Evening journal., 1899-07-10
ONE CENT.
LOOKING FOR TIMBER.
Gubernatorial Candidates AL
ready in the Field.
SIX ARE ALREADY MENTIONED

JAMES II. GROVES, OF THIS CITY.
IS AN ASPiRANT-OTHER HUN
DREDs HAVE FAvoRITE SONS
TO OFFER.
With a governor, lieutenant-gover-
nor, two United States senator's,
a General Assembly. and
many state and county officers to be
elected the eyes of Delaware political
leaders are already looking over the
field for available candidates.
On the Democratic side the guberna-
Itorial timber is already being sorted
out. II is conceded that the nomina-
tion will come to this county. James
H. Groves, ex-state superintendent OF
public schools. and at present a sta
tistlcal agent for the Labor Bureau. is
In the field He is a resident of this
city and ex-Congressman Handy is
credited with the work Of grooming
him for the race. Thus far he is the
only acceptable Wilmington candidate
mentioned. DR.. John j. Black, of New
Castle hundred. is spoken of. but he
has figured in the fights for the past
fifteen or twenty years and never come
out a winner. Pencader hundred offers
two favorite sons. One is President of
the Senate Charles II. salmons and the
other ex-Register Of Wills J. wilkins
Cooch, which insures a hot fight for
the delegates from that and contirn-
GUS hundreds. When a public oflce is
in sight st. Georges hundred is never
backward Two of her sons figure in
the contest One IS James T. Shall
cross, representative in the General
Assembly and an ex-recorder OF deeds.
Pitted against him is Dr. T. II. Gilpin.
a son-in-law Of Ex-Governor j. p. Coch-
ran, who is credited with a desire to
follow in the official footsteps Of his
deceased father-in-law. Up to the pres
ent time that sums up tho guherna-
torial timber which is considered avail
able for winning purposes.
Among the Democrats mentioned for
United States Senator are Judge
George Gray Willard Salisbury Jr.. ex-
Congressman L. 1. Handy. ex-Attorney-
General John Biggs and John G. Gray
Of New Castle county; Senator r. R.
Kenney and Chancellor John r. Mich
olson, OF Kent county. and ex-Con-
gresham John w. Causey and Regis
ter Of Wills w. r. Causey. Of Sussex.
The friends OF Chancellor Nicholson
are so sanguine that he will secure one
OF the prizes that they are stating John
II. Rodney. Of this county. for the chan
cellorshop. Il is believed that the con-
gressional nomination will 90 to Kent
county, and Secretary OF State James
II. Hughes and ex-senator Wilson T.
Cavender are spoken Of in that con-
nection.
For the Office Of acknowledgements,
which is credited to Sussex, ex-speaker
Of the Senate w. T. Records, ex-speak-
er OF the House w. L. Sirman, ex-
Clerk Of the Senate e. ID. Hearne and
John M. Richardson are mentioned
but whether with or without their con-
sent is not known.
On the Regular and Union Republi-
can sides there is no end of stock
candidates bent on knitting each other.
There is but little use of enumerating
them, for without a united ticket,
made mp on a compromise basis, Re-
publican success is out OF the question.
One thing appears certain. That Is
that the Regular Republicans viii have
nothing more to do with Congressman
John II. Hoffecker It is said that he
would rather be governor than be sent
back to Congress. 1t is safe to predict
that he viii be retired to private life.
Addicks, DUPONT. Willis, Higgins.
Chandler, Richards, Layton and others
have their eyes on the two senator
ships, but 1t is doubtful whether
peace can be patched up between Ad-
dicks and his enemies. lie has been
lduped so often by the Regulars that he
has come to the conclusion that he
might as well play a game Of solitaire
from this time out.