Evening journal., 1894-04-27
1T IS A BATTLE ROYAL.
F. Eden Bach and Postmaster
Stewart Have Locked Horns.
PROMISES TO FLINN SUPPORTERS

Tho Eaorts Of Gniis's Friends to Have
Postmaster Stewart Removed Proved
to BE a boomerang Campaign Of
sympathy and seinshness Mixed.
II the fight for the Republican
| shrlevalty nomination 20 morrow does
not disrupt the party In this city and
county, II will be because 10 Is possessed
Of an adhesiveness unknown 10 even a
thiFty-third degree member Of the order
Of Mogullians. The mucilagenous com.
position Of the Republican party has
/ carried 20 through many crisis, but
never before has II gone into state
/ campsign with the Bird wing Of the
party disgruntled and the Higgins wing
broken at the middle JOINT. In fact, the
Republican eagle Of Delaware is In a bad
way Just now, and is only held up by
the tail feathers. II the rank aud file may
be so designated With the leaders In
an open fight for precedence. the rank
aud Gle cannot help being affected aud
the trouble Is spreading from day 30 day
Addicks Is trying TO undermine Senator
/ Higgins Corruption Hall and the Fed.
eral Building are 40 loggerheads, and 10
T. ~ NOW "A NknN 20 lAt 4tuAu NtlNttN r.
| Eden Bacn, chairman of the First District
/ Committee, and Postmaster Daniel f.
Stewart. The nomination election 10 be
held for sheriff and coroner tomorrow
/ will show whether Bach has lost his grip
The nomination Of either Paul Gillis or
/ Horace @. Rettew will indicate that he has
not, as he.is not antagonistie to either Of
those candidates. But should William
r Finn get the nomination. Corruption
Hall. with Bach at its head, will have
received blaok-eye with the likelihood
that II will be followed by Bach being
retired from the First District Commit
tee
Stewards Reputation staked.
Postmaster Stewart has staked his
reputation as a politician upon the nomi
nation of Finn. aud, be would rather
lose the post Office than lose the fight.
II will be a battle royal, and wide awake
Republicans realize It.
business Side Of It Considered.
Postmaster Stewart, Sheriff Gould,
Joseph Gould Stephen Downey and ex
Marshal Mahsffy are running a campaign
Of sympathy for Finn His removal
from the deputy collectorship OF the
port, 30 make room for John f. Callahan,
started bis shrievalty boom. Hatred for
Bach and sympathy for Finn aotusted
Postmaster Stewart There may be a GER
tain amount OF sympathy In the support
given by the Goulds, but the Gillis and
Rettew men say there is vein Of sci.
fishness In a., inasmuch that Peirce
Gould has 81 700 worth Of personal
judgments against Finn, and Joe Gould
follows suit with 81 500 worth The
} Finn opponents say that, II he gets Oh,
, sheritI's Office. he will be able to satisfy
3 these Gould judgments.
GnlIs Has the Inside Track.
To the man mp the tree 10 day II Looks
as though Giilis has the inside track. The
sction of some Of his supporters yester.
day I'm waiting upon Willard Salisbury
Jr, and furnishing him with evi
deuce to be used in the formulation
Of charges against Stewart to be sent 10
Washington and TO lead TO his removal
has lost Glllls some friends, but not
enough TO seriously impair his lead
iie relies upon the rural districts for
salvation, and II Rettew and Finn
break down bis fences there he will be
defeated. IL looks now as though Ret
tow will carry the city; ia fact, the
Gillis and Finn people concede it to hin
. I a
have great expectations here and even
let their hopes wander outside Of tn,
corporate limits Gills and Finn viii
divide the country vote the formel
claiming two-thirds Of It,
Say Addicks T. Playing a Hand.
The Republicans who are antagoniz.
, ing Finn boldly assert that Addloks Il
3 hand-in-glove with the postmaster, the
consideration being Addicks men for The
? General Assembly. The Stewart faction
Of the Higgins wing has not openly re
, volted against Senator Higgins person
ally, but against Chairman Bach, MI
representative, thereby seeking to under
b mine the Senator.
Laborers Worthy of Their Hire.
The fght for Finn has, It is under
, derstood. been accompanied y man'
: promises TO the men who support him
Political gossip has It that young Joi
: Gould will be Films deputy, William
. | John Stewart, of Seaford. brother OF tn
postmaster. is mentioned for gnberna
torial honors. but this part of the slate i
not generally credited. Ex-Marshs
O Henry c. Mahaffy Is to receive the vii
: mington legislative nomination as a re
= ward for his betrayal Of George w
/. Goo6ley. 10 is said that the ex marsha
believes that there Is more money In Tn
legislative position than there Is In tn
4 sheriff office
It Is All In the Family.
Clayton White. one Of MahaiIy's reli
tives, is 10 get the Christiana hundre
:, legislative nomination. Bob Handy, q
" Brandywine hundred, Is to 60 along, TO,
Joe Martin Is 10 furnish all meat used a
the jail, and Ambrose McYeigh, Of III
=, Sixth ward is TO succeed Charlie
: Whsnn as county assessor In the. Thir
y district This slate is good for this, fal
n but the deal is said TO 60 &
far ahead as 1896 For instancl
Z In 1895 Stephen Downey is I
:. be the Republican candidate for mayor
4 George II Mccall for assessor and co
- lector in the northern district OF N
y city, and Frank Woolley for city aud
y tor. In 1896 ex Chief Of Police Theodol
Francis is 70 be nominated for sherii
IT, Is q very neat scheme which Chalrma