Evening journal., 1888-11-03
TIT FOR TAI GAME.
Woicottites are Playing the Same Game
Used DS the saalsbnrys in Kent County,

JphEfu Il. w ulIAkER.
JOSHUA II. MARVEL.
Representative in Congress.
CHARLES H. TREAT,
Senator in the General Assembly.
DANIEL r. RrDGEuY.
Representatives, the General Assembly.
WILLIAM r. HuTsoN,
FRANKLIN TEMPLE,
OWEN H. MCPHERSON.
SAMUEL ARMSTRONG,
john HEYD,
ALBERT HARRINGTON,
JoHN ID. BIcKEL.
Sheriff,
J. Colby SMITH,
Coroner,
JoHN Il. JAcoBs
Levy Court Commissioners.
JoHN p. HUDSON
For Duck Creek hundred.
JoHN =. WHARTON.
For East Dover hundred;
CALEB JACKSON,
For North Murderkill hundred.
SAMUEL B. COOPER,
For South Murderkill hundred
BENATAH TuARP,
For Mispillion hundred
Assessor.
Inspector
As soon as the ticket was discovered
investigation was started from both
Republican and anti Woleott headquar-
ters. This resulted in the discovery that
the samples obtained came from Mr..
Joseph A. Billingsg a prominent farmer,
who resides on the old Walker farm Just
moth Of town He is quiet, but very
popular man. A staunch and honest Re
publican, who takes however, but little
interest in politics outside the casting of
his own vote a leading and active mem.
Der Of the NJ. f. Church and man
whose word is his bond with all who
know him
When it was discovered that tho ticket
came from him party Of gentlemen inn
mediately visited his house and inter.
viewed him. He produced the tickets he
had and informed his visitors that they
had been given him for distribution by
Robert j. Reynolds. who is the com
mander in chief OF the Wolcott forces.
The visitors returned TO town and soon
there was music all over town. Woleott
and his leaders were denounced for their
treachery to the strife, national, Levy
Court, sheriff and coroners branches Of
the ticket on all sides Some Of the
radical Wolcott men attempted to
deny all knowledge of the
matter said it was Republican
trick, etc, but the proof was too
overwhelming and in a short time the
headquarters Of the Wolcottites were de.
serted and dnrkened while the Republi-
can headquarters and the Salisbury
stronghold were all light and acti witty.
At the Delswarean Office the printers
we're recalled, and set to work and BY
midnight supplement was printed con
tanning fac smile Of the ticket. to-
gether with its history, and this morning
hundreds Of these were mailed through
out the county and state.
This desperate move on the part of Mr..
Wolcott and his leaders to save their al
ready defeated ticket, will cost them
hundreds of votes. They are being de-
nouneed by Republicans and Democrats
alike. Many men who yesterday at noon
were red-hot Wolcottites have turned
their backs on the faction in disgust
The treachery they have exhibited
towards Hon John b. Pennington, who
has talked for them and worked honestly
for them, is especially CALLING to East
Dover hundred mon, and their hypocrisy
in bowling about the whole ticket" is
80 plainly exposed that even the little
boys see it,
Since the new converts to Wolcottism,
who were so afraid that "the Levy Court
would be Republican and negroes get on
the jury, are very sore at the discovery
that the men that they look upon as
leaders were trading Off the Democratic
Levy Court, body and soul 1t shows the
fight from its inception has been all for
the Legislature Fennimore. their candi-
date for sheriff had contributed very
largely to the campaign fund and his
money was used to print tickets with J.
Colby Smiths name on instead Of his
own. He feels rather rough about it also.
Altogether it is looked on here as q final
squabble for the Wolcottites.
This morning the Wolcott men admit
that thetickets discovered last night were
printed by order Of the Wolcott county
committee as they say because Some
Republicans wanted to vote the Wolcott
Legislative branch. Mr.. Kirk did the
printing. The fallacy of their argument
is exposed however, because it is now
proven that at the same time and place the
Woleottites have another ticket printed
headed Democratic" which contains the
Republican electors and the Republican
Congressman while all the rest are Dem
ocrats. These tickets were also distribu-
ted by Robert J. Reynolds.
The whole thing is now accepted to
prove that the Wolcottites are deter
mined TO trade the Cleveland electors and
Pennington, in fact any other part OF the
ticket to save their Legislative branch