Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1900-10-04
PRIMARIES NEAR AT HAND
And All the Republican Aspirants Are
Hard at Work.
THE "GRAFTERS" ARE IN GLOVER
Interesting Levy Court Fight ir
Second District.
IS HUM A QUAKER OR A GERMAN ?

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This week winds up the campaign for
the Republican primaries of New
Castle county, which take place next |
Saturday afternoon. A full county and
legislative ticket is to be nominated, |
with contests for pretty nearly every
thing in sight, aud naturally great in
terest attaches to the result The can
didates to be nominated, besides those
for the Legislature, are for sheriff,
coroner, clerk of the peace, prothono-
tHry, Levy Court commissioner IL each
of the five districts, road commits
sioners, assessors and inspectors.
INTERESTING LEVY COURT FIGHTS.
One Of the most interesting contests
is that for Levy Court commissioner
for the Second district, comprising all
that portion pf Wilmington north of
Eighth street. The candidates are John
j. Gallagher, the incumbent, Frank A.
Mitchell and Philemma Chandler, but
the fight in between Gallagher and
Mitchell Gallagher is seriously handi.
capped by the general bad odor of the
body of which be is a member, and
also by thelsw prohibiting the re-elec-
ton Of members OF the Levy Court 1t
is argued that this law applies to those
members of the Levy Court to be chosen
utAb INuNbiuDbE dDl lu5i 6hlt6Ts uub hOp
to the members of the present body,
but many Republicans fear that aftet
election it might be construed the
other way, and thus llse them mem
her OF the body. Therefore, they hold
that the best plans will be TO nomi-
nate candidate against whom this
question cannot be raised and this
doubt is being largely resolved in
Mitchell's favor. lie has large per-
sonal following, in addition, and these
factors will, in all probability, land
him an easy winner.
This question about the law will also
operate against Levy Court Commits.
sioner John Lynn of the First district,
who is candidate for reorganization,
In this district r. Lewis .Armstrc ne
is picked as a winner.
t'aRAFrERs' HAVE BUSY TIME.
The colorsd branch of the "Amalga
mated Order of Indefatigable Grafters'
had an active session In the Cour
House corridor Tuesday. As is wei
known, the rules OF the order provid
that each member shall work, on hi
own hook, whenever he is able to work
but of course to do no more work tina
he can avoid. He has been having
busy time OF it, thanks to the change
in the dates of the Republican pri
maries, but he now realizes that tn
primaries will actually take place mex
Saturday and that no further change
will be made. Hence, he must get hi
grating work in before the polls close
for he knows that promises to be flu
filed after the nomination are yer
uncertain.
So he was at the Court House today
as he has been on many days, waitin
to put out his hand to every oandidai
that would come along. Observes
came along placed money in ii
..erafter'sy hand, and these observe
were wise enough to believe that ii
money SO expended was of no mo-
benefit to the dispenser than IL he hs
thrown it away, for they knew that tt
CRATER takes from every candida
and that his allegiance is not to
counted upon. -,#
With such demand as that ma,
by the "grafters, 1T is question he
long the candidates barrel will last
The sight OF white men passing o
money to colored men for campaign a
sistance has become so frequent at Il
Court House as to weary those wi
are spectators Of the enforcement
the graft. =
H. I5. QUAKER Or GERMAN
Wilmington Freie Presse, September 10th.
Mt. John Hum, the Republic
nominee for governor, came to W
mipgton, yesterday, to attend the &C
ference In the interest of Republic
harmony, and reporter of this par
was introduced to him at the cour
courthouse. Mr.. Hum is we'll blu
man, and favors the well-known W
mington contractor, P. Fahey.
$50 you represent the Freie Presse
said Mr.. HUM. .'I'm very glad
make your acquaintance. Pm fir,
German ancestry myself. Huun,' y
know, ia German enough. My graz
parents came here direct from the ,
country, and / love the Germans v,
much. -
The. reporter expressed thanks
Mr.. Hunn's friendly feelings for |
German citizens OF Delaware, Q
added, In case you are elected e
ernor, remember that you are q
man and don't forget the Germans.
Our English oontemporat b
said that Mr.. HUM is o typi
Quaker, but our reporter thinks t
he is a iovial entertainer and does
show the least shadow of the Qua
nature.
WEiR-f,AMpbEll WEDDlNG