Evening journal., 1901-03-20
DEMOCRATS
GE'T six PLACES
Levy Court PlumS Distributed
by a Combination
Mr.. CHANDLER WAS IGNORED
Favored Seven Commissioners Bill
and With The New Members Will
GET Little Recognition

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Political plums were distributed to
3 iRepublcans and Democrats alike by o
Republican Levy Court yesterday
afternoon. It was the regular biennial
distribution. and through a combina-
ton by Messrs. Lynn and Mogginson,
( Republicans, with Messrs. Mealey ana
Armstrong. Democrats. not one named
by Mr.. Chandler, the third Republican
member Of the court. for several OF
the thirty-twO positions within the
lgift of the court profted by %, al
though Mr.. Chandler says his nepub-
1ican friends agreed in caucus 60 sup
port the men named by him.
/ The appointment OF six Democrats
to as many positions Is the result ol
iMr Chambers efforts in behalf Cl the
Dill to increase the membership Of the
lcourt TO seven commissioners. The
lOther members of the court were op-
posed to the bill. The result ci the
ELECTION also indicates a combination
lof the two Democrats. and Measrs.
Lynn and Megginson against Mtssrs.
chandler, Elliott and Willis, the last
two named being the new commits
lsioners It will be the object OF the
lcombination 10 ignore Mr.. Chandler
and the two new commissioners when
lever possible.
Mr. Megginson nominated all the
Republicans that were elected. When
the election OF a tender for Market
. street bridge was gone into Mcgginson
, named Milard Il. Gregg for day nam
b Mr. Chandler. objected, remarking thai
/. names nominated in caucus were moi
. being voted for He nominated Fred
I Ierick r. Stevenson. the caucus nOmi-
r nee. but whom the vote was announced
: Mr.. Stevenson received only one vote
r that OF Mr. Chambers. Gregg re-
r. ceived the other four.
+ when Third street bridge was calieg
Mr. Megginson nominated William G
i fWl1gnt and 8ir Chandler .nominatel
& c. w. Cook AS before. the man nomi
I mated by Mr.. Chandler received bu
= one vote. For Eleventh. street hrdg
y Mr. Chandler named r. Joseph Green
. but he was defeated by the same ma
: jority. In a like manner Henry Me
Z ,Crca was defeated for the position o
lbridre-tender at Washington street
Daniel Doughefty. a Democrat, wa
lelected to that Office Mr.. Chandie
voted for but a few Of the other mel
elected.
a After the offices had been filed MI
" lChandler said he had been treated il
an unfair and ungentlemanly manne
- by his Republican friends in the court
e i"My men were accepted i'm the caucu
= and afterwards other names were pa
y lin their places he said don
think any gentleman would have treat
,s led me in that manner" Mr.. Lynn rC
4 lpIed by saying. mr. Chandler 20
eslhaye a right to think as you please.
81 If you had any objections to max
lthey should have been made in Oh
I lcaucus." continued Mr.. Chandler,
% The following were elected bridge
n- tenders:
Fleming's Landing Samuel Peach,
-lD.
H. Odessa-Isaac G. Lightcap, d.
q. FennimOres-W.lli L. Shaw, d.
NJ. Christiana-Wilson Tippet, coloIed
Churchman LEONARD NJ. Simpso
er NcwpCrt-James Mahan.
10. Market street, Wilmington-Ds
NJ. man, Millard +. Gregg, night ma
MS Lindsay Wilson.
Third street-William G. Wrigf
rt, lday man; George Yates, night man.
IL Seventh street-Robert w. Currei
n der
Of Eleventh street-Michael Poiese.
Brandyw Trusty co
To- ,ored.
I'm Washington street-Daniel Doug
2 lerty, ID.
ro- CONSTABLES:
IN Mill Creek-Jacob Smith, colored
as Christiana-William Gamble.
4 Brandywine-James Tong.
~ "a lmingtOn-Bemuel Marr. Jo
~ Mclaughlin, John w. Banks a
,o4 Lucius Jones.
New Castle-ZaChariah Gemmin.
Red Lion-I'rank X. Cleaver.
encader-William IT, Money, d.
White Clay-Richard NJ. Ennis.
i've St. Georges-James Collins. ID.
de- AppoQunimink - Nathaniel V
Po- Hcrn. ID.
ore Blackbird-William II. Fennimore
CIR Jail Commissioners-E J.. Wilson,
in Atwood Stewart and Aquilla NJ. HIl
by New Castle.
i've Jail Physician-Dr David Stews
,les New Castle.