Evening journal., 1894-11-06

Treacherous aud Outrageous.
Voting Is now going on In this city and
all over the state. The Indications are
that the poll will be the largest In the
history OF Delaware. Reports from Kent
and Sussex counties indicate Democratic
success.
In this county, while the Democrats
have the machinery In hand and a large
| force OF special constRbles and policemen
in the field, the outcome Is matter Of
| doubt,
In Wilmington the polls opened be-
tween Z and o'clock. the time Ia most
instances being nearer s than z Each
polling placs had its detail Of special
constables and policemen ready TO sup.
press any trouble
Sheriff Gould did not put any Repub-
llcan deputy sheriifs In the field He
entered into pledge not to DO 20, and
he says he will not break that pledge
| Election Commissioners Doud Cooper
and Thomas were Sc ths Department OF
! Elections at reventh and Shlpley streets
/ st an early hour, with cabs at the door
| to take them hurriodly TO any precinct
| In which there was trouble There WAS
a steady stream Of Democrats and
i
department for instruction and advice.
The Court House Deserted.
There is nothing going on at the Court
| House to-day. Register In Chancery
Colen Ferguson Is down in Appcqnini-
mink hunGr, 1 looking after the Demo-
cratic interests there Sheriff Gould Is
out In the city working for the q. o P.
Register of Wills Cooch Is out in White
Clay Greek and Pencader hundreds Clerk
Of the Peace Blggs is at his ofies
ready to dispense ballots should any of
the precincts need them. Prothonotary
Horty was cut Ia the Eighth ward trying
to keep down the Republican majority,
Recorder Of Deeds @. O. Montgomery and
his clerks were out in their respective
wards aud hundreds. Nobody seemed to
know where Receiver OF Taxes
DlckeY was and his clerks were scattered
in different parts of the town. The
building was cold, silent and deserted,
save for Deputy Register OF Willis
Francis Cooch, Deputy Sheriff Thomas
9iiien, ard Clerk OF the Peace Biggs
and two assistants.
Appeal TO Manhood, Honor aud Fairness.
The Republican State Central Com.
mittee has issued the following circular
/
and good citizenship Treachery The
governor and managers Of the Democratic
party Of Delaware unmindful and
disrespeesful OF the loud protest of the
people OF this state have ID
most shameful and cowardly
way violated Its promise, agree
J ment and obligation TO the people oi
Delaware. List night az midnight with
, out notification, excuse or justification,
1 and against the most sacred spromises
/, and contracts two parties can make, tbs
/, corrupt and .disreputable "Bill' Lee, q
notary public Of this state. was In
structed by Governor Reynolds, Willard
/ Salisbury. John Dickey, Pat Neary and
. other Democratic managers to appoint
, an army of deputy conRtRbles There are
this morning In Wilmington 600 &c
called deputy constables The Republi-
cans have no deputy mRrshali
. nor deputy sheriffs, and being IN favor
1 OF peaceable quiet election there Is M
4 excuse under heaven for the appointment
! OF deputy constRbles The truth is thai
the state school fund and treasury Is K
, be robbed ard looted Of $24 000 This Il
\ a bribe TO 600 purchasable voters Il
! is dishonoIable debt thA Democrat,
party itself should psy The obligation
2 aud responsibility Of this infaml
and outrage Is upon the leaders
: Of the Democratic party-Bayard ans
Gray. They have not and will not protes
Q sgainst and acting quickly and manfully
d disrupt and dlsorganizs this villalnoul
plot to rob the State Treasury and stea
the election They silently see thi
I, dastardy work done and are the principa
recipients aud benehciarles Of the betraya
: and outrage. Is there no manhood ant
! political honor IN the Democratic party
q VIII you by your vote endorse an
Q support the party and men guilty Q
this outrage and infamy tn
Republicans can do nothin
Z worse and promises 70 do better
n Cau'5 you try il and trust it once2 MOI
is is your chance to score and scourge tn
Il men that have abused your confidence
! The secret ballot is your sacred AZ
I golden opportunity t.-isyl Lit your
:" Self mp from the level OF partisanshi
merely supporting mercaDary and uT
% scrupulous political bosses and ringsterl
d and vote for principles. manhood ia po
M itics, integrity In political leaders, an
" what you honestly believe to be th
greatest good for the greatest numbe
II The badge worn BY the deputy const
bles is not one of law and order, but
10 label Of shame, disgrace and dishonor. "
10 Many Democrats Indignant.
y Conservative Democrats all over th
y city are indignant over the action Of I'll
Democratic County Executive Committe
y They characterize it as dupliciiy az
70 treschery unexampled in the history
the state.
"The idea, said q Market street bu:
mess man and Democrat, "of any ms
OF set Of men putting the respectful
people Of our city at the mercy of Il
"a riff raff and rag tag Of the town.
w shall vote the straight Republics
es ticket"
he Deputy Attorney General Branch
es Giles, when he heard of 1t last evenin
re went to the Office Of Willard SaulsbuT
20 Jr., where the ring leaders were asset
IT; bled, stood up in their midst and to
OF them that it was the greatest outra
ed ever perpetrated on Delawareans.
ry 81 bad a friend, an independent
10 politics He told me that he would va
an for Tunnel and Woolley." said anoth
Democratic lawyer who has been scti
in the campaign. ''Sinee he has learn
in of the appointment Of these special co
~ stables be has voted the straight Dem
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