Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1884-08-28

at the polls. The rlecti u
resulting IN the choice of q Demo.
crstio City Council he again applied
for bis old position as clerk Of the market,
but was defeated by william T Witt OF
the Eleventh ward Then he b-gan TO
work mp the Irtsh Blaine aud Loeau Climb
Of 8 nth Whining ton
Vice PratiaArt B.r, AID CLARK | tr
Alleptosn, Pa. H. 10 employed at the
Johnson forge aud ia not yet voter.
John August Ia not an Irishman, and
though formerly a Democrat has been a
Republican fr two or three years.
George Lucas kss never cast a vote 1T an
election ia the Stcond ward, The other
officers are former Democrats. OF other
signers OF the clubs roll George Hulmes
was always q Republican, as was slso q
young man named Cummins, and neither
Of them are Irishmen.
There are about 25 signatures on che
clubs roll Of membership, Of which 10
are former Democrats. This represents
the entire result Of Charles Cannon's
active canvass ever since he was defeated
for clerk Of the market.
The active Democratic workers Of the
Second ward are not ut all alarmed at
Charles Cannon's detection, and will allow
him full swing with his Independent
club. His action vas expected ever
since he failed to get elected clerk Of the
market, and Its effect has BET n
discounted by his personal motives.
No fears are entertained Of any
peroeptible loss from the movement,
and the Democratic majority in the
Second ward will be even larger than
usual in November, as Cannon's action ia
simply stirring former lukewarm Demo
Gratis into active work for the success OF
the Democratic ticket.
REPUBLICAN WALL.
A correspondent of the Nssos writing
from MORTON, Kent county, advises the
Republicans to make no fight in Delaware
this fall. He says:
Now, would like to know II the Re-
publicans Of Delaware are fools enough to
put ticket In the field Tor this cam.
paignf know that every true Repub-
liosn would like to have the honor of vot-
ing for ]. g. Blaine, but also know that
had the Republican party discontinued
the fight 10 years ago or aB soon as the
Acknowledgement law was passed, 1t
could have been in power to-day. What
hope is there that convention must be
called for 7 It Is true that New Castle
county Is Republican, but there are two
Republican parties in that county
and have been ever since
the war, and in all these
years they have met together, sometimes
friendly, and pledged themselves to be
one party, but just as soon rs they went
ont Of doors the fight would commence;
and sometimes they would meet to
abuse each other. Both parties work in
the interest of the Democratic party. ]
don't want to blast the fond hope Of
anyone; bat, gentlemen, You have not q
Republican in your county whom you
can elect this fall. All the odds are
sgainst you: one half Of your negroes
are off the assessment list, and one halt
Of those who are on will vote the Demo
cratic ticket, il that party needs them.
The Republicans Of Kent and Sussex
know this; our friends OF New Castle
may have 1t to learn yet. You need not
depend on the negro vote. Although he
owes his allegiance so the Republican
party for hundred years to come,
40 hse not the intelligence TO
know it; hence 1t is just SIS
natural Tor negro to bs Democrat as IL
IA for an uBcultured white man to affiliate
With that party. Every state that went
INTO war against the government Ia to-day
governed by the negro vote-snd in
modern Democratic style Is the Dels-
ware negro an exception 7 Frederick
Douglass said In his Dover lecture that
"a negro ia negro, and you can't make
much more out Of him. think it will
be long while and perhaps a "oold
day" when Kent county Republicans will
bother themselves about the negro vote.
II the Republicans of New Castle must
have State convention and aState ticket
for their accommodation, aud whatever
else they can gather up, would 1t not be
advisable TO kick ont your presumed
leadersf Aside from your party being in
two sections you have nobody in either
section fit for leaders. This is also our
misfortune In Kent. The party has been
in bad hands Tor the last 20 years.
truly hope that there will be no ticket in
the field. 1t just amounts to enough to
keep the Democratic party united.
It Ia we'll known that every Demo.
crat in the State who ia able to buy a
decent suit of clothes has been promised
ahu eApeoss Plaoo. many VI ahem nave
grown gray under these promises. They
are growing weary, and just as soon af
the opportunity serves they will nc
doubt get up rebellion. But this will
never happen while there is Republi
can party to fight.
Two years ago the two Republican
parties OF New Castle and the negroes o.
Kent and Sussex defeated our STATE
ticket, and for the last ten years the
Republicans of New Castle have defeated
themselves. would be glad to know i
they propose to carry on this kind o
work. REPUBLICAN,.