Evening journal., 1897-01-23
JOHNSON FOR MAYOR F!
Henry c. Conrad for President
of City Council.
ADDIoKs SLATE SET UP AT DOVER
COLONEL BARNARD CITY TREAS
URER AND WALTER II. HAYES
FOR CITY SOLICITOR BITTER
FIGHT FOR THE PosTMAsTER-
SHIP AND MARsHALsHIP.

FIGHT FOR THE POSTMASTER
SHIP AND MARSHALsHIP.
Addicksites viii not combine with
Higginsites on ticket for the city
campaign in June They have deter
mined to play a lone hand in every
ward and fight their old enemies for
every position to be voted for. With
this end in view they have set up a
slate, which is as follows
For mayor-Captain Thomas john
son, of Reeds Wharf, Va
For president of City Council-Henry
G. Conrad. of the Seventh ward.
For city treasurer-Colonel ID. p.
Barnard. OF the Seventh ward.
For city solicitor-Walter II. Hayes,
Of the Fifth ward
The ccuncilmanic slate has not yet
been made, but an Addicks candidate
will be put in the field in each ward.
George II. Mccall will probably be
the Addicks candidate for assessor and
collector for the Northern district, and
an effort is already being made to get
the regular Republicans to swing in
for him. 1t is understood that the reg
ulars have other designs and will exc
cute them when the proper time comes.
The slate outlined above was set up
at Dover early this week.
Captain johnson was formerly super
ntendent Of the shipyards OF the Har-
Ian and Hollingsworth Company. About
three years ago he removed to Reed s
/ Wharf, Va, but retained his residence
here. Two years ago he decided that
he would like to be mayor, and came
back from Reeds Wharf to help his
friends work up his boom. The regti-
lar Republicans turned him down and
nominated Thomas Hadley Lewis, who
was defeated by DR. Charles e. Jefferis
| Democrat. This time the captain
comes to the front under auspices
which are distinctively Addicksite in
character.
For many years the regular Repub-
licans have prevented Henry G. Con-
rad from getting any public office, ant
they have given him but few nomina.
tions. Their unkind treatment drov,
him into the Addicks ranks, where he
has been for several years.
Colonel d. p. Barnard began his ac
tive political career in North Murder
kill hundred Kent county. where hi
was at one time an extensive fruii
grower. A few years ago he came Z
Wilmington to live, and was one OF th'
seven original Addicks men in this Gi
braltar of Higginsism. He has beer
identified with every Addicks move
ment during the past FIVE years, an,
last Fall was secretary of the treasur.
! in the gas mans local cabinet, and su
perintendent OF the Tax Receipt an
Pension Bureau OF New Castle county.
Walter II. Hayes has always declare
that he was counted out when he ra'
for city solicitor against George "A. El
liott at the regular Republican pri
maries four years ago. He broode
over the matter until at last he de
cided to cast his fortunes in the Ad
dicks cause, and he has proved one o
the gas mans ablest advisers.
AFTER BACH AND M'MULLEN.
Addicks has driven two hooks, in tn
centIe-pole Of his wigwam at Fifth an
Shipleg strs9ts.s They are 70 beusedt
Il hang the scalps off. Eden Bach and il
! H. McMulleh on. Bach wants TO b
postmaster and McMullen wants to b
; United States marshal Both men ar
bitterly hated in the Addicks camp. Ex
Postmaster Daniel L. Stewart has beel
brought out against Bach, and Stat
Senator Robert J. Handy stands on
, pedestal of BFandywine granite. an
proclaims that he will knock out Nc
} Mullen, Delaware Clark, George NJ i
Watson and all comers Both side
claim the Mckinley influence, and tn
/ lines arc so tightly drawn that whe
t they break somebody Is going to get
sharp slap in the face
! There wiH be a fight between tn
clans fer every public office IN the gil
OF the Mckinley administration.