Evening journal., 1894-08-18
HIGGINS DID NOT ACT.
Ignored a Request to Name
Chairman Bach's Successor.
THE BX-POsTMAsTBR HITS BACK

ture-Bach Men Claim Everything In
Sight.
This day will decide whether F. Eden
Bach, chairman of the First District
Committee. shall continue as such, or be
succeeded by some other Republican
more to the liking of ex-Postmaster
Stewart, The Stewart men claim the
negro vote all over the city. Conse-
quently, the Higgins men are compelled
to depend upon the white vote for their
vindicRtion.
This weather is not to their liking as It
will, il it prevails between 4 and 2
o'clock this afternoon, prevent many
white voters from going TO the polls
Chairman Bach and his lieutenants are
praying for blue skies and sunshine It
remains 10 be seen what the strength of
their pull on Providence is.
1t was given out from the Higgins
camp this morning that j. Edward
Addicks was In this city yesterday aud
held long conference with eX Postmaster
Stewart It is intimated that his words
were golden and that the snti-Higgins
men are we'll heeled financially for to
days fight.
"The indications this morning are
thar the anti-Higgins men will be badly
whipped ali over the city" said one of
the Senator's most astute lieuteuants
"While the Ninth ward is practically in
the same shape that it was yesterday, it
is about the only one that is. The anti
/ Higgins forces are going to pieces rap
idly and In the few hours re.
naming before the polls open this
disintegrGtion will be more man
ifest This is particularly true Of the
Fifth ward, where Stewart and MahaiTy
have not only lost their hold upon the
white people, but they have been unable
to prevent several bad breaks in the
colored ranks. They held a meeting in
the western end of the ward last night.
A large proportion OF the attendants we're
negroes. George Phillips, a cOlored anti.
higgins man, made such a violent and
vituperative speech that those in attend
ance became Id sgusted and the meeting
broke up.
''The most Interesting fight to day will
be in the Eighth ward. II was thought
that there would be no fight there, but
there are three tickets in the field -Hig-
gins, anti Higgins and Mongrel Tue
Mongrel ticket is made Up of names on
the other two tickets aud if it goes
through the result will be a stand off so
far Gs the factions are concerned.
eve will elect the Higgins ticket by q
big ma jority In the Seventh ward. We
intend TO carry Stewart's own ward. the
Tenth, against him. In the Third and
Fourth wards we have no opposition,
but the form of an election will be gone
through. The First, Second Eleventh
and Twelfth wards will be carried by
us by fair majorities The big fighting
of the day will be In the Fifth,
Sixth, Eighth, Ninth aud Tenth
wards. We shall carry every
thing but the Ninth, and may carry IT,
Stewart wants to go to the State con-
vention from. the Tenth ward, but we
don't propose to let him We shall snow
him under right at his home He was
in politics fifteen years ago, but the city
has grown since then and be does not
know how to reach the people
He Did Not See Addioks.
When an EVENING JOURNAL reporter
visited Republican headquarters No. 2
in the Hesld Building, be found ex-
Postmaster Stewart busily engaged in
! issuing orders TO his aides relative TO
the fight on hand. He seemed to be in q
! happy frame Cf mind and confident oi
the success Of his plans for the over
: throw of ChEirman Bach When asked
for an interview he cheerfully scquiesced
p and conducted the reporter TO an ad-
joining room.
ut is given out from the rival camp
that J. Edward Addicks was IN town yes
terday, and that you had 6 conference
/. with him. Is there any truth in it2
5 asked the reporter.
= "Not word of truth in it, was his
emphatic reply 81 have not seen Mr.
/ A II aa1t
from him. directly nor indirectly"
THE Higgins men say that they art
y going. to sweep everything with thI
J. possible exception of the Ninth ward,
o suggested the reporter, "and, further
= than that, they assert that they will de
feat you in your own ard-the Tenth
g Il have no doubt they are going &
try II" be said How well they vii
= succeed we shall have to wait and see
They can't do it by Republican votes
- They have been catering to and working
. among the Democrats for some time"
:. "What is the outlook"
"a ut looks as though Mr.. Bach will
, defeated in his own ward and that "
- will secure q majority of the First dis
tIict committee The other side he
" padded lists of those they claim to b
le qualified to vote, and no one not on theI
will be allowed to vote They hav
- whom they please and we don't get {
see those lists Neither have we knowl
st edge as to whom is on them. Th
third ticket in the Eighth ward is ther
- as the result Of q squGbble between tw
colored men, and it won't figure in it
Is. all don't see how we can help carr,
u ing the Sixth ward. We will have a fai
show there at the hands of the electio
officers, at least 10 one district, the of
GERS Of which know. The other don
NJ know. As far as the Seventh ward
> concerned don't know anything aboI
= it,"
y, HAS Addicks anything to do with tn
6ght2"
s, ''No; I dsny most emphatically thl
ct Addicks has anything to do with th
50 movement. I can't see, for the life
ke me, where he could be interested in ]
It has come to such pass that no matt
il there is nothing more than do
10 catcher to be elected the Addicks and u
er Higgins cry must 60 up. think It vel
Il IN air to both Of them. Their differenc
IN are far above ours
- Stexvart TDIedpad for Churchuan