Evening journal., 1894-04-30

"rhere was no advantage taken Of any
| candidate In using those voting lists, as
! they were the blocks made by the COM
mittee, and there were few names left
off Republicans not on the list had no
trouble in voting, as vouchers were
promptly furnished them. The charge
made by the Finn men that the hours
1 from 4 to oclock-were fixed by the
| First District Committee to block out the
| Finn vote is untrue, as those rules we're
made by the committee fifteen months
ago. before Film had any idea of run
ming for sheriff The rules were not
formed for the advantage Of any particu-
lar candidate. The rules worked admir-
ably from the fact that the heaviest vote
ever polled at q primary election was
poled before the windows went down at
o'clock. The short hours did not pre-.
vent any candidate from showing his
! strength
SherI n Gould's Change OF Base.
"What can you tell me about Finn,
sheriff. asked a reporter Of Sheriff Gould
this morning
~ can't tell you anything. am a
Paul Gilis man.
Trying to Get From Under.
Ex United States Marshal H. H. McMul.
lin gave an EvRNIHG JOURNAL reporter
the following interview this morning:
Il want to set straight the rumors or
charges about the proposed removal Of
Dan Stewart from the post Office. l
heard about It last Thursday afternoon,
just before left town, but l have been
too busy since, or up TO yesterday, with
Paul Gillis's canvass, to pay any attention
Co rumors But / want the public to
] haN har o.fE
anything looking to Postmaster
Stewards removal | never ssked any man
to have it done, nor have l ever written
word or line to anybody either in Della
ware or Washington, concerning this
matter. I never headed a delegation TO
Willard Saulsbury's office, and while
have been In that gentleman's office on
different occasions, on business, l be-
lieve liwas never accompanied there by
anybody. Moreover, have not been TO
Washington for nearly nine years; Ror
written a letter there for that time; nor
since l settled up my accounts as United
States marshal for this district l don't
60 about asking TO have Republicans
removed from Office
81 have never before, In forty years Of
active political work, been charged by
anyone with lack of loyalty to my party
associates. l was for Paul Gillis and dc
voted weeks 70 his canvass hut worked
openly and fairly, and there is not a thing
I did or said which have cause TO regret
or for which should apologize
, Chairman Salisbury Is Reticent.
The reporter called upon Chairman
Willard Salisbury, Jr., aud asked him
about the action Of McMullin and Hollis.
81 have nothing to say on the matter,
he replied. They can take care OF
their own dead and wounded and call the
! roll for the missing
5 Hollis Has on His War Paint.
George H. Hollis has his war paint on
to day. He met an EVENING JOURNAL
reporter on Market street at noon to-day
and, pointing to portion OF an article,
said:
Here want you to quote this pub.
lished In your paper on Saturday. as
I part of Postmaster Stewards statement
de reiterates the statement that
the Republicans who waited upon
Willard Salisbury, Jr, did send letters
to Washington TO effect his removal he
says that Inspector Harrington had with
. him the principal ones and that George
= Il Hollis h6d sent letter, his denial to
. the contrary, Notwithstanding
"Weu, what have you to say about itT
asked the reporter.
"Simpy this, that Postmaster Stewart
II he said that, is a malicious, mischief
making liar, and be should produce {
:, letter or else close up
when Greek Cheats Greek.
Tie Finn men are crying fraud to day
and the more they analyze the returns
the louder their cry becomes In short
the more radical Finn men say they wer'
T. counted out.
Iu White Clay Creek hundred Gnlil
= got SIS votes At the election OF 1885,
Y Y the total Republican vote was 344 Thil
y ! shows that Gillis got ia more vote
y counted for him than the whole vote of
= the party was in 1892 Add to this
: votes for the other candidates aud In,
u total excess of fraudulent votes was 49,
Z II every Republican voted.
Gilhs got $50 votes in the SeconC
, ward, and the other candidates 16l
. making a total for all of $50 votes. II
- 1892 the Republican vote In the ware
II was only 359 for state Senator. Thil
70 shows fraudulent vote of 1911. and a
u least thirty more majority for Gilli
!. than there are Republican votes In th'
u wsrd.
The total Republican vote in tn,
J First ward in 1892 was 261. The poll on
Saturday was 25s, so that the total Re
q publican vote, except three, was counted
I, GAlis, Of course, got the large msjorit!
"a Of ia over Finn.
ID The fraudulent excess in the Nintl
ward was 1873 At the general election
70 In 1892 the vote was 405, while at tn
primary election on Saturday the pole
was 52S. Gillis got q large ma
or iority. His vote was counted ul
is to 20l, and Finn was emil
allowed l0s, Gillis's msjority being 93
is The East Lake addition to the Mint
~ ward cannot account for or excuse thi
r fraud, for only 70 votes were returne
lt from that precinct.
to The Tenth ward vote on Saturday wa
L, 369 At the general election In 1892 tn
CT Republican vote was 254 On Saturda
)n the fraudulent excess over the whole Re
Il publican vote was So. Gilisl received IL
H. votes. aud poor Finn came In with
C. miserly As TO his credit, Gilliss msjorit
being 7S.