Evening journal., 1902-05-31
THE WHlRL
OF POLITICS
Bits Of Political Gossip Picked Up by
"East Side."

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preparing for an active campaign. They
already have gone over the field care
fully for a candidate for State senator
and after the chaff has been sifted they
find that Francis Dell. Janvier or Ar
temas Smith are the only available
candidates. Mr.. Smith has been in
two campaigns in this hundred, and
knows the ropes thoroughly. Mr.. jan
ver lnas no experience as an office
seeker, but is popular, and would do
credit TO the district If nominated and
elected. Democratic leaders argue that
| IL is easy to overcome the small Re
publican majority but to do it the can
didate must come from New Castle
hundred. and not from Red Lion orl
White Clay hundreds. They think they
made a mistake four years ago by not
having their candidate from the same
hundred that the Republican candidate
came from.
! Captain Chauncey p. Holcomb un-
doubtedly will be their candidate again
for representative.
Republicans OF this district do not
| take q gloomy view of the situation,
despite the prospects OF two tickets
Leaders of each faction feel hopeful
THAT there will be no division in the
ranks, but that a candidate for sena-
tor and representative can be named
that will be acceptable to all the Re-
publicans. IL may be possible that
they will agree to divide the honors,
one taking the representative and the
other the State senator.
IL is likely that If there is an agree
ment made it will be among Senator
McFarin. James r. Challenger and
Charles w. PancOast on the senator
ship. and 'between George w. Vantine
and w. e. Rothwel on the representa-
tive end Of the ticket.
Former Representative Wright. Of
Blackbird hundred will be tine Demo
cratic candidate for State senator from
the Seventh senatorial district George
NJ d. Hart represented this district for
the past four years, but under the
party rules Blackbird hundred is en-
titled to the nomination this time Sem
ator Hart had but 115 majority when
elected, and the Republicans think
there is a fighting chance this time
and win probably nominate Benjamin
Lockerman, a well-known Repubh-
can.
Democrats of Brandywine hundred
have elected William II. McCrea al
member Of the County Executive Com
mittee. The Democrats of this hun
dred are feeling active and propose tol
make things lively for the Republicans.
Il is said that former Representative
Richard Hodgson is hustling amongl
the voters of the county for the Office
of register in Chancery. Many Of thel
Republicans of mis- district want him
to. again be a candidate for the Legis-
lature.
Francis Lattomus. of Blackbird hum
dred. is an applicant for the nomina-
tion of assessor of his district. He
will no doubt be elected if nominated.
George r. Tarbutton is a candidate
for coroner on the Democratic ticket
James f. McIvor. Of New Castle, is do
ing some hustling for this office, but
on the Republican side of the ques-
tion.
Dover has had week full OF de-
velopments on the Democratic side, =,
and the Democrats are bubbling over
with pleasure at their weeks work.
Senator Kenney is still burning the
midnight oil and extending the glad
hand, and a politician with a firmer
grasp on Kent county would be hard
to find. Another Democratic rally, this
one to be addressed by a Maryland
lspellbinder has been arranged for
next Wednesday night at the Peoples
Theatre.
i The main discovery of the week has
been that of William Pennewill, a man
Ito run against State Senator ]. Frank
Alice. and the young man will give the
Addicks chieftain a tough tussle for the
-lunderhold. Pennewdll may the Duke
lof Wellington TO the Addicks Napoleon.
for he is strong in both Dover and
/ lCamden and while he has little politi-
cal experience. is the nephew and busi-
ness partner of c. S. Pennewill. one of
the best-known business menand Demo
Gratis in Kent county, and he has only
a majority of sixty-one votes to over
come to beat Senator Alice.
= Alice ran in a year when the Repub-
licans were feeling more liberal toward
each other, and, by combining on the
/, county ticket, gave the county officers
! between $50 and $50 majority. But
! the returns. last election, told a differ
! ent story. and instead of the $50 ma
jority secured in the year Alice ran
the Republicans won in this county
y last election by majorities of from
= II to "A. and the Camden district. q
Republican stronghold, came near be
a ing lost
n The Democrats have also been fortu
n nate within the last few days, in get
" lting some strong candidates for th'
Il lower House TO pit against the Ad
a dicks men in the doubtful districts
A. Former Postmaster Thomas M. Good
Ia en-. of Dover. will run for representa-
h tive from the Fifth district, agains
a. Senator Allee's man, Henry Harpei
le Willard S. Carson, young man win
ro can poll the fun Democratic strengt
and the Single Tax vote as well. Wi
lg be brought out in the Fourth distric
h. which sent Clark, the Addicks Demo
as crat. TO the House four years ago, an
u then sent Aron (Union Republican
1t. by about four majority two years ag'
mt Edward H. Paradee. a Democrat {