Evening journal., 1900-05-22
Legislative, County and Hun
dred ASpirantS
READY FOR NOMINATIONS
Both Democrats and Republicans Are
shaping for The Summer
Battles

Candidates for the various legislative.
county and hundred officers are being
announced almost daily There is a
long list Of them. and they are from
every hundred in the county.
Among the legislative candidates
those mentioned for the First repre-
sentative district are Thomas +. CORN
ley and James Kane, both Democrats.
James Kitchens, Republican. would
like to succeed himself. In the Second
district Joseph Macklem, Robert Chad
wick and Representative Robert NJ.
Burns, all Republicans, will be up for
the nomination.
In the Third James W. Robertson,
w. Scott Vernon, both Republicans,
and George Roberts, Union Repubh-
can, want to represent that district in
Dover. John S. Rossell Is the only
Democrat whose name has been
brought out.
The present representative, John p.
Donahoe, Thomas Monaghan and Den
mis- r. Leary are the three Democrats
from whom the choice will be made
In the Fourth district No
Republican candidate has yet been
announced In the Fifth district
Thomas Connolly and Councilman
John E. Healy aspire to be represen-
tative. Here also no Republicans have
announced themselves. ...--
In the northern senatorial district,
Senator Samuel Nj. Knox will hold over
John f. Callahan, Francis j. McNulty,
Senator John Pyle, and Dennis S.
Shields, all Democrats, will fight for
the nomination in the Southern dis
trict.
In the Northern district of the city.
Levy Court Commissioner John j. Gal
lagher viii be a candidate to succeed
himself. Opposed TO Mr.. Gallagher for
the nomination will be Charles NJ.
smith, Frank A. Mitchell and Phi
lemma Chandler In the Southern dis
trict Commissioner John j. Mealey
Democrat, is the only candidate.
There is only one candidate mention
ed for prOthonotary. He is Lambert j
Foulk, Republican.
For sheriff there are several candi.
dates. Among them are Francis
] S. Bradley, Samuel A. Mcdaniel, En-.
nit Stidham, James p Ratledge ani
/ Joseph q. Martin. Joseph S. Dunbar
: and Henry MOtherall are the Demo
cratic aspirants.
There is also a long list of candi
dates for coroner. A. ID. Vandeve
wants to succeed himself The Othe
} candidates who want the emOlument
of the Office for the next two years arr
! Alexander Guthrie, of Hockessin; Johl
L. Frick, of Newark Levi T. Mann o.
I Stanton, and James b. Stdham, of thi
city. All are Republicans
Receiver Of Taxes Horace G. Rettev
will have ii. Clayton White as his op
I pOnent for the nomination for the Of
fee which he now holds. George Mcln
! tyre. of Christiana hundred anI
j Charles ID. Bird are the Democrats
candidates.
Y For county comptroller, George ID
4 Kelley will be a candidate for anOthe
term. Martin Burris, of Middletown
and r. p Moody, Of this city, both Re
publicans. will make contests for tn
nomination. For clerk of the peace
II. A. Brown and Winfield S. Quigle
are the only Republicans who have ye
been announced as candidates for Clerl
of the Peace Foard's position.
Mill Creek hundred will put fort
other candidates than those heretofor
credited to it. They will be Jane
i Shakespeare and Benjamin A. Grove
= for state senator, John A. DennisoI
/ Julian c. Walker and Philip l.. Garrett
all Republicans. for the lower Hous
Of the General Assembly; DIR. l.. Heii
Ter Ball and s. Frank Ewart, for stat
I senator; Lomuel Graves and Ell
/ Hicks for assessor. and Joseph Higgir
5 for road commissioner. Frank
B Baldwin will be the Democratic oand
: date for insurance commissioner.
4 In Pencader hundred Aaron PaXsoi
z Union Republican; David Rose, Dem'
3 crat. and John b. Maloney, Democra
! want to be state representative, an
n Harry c. Ellison is a candidate for Il
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