Evening journal., 1897-05-22
THE VOTE AND COUNT
Memorable Primary Election
Began at Noon.
GREAT SPORT TO WATCH RESULTS
IT is DOLLARS TO DOUGHNUTs
ON MAYOR, SOLICITOR AND
TREASURER ON DEMOCRATIC
SIDE AND MCALL AND LEWIS
REPUBLICANS.

TREASURER ON DEMOCRATIC
SIDE AND MCALL AND LEWIS
REPUBLICANS.
At / o'clock this afternoon the pri-
mary election and registration in prep
aration of the municipal contest in
June began in Wilmington, ending one
of the liveliest battles for nominations
in the city's history.
The uncertainty Of what the day will
bring forth at this writing is without
parallel. Mayor treasurer and solicitor
on the Democratic side are in doubt,
and whoever comes out victor will have
won great fight
The appearance in the race OF two
new candidates for president Of City
Council also makes that office hone OF
/ contention, the result of which is
doubtful
There are two candidates for presl-
dent of Council:
Colonel William b. Norton manufac-
turer and wholesale agent, No S26
Church. Eighth ward
william S. Alexander, boilermaker,
Harlan and Hollingsworth Company,
/ No. ol3 Jefferson street, Third ward.
Dennis j. Mention, commissioner OF
parks, Fourth and Adams streets,
Tenth ward.
The would-be nominees for city So
licitor are:
Robert G. Harman, city solicitor
No. 1928 West Eighth, Seventh ward
Baldwin Springer, attorney-at-law,
No 904 Jefferson street, Fifth ward.
Peter l.. Cooper, Jr., deputy attor
ey-general, No. 1911 West Eighth
Fifth ward.
Howell S. England, attorney
No. S34 Van Buren,, Fifth ward.
The two opposing candidates for
city treasurer are:
William l.. Hamann, No. 21O West
Seventeenth, Ninth ward
Fred c. Mammele merchant, No.
1902 West Eighth, Fifth ward.
FOR REPUBLICAN COUNCTLMEN
, The Republican candidates for nomi-
nation for Council are; First ward. DR.
I c. o. Funk Second, Thomas McVey;
E Third, w. II. Graham; Fourth, G. r.
p Holt; Fifth, James w. Robertson
= Charles II. Blaine, George G. White
] man; Sixth, George M. Fisher, w. G
Keeys and Thomas Postles; Seventh
I Henry w. Zebley. Robert Barnett
j Eighth, Frank Kindall J. II. Norris
Ninth, j. L. Hawkins Caleb s. Watson
and Jonathan Roberts; Tenth ant
a Eleventh, no candidates; Twelfth, Johl
S Mccoy and Arthur w. Brierley.
MR.. sPRINGER's ATTITUDE.
e "Rumor has 1t that you are goln,
8 to draw out" said a reporter to Bald
e win Springer, candidate for city so
n licitor this afternoon.
"Well, rumor had better guess again
e This is fight to the finish with me,
e was the prompt retort.
!, Mr.. Springer has a strong lieuten
= ancy hustling hard for him.
APPEAL FOR CHICAGO platform
l. Last night posters containing tn
u names of the Democrats for city Office
3 who are supposed to be favorable L
J. the silver men, were placed about tn
city. On these posters was the follow
o ing: Democrats, stand by the me-
{ who stood by our standard-bearer,W ,Wil
e liam j. Bryan, and the Chicago plat
form. Vote this straight ticket: Mayor
J. Frank Mccoy; president Of Cit
Council, w. S. Alexander; treasurer
land, B. Springer, Peter l.. Cooper, il
= FIGHT FOR A FAT JOB.
One of the finest features OF the cam
paign. which closes this afternoon, ha
N been the hand-to-hand struggle anon
" the Republicans for the Office Of as
D. SCISSOR and collector Of the Northern dil
&c trict
This is regarded as one OF the fatte'
IL offices in Delaware, from the fact thi
a shrewd man and active manipulate
~ can get rich at the job. which pract
cally lasts four years. At least he ca
w side-track $4,000 in that time.
BY hard work and overtures OF var
le GUS kinds, George c. Phillips and San
.0 uel Speakman have been pulled out
- the race, leaving George II. Mccall an
, Thomas Lewis again at work. Mccall
friends thought last night that he hi
a cinch. but they are beginning to que
90 again to-day, for It looks as thoul
ie Lewis is a sure winner +. A. Mite
al ellis management of McCalls car
- paign and the army OF negroes that
ay got a line on" at his Fifth street Off
"a to-day let out the secret that Mitchell
40 brother, Ned, is not tired Of public III
- and wants to make more money out
N NJ the tax office under Mccall
hit M'COY MEN UNSHAKEN.
At 2 o'clock this afternoon two you
-, lawyers who struggled hard for [
" Chicago platform were seen on Marl
ii.e street, smiling supreme satisfactiC
-, I'VE have unshakon faith in that [
S Democrats of Wilmington will nor
"u nate Mr. Mccoy fer mayor. DR.. Fab
go, has been brought into this fight to p
~ down McCoys strength, hut the Jof
nc son men, who brought out Fahey, v
miss their mark. Unless a wonder
M, change develops before night, the 10.
ny Democrats of Wilmington will give
. rousing vote to the man who stood
"a Democracy and against whose perso
career no man can raise a finger Of
~ cusation-J. Frank Mccoy"
ON NOTES OF THE CAMPAIGN.
Friends of Councilman James
Au- Robertson, of the Fifth ward, are m
yer, ing vigorous efforts to secure his
nd, election at the Republican primal
a I \