The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1896-09-29
POLITICAL NOTES,

Only sixteen days more before the differ
ent parties and factions will have to have
their tickets presented to Clerk Of the
Peace Ford for printing. The law that
compels the Clerk Of the Peace to pass his
judgment upon who shall or shall not be
placed upon ticket should DO killed by
the next Legislature.
The Gear of Russia has not more auto.
cratic power than the three Clerks Of the
Peace OF the three counties In Delaware.
The Democratic Honest Money League
has begun to find this out, for Clerk
Ford says that they shall not have their
ballots printed bearing the name of the
National Democratic ticket at the head
Of it, Tho courts will have to order him
to print the ballots before he shall recede
from his position in the matter. This Is a
pretty state OF affairs in u land where 1t
has always been preached that all men
are born free and equal. This action of
Clerk of the Peace Ford does not bear
the old adage out.
But readers remember ono thing, this Is
the little State OF Delaware, the state
owned by the Bayards and Saulsburys.
These laws were made for their benefit
and to perpetuate tho reign In Democracy
forever In Delaware. The Republicans
hayo been treated as nothing more than
scrfs. They have to bear the greater share
OF the tax burdens and then denied repro
sentation or any voice whatever in the
affairs Of the State.
Read Run kenney Of Dover in u telc-
gram to the New York Herald Of Mondays
issue says only something unforeseen
can prevent tho Democrats carrying Della.
ware Oh November Bird. General j. H.
Wilson says: Delaware will give 1900 to
15OO majority for Mckinley and Hobart.
On November Bird 1t will then be seen
who was the better prophet Of the two.
The Democratic party is desperate but
poor. 1t Is said there remains a note in
the Farmers Bank of Georgetown for
5000 that was discounted fora prominent
Democrat at the last election. The money
has been spent but the note Is yet said to
DO In possession of the bank.
The Higgins electors, VIM. c. Spruance
and Manlove Hayes, will DO withdrawn.
This course has been fully decided upon
by tho two gentlemen and their managers,
which will insure Delaware for Mckin-
Icy. 1t is said further more that the Hig
gins people have been promised rccognl-
ton from the administration for their
action in the matter.
Said Mr.. John $. Rossell President of
the Sound Money League, to reporter of
the REPUBLICAN. Do you know that we
are educating the people on the Sound
Money ideaY That nearly one thousand
persons already have visited our rooms
and Procured literature on the subject.
Andrew G. Gray was in the room aud
carried on quite "A friendly conversation
with Mr.. Rossell.
The reporter saw Mr.. VIM. Il. Kurtz
and asked him how the boilers were get.
ting along, and II they had had change
of heart and returned to tho Sound Mo
ney League partyp He replied that they
gtiIl nf thn Al, nd "a
they left the meeting, and that 1t was
suicidal for TWO Democratic tickets to be
placed in the field this fall. He was u
Democrat and intended to vote for the
Bryan ticket from top to bottom.
The leg.pullers are still after Mr.. j.
Edward Addicks and their glad" hand is
always out after the coveted free silver lG
to or In any ratio. The gas magnate
is of the same old opinion that he has
nothing TO compromise and therefore
don't intend to recedo. five inches from the
stand he has taken in the political fight
now going on in Delaware. That a great
many hard and harsh things have been
said and printed about him and he means
to get even with those persons for the
part they took in cruclfying him before
the people 1t is revenge he Is now after,
and money consideration Is secondary
one, until he has their political scalps
dangling at his glrule.
He is II born fighter and never knows
when he Is whipped.
Affairs around the Higgins headquarters
are looked after by Hugh Browne and Frod
Eden Bach. Fred is quartered there all
the time, while Hugh can only be found
at certain hours. They report everything
going on very nicely and the Republican
ticket already elected except the counting
of votes.
Mr.. Stansbury j. Wiley looks after the
numerous callers at the Union Republican
headquarters. A rather good Cooking"
colored man bars your why from seeing
the busy chairman until he is dlSengaged,
when your turn comes next.
Col. D. r. Barnard is also kept continual
ly on the run looking after the affairs of
the Union Veteran League. He is hope.
full that the Union Ticket will like cloud
burst, carry everything before it for Ad-
dicks and the Republican ticket.
The prophets surely will, some Of them,
get badly left. Our readers saw what Fred
Bach predicted. Keep the figures and
them with results in November.
Ali is not lovely in the Democratic ranks
There's the Single Tax ticket which will
draw more votes from the Democratic
ranks than from the Republican. Tho
Ticket will only take u very
few Republican votes this year
There should be no votes thrown away
In Delaware by tho Republicans, If they
wish to elect Mckinley electors, and we
think they are in earnest in the matter.
The Higgins wing proposes to withdraw
young Robert G. Houston, of Georgetown,
for Congress and want tho Addicks people
to withdraw Henry Hoffcckcr of Smyrna.
Thus tho ticket would be: James G. Shaw,
NJ. h. Wilson and Daniel j. Fooks for the
electors John G. Higgins for Governor
and Jonathan 5. Willis for Congress.
This is the compromised ticket us now
talked about.
Clerk of the Peace Ford will not place
the Gold Democrats ticket upon tho oi1i-
cial ballot under the heading OF title Of
the National Democratic party unless
by the courts.
Levi c. Bird and Francis H. Hoffecke
will address u Republican meoting at
Newark on Octobcr2
The Democratic County Committee did
not meet yesterday to appoint officers to
hold the primary election on Saturday.
Willard Salisbury, the chairman, was in
Philadelphia, and L. K. Cochran, Jr., tho
secretary, was busy at the Court House.
The Republican State Committee will
hold meeting at Dover at which plans
for having but one electoral ticket for Nc
Kinley md Hobart in this state will be
ulSCuSSet. lne llltcGihb VIII 10 heiu III
Dover in order to secure n full attendance
OF the members from all over the state.
William Michael Byrne and Horace G.
Knowles will address Republican meet.
ing at Twenty.second and Market streets
to- morrow evening.
The Frederick Douglass Republican
Club of the Eighth ward was organized
last night with fifty members.
The Young Mems Democratic Club has
issued the Invitations for the reception to
the Democratic candidates to DO held 1.-THE
club house. No. Sl7 Market street, on to.
morrow evening.
L. Irving Handy is look ing bad His
face has far away look, as II he was
gazing at the mixed schools of Kenneth
Square, Pa, and his chances of teaching
the young idea how to shoot, at no distant
day. As editor of tho K. b. be was big
man; MS u lecturer and candidate for Con.
gress he is not cutting much Of swath.
His political grave Is dug, his name is
mud.
The political fat has not been boiling
very fierce yet in Delaware. Tho people
have been educating themselves on the
issues of tho campaign and nearly evcry
voter has made up their minds how tn ey
intend to cast their ballot in November.
There has not boon much money set afloat
and there IL not likely to be from present
Indications. The Democrats are rather
demoralizcd having no money or leaders
to lea1 than