Evening journal., 1902-03-15
WANT GEORGETOWN POSTOFFICE
James II. MaulI and George ". Bennum
Are After the Position
Special to tho Evening Journal

RDSNldA 10 Alib I4NEimAb dnuliAltl.
Georgetown, March 15.-Candidates
like Falstan's assailants are upon us.
The air is thick with them, and they
encrcle us roundabout To suggest
their names so early in the game
would be useless task. To refrain
from so doing would be an unpardon-
able crime.
George W. Bennum is making a
Herculean effort TO succeed James II.
Maull as postmaster of this town. Mr..
Bennum claims to have the endorse
ment of a great majority of the Re-
publicans and few Democrats This
naturally leaves a few Republicans
and a great majority of Democrats as
the hackers Of Mr.. Maull. Mr.. Maull
seems to be making no claims what
ever, but Just continues to distribute
the mail in a confident sort Of way. lie
evidently believes that one whisper
emitted near the 'thrOne" is more
easily heard than the shOutings OF the
mutitldclat a safe distance Mr.. Ben
mum is Grand Army man, and hopes,
/ through this fact, to reach the ear OF
the President This fight for the post
office has narrowed down to the afore-
Il mentioned men. and its outcome will
be watched with much interest by the
| patrons OF the Office, some of whom
would like very much to. have Mr..
Maull reappointed, while many others
would welcome a change. The appoint
ment will be made in May.
i 1t has been suggested that Horace
Sudler, of Northwest Fork hundred,
will be candidate for the sheriff's of
flee. subject to the decision of the Re
publican party.
, The emoluments arising from this
/, office have been decreased of late years
to such degree that the place is not
at all desirable. AS a consequence
/, candidates have correspondingly de-
creased and the dignity of the Office
2 is much lessened.
I Caleb l.. McCabe will, in all prOba-
, bility, be renOminated county treasurer
by the Democratic party. Mr.. Nc
Cabe has made an efficient Official,
and would undoubtedly be the strong
est candidate the Democrats could
b place in the field.
II After the next election the Sussex
county Levy Court will be composed
= Of ten members instead of thirteen,
the present number, and the election
! will be by districts corresponding to
n the representative districts instead
T. VI inc llEntnl AAtNlNAA ~ NAAN 'ohNNS
at large. This change will necessi-
= tate the election OF an entire new
Levy Court next fall thereby placing
: more at stake in this county at one
i election than has ever been the case
before. This, together with the fact
: that there will be a clerk of the peace
}. recorder OF deeds, register OF wills
/. sheriff, coroner and county treasurer
Y to elect. will make the next election
n the most important that has ever beer
held in this county. This fact lis full,
realized by both parties, and vii
cause a very stiff fight to be made mex
fall.
john Barr, a Georgetown hundred
S Union Republican, has announced his
candidacy for the Office of the re
cOrder of deeds.
Captain George e. Mcgee, of Broad
, kiln hundred, is booming himself TO
"a the clerk of the peace nomination OF
, the Republican ticket.
y Joseph life, of MillsbOrO, is q can
u didate for the Republican senatorla
" nomination in the Third district. Nj
s life lis an employe of the Pennsylva
IS MIA railroad, and this fact will have
tendency to lessen his chances for tn
e. nomination
4, The voters of this county do no
l. look upon the railroad company as
g friend, and are ever ready TO oppos
II any person or thing over whom o
le which the company has control
g In the Fifth senatorial district, tn
first candidate to make his appearanc
is in the open is Charles L. Moore, G
ne Georgetown. 1t will be remembers
n that Mr.. Moore was a member or tn
d celebrated Legislature of 1885, Wlne
m a deadlock prevented the election OF
- United States senator. Mr.. Moore
a a member OF the Sussex county bar