Evening journal., 1897-01-19
THE CLEAR TITLE OF &. W. TUNNELL.

lnl UhEAh LILLE UF b. ". IUNNBLL.
DELAWARE's NEW GOVERNOR
HAS A SPOTLESS LIFE RECORD
AS STUDENT, CITIZEN AND
TRUSTEE.
Ebe Walter Tunnel was born at the
family homestead at Blackwater, Balti-
| more hundred, Sussex county, Del. on
/ December 81 1874. His mother was
/ Mariah Walter, a daughter of Ebe Wal
ter. prominent citizen and farmer.
Young Tunnel attended the public
( schools at Blackwater, helping during
/ this time his father on the farm and
in the store. He used to also help grind
/ wheat and corn in his fathers mill and
was quite boy miller He also at
/ tended "a private school at the home of
/ his uncle. Ebe Walter In 1859 and 1860
/ he was student at the private school
! or Professor William Aldrich. in Mil
ford after which time he attended the
/ school of Professor Sherman E..Adams.
of Lewes, for two years.
AT 81 he engaged i'm the mercantile
/ business with his father. Nathaniel
| Tunnel. at the old stand which his
| father founded in 1912 In 1865 Ma
thaniel Tunnel died, and in 1870 Cap
tain c. =. Aydelott became his part
ner, and the firm still continues. doing
a thriving business under the firm
name of Aydelotte & Tunnel Mr..
/ Tunnel removed to LeWes in 1872 and
became a partner with his brother-in-
law, DR.. ID. l.. Mustard, and the firm is
still engaged in the drug and hard
ware business as ID. L. Mustard e Co
In 1870 Mr. Tunnel was elected to the
Legislature from Baltimore hundred
He carried the hundred by twenty
seven majority. which is the only time
/ Baltimore hundred has ever given o
Democratic majority. The hundred
gave lSO Republican majority two
years before, and that party had the
! addition of the negro vote in 1870. In
1885 Governor Stoekley appointed him
! clerk of the peace for Sussex county,
which position he held for five years to
/ the entire satisfaction of the party.
Mr.. Tunnel was never married He
makes his home with his brOther-in-
| law and sister, DR.. and Mrs. ID. L. Mus
/ tard. in Lewes. Mrs. Mustard is his
only sister An only brother Thomas.
died when about 21 years of age
! AS a citizen ne has been wide-awake.
consistent and self-denying. He work.
/ ed hard for the opening Of the inland
/ waterway from Assawaman to Della
ware bay. the completion OF which is
expected to benefit the interests of
/ lower Sussex to q considerable extent.
lie was very active in promoting the
/ building of the railroad in lower Sus-
sex, and is now a director Of the D., NJ.
& Y. railroad. He is a stockholder and
director Of the Farmers Bank. and is
! one OF the directors and president of
the Rehoboth Beach Association. He
is one of the most popular men in Sus-
sex county, and, as a tribute Of the
| high esteem in which he is held the
! Delaware pilots have named one of
their boats in his honor. He Is a mem
Der Of the Presbyterian Church.
Two years ago he was nominated for
governor by the Democratic State Con-
ventiOn by acclamation. He made a
good contest and received 1868 votes,
about 200 votes ahead Of the ticket. He
was defeated by Joshua Marvil by a
majority of pol by means well-known
to the people. No man could have been
elected at that time and Mr.. Tunnel
then was very strong candidate forthe
party.
/ CELEBRATED LETTER OF ACCEP-
TANCE.
Mr.. Tunnel upon being formally no
tlhed Of his nomination by acclama-
ton in 1894, wrote the following strong
letter Of acceptance. which was after
: ward frequently referred to by Demo
cratic speakers.
Lewes Del, Sept is, 1894
Gentlemen: In response to your no.
tincation Of my nomination 10 the office
: Of governor by the Democratic party
of Delaware. I desire to express my
b grateful appreciation OF the confidence
reposed in me by the Representatives
{ Of that party in whose service my Do
} litical life has been spent. and whose
continued supremacy / believe 20 be
necessary 20 the security and best in
p terests of all our fellow citizens. and
TO the preservation of the proud posi-
tion which Delaware now holds In Tho
sisterhood of states.
= If the action of the convention you
] represent be ratified at tho polls neyt
y Nov mber, / shall assume the responsi.
} bilities of the high office Of governor
= OF Delaware with a profound sense OF
+ the difficulties and perDlexities which
e attend ii ana a conscientious determ1.
] nation TO discharge its duties with an
eye single to the honor OF the state
T and the welfare of it's people.
e Yours very truly.
b EBE w. TUNNEL
POLICE TO GATHER NAMES.