Evening journal., 1900-11-05
REPUBLICAN,
CANDIDATES.
IN STATE
lcontlnuea From EIrst Pagel.

prominent physician ln Faulk.
land. Dr. Bail is an ardent Re
publican, and has been one Of the most
active members Of the County Com
mittee. of which he has twice been
chairman.
Walter o. Honecker, the candidate
for the short term in Congress, is about
40 years of age and is
son of the late Congressman John II.
Hoffecker and is a well-known citizen
Of Smyrna.
/ DR.. George w. Marshall of Milford,
who has for many years been work
er and a conspicuous physician of his
native town, is the nominee for insur-
ance commissioner.
Martin b. Burris. the nomineel
for state treasurer. Is a resident
of Middletown, ST. Georges hundred. |
lie was born on the plantction of his
father. Nehemiah Burris, one mile
from Middletown. in 1854. He worked
on the farm and was educated at the
Middletown Academy, under Professor
Hudson a. Wood, for a Typographical
J engineer which profession he followed
b for years.
, Mt Burris was employed TO make
, tho survey of the Delaware and Mary
land canal i'm 1855. but although the
/ right of way was obtained, the canal
was never built. Mr. Buiris studied
law under the Hon. Charles B. Lore,
and was admitted to the bar OF this
county i'm 1891 since which time he
, has practiced his profession in Middle
town In 1890 he was chairman of the
New Castle County Republican Com
% ] Cos ftrrf al
chairman OF the Second District Com
. mittee Mr.. Burris has served on the
Republican State Committee. He was
one Of the members of the Constitu-
donal Convention from this county.
Tn 1884 Mr. Burris was married to
Miss Sylvia A. Wright.
,, Herbert II. Ward, the candidate for
~ attorney-g general, was born in Hard
a wicke, Vermont, and graduated from
~ the Wesleyan University, at Middle
! town, Conn, in the class of 1879, with
q the degree Of A. B. He then came to
"a Wilmington as a private tutor and
n studied law in the Office of Judge
Spruance. He was admitted to the bar
in 1882 and shortly afterwards became
law partner with the Hon. George
Up Gray He has earned his high stand
3 ing in law by his earnest and uni
h formly successful work He has been
% secretary and treasurer of the New
Castle County Bar Association for
eight years and is a leading member of
the committee for the examination OF
candidates for admission to the bar
, he mas also been an active member OF
the Masonic fraternity for a number OF
- years, having risen to the thirty-sec.
ond degree in that organization. He il
also member of the Royal Arch
knights remplar Mystic Shrine. I'm
- proved Order of Heptasophs, United
le Workmen, Odd Fellows and Roya
y Arcanum.
If furnal B. Norman, Jr.. is a merchant IN
Le"es, where has has lived for severa
years lie has always been identified
with the Republican party
COUNTY CANDIDATES.
,e For the New Castle county ticket
q lne Republicans present a strong list
" OF men. They are respected citizens
r OF the places in which they live, they
n are business men of high character am
Republicans, who will give to IN,
county what the Republican party al
20 ways guarantees, an honest and eco.
nomical administration of govern.
ment.
For prothonOtary, Frank /. Sneak
man has been nominated. Mr.. Sneak.
N man Is a lawyer in this city. and ha.
'e done efficient service as deputy record.
Sc er OF deeds, under Recorder Delaware
1t Clark. He is secretary of the Repub.
lican State Committee.
For clerk of the peace the Republi.
| cans have Winfield S. Quigley. a wen.
= known merchant of Wilmington. II,
m Will be elected to the position over
M James b. Toman, in whose behalf M
effort was made four years AGO Il
count out William r. Finn for sheriff
Horace G. Rettew, the present re
ceiver of taxes, who is on the Repub
he lican ticket for the same position. is ,
~ candidate to succeed himself He ha.
made one Of the best officials that New
Castle county has ever had.
George ID. Kelley. the candidate 70,
e comptroller is another candidate IL
D. succeed himself MIR. Kelley Is particu
81 larly fitted for the position on account
rs OF his experience, beth in the office ant
l. as cashier OF national bank IN Mid.
dletoWn.
Samuel A. Mcdaniel, who for fort
years has been in business in WHINING.
ton, is the candidate for sheriff of New
~ Castle county Mr.. Mcdaniel is a work.
y er. He has given his time and his eff.
IS forts to the party and he viii make q
l. careful and efficient official.
John l.. Frick will succeed Alfred ID
Nandever as coroner. Mr.. Frick is q
good worker, and as proprietor Of the
he hack line in Newark. was known tc
q many people Of the county before the
D. campaign opened. He is an example of
how man with but one farm can win
success, though handicapped in that re
spect.
CANDIDATES FOR GENERAL AS
le SEMBLY.
is Of the legislative candidates. Howard
IS d. Ross is the candidate for senator
from the Second senatorial district
Mr.. Ross is well-known young mer-
chant Of this city, a graduate of the
-, University of Pennsylvania and an
active Republican.
~ In tho To,rtl, af-a.t.a