The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1898-08-24
POLITICAL
, GOSSIP.
Horace Greeley Knowles
and Philip Q. Church.
man for United
STATES DISTRICT ATTORNEY.
A Small Vote at the Prim-
aries. The Smallest
in the History of
Republican
Party.
4. HOFFECKER FOR ASSESSOR

As the time draws near for the nomina
tion election OF the Republican party tn
candidates are making an active can vass
and fare looking out for votes whereve
they can be had. The small number o
voters registered will not leave any one
the candidates any big margin to draw
from. Thus far all of the candidates TO
sheriff have signifled their willingness II
stay in the fight until the polls close OF
the day Of nomination, being the Gath day
of September. The candidates can tha nk
their lucky stars that they will not bo re.
quired to spend the mogey heretofore ne.
cessary In making the fREt for that office
and tho best paying one. within the gift OF
the people Of New Castls county,
Harvey Hoffeoker has announced hia
candidacy for county assessor in the Third
District comprising from Market street
west to city limo and from Eighth street
TO the Brandywine. He was chairman OF
the Fifth Ward Club In the Marvel CAM
paign was the caucas nominee of the Re.
pub lean members Of city council for clerk
of:that body, while at the present time he
is member Of the Republican City exec.
utlvo committee. He represents the young
element Of the Republican party and asks
their support at the nomination election.
Phllemma Chandler. who for several
years represented the Seventh ward In
City Council, aud held tue position of
building inspector, Is also a candidate for
the same position. Charles Whann, who
is now holding the Office Is a candidate for
reelection. All three of these Republi.
cans are capable men, any one Of whom
would make an efficient official. They
would be pleased to receive the support Of
their friends on the day Of nomination.
The Daily Republican Is the only paper
that carries the political cards Of the
numerous nominees for the different off,
ces within the gift Of the people; the nom.
ination day falls on the gath day of
September. Judging from the number of
those who have been registered In the
County the vote will not be very large
one, in fact 1t will be the smallest vote
polled for years at a nomination election
~ SAeaSe Va ShO u0ulluuuU sphElleos Au6
writer was told by Il prominent Democrat
that he had not registered and he knew
eleven other Democrats who did not In
tend to get registered this year. He said
they had become disgusted with the 40
tions Of certain mon In the party and this
the Is way in which they intend to ad.
minister rebuke to them. Not being
registered they would not vote.
We have heard of numerous Others who
showed no inclination at this election to
place themselves on the registration list,
In fact they Intend to allow the election to
go by default as far as:thsy are concerned.
Never before since the writer had become
a votes has he seen such lukewarmmen
in:the Democratic party as at the present.
time. II remains to be seen If the law, |
which was Intended to injure tho Re.
publican party does not become a BOOM
erang and injure the Democratic party
more than the Republican party The
placing Of a 81 registration fee Ia the last
straw that broke the camel's bnck.
While some of tho Democrats say 1t 10 q
good thing, dozens Of others say it Is o
piece Of mutton. headed politics and will
tend more towards injuring the Demo-
cratic party than anything done by tho
leaders for years past. 1t will react with
more telling force than the appointment of
the detestable county constable act which
SO depleted the county treasury that when
the Democrats voted against continuing
them In power ond elected a Republican
Levy Court which was abolished by
Democratic Legislature and the present
I've commissioner act created which now
manages our county's finances.
The Democrats In tho First District are
Tery much alarmed and are afraid tbey
Ire going to lose it, There are two candl-
lates in the field at the present time for
member Of the Legislature, neither one
IT which can poll the full strength Of tho
'arty vote as they stand too close to tho
PRESENT City Council both Of whom hold
political positions. Further. the Single
Takers are nearly as strong as the Demo-
rats in this district.
Horace Greeley Knowles has announced
himself as an applicant for tho position Of
J. s. District Attorney. The name of {
Philip Q. Churchman has also been nen-
toned in connection with the offco. c
The primary election for delegates TO the
sepublican State Convention, which 0
leets in Dover Tomorrow, was held yes 7
srday. Tho election was u forlnality to '
omply with the primary law, the dele
ates having previously boon chosen at t
ard and hundred meetings. This belng O
10 case the vote was light. Tho list Of O
9legates printed yesterday was chosen. c
Some of the delegates to the convention, v
nd the officers OF tho Republican COM Il
ittee, will go to Dover this evening. The Il
st Of delegates Includes q number OF
comment mon, and all Of them arc we'll
nown as active Republicans "
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