Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-10-25

| man Mckenzie Of Kentucky will cooperate
with Mr.. Stevenson in the roundup Of the
great democratic contest in Illinois.
Delaware Registration Omciais Arrested.
John Dolan. democratic inspector and regis
ter for the seventh ward, fifth election district,
at Wilmington, Del, was arrested yesterday
and required to give s3, 900 bail for trial. This
is the fifth arrest in connection with Saturday 8
registration and warrants for other registration
officials are reported to have been sworn out
The specific charge against the arrested men is
that OF refusing to permit deputy supervisors
TO inspect the tax receipts Of persons register
ing. Chief Supervisor Mscalister had issued
on wednesday last circular order TO his
deputies to demand and insist on the right to
scrutinize tax receipts. This demand was
generally resisted by democratic officials
on Saturday, who acted on advices
from Senator Gray and others that
the supervisors had no authority in law for
making such demand, and state election and
registration officers are the only persons the
law empowered to examine the receipts. These
arrests have created much bitterness Of feeling
In Wilmington. Senator Gray's opinion, de-
nvered on Saturday to Chairman salisbury Of
the democratic executive committee. has been
made public. In 1t Mr.. Gray says: 81 can see
no warrant in the supervisors law for the in
structions Of Ma. Macallister that supervisors
should inspect tax receipts. They are there to
supervise and watch the registration but they
cannot interfere with the function OF state
officers"
Democratic Rally at Indianapolis.
Whatever Of advantage is TO be gained from
display Of a number in procession s:ed with
the Indianapolis democrats last night.
The republicans had made their meeting a
state rally and the democrats had confined their
effort toward getting out crowd to the city
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Der of men in line. the figures being about {. 200
and 5000 respectively. For hours the principal
streets were jammed with rival crowds who
cheered and halloed and waved hats banners
and handkerchiefs until the town seemed all a
roar. The best of good humor everywhere pre-
vailed and there was not the slightest disturb
ance at any point. Bourke Cochran spoke at
the Grand Opera House 1t was nearly 10 be-
fore he commenced his speech.
The Trouble in the Second Virginia District.
The committee appointed by the Bowden and
Peachy factions at the suggestion of the repub-
hcan national committee to adjust differences
existing in the second congressional district OF
Virginia met at Norfolk yesterday. After TAX
ing 100 ballots for selection Of an odd man on
the committee they adjourned late last night
without accomplishing thing, and addressed
a letter to the national committee declaring
their inability to adjust matters. The indica-
lions are that no agreement will be reached,
thus insurng the election Of Tyler, democratic
nominee, for Congress.
Fusion in South Dakota.
The secretary of state of South Dakota has
received the resignation of Channey L. Wood
of Rapid City, one of the regularly nominated
democratic candidates for Congress. This
seems like an indication of fusion. As yester-
day was the last day which designations
could be received it was Anticipated that
there would be several more designations
the state ticket. Last week g democratic and
political central committees meeting at Huron
adjourned and nothing could be learned rs to
what had been done. Woods resignation
coming now is taken to indicate that The state
ticket will be about evenly divided between the
two parties.