Evening star., 1896-10-20

Willis trepD...... 1sOl5
Causey 'dem.)..... 1888 Causey's plurality. oss
In 1894 The vote for governor was as fol-
lows:
Tunnel tdem.D.... 1858 Marvin's Majority / Us
In the same year the vote for Congress
man stood:
f,.n,iso.1 Willis .tep;,::.--. ~ -, s,2
Steady Gains.
By the above table it will be seen that
the republicans have since 1883 been stead
lily bringing out a larger vote every wear.
1t will also be seen that there is a differ
ence Of nearly ten thousand votes between
the total of 1883 and the total of 1892
Ih1s dliterence. the republican managers
say, was due to success in bringing out a
full colored vote in the lower counties
where they claim, the democrats d!sfran-
chised their voters for many years. On the
other hand. the democratic managers as
Sert that the vote of 1894 was brought
about by means of a corruption fund, which
the republicans used with impunity in he
lower counties.
To repeat the vote of 1894, especially on
the national ticket, the republican man.
ayers are now working indefatigably. They
have been devoting the greater part Of
their labor to Kent county, where they
looked for an attempt by the democrats
to disfranchise thousand republican vot-
SiS. A>o SuSH dCllOH has, uOWeSeE, Deen
taken by the democratic court. and they
are now canvassing New Castle county.
In Sussex county they have an iron-clad or
ganization and in that county they expect
to sweep everything in sight.
With the aid of the gold standard demo-
cratic vote in New Castle county, the re-
publicans will undoubtedly be able to carry
it by at least 1000 on the electoral ticket.
There are about 400 gold standard demo-
Gratis in New Castle county, and whether
fhav all their electoral ticket
the republican electoral ticket, X would
mean a loss of 800 votes to the Bryan and
Sewall ticket. This would be equivalent
to that majority for the republican ticket.
remarkably close at all elections. and il
the gold standard democrats in those coun-
ties take the same stand as those in New
Castle county there will be a strong Dossi-
bility of the republicans carrying both
Kent and Sussex by small majorities
While the republicans are hard at work
making their canvass, the democratic lead
ers are not wasting any time In presenting
Though practically without funds and lit
erature, ammunition with which the re-
publicans are well supplied, yet they have
made and are again making thoroug h
canvass of the state, ard are greatly en-
couraged with the results of their work.
While not willing to discuss the probable
result of the battle, yet they hint that
Bryan will show greater strength on efec-
tlOn Qay tndn tne fnOSt SdnSCine Tree SILVER
democrat in the state anticipates. They
claim that the gold standard movement
does not amount to anything. and that the
Bryan and Sewall electors will get enough
republican votes in each county to Offset
the loss of democratic votes which the gold
standard men will cause. The free silver
movement, they contend. has spread into
the city of Wilmington and New Castle
county to such an extent that merely upon
the issue itself. without any further ef-
forts their part, their electoral ticket
stands big chance of winning.
In the lower counties they feel sure that
the farmers will vote solidly for free silver
In Kent and Sussex counties is the home of
the free silver craze in Delaware, and in
these two counties the democrats are bank
ing upon erwhelming majorities for their
electoral ticket.
Single Takers.
The single takers are working in con-