Evening journal., 1896-10-26
POLITICAL NOTES.

william S. Hilles. J. p Nields and
George A. Elliott will speak at Talley-
Vile this evening and William M.
Byrne, John C. Higgins and Robert G.
Houston at Newport.
Addicks meetings in Kent and Sus-
sex. counties are drawing small crowds.
The Mckinley and Hobart German
Republican Club will meet in German
Hall this evening and hear Stephen
Won Szeunzey, OF New York, discuss
campaign issues.
An open-air Prohibition meeting at
Newport on Saturday night was ad
dressed by Asel Stiles. Alfred Ironfield,
William %. Shumar, Daniel Green and
George w. Todd. Those from a dis
tance were treated to sandwiches and
coffee at the residence of Daniel Green,
the Prohibition candidate for COVER
nor.
This afternoon Howell S. England,
Of this city, ana Charles w. Cullen, of
Georgetown, will addres the Demo-
Gratis Of Broad Creek hundred at
Vaughn's school-house, and at Syca-
more in the evening.
Daniel Green will address a Prohibi-
tion meeting in Association Hall, No.
1907 Market street, this evening at 8
o'clock
This evening the Business Mems
Clubs meeting at the Auditorium will
be addressed by Silas w. Petit, Ru-
dolph Blankenburg and Howard E.
French, of Philadelphia.
Regular Republican meetings at
Ocean View and Roxanna to-day were
addressed by Charles +. Richards, John
c. Higgins and Robert G. Houston.
At the Opera House tomorrow even
ing ex-Sachem Grady. of Tammany
Hall, will address a Democratic meet
ing, and on Wednesday evening Sena-
tor Arthur T. German, Of Maryland,
viii deliver a speech at the same place.
Daniel Green and others will address
the Wilmington Prohibition League in
Association Hall this evening.
John c. Higgins, Robert G. Houston
and William Michael Byrne addressed
large regular Republican meetings at
Glendale and Frankford, Sussex
county, on Saturday. The attendance
demonstrated that the anti-Addicks
sentiment is growing in the lower
counties.
Two EastSide men have made novel
election bet. They are William
Aron, a Republican, and Lewis w. Gill
bert q Democrat. II Bryan is elected
Aron will wheel Gilbert in a barrow up
/ Market street from Fourth to Tenth, on
/ the Thursday evening following the
| election. and if Mckinley is elected
/ Gilbert will wheel ArOn over the same
/ course.
William NJ. Byrne who is an earnest
regular Republican, is very much en-
couraged by his visit to Sussex county
He declares that there are many regu-
lar Republicans and Democrats down
there who cannot be bought by Addicks
IEiiton II. HTa~vlsipa. Joatssn MAY
and e. r.. Cochran, Jr., viii be TN
| speakers at the Democratic meeting t
be held at Bear station tomorrow even
ing.
On Wednesday afternoon the Demo
Gratis of st. Georges hundred will hol
a grand rally at Middletown, Senate
German being the principal speaker.
Professor Bellman, of Philadelphia
and Hon. L. Irving Handy will ad
dress the German-American voters il
T.TT 10.
"IT tell you why lots Of us are nc
going to vote for Horace G. Rettew 70
receiver Of taxes and county treasurer,
said an Addicks leader at headquarteI
to an Evening Journal reporter thi
p morning. 1--WE recognize the import
p ance of the office to the Republica
D party, but, at the same time, we do nS
propOse to furnish a berth for Ere
i Bach. We have it, on good authorit
( that. If Rettew is elected, he propos'
e TO put Bach in the office as his chi
a deputy Rettew may deny it, and s
n also may Bach, but ! know that that
d the slate. Addicks men cannot affol
It to be that generous. Both men won
y treat our voters worse than Dem
A. crat would, and this Rettew-Bach de
t. cannot be permitted to 60"
10 Josiah Marvel, Howell S. Englai
n and F. r. Cochran, Jr, will address
'g Democratic meeting at Talleyvllle
10 Thursday evening.
le Congressman Turner, of New Yol
he viii address a Democratic meeting
10 Sixth and Shipley streets this eveniI
g. Thomas +. Grady, of New York "
RS speak to the Democrats Of New Gas
II. hundred, at New Castle, this evening
o Addicksitesin large numbers are ps
@ ing their poll taxes to-day Most ofth
are negroes who are partially Qualif
nc on the registration books, and they
~ being carefully watched by stan
5s Democratic ward men.
Ol The registrars OF the several hl
lu drcds are turning their books into
sheriff.
as When Henry Ward, Democrat,
,r- No. 612 French street, Sixth ward, wen
~ the county tax Office topay his taxes
ks morning he was informed that his
ay x-ae naid and raceipf giVen on July