Evening journal., 1896-05-09

I'VE shall control the New Castle aud
Sussex delegations Further than that
do not care TO state
How warriors Passed the Night.
Midnight oil was burned in several
places last night. At Republican head
quarters, Seventh and Market streets.
messengers were coming aud going all
day yesterday and until early this morn.
ing. Some OF the Higgins workers did
not sleep at all but took advantage OF
-every moment to strengthen their lines
before the opening OF the polls to day
Ex-senator Higgins. to whom this 6ght
means 80 much. passed an anxious night
and what sleep he did get was broken.
for be has not been we'll for several
days
Chairman Birh did nor. retire until
long after midnight aud ~hen he finally
dropped of to sleep his sl.mbers resem
bled an attack of de eriu a tremens for
bic anxiety coujnrsd up all sorts OF
impending evils aud once he awoks with
q start having dreamed that ex Marshall
MEhaify was holding him dow aud thAt
* Postmaster Stewart was whsttlng his
scalpiug knife or the footboari OF the
I bed
J Eiward Addlcks slept like a new
born babe de always does. He did
when at Dover last Spring and he does
so yet When the sand man comes
around he Drops his eyeids and business
B at the same time and falls back into the
arms OF Morpheus with the grace OF a
man who is possessed OF millions and
clear conscis1os.
Charles Il Klttenger. Addicks' local
political maj ager, slept like a new born
! a. arF Aak T. al
cOdc than one without He worked
until daylight began 60 creep over the
Delaware and then died for the tlma
being. With bis shoes on He dreamed Of
an Addioks millennium aud awoke TO fnd
that he had dropped asleep In bis cnalr
In Addioks headquarters Fifth and
Market streets. aud that eighteen gas
| jets belonging TO the Wilmington Goal
Gas Company were going at full blast
aud threatening 70 absorb all the earn
ings OF Mr.. Addlcks on his recent Boston
gas deal He rubbed his eyes. turned of
the illuminant aud then, stepping over
o the long d'stancs telephone. called up
| President Belts aud told him to "come and
take out his burned cid meter as Mr.
Addicks proposed TO illuminate the build
Ing with ths light OF his oountenance
after the polls closed TO night" He then
settled himself doSn to the days work
From all other quarters come reports OF
untoushed BEDS broken rest and high
carnival.
shOrtlidge IL HoPsfui
"What is the situation out In the Ninth
wsro2' asked an EvEENG JOURNAL re
porter OF ex Mayor Evan g. shortlidge, q
stsunoh Higgins supporter.
"All right, he replied. As far as
can learn II Is also good In the city aud
county | do not know how things stand
down Ia Sussex / Was there yesterday
and heard nothing but politics. Opinions
as to the relative strength OF the factions
we're plentiful and very contradictory.
Llvsryman's Rich Harvest.
The local llverymen are rsaplnR rich
harvest Nearly every team for hire is
Ia use carrying politicians aid voters
both white and black, from point to
point In the city. They can be seen
going In all directions
Much Drunkenness To-day.
Barrels are on tap IN every ward in
the city and drunken men can bs lseen
staggering along almost every street. A
large msj ,rlty Of them are negroes, but
many white men are also seen. They are
not c)nhneo 10 either faction.
Higgins Hopes Revive.
Ex Senator Higgins has been bnsy all
the morning receiving adviees from the
various hundreds iu the state They have
improved the situation, and one OF his
close friends gives out the following
figures relative 60 the composition OF
the state convention;
New Castle County-Hlggins, 65; Ad-
dicks. IS
Higgins, 10; Addlcks, 30
Sussex-Biggino. %; Addicks. 90
The hundreds and delegates claimed IN
Sussex By the Higgins faction are as sol
lows: Baltimors, 4 Little Creek, 3;
Dsgsboro. 3. Lewis aud Rehob ob9th, /
Northwest Fork With probably one !
from Cedar Greek. and chances in George
town. Broad Creek, Nanticoke an Sea
ford.
Senator John Piillng was IN town to-
day. he says that from a Higgins stand |
point everything Is rosy out In White |
Clay Creek
It has. within the past day or two,
come to the knowledge OF Francis A.
Walker aud other Higgins lnsu In Mil
Creek hundred that the Addicks people |
have been prosecuting a sill hunt out |
there ana that the prestige OF the old |
faction is threatened. Harry Wbiteman |
Is at the head OF the Addicks movtm mt
there, and he has been playing a 6ne |
Italian hand while pretending that the |
Addicks wing conceded the Higgins men |
the hundred.
In BrsndyWine hundred it Ia almost |
certain that the Higgins msnipulRtors
will defest STAGE Senator Hanby and |
elect three Of the four delegates
The Sixth ward is ss sure for usIas the |
Fifth and Seventh; and you know what
that means said Higgins lieutenant !
this morning
IT. is now nip aud -tuck all along the |
limo, especially In New Castle and
Sussex, said au Addcks leader "Hlk
gins men have been playing deep game
this week
Last night B & o. train brought a
carload OF negroes, alleged 10 he Addicks |
repesters, to Coocord, and from there
they walked into Wilmington
Notwithstanding the statements Of Mr.
Addicks that he wishes an uninstructed |
delegation to go to st Louis, bis primary |
election tickets bear the name Of Nc |
Klnley for president This is one OF his |
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