The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1898-09-20

POLITICAL
GOSSIP.
Francis S. Bradley Holds
Quite a Reception.
VOTING PLACES PICKED OUT.
Less Than 800 Votes Will
be P0lled at the Pri=
maries in the Third
District.
VOTING PLACES PICKED OUT.

Tho time Is drawing short for the can
Vas Of the different candida es for Office on
tho Republican ticket. Thoy are making
an active canvass and the different cundi-
dates cards are as thick as reed birds on the
marsh. You can easily get a pocket full
Of candidates cards and not half try in q
days walk around the city. The Levy
Court spent eight thousand dollars for sta.
tioncry and printing in the year 1897.
There are rumors Of dealts being made
whereby certain men are slated for posi-.
lions on the Republican ticket. Tho day
for deals is pas. The ward workers and
shoulder hitters have lost their occupation
and the men who have paid their dollar
to got registered will this time vote to suit
themselves.
Men are voting for those they know por-
sonally and not taxing tho word of the
mon who have heretofore boon used for
the purpose OF soliciting votes for this or
TINT particular candidate.
This foremost purpose should be to elect
Republican Legislature and then nm eff
fort should 10 made TO elect II Republican
U. S. Senator. We want to say for w.
scott Vernon, candidate for representative
from tho Third Legislative district that he
stands pledged to no mau. That II lie Is
nominated no will try to repre- sent tho vo-
,ers of his district lie Is In favor OF elect.
ing "a Republican United States Senator,
first, last and all tho time. | Hei Ia In favor
Of the people governing themselves and
the majority ruling. He Is in favor of n free
ballot and n fair count. He wears no
mans collar around his neck. He Is u
DeIawarean by biz, and no middle of tho
road man. He believes in the good old
doctrine Of Republicanism. having cast his
first vote for General Grant for President.
This Is the frat timo he has over asked the
suffrage Of the people in his native city.
Elnmit +. Stldhan, the candidate for
sheriff Is making hustling canvass for
that office. His record as coroner, was o
good one. He stands on that in the pres
ent canvass for the nomination for sheriff.
Francis s Bradley Is making house to
honse canvass for votes for sheriff and says
he Is meeting with great success He is
making the great fight of his life Frank
has been one of The best known Republic
can workers In the city and especially in
the Ninth ward where he resdos.
John X. Taylor, candidate Tor sheriff,
ha, taken room in the McVey building,
corner Of Eighth and Market streets,
where he makes his headquarters while in
our city. He Is making thorough can
vast and Is popular In the country as we'll
as In this city. He appears to know every
body.
samuel A. Mcdaniel of the we'll known
firm o: Jester & Mcdaniel, Is going day
and night looking up the Republican VOC
tiers and will surely receive II big vote on
Saturday next.
The candidates for sheriff arc all good
men and you can not 60 amiss In voting
for these men for tho office which they
sock.
For recorder of deeds the candidates
number come dozen, and areas follows:
Geo, D. Watson, Hiram w. Moore, Della
ware Clark, William F. Robinson, G. W.
W. NuuiaiI, SauIuel G. Dixon, W. Cam
by Brown. Richard G. Buckingham Hen.
ry q. White and William H. Pierson.
The name OF General James Fl. Wilson
has besn mentioned for Y S. Senator.
He Is now back home and yesterday re-
ceived quite an ovation from his numur-
Gus friends.
II tho Legislature has Republican ma
joriiy the names OF prospective Senators
will be as numerous as lthe candidates for
recorder of deeds of New Castle county.
Francis S. Bradley held quite a recep-
tion last evening rendered him by his
country friends at the Union Republican
corner Of Fifth and Shlpley
streets, and the street was blocked with
teams from o'clock until near midnight
and the enthusiasm was unbounded.
b The voting places for the Republican
primaries to be held on Saturday next
have been selected by the Republican
county executive committee.
Every candidRte's name will appear on
the ballot and those you do not wish TO
vote Tor with have to be crossed of OF the
same with either pen and ink or lead pen.
Gil.