Evening journal., 1894-08-25
WHERE THE FIGHTING ING IS
Bancroft and Anti Bancroft
Men Measure Swords.
SEVERAL WARDS ARE AFFBorBD

Bancroft Money offered to n Republican |
who Was Relieved TO he Democrat. |
Hot Fight In white CLAY Creek and |
BIackbird Hundreds.
The Democratic primaries to elect
delegates and alternates to the State
convention are being held in this city
ana county this afternoon. In this city
the First, Second, Sixth Eighth, Ninth,
Tenth and Twelfth wards have selected
delegates without the formality Of an
election. The wards in which the fight
will be are the Third Fourth. Fifth,
Seventh aud Eleventh.
In the Third ward the anti Bancroft
men expect TO elect ex.City Auditor
John M Newell over John Mckelvey,
who Is believed to favor Mr.. Samuel
Bancroft, Jr's nomination. Neil
Dougherty and John 2. Regan are In the
| field, but 1t Is probable that they will
throw their strength to Newell, as w, r
Moreland has done.
In the Fourth ward the Cochran men
are sanguine, but are handicapped by
having two candidates IN the field to
split the vote They are James McGlnley
and Frank NeidermAier. For several
days negotiations have been In progress
looking TO the withdrawal Of one OF the
men, but without success. This makes
II so much the better for George Egle,
the Bancroft delegate. who could not be
elected If the Cochran men were to unite
on one man.
The fight IN the Firth ward Is between
Martin B Furry, Bancroft man, and
ex City Treasurer Richard r Griffith,
who Is opposed to putting a Republican
on the ticket This is Patrick Neary Z
home ward and he is doing his utmost to
snow Griffith under and send Furry TO
the convention to vote for Mr.. Samuel
Bancroft, Jr.
There are two men in the Geld In the
Seventh ward. William J.. Gibbons rep
reaents the Bancroft interest, and Is
supported by Recorder OF Deeds Court
land G. Montgomery John b Crummey
is an antl.Baneroft man with WhitemaI
leaniDgs, and his friends say that, II tbs
. election is properly conducted, they will
elsct him.
Robert T. Cotingham and Bernard
, Nugent have locked horns In the Eleventh
ward II Is understood that Cottinghau
/, incines to the COoch interest Will
i Nugent is believed to favor Mr.. samue
i Bancroft, Jr.
Banoroft Men buying Votes.
The Bancroft men are In such dos
+ perate straits that thy are oferin
! money for votes. A young Republica
3 walked into a Market street store thl
Q morning and informed a friend tba
q he had been rendered money TO vote 70
a Bancroft by man who believed him
i be q Democrat. This is doubtless onl
lc ont instance Of many.
In the Rural Hundreds.
There are elections III Brandywins, or
!, district OF Chrietisna, White Clay Creel
\ Pencadsr, Blsckhird and Appoquinimiu
, hundreds The most interesting fight
"a Ia White Clay Creek hundred in whic
!. both William Cooch and & Irving Hand
y reside. The Cooch men claim 1t /
q about rs majority, while the Handy me
4 say that they will elect their ticket bJ
+. do not name figures. Cooch wi
t. undoubtedly get the full delegation
Il Pencsder
o. Brandywine hundred Is expected
q send two Whitemen men with one eac
for Cooch. Cochran and Handy Coron
George @. Rothwell is endeavorir
TO give Cooch the Blaekbird bundr'
IL delegation, and, II he has not lost b
od phenomenal pull, will do It. There
a nothing TO indicate what AppoquinimiI
nc hundred will do.
40 There has not been for years such I
~ terest Ia the primaries. 1t Is almost
sh great Bs that OF a general election.
10 The indications ara that the State CO..
90 vention on Tuesday win be large
~ attended General Theodore r. Ar
al strong, chairman Of the County Exec
tive Committed, was In town to-da
It is probable that he will arrange fol
special train TO carry the New Cast
ng county delegates and visitors to Dow
: Senator Lindsey Expected.
Is. A dispatch from State Treasurer w
on bur +. Burnite to the EVENING JoURN
e. says:
"Plsase state in this evenings iss
that Senator Lindsey, Of Kentucky,
~ expected to be present and speak
~ Tuesdays convention.