The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1898-09-02
The Candidates For Office
as Thick as Flies.
JONATHAN s. WILLIS WILL
Take the Stump For
H0ffeCker. Cost Less
? This Year Than
Ever Before to
RUN FOR A POLITICAL OFFICE

The political card of Richard G. Buok-
ingham announcing himself for reoor0s.
Of deeds OF New Castle County, will ,bs
found In another column Of the REpUBI1.
CAN. Mr.. Buckingham was member ,ef
the last Levy Court that sat In New Css-
tie County which was succeeded by the
five commissioners He will make the othSr
candidates hustle.
George Frizzel Of Rising Sun has an
nPunced himself as u candidate for Res-
representative from Christiana Hundred.
George is All Intelligent young man aud
carries on the drug store at Rising San.
He would make a useful nonber In The
House..
James Kitchen will be a candidate for
the Republican nomination for representa-.
tive OF the General Assembly from the firss
legislative district. Mr.. Hitchen H. a R,-
publican in principles and would If elect.
60 Do one OF the men who would takes IN
active part in the deliberations of ,she
House.
Delaware Clark is looking after ,A.s
1ences and Is making All active hustle for
the office of Recorder OF Deeds. He held
the position rs president OF the Trustees OF
the Poor when that body was controlled
by the Republicans I.
Clayton White is also candidate for
Recorder Of Deeds He is not le,tiunnnv
grass grow under bis feet In making she
CANVASS. :.
Elmer L. Pierce of the Ninth wardiso
candidate for representative from tia
Second district, He would amply xepre-
sent the district II he succeeds In reaohipe
Dover by the votes of his constituents,
Isaac N. Bowers of the Fifth wseflis "A
candidate for Assessor from tho gEourth
representative district.
Frank P. Ewing, of Rockland, "a wal-
known Republican, is oandidata fnrse-
preventative from Brandywine hundrsd,
James #. Toman of New Cass,e, who
was defeated for sheriff by William r.
Film has announced his candidacy for tho
Office Of Recorder Of Deeds.
Webster Blakely is a candidate for
State Senator in the Third district. He
has been life long Republican and is
fully capable of representing his .districs,
Stephen Downey will be a candidate
for State Senator from the first Senatorjal
district The only Senator to oomsfran
Wilmington this time will be from this
district, as Senator Pyle holds over. g.
Robert NJ. Burns has announced hiu,s
self as candidate for the Republican nom.
ination for State represen tatiye from the
second district. The Single Takers WIN
hold their convention on Saturday, Bon.
tembsr Sd. a.
The following candidates have beea
named: First district for Legislatare.
Daniel r. Dallas; assessor William An-
derson. Y Second district--for Legislature.
Charles Bogans assessor. Aaron Kerssy.
Third district-for Legislature. Thomas
Mullin. sr.; assessor. Thomas Cough. .Tafth
distriot-for Legislature, William +. Whit.
worth; assessor. J.J. Haggerty. 4
Jonathan 8. Willis will take tho stusno
for J. Henry Hoffecker and urge his easo.
tion upon the people. Il
Jack Spring Is working his coroner's
boom for all thore Is in 1t. He says his
n nomination is assured.
Thcre Is no truth In the rumors that
have been going around that Mr. ]. Henry
aoffecker who has been nominated for
Congress- would In few days resien In
'avor of Jonathan S. Willis. !.
We don't think under the circumstances
hat Mr.. Willis would accept It II tender
ID to him in that manner. There Is no
loubt but that Mr.. Willis was q disap-
pointed man. which Is nothing more than
Natural under the circumstance in which
hs nomination was oonsumated From
he talk he had with certain Republicans
when In our city two days before the Con.
venticn of the Regulars he was almost
ure ho would be tho nominee for con.
,ress
When tho namo of Mr.. Hoffeckor was
nnounccd to him, he did not feel alto.
other In the best Of humor, but he very
raciously attended tho Union Conyen-
lon and placed Mr.. HcfIecker'5 namo in
omination for Congress- and gave him as
AcuV q ouIosy my ouuulhuto cftT
sived In this State. Candidate Holfrck.
+ although not the forcible and fluent
peakcr that Jonathan S. Willis Ia, can
lake goad, sensible, practical speech aud
10 interests Of every Delawarean can DO
lfely entrusted in his hands
The candidates fortho different officers
re as thick as black birds with each one
raying for political preferncnt to fall
pom him.