Evening journal., 1896-10-09

EVENING JOURNAL, FIR.
cided that there could be no non-parti
san convention unless the parties fused
in all three counties. Speaking of the
political outlook in Kent, Mr.. Sauls
bury said that the Democrats were in
good shape and confident of winning
The gold movement has some strength
there, but Palmer and Buckner will
not, in his opinion, get many votes.
DR.. George w. Marshall, Charles l.
Moore, J. l.. Cahall, DR.. j. w. Messiclx
and other down-state Addicksites who
came to Wilmington to attend the
Grand Lodge of Masons, called on
Chairman Wiley, at Addicks head
quarters. and talked over the situation
in the lower counties.
The Addicks tax-paying machine
qualified about seventy-five voters on
Wednesday. About $50 Republicans
and Addicksites paid their taxes dur
ing the day.
Peter J. Ford addressed a Democratic
meeting at Willow Grove on Tuesday
evening.
Tomorrow is the first day for the
registration OF voters. The places will
open at II noon, and close at z p. m.
Every Democrat should take advantage
OF the opportunity and get himself on
the list.
The Lincoln Republican Club of the
Ninth ward. will hold a public meet
ing this evening.
The Democrats who will address the
mass meeting at Frederick this even
ing are: Hon. Ebe W. Tunnel, Hon. L.
Irving Handy, Hon. Peter ]. Ford and
Hon. Henry X Davis. Of New York
Hugh c. Browne and Peter S. Blake
addressed the Fred Douglass Club,
of the Eighth ward, last evening.
Frederick E. Bach, Frederick Hnder-
brandt and Joseph Remski addressed
the Polish Republican Club at German
Hall last evening
Last evening Francis H. HoffeclSer
and Leonard e. Wales, Jr., delivered
addresses before the Mckinley and Ho-
bart Club of the Eighth ward. Ex-
President of Council Henry w. Per-
kins presided.
Last evening the Bryan and Sewall
Club at Third and King streets took
in twenty-one new members. 1t has
employed a janitor and will keep it's
rooms open night and day and well
stocked with campaign literature and
newspapers for the edification of all
comers.
Hon. L. Irving Handy, e. r. Coch-
ran, Jr., and Frank Brockson addressed
q big Democratic meeting at Blackbird
last evening. Ex-Coroner George c.
Rothwell presided
Senator Higgins, owing to his per-
sonal relations with Hon. Thomas b.
Reed, has requested the Republican
State Committee to cancel his engage
ment at the meeting intended for him
in the Grand Opera House on Satur-
day evening, and this committee has
granted his request so that all Re
publicans may hear Mr.. Reed.
Ex-Governor Stockley took to Dover
with him last evening the certificat,
for the county and hundred officers o
Kent county He filed them with tn,
clerk of the peace to-day.
A Democratic meeting at Summit
Bridge tomorrow evening will be ad-
dressed by Hon. l.. Irving Handy and
Pierre Blair Pie.
There is no danger of anyone coun-
terfeiting the reserved seat tickets foI
the Reed meeting tomorrow night, as
was done for the Bryan meeting. The
Union Republican Club has engraved
and embossed cards, the ground being
pink and white webb and the wore
Reed" being in large raised white
letters.
The Bryan and SewalT Club, of tn
Second ward will meet on Sunday I,
arrange for another Democratic rally
Ex-senator Anthony Higgins, Con
gresham Jonathan S. Willis and Levi
Morrow had a red-hot conference a
Ninth and Market streets on Wednes
/ day afternoon. II lasted for nearly al
hour and was watched with interest b.
various groups of politicians of NOR
or less prominence Mr.. Willis seeme
to be pleading for himself but it wa
/ evident that Mr.. Higgins was not in
mood to make any concessions.
Hon Ebe w. Tunnel and Hon j
/ Irving Handy will be given a reception
at Frederick this evening.
Twelfth ward Republicans will hea
George A. Elliott and Arthur W. Spru
ance discuss the issues Of the day thi
evening
TO SPEAK IN MIDDLETOWN.
Mrs. W. X. Crosby went to Middle
town this morning to address tn
Women's Foreign Missionary Society c
Forest Presbyterian Church. Delega
tions from similar societies at S
/ Georges, Port Penn and Odessa will b
present.