Evening journal., 1902-02-27
KENT DEMOCRATS
MEET In DOVER
Down With AddickSlSm''
Is Their Slogan
ARE CONFIDENT OF VICTORY
Many Candidates Who viii Lay Claim
10 Political Preierment al
Coming Election

The love feast and pow-wow Of The
Delaware Democrats was held in Dover
today, and is a big step toward reor-
ganization and The getting together Of
the clans
Democratic victory and down with
Addicks, is the slogan. Personal differ
ences are put aside In carryig out the
main object for the suppression of ADJ
dicks
Bad roads and cloudy weather kept
some persons away. but the meeting
was well attended, and glowing
speeches were made by leaders of the
lparty.
Asplrants for political favors were
present and were busy On their own in
terest to some extent
The Wilmington delegation did not
arrive in town until after noon The
Representatives from the rural districts
began arriving about 10 o'clock, and
the meeting was a love feast and the
first step toward a struggle to regain
Democratic supremacy. Workers In
Kent and Sussex counties predict
Democratic gains and victory. They
say that despite colonization and other
schemes by Addicks, that the Demo
crats will win.
Even the Fifth senatorial district.
which never has had a Democratic SEN
ator now has the boldness to wager
that IL Will elect one the coming cleo
tion. It Is a close district. but the
Democrats say that hard work and the
division in the Republican ranks will
result in the election of a Democratic
senator from that hitherto Republican
section.
= e. f. Melvin. Of the Eastern district
/ lof South MurderSill hundred. us a can
, ldidate for the nomination of sherin of
Kent county. but his pretcntions are
3 lCombatted by Captain AL Smith and
George Reed Lolanl, of Duck Creek
b hundred. William Lewis, of Dncl1
Creek. is reported 90 have Withdrawn
from the fight
: The Levy Courtmen to be elected at
the next election are actively fighting
for the position. These selections
Twill make some difference I'm the dis
ltribution of the political preferences
under the turn-ab0ut system.
In Duck Creek hundred the Levy
Court Commission holds over Harry
slaughter and James T. York are can
didates for the nomination for the low
cr House. Robert " Warren Is men
tioned for candidate for senator
In the Second representative district
lCharles Purdee may be nominated for
the Legislature, and John Taylor for
, THE Levy Court
/, In the Third representative district
John Hutchinson Is lighting to succeed
himself in the House Of Representa-
, Itives. J. r. Clements Is the holding
over senator from that district
Jonathan Jacobs and David II. Boyce
. lare spoken of in connection for the
Levy Court James ID. Wright seeks
Ito capture the nomination as clerk of
the peace. Mr. Wright is from Ken
p ton
A. !. Ross. OF Milford. may be
q brought out for recorder of deeds.
n Flwam d. Hearn, of Georgetown, was
! present. There were very few other
4 Democrats from Sussex In Dover TO-
/ day.
I Kenney and Salisbury Received
As the Democrats arrived in Dover
! Dover today they were received by
John F. Salisbury, Richard r. Kenney
u and Alexander NJ DAILY.
u w L. Mcfarland, chairman of the
? Kent County Committee, assembled the
committee at 10.45 o'clock and after
F. about half an hours secret session. the
meetings was thrown open 10 the pub
= liic. Owing to illness. willard Sauls-
. bury. Of Wilmington, was not present
II az tho rnopffng