Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1894-10-25
DUCK CREEK REPUBLICANS.


They Arc In Fiutter Over the Discovery
of Their Illegal Ke.. White
and colored Republican Meetings.
SpecinlCorrosppndeilreo OF Gazette ana journal
SMYRNA, Oct. a2.--The Republicans Of
this community have been OH the anxious
bench since tho close nf the board of reg
istration saturday afternoon. The Demo-
Gratis have found that o. names In the
Eastern and Western districts of Duck
Creek hundred have been illegally regis
tered. Heryey +, Hall ard John L. Boyd
swore out an affidavit before Squire
Ezekiel Cooper Tint these names had been
illegally registered, claiming that they are
dclinqmonts. The subject is town talk, the
Republicans claiming that the statuary
and constitutional law is on their side,
and Democrats, knowing the men to be
illegally registered, are making an effort 10
strike tho names or The matter will be
carried to court, but the Democrats expect
to stick and fight the matter to the end.
The Republicans held their first mass
meeting Saturday night in the Opera
House. 1t was indeed u Imaginable contrast
to the night previous when Hon. j. H.
Gordon spoke to the largest political meet
ing ever held here. The Republicans bad
worked nice scheme by arranging two
political meetings, one for the whites, held
in the Opera House, and the other for
negroes at their hall on East street. N, S.
Hilles and John Z. Nields of Wilmington,
addressed the whites, and the Rev. w. IL.
Heard, colored, of Wilmington, told tho
negroes why every colored man should
vote the Republican ticket" As it was the
white Republicans scarcely had 200 out to
see them and the most of this audience was
composed of ladies' SlessFs. Nields and
Hilles both spoke OH the tariff and hOwled
calamity the whole evening. The meeting
was presided over by John II. Hotfecker.
The Excelsior Cornet Band gave some in
spring strains after each speaker had
finished Hugh G. Browne and Martin T.
Burris were present but did not speak.
The hardware stock of the late John Ed
Collins was put up ut auction sale Satur-
day afternoon by George d. Collins, ad.
ministrAtor, but rated 50 low that il was
bought in. 1t was afterwards sold pr-
vately to u, G. FAIRIES of this town, for
$3.50. Mr.. FAIRIES will take Senator j. II.
Collins old stand He contemplates NOV
ing his harness store into this building,
using the second floor for this department..
The latter will not take effect until March
LIST next
Memorial services were held in the st.
Peters Episcopal Church yesterday in
cnmmemOration of the late Mrs. Juliet
Polk Cummins.
The ladies of the Woman's Christian
Temperance Union took charge of the SER
vices OF the NJ. Il. Church last evening.
The congregation was addressed by Miss
Belle Kearney of Mississippi. She gave an
interesting talk.
PERSONAL Mrs. Carrie Appleton Of Odessa
IS visiting Mrs. John Ii. Holfecker-rhe
Rev. DR.. Thomas l.. Poulson and wife are
guests Of Mrs. Henrietta Tschu1y-.Miss
Hester Rlttledge aud Miss Emma Weldon
are ona visit to Washington, d. C-Lnther
TruaX of Wilmington is OH short visit to
his smyrna relatiyes-W. u. Waters of
Philadelphia, who recently returned from
abroad. visited his sister, Mrs. John ii.
HOffecker, Yesterday.