Evening journal., 1892-05-28
.ISIT GOULD OR GILLIS?
Both Men Sanguine That They
VIII Carry the Day.
VANDEVER AND JACKSON IN 1T.

Heavy Fighting An Along the Line-The
Vote Badly Cut Up Gould Men are Con-
ndent- cniis Men Enthusiastic Gould
aud vandever the slate.
This Is a busy day In Republican circles
and peculiarly exciting even TO the
Democrats who are conversant with Re
publican politics in New Castle county.
II is a fight TO the death between the
Higgins and the Bird factions for the
party nominees Tor sheriff and coroner.
Pelrce Gould Is the standard bearer Of
the Higgins forces for sheriff and the
Federal Building King is strainmg every
sinew 90 secure him the nomination.
Levy Court Commissioner Paul ellis
Is the leader of the Bird faction. He Is
particularly strong In the rural hundreds,
but viii doubtless find a waterloo In the
city.
The negro vote win decide the matter
Peirce Gould never could poll the negro
strength Paul Gillis has been working
among the negroes for months, and N
promises amount 90 anything, lac has a
very heavy following He and his lieu
tenants have worked the coast. Hedge
Vile. Whitechapel. the Hoodle and such
other provinces of New Africa as offered
any Inducements to the hungry
office seeker But his strength in the
rural hundreds will be- offset by William
j. Lank the well known farmer Of
Christiana hundred There Is NO proha
biliiy of Lank being nominated but he
may draw from Gillis's growing strength
TO such am extent that his city votes will
not avail him against the city candi-
dates.
What Paul Gillis has To contend with
in the country peirce Gould has 10 meet
In the city. With clear field between
| the two men the city would carry Gould
/ through every time But tho city vote
/ is divided. and the vote that Horace g.
/ Rettew receives will be an important
/ factor In the fight The ellis men hope
| that Rettew win draw so largely from
/ Gould's vote that their man will have a
small plurality.
They Fear the Ring.
What worries the Gillis men Is that
the Gould men have all the election ma
chinery in their hands. and fear that the
tactics adopted IN the First ward at th,
late delegate election viii be used by the
Federal Building Ring 20 count in Peirc'
Gould at an hazards. The circular letter
shows TO what ends they will resort
The town IS flooded with Lank
tickets. but he has not the lieutenant
that Gould and Gillis have When thel
use a ballot they know, almost 10 Ger
tainty, where it is going, and that IL
] where IL counts.
Z Five Candidates for Coroner.
The five candidates for coroner are. al
fred d. Nandever, George w jackson
Levin s. Taylor and Deputy Corone
Thomas J. Giles. of this city; and Thoma
j. Wright. a poncader hundred farmer
While the city vote will be split up int
five unequal parts Nandever am
Jackson win be the leaders, with the odd
In favor of Nandever. who runs unde
the same auspices that Gould does.
Jackson's vote viii be q good one, an
Vandever will have 20 fight fo
his laurels Levin S. Taylor an
Thomas j. Giles can shake hand
and mutually agree that it
better 10 hnve run and lost than never {
have run at all Thomas j. Wright wi
poll a good rural vote but his falling o.
north of Market street bridge viii roll
gate him TO the companionship of TaylC
and Giles
Livery noih NA tht lhiAHf
The polls I'm this city did not ope
until o'clock this afternoon In th
n rural hundreds. where the vote Is lighter
/, they viii not open until o'clock Th
n windows viii 60 down an over th
county az Z o'clock this evening. Th
friends of the rival candidates are nd
only rushing up supporters they are ais
d, watching every man who votes. an
. guarding the box from loaters. repeater'
q non-residents and non. Republicans with
zeal that is even more pronounced tina
when the general election is held.
ellis Is Hopeful.
y Commissioner Paul Gillis was I'm thi
city all night working with his lieutoI
A ants He trusted to his friends TO tai,
care of him in the rural hundFods, wheI
his fences are well built During all d
to-day he has been circulating i'm ever
n ward i'm the city posting his men and tr,
}. ing to Offset the Bach circular
T Gould and his lieutenants have bee
equally active. Several Federal Buildin
Ring caucuses were held. one of them
the city auditors Office.
Z Niger in the Wood Pile.
The negro leaders here are all und'
~ the thumb of the Ring and they ha'
been instructed to vote and work f
Peirce Gould and not let the slate
d broken.
/. Coaches FILLED with Negroes.
l. Coach load after coach load Of drunke
negroes were hauled from voting place
voting place at the expense Of the rivi
] candidates