Evening journal., 1904-09-10
HIS FRIENDS
WERE DOUBTFUL
Telegram From J. G. Shaw,
Jr., Stirred Up His Con-
stituents in New Castle
DECLARED It TO Be A FRAUD
speeIal 70 The EvenIng journal.

Special to The Evening Journal.
New Castle. Sept. 1O.-The following
telegram was received at the New
Castle News Office last evening and
later proved to be the subject of much
comment:
Elizabethtown, n Y, Sept 9, O4.
To Edgar Bross, New Castle, Del.
Please announce / am not candi-
date for representative tomorrow.
JAS G. SHAW, JR.
When the receipt Of the telegram be-
came known it caused quite a stir
among some of his friends in both
Republican and Democratic ranks. one
enthusiastic admirer of Mr.. Shaw in
sisted that 1t was not a genuine mes
sage because the signature was not in
Mr. Shaw's handwriting. Another
vouchsafed that the telegram was a
fake because it was not typewritten
and a third offered to wager any
amount that it was never sent by Mr..
Shaw. AS a matter OF fact the mes
sage came through the ordinary chan
mel, was delivered at BrOss' home and
later taken to the News Office by a
member of his family before he had
seen it.
If the telegram was unauthentic and
sent by some one else the most plausi-
bic explanation of it was given by
prominent Union Republican who said
that often such methods were employ
ed in such times as these to defeat
candidate at the last moment and
without his knowledge A similar tele-
gram was received at the Evening
Journal Office in Wilmington, but too
late TO use yesterday
The Ticket.
Rumors were afioat last night TO the
effect that the Union primaries were
called off. but as no one seemed able
to or would give the source of their
information the report was generally
ldisbelieved. In spite Of Mr. Shaw's
statement that he was not candi-
date his name stlli remained upon the
ticket and will be voted today unless
the primaries are called off, as he has
no opposition but one vote is SUFFICIENT
to name him for the Office.
The ticket in New Castle hundred
follows:
Union Republican Primary Election.
Tenth Representative District.
Representative in General Assembly.
James G. Shaw, Jr.
Prothonotary Peirce Gould.
Clerk Of the Peace. Benjamin A.
Groves.
County Commissioner. Robert Nc
Farlin.
Receiver Of Taxes and County Treas
urer, Henry Clayton White.
County Comptroller, Joseph Wiggles-
worth.
Sheriff, James w. Foster.
Coroner, (vote for one) James n.
Galloway, Ferris Giles. Samuel McCor-
mick.
Assessor, Samuel Barnes.
Road Commissioner, Samuel L. Bur
ris.
One inspector will be voted for in
each OF the four election districts. The
polls open at one o'clock and close at
seven.
Schools overcrowded.
Owing to the overcrowded condition
OF the public schools in the city as re-
ported by Principal Holloway the Board
Of Education met last night in special
session and decided to open another
room i'm School No. 3. I'm Shawtown.
Upon ballot Miss Margaret Lawler was
elected unanimously. Miss Lawler is
now employed as teacher I'm Ashland,
Del. II the position is accepted by her,
she will report for duty on October /,
at a salary of $40 per month. Chairs
will also be placed i'm the recitation
room in the High School and benches
in other rooms wherever possible. There
lare now about twenty-five scholars who
are unable to obtain seats in the
schools.
1t is probable that at the next Leg
lislature bill will be introduced proyi-
/. ding for the erection OF a new high
school building. An assistant teacher
TO the high school to teach music and
drawing was suggested. Mr.. Mahoney
favored an assistant teacher in the
high school but claimed that such q
teacher travelling from one school tc
, Ianother would interrupt studies IN
J schools visited.
, Upon motion the Board decided tc
elect an instructor % an experiment
for the balance of the year. the selec-
tlon to be made al some future meet
ling.
The board went over the list Of pu'
p pills in each room and decided that n
p the future no outside pupils would b'
admitted into schools where teachers
had forty pupils to instruct already
unless sanctioned by the Superintend-
ent and the board. At present there
are but twelve scholars from outside
Districts, six Of whom are in the higi
I school. The board receives on an aver
I age Of 500 per scholars for such pupils
b from the state fund.
Tested New Launch.
Waiter Whipf gave his new snap
shot a trial trip yesterday and foun'
her TO work satisfactorily, A run wal
E made to New Jersey and return anC
J. the boat developed good speed. Ac
$ comparing Captain Whipf were T..
< Rogers. Charles II. Shearer and vii
liam Early.
Narrowly Escaped Drowning.
+ Charles Rowland and Philip c
D Lemon barely escaped drowning Will
lgunning on Red Lion marsh yesterda'