Evening journal., 1902-06-07
THE WHIRL
OF POLITICS
Bits of Political Gossip Picked Up by
"East Side."

Republicans of the county do not ap-
pear much pleased at the attitude of
the Union Republicans in rejecting the
Regular proposition for common pri-
maries in New Castle county. There is
such demand for common primaries
that the voters may decide without the
consent of the Addicksites. The
demand does not come from
the Regulars alone, but from
the Union Republicans all over the
county. If someone were to start such
movement, Independent of either of
the factions. it would undoubtedly re-
suit N having but one nomination day.
The office seekers are complaining
and it is their friends who will have
to be reasoned with.
Horace Greeley Knowles has not been
heard from lately 1t is surmised that
he is on a still hunt" or else he
would be making lots of noise. 1t
would be well for the Regulars and the
Union Republicans to keep their eye
on Horace. as he is astride the fence
and likely to cause as much trouble
for one faction as the other.
Audicks was at the Horse Show and
the number of blue ribbons he carried
away with him were few. East Side
noticed a number of politicians talking
with him, and some of these appeared
ashamed of the company.
Former Judge David Marvel has been
urged" to accept the nomination for
Congress on the Democratic ticket, but
The urging" has not made him an
nounce himself as an aspirant
There seems to be little scrambling
for the Democratic nomination for
Register in Chancery. Theodore Fer
guson apparently is alone.
Willard Salisbury appears to have
captured the whole show The Sauls-
bury -Handy-Ford combine will stage
Democracy in New Castle this fall
Victor B. Woolley will lead the party
workers. and it is said that the party
organization is good.
The Democratic City Committee has
named the following Executive Com
mittee:
First district, Andrew ]. O'Neill;
Second. James Hurlock; Third, Bald
win Springer; Fourth, DIR. J. Harvey
Spruance; Fifth, John J. Ryan. The
officers of the City Committee must
be chosen from this committee of five
under the rules. Messrs. O'Neil,
Springer and Ryan were elected with
out opposition. For the Second dis
trict two candidates were nominated,
Prince A Mousley and James Hurlock,
the lormer winning by vote of II to
4. In the Fourth district, Charles II.
Ten Weeges was defeated by a vote of
to 8. 1t is only justice to Mr.. Ten
Weeges TO say that. he declined to be
a candidate against Dr. Spruance.
The retirement of Pat" Neary from
the chairmanship of New Castle COun-
ty Democratic Committee may
mean his retirement from politics. He
is a resourceful politician and more
than one Democratic and Republican
aspirant has been made feel his power.
His fight against Handy and Sauls-
bury is a matter of history. The latter
are now on top and Pat" is in the
extreme rear. He says he is out Of
politics and his friends do not dis
pute the assertion.
IN Kent this fall" said a we'll
known politician, from Dover, to East
Side. there will be elected a clerk of
the peace for four years, to succeed
Robert S. Downes. Republican; re-
lcorder of deeds for four years, to sue
ceed James Lord, Democrat; a clerk
of the Court Of Chancery for four years
to succeed James A. Smith, Democrat;
a sheriff for two years, to succeed
Frank Reedy, Republican; a coroner to
succeed Charles Baynard, Republican;
a county treasurer for two years to
succeed Pennel Emerson, Republican;
IState senators in the First, Third and
Fifth districts. to succeed Stephen
lSIaughter, Democrat, and ]. Frank
Alice and S. ]. Abbott, Union Repub-
icans; representatives in each of the
ten districts: Levy Court commission
ers in the Second Third. Fourth,
n Eighth and Tenth districts, to succeed
/, ,lBenjamin Moore, II. Il. Mabrey and
II Aida .rowell. Democrats, and Asa Rog
lers and Charles Postles, Re
? lpublicans; assessors in each
of the representative districts, and
inspectors in each election precinct
I'm all ffty-two persons will be elected
to Office by the voters Of Kent county
this fall.' East Side'