Evening journal., 1900-08-22

I he became a teacher in the district
school OF Talbot county. He continued
to teach school for seven years. his
last position being principal OF the
Academy at Trappe.
He was licensed as q local preacher
of the NJ. h. Church when 20 years old.
At the age of "a he was admitted to the
Philadelphia Annual Conference aud
appointed TO Centreville. Md Tie
filled various important charges, in
cluding Mount Vernon. now Spring
Garden M. Il. Church. Philadelphia.
which he organized and built. He also
filed important charges in New York
and Connecticut. After returning TO
Delaware he retired from the ministry
and has since lived on hsi farm. near
Milford. He has been three times mar
ried.
Mr.. Willis is also well known as the
author OF a number of poems and of a
local historical novel. He Is also wide
ly known as a lecturer. He was a
candidate for Congress at the last cleo
tion against John w. Causey. He Is
one of the best speakers in the state.
HERBERT H. WARD.
Herbert II. Ward, the candidate for
attorney-general, was born in Hard
wicke. Vermont, and graduated from
the Wesleyan University, at Middle
town. Conn, in the class of 1879. with
the degree of A. B. He then came to
Wilmington as a private tutor and
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
Gray. He has earned his high stand
ing in law by his earnest and uni-
formly successful work. He has been
secretary and treasurer OF the New
Castle County Bar Association for
eight years and is 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 is
also member of the Royal Arch.
Knights Temlar Mystic Shrine, Inn
proved Order of Heptasophs. United
Workmen, Odd Fellows and Royal
Arcanum.
AfANf Lew 40 AAAaAANAalAAA iNEA LII
Dr. L. H. Ball. again nominee for
state treasurer, was born in Middle
town. Mill Greek hundred in 1861. His
/ father is John Ball. a prominent far
mer Of Mill Greek hundred. In 1875 he
entered Delaware College. graduating
in 1879. In 1882 he matriculated at the
University of Pennsylvania. and gradu-
ated in 1885. Dr. Ball 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.
CHARLES W. PUSEY.
Charles w. Pusey. the elector chosen
! from New Castle county is the son oi
Joshua l.. Pusey. and is one Of Viii.
mington's foremost business men. He
Is president of the Pusey and Jones
Company, and is interested in other
business enterprises. He is one OF ths
managers of the Minquidale Home, anC
president of the Homeopathic Hospital
For a number of years Mr.. Pusey wal
superintendent of the Sunday school o
Grace NJ. Z. Church of which he is ;
prominent member.
I Mr.. Pusey is widely known as a me.
chanical engineer, and has writer
many engineering treatises for scien.
tific journals. His practical ability L8s
had much TO do with the success oi
the big company of which he is presi.
I dent.
While having been solicited often FOL
permission to use his name in politics
he would never consent. He has al
ways been a Republican.
Mr.. Pusey lives in Brandywine hun
dred.
MANLOVE HAYES.
Manlove Hayes, the Kent count.
elector, has been prominent in the poll
tics of his county for years. He wa
graduated from Delaware College il
1887.
Mr.. Hayes has always ben active II
politics and served a term in the Leg
islature. While in the Legislature tn
important matter Of supplementing tn
Delaware Railroad Company's charte
authorizing to connect with the New
Castle and FrenchtOwn railroad wa
taken up, and against it much opposi
ton developed
Mr.. Hayes is a director Of the Della
ware railroad.
WALTER o. HOFFECKER.
Walter o. Hoffecker, the candidat
for the short term in Congress is abou
40 years OF age and is
son of the late Congressman John 7
Hoffecker, and is a. -well-known ctiize
of Smyrna. He is the Union Republ
can candidate for the same place.
\ JOHN HUM.
John HUM, nominee for lieutenan
governor, is about so years old. a n;
tive Of Wyoming, Kent county. He
fruit and coal dealer and a direct'
in the First National Bank of Dove
e He has always been an active Republ
u can, but not particularly identifiC
l. with the Addioks faction.
= PURNALL b. NORMAN.
a Purnall B. Norman is a merchant
q Lewes, where has has lived for sever
- years. He has been identified with q
u Union Republican party for son
a time.
- GEORGE e. SMITH.
70 George Z. Smith lives in laurel /
y has always been an active Republica
- Mr. Smith was one of the first pos