Evening journal., 1894-10-20
DONAH0E HAS HIT BACK
Demands Fair Treatment at
the Hands of Bancroft.
THE LATTER WILL NOW Apologies

Donahoe's Friends Thoroughly Aroused
BY the Private Insult Publicly Hurled
The New Castle County Democracy
VIII Cut Bancroft to a Man-The
Peoples Party Busily Engaged Pre-
pairing for Mandamus Proceedings.
The New Castle County Demo craey Is
not 6ismayed by its failure to get q
separate ticket on the ballot. The action
on the part of the ring has made the men
who constitute the independent organi-
zation more determined than ever in
their endeavors to defeat Samuel
Bancroft, Jr., and elect ex Speaker OF
the Senate John p. Donahoe.
They have decided upon their course
of action. 1t Is to cut Samuel Bancroft,
Jr., on the Democratic ticket and
substitute the name Of John p Donahoe.
The method is very simple. The voter
has simply to take the pen that he will
find in the booth, run an ink line through
Samuel Bancroft Jr. s name, write "John
p Donahoe" above it, and then stamp
the ticket any place inside the square
occupied by the plow. II any voter can
not write, he can accomplish the same
object by calling to his assistance the
voters assistant in the booth, who will
make the erasure aud write the name for
him. Every Democrat can thus vote a
straight Democratic ticket and yet defeat
the ring.
why the Msndamus Was Dropped.
Clerk..of the Peace Biggs has thrown
every obstacle in his power in the way of
the independent ticket He has scarcely
treated the men with common courtesy.
OF course he did not act of his own
accord. but was influenced by the pres.
sure of the ring.
1t was not his determined opposition,
however, which influenced the organiza-
tion in dropping mandamus proceedings.
q 81. Ward aud William Michael Byrne
counsel for the New Castle County
| Democracy, discovered, in examining the
| papers filed, that the secretary had failed
to make a separate acknowledgment
before a notary. The law being man,
datory in this respect. counsel advised
the leaders that they would have no
standing in court The advice was
ceepted. and the suit was dropped but
not the effort in ex-Speaker Donahoe's
behalf.
The unfair and shabby treatment re
ceived at the Court House is having
favorable effect on the movement anc
every hour brings to the ranks Of th,
New Castle County Democracy men VIII,
are tired OF ring rule and Neary anc
Dickey domination
The independent Democrats are no
afraid of the outcome, for they know
that the ring Democratic election board:
will not dare to cast out any DonAho'
ballots, as they carry with them the res
of the Democratic candidates Even
voter who cuts Bancroft should max
an error in the marking the ring mel
would be averse TO throwing the ballo
out for the same reason. In such al
event the ballot must be either throw
out altogether as mutilated or be counte'
for Donahoe and the other Democrats o.
the ticket. The decision to be renders
in such q case goes without saying.
Donahoe's Letter to bancroft.
Ex-Speaker Of the Senate John T
Donahoe, who is much incensed at th
personal attack made upon him
Samuel Bancroft, Jr., in German Hal
on Thursday night, has sent the follow
, ing letter to Mr.. Bancroft;
WILMINsToN, Del Oct. 10. 1894,
j "MR. SAMUEL BANCROFT, JR.
"SIR: l see to-dAy's issue Of you
| afternoon paper quoting your remark
! made last night at Germany Democrati
meeting held in the German Hall, in tn
city. You are reported amongst othe
. things, when using my name, to hay
said DO look like Donahoe, etc2 Do
/ look like man that would kick VIC
+ man9 Now, hoped, on my family
7 | account. that | had lived down thB
4 contemplate. lying and libelous scanda
/ then treated it with silent contemp
such as it merited from me. N
friends urged that make
! public denial Of ever having don
so. | was then filing public Off
and knew that l must be subject to al
attacks FROM any quarter with reason
% not. But stood it al in silence at tn