Evening journal., 1897-03-16
THE PENINSULA PRESS.
WHAT THE DELAWARE AND
EASTERN SHORE EDITORS ARE
THINKING OF.

THINKING OF
The division OF this county into five
districts by the Constitutional COnven-
tion is very likely, and we hope that
body will be controlled by a desire to
arrange them so tnai they will be as
near the same as possible. A division
has already been suggested by the pos
sible introduction of a five commits
sioner bill for this county. 1t appears
to us upon the surface, that this divis-
ion is unequal and unjust and arranged
with the sole idea of making a majority
of the districts Democratic.-Suss
Republican.
There is a great scramble by men
who want to be clerk of the peace in
Kent county, which will be vacant next
September. In the meantime the Con-
stitutional Convention will make the
Office elective, and the aspirants will
have to go before the people, who
should have the right to elect all of
their own officers Morning News.
Senator Kenney has selected Garrett
J. Hart. Delaware's able young adju-
tant-general, as his private secretary.
This is a compliment bestowed where il
is richly deserved, and General Hart is
in every way competent to fill the posi-
tion.-Sussex Countian.
The business of opening the ballot
boxes at Georgetown was the worst sort
Of farce. It is pretty generally known
that the boxes had been tampered with,
as hints had been thrown out, and the
whole thing will amount TO naught. 1t
should never have been allowed in the
first place There was no justice for IT,
neither was there sufficient ground to
warrant it.-Delaware Ledger
The Street and Sewer Commissioners
will fight the bill now before the Legis-
lature to vacate Reed street, from Mon
roe to Adams, asked for by f. Blumen-
| thai & Co. This company is of really
J more interest to the business men of
our city, outside Of the several hundred
persons who are given employment in
| its works, than the vacation of any
| half dozen small streets in our city. BY
| all means be as liberal as possible with
any of our manufacturing industries.
We do not have any more industries in
| Wilmington than are needed at the
present time that will give employ
| ment to the idle men walking our
streets, looking for work BE as liberal
as possible-Daily Republican.
We think the convention should
make no mistake in this matter. II
should not be charmed too much by its
own work. 1t should remember that il
is but the creature of the people, anC
directly responsible to them. It SHOULD
submit it's work to be ratified or re
! iected by a popular SeafOrC
/, News.
The friends of the various aspirant
to the Federal judgeship of this distric
! are actively working for their respect
p i've favorites. William c. Spruance
Henry c. Conrad and Colonel Benjamin
J Nields, all from Wilmington, are amonl
the applicants But the choice of tn
two lower counties, and they should b
given the appointment are pushiu
James Pennewill, of Dover, who is emf
j nently fitted for the position. Mr. Pen
- newiu, with his legal knowledge an
4 dignity. would make a distinguishe
o judge Milford Herald.
The convention yesterday under tn
=. ! auspices of the Anti-Gambling AssOcia
, ton was an affair not alone attende
Is by men, nor Of interest wholly to tn
o sterner portion of our communit.
D When such representative gathering
70 take place to listen to men OF nation;
= reputation in the cause of law, ords
- and morality, It is easy to be see
g where the sympathies of the people al
g as regards outlaw racing and its a
se tendant train of evils.-Elkton Appea
lt Before we were blessed with railroa,
of the members Of the Legislature used
"A come here with their trunks and st;
~ all Winter. Now they are as scarce
{ Cinnamon about this community
n evenings. Nearly all Of them go hon
every night.-Dover Index.
st 1t is dollars to doughnuts that II.
II Ward is the next United States jud
. for Delaware.-State Sentinel.
a, If Mr.. Higgins desires to escape pai
- he should cancel his subscription to I
~ Dover Sentinel.-New Castle News.
At, President Cleveland has gone out
or office. and the jingo press never tires
d. speaking Of him and blaming him (
on all the IN luck the nation h
- encountered the past four yea
- He has sold out party a
ne country to the trusts and to England,
le- the cry of the jingoes. But they forl
'e- wiltully that 1t was not Cleveland W