Evening journal., 1914-10-24
BROwN-CANDIDATE FOR REGISTER.

either introduction or word Of commendation at our
hands Although comparatively young man, he has
figured for many years and with remarkably activity
in the Official political and social affairs Of our city
county and State The OF this county may con-
slider themselves fortunate that they have oppor-
tuny, in election of such Importance as the one
now impending, to vote for man Of Mr. Browns
standing for the important Office for which he has
been nominated.
Mr.. Brown has served the public in the past in sew
era capacities It has been distinguishing feature
Of that service that it was well and faithfully per-
formed. With such record, the public may rest
assured be elected Register Of wills, he will
give administration Of that Office that never has
been surpassed and seldom has been equalled. Mr..
Brown has dealt with the public long and in such
varied capacities that he knows how TO meet it and
deal with # upon more than equal terms In event
OF his election uniform courtesy in dealing with the
public and expedition in the handling OF its business
unquestonably will be two Of his chief aims.
He is certainly better fitted to discharge the duties
OF the Office than is any Of any party who is as
pring to Il at the present time That fitness is uni
versally recognized and admitted by many Demo-
Gratis who have promised him their support The
office of Register OF Wills is important one. 1t
would be a calamity to the public where IL to fall into
incompetent hands. Those emphasize the neces-
sy for the election OF Mr.. Brown at this time As he
is the logical for the place, the logical result of
the November election will be large plurality Of votes
in his favor One OF the things which gives assurance
that Mr. Brown will make splendid Register of Wills
the that he served four years Deputy Regis
ter and knows, intimately and well, both the general
and the detail business of the Office. In addition he is
possessed Of large fund of good hard common-sense
that naturally makes him ht well into any public Of
fee for which he is chosen.
Mr. Brown was born at Rising Sun. the outskirts
OF Wilmington He is the OF James and Martha
Fisher Brown When he only six years
old his parents moved to Wilmington. Since that
time the present Republican candidate for Register Of
Wills has lived here continuously and been identified
with our cy's affairs
He was educated in public schools Nos. g. and /,
the being the High School at that time After
he had received his education he entered the real
tate office OF Thomas r. Lally remaining there until
he entered the employ Of Washington Jones Co., TO
learn the morocco trade He remained with that firm
approximately six years subsequently he was en-
ployed at varying times by Charles Mullen, Tadman e.
Hickman and Bond Chambers. During all of that
time he prominent and active in Republican poll
tics Much OF the time he was chairman of the Re
publican Committee of the First ward
The introduction OF certain labor saving machinery
destroyed that part OF the morocco work in which
Mr. Brown was skilled. He drifted from industrial
to official pursuits. His first appointment in the public
service was that OF a constable, which he received
from the Levy Court Subsequently he became super
visor for the Street and Sewer Department His worl
had to do with the macadamizing of many streets the
in process Of improvement The work done under hi
supervision better and cheaply done than an
other work OF the kind undertaken in this city up
that time
A change of administration which gave the Demo
Gratis an opportunity to the department as cr
for the feeding OF Democratic workers resulte
in Mr. Brown leaving the Street and Sewer Department
The value of his services there had been apparent
however that opening made for him in thu
Water Department as collector and inspector unde
Washington Hastings Henry F. Pickles and William
! H. Porter He held that Office four years.
When Frederick Eden Bach elected Register O
Wills that acute Judge of selected Mr.. Brown I
be his Deputy. He discharged his duties with sue
ability that he served in that capacity throughout MI
Bachs term of four years. AS deputy, Mr.. Brown e'
tabshed record through the fact that when his teri
ended every record in the Office had been brought
TO date and ready to be handed TO his SUI
cessor in complete form Not entry was behind
any particular and all records properly indexe
That something never before known in the hi
tory Of the office.
About that time the question Of good roads becan
a pressing in New Castle county. In order th
it might be handled ntelligently comprehensive
and economically. James Wilson appointed by Il
Levy Court to be County Engineer a position he no
holds in addition to that OF State Highway Commi
sioner for New Castle county. Mr.. Wilson needed
clerk to handle the many and varied accounts Of Il
Road Commissioners of the several hundreds and
prepare system whereby the county Engineer mig
take over the roads from the Road COMMISSIONS
without causing injury confusion delay in the ms
ter of construction and maintenance. The Levy Cou
appointed Mr. Brown TO perform such clerical wor
That it wen and consoentously done, the recor
Of the engineers office show clearly. That t
last position Mr. Brown held.
Mr. Brown is a communicant of Calvary Protesta
Episcopal Church. He is member Of Fairfax LODI
No. s. 10. o. f.; Lenape Tribe No. g. I. o. r. NJ
Todg No PROT,
tive order Of Elks, and Wilmington Lodge No 1,
o. U. W. He is prominent in the Young Mems F
publican Club anc chairman Of the Republican Co
mttee OF the Tenth Ward. He is also a member
the Republican First District Committee and Of
Republican County Committee
Apart from his party ahiliaton and .he followi
which naturally flows from IT, Mr.. Brown has
strong personal following which is exerting itself
lively in his behalf at the present time. II spe;
well for him man, that, Notwithstanding the +