Evening journal., 1900-04-30
COOCH, FORD And BLACK
ARE In THE Big FIGHT
FOR GOVERNOR s HONORS
Continued From First Page.)


which comprises that part of the city /
Of Wilmington above Sixth street. /
John j. Gallagher, the present incum- /
bent, wants another term, and he is
making a hustling fight to get it, He
has active opponents in Frank A. /
Mitchell and Philemma Chandler, and
Charles E. Smith, while not especially /
active at this time, has aspirations in /
that direction which may prove trou-
blesome before the primaries are held. /
Mr.. Gallagher has held the Office sew
eral years, and Mr. Mitohell's friends,
who say that he never has had an Of |
/ fee, although deserving of one, are de- |
manding rotation. But Mr.. Gallagher
declares that he is in the field to stay,
and lively contest is expected
QUESTION OF ELIGIBILITY.
All of the present Levy Court COM
missioners are candidates for re-eles-
tion, although the last Legislature
passed a law that they should not be
eligible. This condition has set the
leaders of both parties guessing. for
the.commissioners contend that the law
was not Intended to apply to them. but
TO their successors. As all parties are
affected, some decision will have to be
reached by party managers before the
primaries are held, for the offices are
important and no party can afford to
take risks. While nothing definite has
been done, it Is likely that the Republi-
can County Committee and the Demo-
cratic County Executive Committee
will appoint subcommittee or COM
missions Of lawyers to meet and pass
upon the intent of that law. Should
their decision be that its restrictive
provisions apply to the present incum-
bents it will clear the field of five can
didates-one Republican, one Union
j Republican and three Democrats-but
leave sore spots in the body polite.
LOOKING FOR CAHILL MEN.
In the matter Of appointing members
Of the Board of Health, Mayor Fahey
has been playing foxy game with his
Democratic brethren. The thing hinged
not so much on the personnel of the
board as il did upon the secretaryship.
: IL is understood that the mayor has a
clerk, Andrew A. Cahill by name, who
would like to be secretary, and whose
candidacy bears the stamp of the
mayors approval. While the mayor ap-
points the members of the board it is
, they who appoint the secretary. He is
said to have been looking for Cahill
men, and Councilman Healy and sew
/ eral Democratic members Of City Coun-
- Gil volunteered their services to assist
5 him in finding them. Meanwhile the
e friends of Charles II. Ten Weeges are
not inactive. Mr.. Ten Weeges served a
{ term as secretary under Mayor Jefferis,
S He was removed by Mayor McLear to
+ make room for Mr.. Wigglesworth. who
3 now hpIHu tho ,1n IL.
e was given a clerical position in the
= Surveying Department, and now wants
s to go back to his old Job in the Health
Department It is said that City Engi.
e neer George H. Boughman who. b,
r virtue of his position, is a member o.
" the Board of Health, is favorable tc
IS Mr.. Ten Weeges. There are those who
i even go to the extreme of saying that
e some Democrats who are friendly Il
n Cahill have intimated to Mr.. Bough.
h man that If he does not fall into line
his head may fall into the basket. Bu
Mr.. Boughman rests easy, for he know.
n that the Democrats have no one the,
70 can put in his place. All other men IL
k Wilmington who are deemed by Coun
e ell fit for the place of city engineer ar,
o Republicans. Dr. Hughes, port physi
ie clan, who also holds over, is anothe
member of the Health Board who de
~ clines to be whipped into line for Ca
d. hill Edward A. Hasson hopes the con
D. troyersy may result in his selection
le for he is in the field for the secretary
" ship, but comparatively quiescent.
y Former Attorney General Johl
y Biggs, chairman of the DemOcrati
ls State Central Committee, has desig
: mated Tuesday, May 1, as the time TO
~ the meeting of that body TO fix a tim
~ and issue call for the State Conven
IN ton.
DEMOCRATS SCORE FOR POINTS.
With Dunlap, Carmichael an
4 Motherwell in the field for the Demo
cratic nomination for sheriff, the bes
n friends of Constable Porter, of New
port, feel that it is no place for a ma
Of his age to be found on the dav Z
- - the primary election.
is oUT-AND-OUT BRYAN CANDIDATE
r In the Fifth Representative distrie
90 the free silver men have a candidate /
It's the person of Gorge c. Morton. II
ct Is an out-and-out Bryan-Handy-Gra
ly man, and a prominent member of tn
IL Democratic League of Delaware, (
TO which he was one of the founders.
w READY TO DICTATE.
OF With e. J. McNabb as its pres
!. dent; John Ahrens, vice-president
ae John Adair, secretary; William Hogan
a. treasurer, and e. Darlington, Geore
es Hogan and Thomas Hammer, as boar
IL OF directors, the West End Democrat
~ Club feels competent to dictate tn
ne policy of the party within a well-d,
en- fined sphere OF influence.
IA IA DEMOCRATIC HEALTH BOARD.
Mayor Fahey on Saturday night al
pointed the new Board Of Health. II
named DR.. w. p. Miller, DIR. James I
Morgan and Frederick c. Mammele.
he Is expected that Andrew A. Cahil,
an clerk in Mayor Fahey's drug store. wi
Ill be selected for clerk.
nj Dr. NJ. J. Hughes, port physician
he and George II. Boughman. city eng
p neer, are ex-officio members of II
IN board. The new board will organic
W Tomorrow evening.