The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1899-06-02
THE DAILY REPUBLICAN,
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The Republican Printing
and Publishing Co
PUBLISHED DAILY. EXCEPT SUNDAYS
Battered 1t the Post OtIics 1t Wlimiagton
Del, as second-ciass mail matter.
FRIDAY. JUNE ,. 1900.

THE great value Of the services
Of City Solicitor Henry c. Conrad
to the people entitle him to every
vote that can be thrown for him.
In 1879 Mr.. Conrad was elected a
member of the Board of Public
Education and served for three
years, being for the last two years
President Of the Board. In 1882,
he was elected President of the
City Council of Wilmington, which
was one of the earliest triumphs of
his party. after long period of
Democratic rule. In 1885, he was
the Republican candidate for mayor
but was defeated. Being appointed
United States Chief Supervisor of
Elections for the District Of Della
ware in 1879, by Judge Edward G.
Bradford, he served in that capac-
ity until 1890. He was the Repub-
lican candidate for County Comp
troller in 1892, but, with the rest of
the county ticket, was defeated.
On the death of Leonard E. Wales,
in 1897, the name Of Henry c. Con-
rad was prominently mentioned as
his successor in the Office of U. S.
District Judge for the District of
Delaware. In June 1897, he was
elected City Solicitor Of Wilmington
by a majority of six hundred.
The versatility of Mr.. Conrad's tai
ents is illustrated by his brilliant
success as editor of the Morning
News, which he owned and con-
Quoted for about a year (1S80-SD
and to which the character of his
work at once gave popularity, in
fiuence and an extended circulation.
His literary ability is of no mean
order and his services to the cause
of popular education are most val
liable. His connection with the
Board of Education has already
been mentioned; in addition to this
he has devoted special attention to
the education of the colored people,
a work of which he has been one of
the most ardent promoters. For
fifteen years he was Actuary Of the
African School Society, and by vir-
tue Of that Office was the head OF
the movement whereby colored chill
dren were afforded school facilities
at the time when the State made no
provision for them. Among other
literary pursuits, Mr.. Conrad has
taken special pleasure in history,
and has done all in his power to
verify and preserve the traditions
Of the State of Delaware, and to
perpetuate it's historical records.
For the last three years he has been
the librarian of the Historical So
ciety of Delaware, and his pains,
taking and intelligent research,
evidenced by the valuable papers
on various topics which he has con.
tributed to the literature of the So.
ciety has made him high authority
on questions referring to the enron.
icles Of the past. AS writer and
speaker, in politics and in literature,
Mr.. Conrad is we'll known through
out the State, and beyond its limits.
In equal degree he enjoys the still
more desirable reputation of man
of honorable and bene6cent nature.
He is a member of the order OF X.
of P and of the l. o. r. NJ, and is
conspicuous and influential in both.
He has filled the Office of City Soil.
citor in a satisfactory and able
manner for his current term of two
wears.