Evening journal., 1894-04-28
TOOTH AND TOE NAIL.
Finn Men Tearing Their Hair
Because They're
BEING PUSHED HARD BY GILLIs

cause He. Fears Newport WIN Win. |
Places whore the Election Is Being
Held This Afternoon some Late News
From tho Conflict.
What a glorious day for such a
glorious fight In the rural districts Of |
The county the Republicans are nomi-
mating their candidates for sheriff and |
coroner In this city the polls will not |
open until o'clock this evening" and the |
windows will be shut down promptly at |
z o'clock 10 Is the most hotly contested |
nomination election known for years IL !
Is a Republican circus. Two rings |
are In full blast. There is the |
Corruption Hall ring, with Chairman +. !
Eden Bach as ringmaster; aud the Fed
eral Building ring, with Postmaster
Daniel +. Stewart, whip la hand. The
political actors know their parts well,
aud, before the performance is over some
clever work will be done.
The Postmaster Charges Fraud.
Postmaster stewart who Is leading
the battle for William K. Finn, openly
charges the other side with fraud. He
says that the ballot box Of the Twelfth
ward is already fixed and, stuffed hox
will be substituted after the polls close
According TO his statement the boxes Of
every ward in the city, with the excep-
tion OF the Fifth, Seventh aud Eighth,
will be stuffed outrageously for the ben
eft Of Gllis aud Rettew.
He 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
II Hollis had sent letter, his denial 10
the contrary, notwithstanding. The
postmaster regards the action Of the
Gillls and Rettew men as intimidation,
pure and simple He says the depart.
ment knows that IL is simply & factional
fight, and that he is simply taking part
the same as any other Republican who
has his preferences.
Sheriff Gould denies the story circu-
lated by the Gillis and Rettew men, that
the reason he wants Finn TO get the
place is because he and his brother hold
81 zoo worth Of unsatisfed Judgments
against Finn, and think they can get
their money If he gets the Office.
sheriff Gould Exasperated.
Sheriff Gould Is a mad man this morn.
ing, particularly so with the two Repub-
lican papers which refused Finn news
last evening. To exasperate him still
further the Gillis Rettew men will com.
pei him and his son Joe to 60 to New
Castle TO vote for Finn They have
always voted in the Fourth ward.
nIsjor nIitohslI Has Not Fiopped.
There was a rumor on the street 10 dav
that Major Edmund Mitchell, Jr, augered
by the attack made upon Postmaster
Stewart, had swung over 10 Films sup
port This the Glllis and Rettew men
deny.
II Cannot BE Confirmed.
Il Is stated that Addicks has donated
50 600 to the Flinn campaign fund, 49,.
900 for the city and 81 600 for the rural
/ districts, but the statement cannot be
confirmed.
Inspectors Sworn Last Evening.
The following inspectors were sworn in
at Corruption Hall last evening and
were instructed To administer the cath
to their associates this afternoon:
First ward-JohnW. Hudson
Second ward-East, James Phillips;
west, William Cook.
Third ward David H. Coyle.
Fourth ward-Vernou Robinson.
Fifth waTd-East, William w. Knox
middle William II Plerson.
Sixth ward-South, Harry Adams
north l. A Zebley.
Seventh Ward East ThomasS Lewis
middle, William j. Robinson; west,
James T. Riley
Eighth ward-North J. B. Blackburn
, south, Fred Martin.
Ninth Ward-East. Caleb 3 Ayers,
Tr west Caleb Watson
Tenth Ward-North, Isaac w. Weaver
south, Francis r. Irons.
r Eleventh Ward Patrick Smith.
Twelfth Ward-Robert Newly.
Polling Places in the City,
The voting places in this city are as
follows
First ward-Polllng place, northeast
corner Of Fourth and Tatnall.
> Second ward upper district-Southeast
| corner Second ana Walnut.
Second ward, lower district Southeast
corner Of A and Heald.
Third ward-Southeast corner Of Third
: and jefferson.
Fourth ward-Southeast corner Of
= | Fourth and Walnut.
Fifth ward, east of Washington
J Eighth and Tatnall
Fifth ward, between Washington and
Monroe-Northeast corner Of Eighth
and Jefferson.
, Fifth ward, west Of Monroe-Martin's
u stable. Eighth and Van Buren.
= Sixth ward, north Of Tenth-Twelfth
Il and French.
Sixth ward, south Of Tenth-Ninth
and King
Seventh ward east-No 1901 Orange.
, Seventh ward, middle-Malone's store.
Seventh ward, west-Logan House.
Eighth ward, north Of 1aylOr-NOrth
west corner Of Tenth and Lombard.
Eighth ward, south Of Taylor-North
east corner OF Eighth and Kirkwood.
y Ninth ward, lower-Eleventh and
= Brandywine
~ Ninth ward, upper-No 2i25 Market.
I. Ninth ward, East Lake-School bouse
u Twenty-ninth aud West.
Tenth ward north Of Front-North-
east corner Of Fourth and Van Buren.
Tenth ward, south of Front-South
= aaat cornar of Chestnut aud lqcksOu