Evening journal., 1900-09-10
Former Speaker DOnahOe
Relegated to the Rear
FRANCIS ]. McNULTY A WINNER
George ". Gray for Sheriff, John Nc
AVaney for Coroner, George Nc
Intyrc for County Treasurer

Democrats throughout New Castle
county at the nomination election on
Saturday gave Willard Salisbury a di-
rect slap in the face. His forces, which
had been working with the intention OF
making a clean sweep were defeated.
L. Irving Handy was defeated in his
own district The combination of
Salisbury Handy was beaten in every
district in which their hands were
shown before the polls were opened.
The fight for attorney-general was a
spirited one. All three Of the candi-
dates. Peter L. Cooper, Robert G.. Har-
man and Thomas Davis are making
claims Of a majority of the delegates.
The friends of Thomas Davis insist
that he will have a majority OF the
New Castle county delegates who go to
Dover tomorrow They say that
lthirty-one Of the sixty-hve were sure
Davis men on Saturday and that to-day
enough delegates have pledged them
selves to give a good majority.
Joseph A. Evans, who was candi-
date for read commissioner in St.
Georges hundred. has filed a protest
with the County Committee against
the nomination Of Sewell ID. Holton,
who was according to returns, nomi-
mated by twenty-six majority.
The most interesting, as was expect
cd, was the fight for delegates to the
state convention. In this it was a
fight for and against Peter ]. Ford
the aspirant for gubernatorial honors
His friends insist that he win have the
majority OF the New Castle county eau
sus at the convention on Tuesday next.
To control New Castle county thirty
three votes are required. and OF the dele
gates elected on Saturday the Ford peo-
pie claim thirty-twO. There is one un-
pledged, Thomas lteardon, who is not
opposed to Mr.. Ford, and his vote is
regarded as a sure thing by the Ford
people.
An estimate Of home the delegates
elected are expected to vote is:
For Wilmington, IA; Brandy
wine hundred 4 Mil Creek. 8: Chris
tiana, 3; St Georges, 1; Red Lion, 8;
total, 80.
For BlaclS-New Castle hundred, 5;
St. Georges. 4; Appoquinimink. s:
Blackbird, 5; Red Lion, 2; total. 81
For Cooch-Pencader hundred, 8:
White Clay Creek, s; BrandywIne, 1;
total H.
Unpledged-Wilming 1.
The Ford men won the delegates by
superior organization, for only in one
district did they fail to elect their dele-
gate, and that was IN the Sixth ward.
where Thomas Reardon, because OF
popularity and the fact that he is not
nnalterably opposed to Ford, was
chosen. In the Third ward, where IL
was expected that Detective Bernard
J. McVey and Il. j. McNabb would de-
feat the Ford delegate, the latter was
defeated for delegate, and John p.
Donahoe, for whom MoVey and McNabb
were also working. was defeated in his
contest for representative 10 the Gen
erai Assembly In Mr.. Ford's ward,
the Twelfth, ia which also Alvin r.
Morrison lives, James l. Ford, the
Ford delegates. had an easy victory. In
the Seventh, Harry ID, Hickman, the
Morrison delegate. who claimed to
have more than a majority Of the
voters OF the district pledged, was de-
feated by Baldwin Springer. the Ford
delegate
About 2,4co votes were cast in this
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