Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1900-07-19


Scholarships VIII Figure in the iegisln-
tive Nominations Review Of situation.
special Correspondence Of Gazette aud Journal.
Dover, July N. The meeting of the
State Central Committee here on Thurs
day last gave nolitios a boom along all
lines. and especially was the al rife
with discussion on Saturday, whom tho
farmers gathered in town to attend TO
their weekly dealing md settling. 1t is
on such occasions as this, in this mecca
OF tho Kent county politician, that
the ooncensus Of political opinion as 1t
exists throughout the county tan DO
ascertained
Circulating among the Democratic
element it was easily observed that all
was not as harmonious and serene as
it might be in regard tn the work of
the convention at Kansas City. Kent
county Developed an element in 1896
that refused to support the silver toned
candidate, and considerable OF that
element Is vet extant here. These men
and many of them have won enViabie
records in patty work openly state that
themaior portion Of the platform adopt
ed at the national convention is spundly
Democratic and has their hearty en-
dnrsement, but they cannot and wall
not swallow or abet the silver plank.
That portion Of the work, no matter
who is responsible for IT, viii render
many an otherwise good Kent county
worker lukewarm, and this Is bound 70
be detrimental TO the national portion
of the ticket at least,
On State ticket and platform mr.
ranged, named and constructed by con
sentative, leyel-headed men, there can
be Io doubt that the Democrats of
Kent win be unit. All the strength
Of the party will be given to IL and to
legislative ticket as we'll, and theie
is every reason here To believe that both
will win, so far as Kent county is con-
cerped In the legislative fight, es-
pecially, the Democrats are not likely
to stand alone. There are men down
here who have fer years been prominent
in Republican party councils and
service who swear by oil that Is honest
in politics thoy will vote the Demo
cratic ticket II they believe 1t neces.
sary to do SC in order to cheokmate Ad-
dicks and give doathblow to Addicks.
ism. They are the men who have for
10 years stood out against this bane to
honest politics. and they believe an
effective blow this year will completely
annihilate and eradicate Addclslsm
from DelaWare's political system. This
blow they are willing to do their share
toward delivering.
Candidates. Of course, are being can
yassed, from governor down, and men
arc being measured according to the
strength they are likely to bring to the
ticket. The goyernorship is universally
conceded here to New Castle county
aud CANVASS among tho working Dem
ocFats shows disposition to refrain
from interfering with that county's
choice. and to solidly back any man
that there may be agreed upon. The
names of Dr. Black, Gen. Theodore +.
Armstrong and others are mentioned,
tut. as stated, the disposition is to lei
Now Castle county name her man.
The ant-goyernorship will, il
is opined, go to Sussex and Joseph L.
Hollands is about the only name that
has thus far drifted up from the county
of pines and sand in connection with
that Office.
Kent will claim the Congressman FOL
all she is worth, and the forests arr
already rustling with candidates. Ii
fact, many of them were emerging from
tho woods before the trees begun Il
take on foliage. There's the Hon
Robert II. Wilson, the staunch silverit,
Of the Bay Road; Clerk Of the Orr hans
Court James Smith of Mispillion, ais,
Of white metal fame; Alexander Nj
DAILY. the bright young Dover lawyer
DIR, h. W. Cooper Of Camden, q camp
meeting veteran, and q leader IN th
Murderkills; Dr. d. J.. Lewis of Har
rington, who swung the baton over th
State Senate several years ago, &c.
And this identical Ccngressiona
fight is going to be very interestin
ono. The candidates have beun several
and individually hard at work: s
active, in fact, that knowing leader
beieyesthere is every chance for dar
horse TO walk oil with the prize
Several Of these arc salso suggested
among them William Salisbury, th
young editor of the Delawarean, Nj
Saulshury's friends, who are yer
quietly launching boom for him
claim that he is conservative, leve
headed man, and also axle, as his wor
in the Legislature ana Constitutions
Convention proved; and that tn
prestige of his father, the late Gov
Salisbury, will draw him heay
strength from Sussex, where the forme
governors memory as Democrat
leader is yet reyered.
The United States Sonatorsbir,
4, naturally, win weigh heavily IN Ii
selection of legislative candidates, an
active work in the legislative fence
repairing line is already going on /
the several districts. Again ii is COZ
coded here that one Of these plums Is
drop into the lap of New Castle count
without question or kick. but IL
other, it is estimated, is not quite .
certain. Senator Kenney and his frion,
are not idle, but there are several state
men down in old Sussex who belle,
their county has yet PLACE on the mi
and should be recognised. There
William Il. Records, over in the weste,
end, as we'll as several we'll known ge
tlemen around Georgetown, and the
Is gentleman named 1unneil wi
keeps store at Lewes, and has had co
siderable 10 do with State affairs du
ing the past few years.
Strange things happen in politics o