The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1892-11-08
FIFTH EDITION.
BATTLING FOR SUPREMACY.



Blast-The Republicans Hopeful Of
Carrying The State.
This morning by o'clock all tho
booths in tho various election dis
trlcts throughout the city were open.
and In half-an-houf later the contest
between tho two great political par.
Ties for supremacy was in full blast.
Large numbers of voters surround
ed the booths. and the balloting pro-
ceeded quietly in all the precincts.
The deplty constables appointed by
Governor Reynolds carried heavy
clubs some three feet long, and which
locked az though they were calculated
to kill or crlpp an offender, wi lie the
Appearance OF the deputy maI5hals
and deputy sheriir's were much less
formidable.
The police under Chief Francis
would doubtless have proven sufil-
ctont to hnvo preserved order aud the
heavy expense incurred could and
should have been avoided.
\ Tbs registration in this city foots up
about 1900, and II the vote Is fuil the
Republicans will have SEQ IN 10 ~.
which will give them the county ~ AZ
least 500 majority, which will most
likely carry the Presidential electors,
and also carry Willis into Congress.
Nv lNbbED BAllIbIbt
| Yesterday afternoon the Leyy Court
met in special session and approved
tho ballots which are being used to.
day. The ballots then won't back to
CLERK OF the Pence Biggs, who dis.
ttibuted them. Ono half Of them were
put In the hands OF the supervisors
and the others are keptin the hands Of
the clerk of the peace to be called for
: ii needed
Il III order to prevent the ballots being
. stolen from the officers In the absence
. of the Clerk of the Levy Court, at
the request OF Clerk Biggs, Sheriff
,special to guard them under the SUI
, pervision of Clerk Biggs.
t As the law requires that all unused
ballots shall lie burned on the day fol-
v flowing the election, tine court Apo !nts
cd htessrs. Grubh, Hickman, Clark.
buckingham and Jolls to assist in the
/ work.
' At the police station a number of
wagons were kept on hand to convey
! the officers to the scene of any
'-Iou tbreak.
II Il reporter of the REPUBLICAN drove
paround to the different polling places
etiis morning. and everything WAS pro.
gressing very quietly.
h A WARRANT FOR MC'yEY.
nj As retaliation for the arrest OF
e himself On n charge of violating the
/. election laws, Letter Carrier Finn yes.
hlterday sworo ont 4 warrant for the
b arrest of State Detective Money. on o
charge OF interfering with him while
y on duty.
r. Finn states that while he was al
: Front and Harrison streets on Satur.
i. day McNey approached him and asked
about the affair fol- which he was ar
rested We had some words, when
Y McNey cursed me and said he would
!, mash my face. | told him he could
~ not do 1t and to come around some
. other time when was not on duty.
~ He told me to put down my bag. but
70 told him | would not for him moi
any one else. | told.hlm | was in tho
not be buil-dozed by him. We then
or, separated.
at The warrant has not yet been served
m on the detective.
ig EVERYTHING IS QUIET
w Up until o'clock to-day there hnt
been no disturbances reported at tn,
ofpollce station. Everything Is work
cling smoothly and everyone speaks Ii
IT, the highest terms of the new law.
or III conversation with u number oil
prominent Republicans they gave as
" their opinions that the law did awal
m. with most all of the fraud which ha
delbeen carried on during late elections
That there Is no IT. Iuble Is because thu
mon are kept such distance from TIN
'stlpolls and are sure OF their vote.
heI 1t is said that there will be troubl,
sst in the Fifth distr ct OF the Fifth ware
OF IL the Democrats insist that certall
mans vote shall be taken. The Re
al. Ipubllcans claim that he was not prop
let erly assessed and that he shall mo-
oleIvote.
an Tn tha frat dIatrIct ~ tba Fo,r.
,ts ward nenrIW oil ~ the ro,,i I,to ~,
ng Iera had caaf thelr bsilofs III IA n n
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