Evening journal., 1900-09-08
DEMOCRATS ARD
HAVING ELECTION
Contest Wakes Between Ford
and Anti-FOrd Men
Bitter Fights for Delegates Are in
Progress in All the Districts
Of The County

The Democratic primary election is
being held throughout New Castle
county this afternoon. The polls were
Opened at / o'clock and will be closed
Iat 2 O'Clock. At the various polling
places the assemhlage of voters attract
ed much attention because the con-
tests in many districts are bitter ana
in anticipation Of chance to see
trouble. the crowds are assembled.
AT this election candidates for sher-
lim. coroner. receiver of taxes, county
treasurer. county comptroller, Levy
Court commissioners, members OF both
branches OF the Genral Assembly, and
delegates TO the county and to the state
conventions will be chosen. At the
former convention, which viii be held
4 in this city ON September 10, the can
didates for clerk OF the peace and for
prcthonotary will be selected. The
4 state convention will be held in Dover
on Tuesday next. There the candidates
4 for presidential electors, governor, lieu
tenant-goyernor long and snort term
congressman, state treasurer, auditor Of
accounts and Insurance commissioner
Twill be named.
AANEL ga AlAN A4AIAtnrA III AAAN tA1AA W
day is centred IN the contests for dele
gates to the state convention. In these
contests the paramount issues are ForC
and anti-Ford. Potter J. Ford wants I,
be governor and he is making a hare
fight for the delegates In his efforts
he has created feeling Of antagonisn
among many Democrats and these mcI
are in the battle to-day for the purpos'
OF doing anything that will defeat tn
Ford delegates. Ford followers innlg
that they viii go into the convention
with a solid delegation from Whining
ton, that is, fifteen members.
The Morrison and anti-Ford worker
claim that he viii not have more thal
six delegates The indications are, how
ever, that Mr.. Ford wiA-get eleven o
twelve of the fifteen
Ono of this hardest fought contests
that IN the Twelfth ward in which bot
Messrs Ford and Morrison live. Her
every efforts is being put forth by tn
Ford man to defeat Morrison, who
popular. In the Third ward anothe
hard contest Is being fought. 1t is con
? Quoted by Detective Bernard ]. Nc
, Vey and Bull" McNabb, both Of whor
are anti-Fcrd men, They have hereto
! fore been able to control their ward.
, Next to the Eubernatorial fight ther
j is much interest in the contest for al
ltorney-general for which Peter
\ Cooper, Jr., Robert G. Harman an
/ Thomas Davis have been sharpenin
weapons for two months
: For the county offices the contest fc
sheriff Is between Alfred l.. Carmichae
George w. Gray. Joseph s. Dunlap an
Henry Motherall. Gray is picked as tn
probable winner although Dunlap an
. Motherall are making a hard fight
Herbert Yeates. John c. Ireland ,Georg
R. Tarbutton and John F. McAvane
want to be the candidate for corone
The chances seem to favor Yeates.
In the contest for receiver of take
and county treasurer George McIntyr.
+ of Christiana hundred, and Charles /
I Bird, Of this city. are making a figh
s Politicians pick Mcintyre to win Fc
county comptroller George J. Klober
? is looked upon as a winner, althoug
he will have a strong opponent in Joh
lBoughman.
Contests for legislative honors al
being fought in every district.