The sun., 1901-03-20
LEVY COURT
FILLS OFFICES
Mr.. Chandler Charges Treachery
on Part Of His Colleagues.
NINE DEMOCRATS FAVORED
President Lynn Roundly Denounced
in City and County for Yester'
days Work-Betrayed
His Constituents.

Court is supposed 10 pe StrohsS Ase
! publican, having in fact but two Demo-
Gratis in it, out of membership OF
sayen. the Democrats Jared remarkably
Hwell in yesterdays election of bridge.
TENDERS, constables and jail commlssion.
ers. 4 -&s
President Lynn is reported as having
made threats at Dover and on the train
coming from the capital, to the effect
that il the bill increasing the membership
of the Levy Court was passed he would
deal with the Democrats.
The good fortune of the Democrats
Yesterday seemed to Indicate that the
threatened dealing took place.
The election was held in the afternoon
and the presence of prominent Demo
Gratis in the court room, among them be-
ing John L. Dickey, seemed to Indicate
that they We're aware that some plums
were to drop in their direction.
Mr.. Megginson caused II ripple of ex.'
citement among the crowd in Attendance
al the meeting when he moved that the
court go into the election of bridge-tend-
ers, constables, Jail commissioners and
Jail physician.
His motion was seconded and passed.
President Lynn instructed Mr.. Mealey,
4 Democrat, to please hold the hat for the
vote.
Mr.. Megginson then started to make
the nominations for the various posi-
ions from list he held in his hand.
ID was observed that all the persons
e nominated were elected. No others
q lcceeded in getting enough votes to
y ect.
{ The brilge-tenders were first taken up.
he first man nominated and elected
ras Democrat. He was Samuel
Pcachy, bridge-tender ON Flemings
landing bridge.
The two newly appointed commission
rs were not present, but Peachy got
he votes of the old commissioners.
The result of the eelction was sae-ltD
8ws:
BridgetenGers - Fleming's Landing
e Bfidge-Samuel Peachy.
Nis& Odessa Bridge, Isaac q. Lightcap.
5#Fcnnimores Bridge, VIM. Shaw.
& Christiana Bridge, Wilson Trippet.
W Churchman's Bridge, Leonard NJ. Simp-
pm.
@ Newport Bridge, James Mahon.
M Market Street Bridge, day man, Mil
srd +. Gray. night man. Linday Wilson.
M Third Street Bridge, day man, Wm.
Wright; night man, Geo. Yates.
M Seventh Street Bridge, Robert w. Cur
hnder. -
Eleventh Street Bridge, Michael
Wolce.
Brandywine Bridge, Kennard Trusty
blored.
Washington Street Bridge, DAME
pougherty.
County Counstabes--Mill Cheek hun
{re,l, Jacob Smith, colored.
# t-hristiana hundred, VIM. Gamble.
M Rrandywine hundred. James Long.
Wilmington hundred. first l4emie
ararr; second John Mclaughlin; third
@ ohm w. Banks. fourth, Lucius Jones.
# New Castle hundred, Iackariah Cen
pill
Red Lion hundred, Frank H. Cie'
er.
Pcncadcr hundred. Wm. L Money.
White Clay Greek hundred, Richai
Ri. Ennis.
Ii st. Georges hundred, James Collins.
Appoquinimnk hundred, Nathaniel va
M Horn.
Blackbird hundred, VIM. II. Fem
nure. -,
H Jail mssioners--lIllwOod Il. WI
ION, Aauilla NJ. Pizor, S. Atwood Ste'
brt.
Jail Physician. DR.. David Stewart.
Nine Democrats were elected in all
ollows: dgetenders==Samuel Pascn
i'lemins's Landing Bridge: Isaac
.ightcap, Odessa Bridge; VIM. Sha
Fennimore's Bridge; Daniel Doughert
Washington Street Bridge; constables
Nm. II. Money, Pencader hundred, Rit
bird NJ. Ennis. White Clay Greek hu
Tired: James Collins, st. Georges ht
klrnd: Nathaniel Van Horn, Appo1ui
bnink: VIM. III. Fennimore, Blackbl
hundred.
The colorcd voters We're taken care
frl,cre seemed to be condemnation pass
pn the Commissioners for this howev
The colored men elected were: wills
rrippt. brigdetender, at Christiana; *
hard Trusty. bridgetender at Brandyw
hiidge and Jacob Smith, constable.
Greek Hundred.
TREACHERY CHARGED.
Commissioner Chandler voted
she other old commissioners on the VI
bus hridgetenders until nominations W
&made for Market Street bridge. w
hf. MeEElfiSOn IoHtthhNu 1iA
Gray for day man. Mr.. Chandler
hat the names presented in caucus
not being put in nomination. He I
dominated Frederick r. Stevenson,
caucus nominee. Stevenson received
one vote (Chandier).
When the Third Street bridge nom
tions were made Mr.. Chandler saw
the caucus nominee, Charles w. {
was not nominated and he presented
name.
He then stated there was sonnet
wrong that men named in caucus
not nominated and that it was tire
CRY.
Tie refused to vote for Robert W.
render, the Seventh Street bridge tel
fIc nominated r. Jacob Green for
Eleventh Street bridge tender ag
Michael Police, an Italian. He
declined to vote for Kennard Trust.
hridgetender for BraEdywine bridge
nominated Henry McCrea for Was
ton Street Bridge against Daniel d.
nrty, Democrat, who was elected.
He refused to vote for the const
for MIL Creek. Christiana. Brandy
New Castle. Red Lion, Pencader,