Evening journal., 1902-02-22
THE WHIRL
OF POLITICS
Bits Of Political Gossip Picked Up by
"East Side"

Itoup PROMISE ~ Nldue uy uut lNeUuDl-
cans it will come after each faction has
held it's State convention and ncmi-
mated a State ticket The two State
Committees probably Will hon meet and
proceed to disarrange what the con-
MENTIONS arranged.
There will be no governor nor lieu
ltenant-goyernor to fight over, neitherI
will an encouragement nor insurance.
commissioner be nominated, and the
only bones OF contention will be CON
gresham, state auditor and state treas
urer.
Il will be noticed that the Union Re
lpublicans have all the fOur-year offices
and the Regulars the two-year berths
Consequently all the officials whose
terms expire with the year are Regular
Republicans, namely. Congressman
Ball. State Auditor Purnall b. Norman
and State Treasurer Martin b. Burris.
The fact that Governor HUM has two
more years to serve carries with it the
fact that DIR. Layton, the Secretary of
State, also has two more years OF Office.
OF course. Layton may resign, and uhis
may be one OF the conditions OF a com
promise.
The Democrats are watching with
eagle eyes theh movements of the Re
publicans and they hope TO profit by
tint continued division in the party The
feeling seems to be in favor of Sauls-
bury and Kenney for senators. in case
the Democrats control the Legislature
IL is likely that the Republicans of
Kent and Sussex will nominate a full
ticket and vote it, The committees are
now organizing towards that end and
the only compromise that will be con-
sidered is representation on the legisla-
tive and county tickets.
Two years ago in Kent the Regulars
had separate legislative ticket but
endorsed the county ticket, and the re-
suit was that the county ticket was
elected by an average majority of over
100
In Sussex county the Addicksites re-
fused any harmony tenders. and de-
clared that they could go it alone, De-
L feat was the result.
In New Castle county the Regulars
can carry every hundred but New Cas-
tie and Brandywine, and these two dis
ltricts are not sure TO be Union.
Senator Robert McFarlin, who is a
candidate for reelection from the Fifth
district, will not have the smooth sail
ing he had four years ago. AT that
time he was the choice of the Regulars,
but the fact of his voting for Addichs,
after promising not to unless the Regu-
lars requested it, will cause him to lose
la considerable number Of votes The
Regulars will. no doubt. have a candi-
date, and it may be Charles w. Pan
coast, of Delaware City.
5 IL is known that Senator McFarin
, favors Anthony Higgins for U. S. sena-
tor and it is rumored that McFarlin
has told Mr. Higgins friends that if
he wished his support he CHigglns)
p must get the vote of one of the Will
lmington members of the Trustees of
} the Poor for James B. Foster for SUI
p@'intendent Of the almshouse.
For representative from the Tenth
district in New Castle hundred, Elwood
Wilson is spoken or James T. Chal-
,llenger's name is mentioned in connec-
tion with IT. From Red Lion hundred,
George Reybold may be the nominee,
although there are several either names
mentioned.
Francis NJ. Walker. the wel-known
attorney. is candidate for register of
, wills for New Castle county to succeed
7 lC. NJ. Crossan. whose term expires with
y the present year.
e Jehu Davis. of Cooch's Bridge. and
d James Meglligan, of Brandywine hun
I dred are the latest additions to the
!. Hist of applicants for superintendent of
d the almshouse It is said that every
o hundred i'm the county has a candidate
n From expressions of persons who are
It lon the inside of the situation. it APP
p pears that B. Frank Blackburn is the
Ifavorite in the list. One of the trus-
IS tees recently said to East Side that
n of all the candidates for the Office not
l. one was so we'll spoken OF as Mr.
e Blackburn. but that there were sew.
l. leral other applicants who could fiji the
y place with credit.
D. 1t appears to be the desire of tn,
= trustees to select a man for his fitness
u rather than his fractional leanings. ant
81 the members have not, as a rule, com
4 mtted themselves to any candidate
.e but are quietly finding out who on tn,
list is best suited for the place.
The applicant who has a wife we'll
Suited for matron. will likely be con
sidered seriously. Trustee McFarlin
+. who lives near the almshouse, ant
H. knows what the duties of superintend
-. ent and matron calls for, told "Eas
y Side" that it was the matron more thai
p the superintendent that contributed Z
lie the successful managing of the insti
Sc tuition.
ce Samuel Cranston. of Newport. wi
ly likely get the votes of Trustees Ric
l- and Kemp on first ballot, and Jeh
a Davis if he remains in the fight, wi
TO get the vote of Z. r. Harris. "Eas
CT Side" can figure out only one vote fo
% James b. Foster. that of McFarlin, dc
uS spite the claim of five on first ballo
nv which number he will get it is salt
~ by an agreement made before the tru'
lions rtfnro nnrnfnfaH