prevented the
meeting.
The Democrats of Mill Creek hun
dred met on Thursday and adopted the
following: Resolved, by the Demo,
Gratis of Mill Creek hundred. that
committee consisting of three members
for each election district of said hun
dred be appointed for the purpose of
guarding the purity and integrity of
the ballot ut primary elections here.
after to be held in said hundred ard
for the further purpose of collecting
evidence wherever violations of said
law may occur, to the end that such
abuses may be prosecuted by the attor-
ney-general. Resolved, 'That copies of
these resolutions be posted at each
polling place in this hundred" The
committee comprises the following
Edward G. McCarly, William p. Peach |
and Albert L. Williamson Of the North |
ern district; Calvin Derickson, Frank |
Yearsley and Lewis ]. Graves of the |
Eastern district; Joseph @. Rankin,
James nj. Haman and Frank V. White |
man of the Western district.
A meeting of the New Castle Single |
Takers was held Wednesday in the Town |
Hall. The purpose was for the cleo
tion of delegates and alternates to the
State convention to be held at Dover on
September 18th. The meeting was
called to order by chairman j.. Ernest
Phillips. There were but 20 members
in the room, which number dwindled
to 10 before the meeting adjourned. |
j. Ernest Phillips was elected perma-
nent chairman and Harold Sudell, Sec
retary. There were but three names
placed before the meeting and the sec.
rotary cast the deciding ballot. The
delegates are Harold Sudell, Allan
Rittenhouse and Joseph Carlin. The
alternates were elected in the same way.
They are Jefferson Downhain, Philip
Carlin and John A. Walls. Mr.. SudeIl
stated that they might want all the
delegates to go as they might not have
representatives from the lower counties
and would need to use them. Mr.. Lam
caster thought they should not 90 un.
instructed. Mr.. Sudell thought the
delegates should be left free. Mr..
Phillips thought it would be we'll to
select straight ticket. Mr.. Lancaster
stated that many were afraid of deal
with the Republican party. Mr.. Sudsll
stated that it was all knocked in the
head aud they had no need to worry
over it. He thought they should on
deavor to try and keep from offending
men of either part.
There wara % daatha in this city