Evening journal., 1902-08-09
THE WHIRL
OF POLITICS
Bits Of Political Gossip Picked Up by
q "East Side"

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with hands down.
IL has gone out that John Bancroft
is not in earnest in his candidacy for
Representative in the Third district
Nothing could be more absurd. He will
be in the fight to the end, no matter
how bitter.
II was a great surprise to East Side
when it was announced that former
Representative Leander S. Hopkins,
would be the senatorial candidate on
the Democratic ticket for the Fifth
district in Kent Friends of Clinton A.
Prettyman, of Milford, also were SUR
prised. They felt that "Cale" Won
Burkalow. of Magnolia, who was re-
ported to be his opponent, would be
easy fer them. In the district con-
vention the name Of Mr.. Hopkins was
lsprung and he was selected.
There's every evidence of a red
hot State campaign opening early this
year.
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It's dollars to doughnuts that Repub-
licans will capture all the Court House
Offices in the coming fight.
The Democratic politicians no longer
are paying attention to the colored
voters OF the Sixth ward. 1t is said
the colored men have called down"
their visitors.
The Democratic State Convention
will be held on September 16, several
weeks after the Republican Conven-
tion. The Democrats are very conf
dent of carrying the State this year,
but they are also anxious to confine
the campaign to State issues. At least
it is the sentiment of many members
Iof the Democratic State Committee
that national questions ought to be
avolded in the platform.
Francis II. Hoffecker is again being
talked about as the Republican nomi-
nee for mayor of this city. He has
declared he does not want to be can
didate. but those who favor his selec-
tion say that this indifference can be
overcome.
The club houses of the Bayard
Legion and the Young Mems Demo-
lcratic Club are crowded these nights.
1.-THE workers are making strenuous ef-
forts to get their men out to register.
]. Frank Alice. of Dover was in
Wilmington yesterday. He had con-
ference with J. b. Robertson and James
Kitchens. When asked about the
Subject he said they were simply
having a friendly talk. The men called
at the office of the Board Of Health
where Mr. Alice was introduced tc
Joseph Wigglesworth, secretary of the
board.
Mr.. Allee's presence in the city
caused some excitement among the
grafters. and they started on his trail
He heard of their coming and escaped
before many caught him.
East Side hears from Georgetown
that Chairman Joseph l. Cahall OF tn,
D Union Republican County Committee
has issued call for the delegates L
the County Convention to be held II
Georgetown on Tuesday, August 10
The primaries are to be held on thu
g previous Saturday. At this convention
d there will be nominated a clerk of tn
/, peace. a recorder of deeds, registe
= of wills. a sheriff, a coroner and
= county treasurer, besides three sena
n tors. two representatives and tel
d county commissioners. The distric
g contests will be settled before coming
u before the convention. leaving onl,
those which run through the county a
n large to be settled. Every indication
y points toward a harmony ticket run
ming throughout the county.
Before the end of another week. ther
q Will be a conference between commit
l. tees representing the two factions @
a the Republican party. These commit
Al tees will agree upon a plan whereof
there will be but one Republican ticke
in the county. This plan will be salts
factory to both factions and will b
e supported by them at the polls mex
?. November.
a, The Regular Republicans will as
J. for two places on the ticket. Thes
70 two places will be register Of wills an
coroner. The Union Republicans wi
accede to this demand and take fc
10 their portion the four remaining place
/, When this shall have been done Il
90 Republicans Of this county are sure
10 success at the coming election.
The agreement to common primari
in New Castle has completely knock,
the starch out of the Sussex DEM
Gratis. They now have no hopes of co,
he trolling the next Legislature and vii
ON these hopes blasted, the vim Is cor
w pletely knocked out of the real par
~ workers. They NOPE around with loi
faces. wrinkled brows and downca
eyes. One Of the oldest workers wi
ce has been in the harness since ant
's- bellum days. and who has held maj
'e- places in the Democratic administr
he ton of State and county Offices sa
that with the Republicans togeth,
. they (the Democrats) had no hop
whatever of success and had as w