Evening journal., 1896-05-07
BIG FIGHT GOES ON.
Higgins Committee Names
the Election Officers.
THEIR NAMES ARE KEPT sEoRET

town story Denied-Daniel -Dohrs Lat
est-AddIoks After Higgins In the Sixth
Ward.
Ex-senator Higgins does not proposeito
have his primary electionloficers tsmpered
with by anyone between now and Satur-
day. Last night the Republican First
District Committee met and received the
recommendations of the several ward
committees relative to the primary elec
tion officers. They were accepted with
the exception of George Brown, of the
Fifth district OF the Ninth ward, who
WAS turned down for inspector because
he Is said TO have created the trou ole
which led to the contest in 1894.
Edward G Burke was put on in his place
Four other vacancies In the judges list
we're filled to-day. The Higgins men
refused to permit the appointments to be
made public until to morrow. Addicks
men declare that unless they have been
accorded minority representation they
will contest the election at the State Con
vention
Kent County Leaders Meet.
The Kent County Republican Execu-
tive Committee which is controlled by
Addicks, is in session a. Dover to day
preparing for the primary election on
Saturday, when 1t expects to deliver the
county into the hands Of its chief.
why He Thinks So.
A prominent Kent county man who has
been spending several days in Sussex
county on business said to an EVENING
JOURNAL reporter yesterday: 81 believe
Higgins is going TO carry Cedar Cree k
hundred I'll tell you why 1 think so
''Some time ago when money was
wanted Go pay taxes there Addlcks
was applied to He furnished 5000,
which was sent to one Of his lieutenants
there.
This man paid the taxes OF 162 men
and put the receipts In his pocket intend
ing to vote them for Addicks One day
last week. however, a Higgins bench
man made a trip to Sussex, had a long
talk with the possessor Of the tax receipts
and the result is that the former Ad-
dicks lieutenant Is now a strong Higgins
man, and he has just 1852 votes to back
him up.
Il know the names Of all the parties
concerned but can't give them to you
for publication"
The rumor that ]. Edward AddIcks had
entered a combine with the circus to
advance his cause with the colored con
tingent. appears to have its foundation
In the purchase by the gas kings lieu
tenants, of q thousand circus tickets,
whlsh will be used among the dusky
voters, notably In the Sixth ward, ex
Senator Higgins home IL Mr.. A1dicks
Is quoted correctly he asserts that he
will defeat Mr. Higgins Ia his own ward
II 1t cost him (Addicksl So 600
The announced detection OF ex Build
ing Inspector Daniel Dohl from the
Higgins forces and bis statements that
be will work tooth and nail for AddlcKs,
has created considerable comment. The
hatchet which was being hourished
around the heads of Daniel and his erst
while friend, Howard e Stats. has
been buried and all is peace between
them. Daniel has called a meeting of the
German Republican Club for to night in
German Hall, when It is claimed that an
sfzort will be made to clinch the club
for the Clsymont millionaire
City Treasurer Joseph K Adams denies
that he has become an Addicks man. To
use his own words, his Ibis hands are
out Of the dough
Circular copies of the call Of the Re-
publican State Central Committee are
being sent out in large numbers frcm
Addlckss headquarters.
From the Addioks Camp.
The Addicks managers say that they
are thoroughly satisfied with their work
in New Castle county. II is asserted
that they will carry a majority Of the
delegations from the rural hundreds and
also 8 msjority of the ward delegations
In Wilmington As for the State Con
vention. they declare that all doubt as to
their control has been dissipRted
The leaders are indignant over the Abe
Lincoln story, printed In 3 morning paper
and purporting to have come from Mid
dletown They say that 1t Is as ridlcu
lous as it is false, and II such an incident
did occur It was part and parcel
of Higgins conspiracy to
affect the Addicks colored voters
Relative to it's effect, they declare that
the dragging of Lincoln's name into the
controversy will prove retroactive
Two Addicks meetings we're held In
the Second ward last evening, and at
each the First District Committee WAS
denounced In unmeasured terms. Ad-
dicksites also met in the West end Of
the Fifth ward. This evening there will
be meeting at No. 107 Walnut street
Chairman Bach of the First District
Committee, and Peter Blake made q tour
of the sixth ward last evening, laying
wires and repairing fences Blake paid
an Improbable visit to the rooms of the
Maryland club.
SAYS Higgins is Safe.
One OF the Higgins lieutensnts is
credited with saying that Addicks would
sweep both the city aud county on Satur.
day. "The situation is brighter to-day
than 1t hiss been for week past, said
another Higgins man OF promineuce
'The only ward that Addicks will carry
Is the Third
"Whst is the condition In Senator
Higgins's home wRrd-the Sixth, asked
the reporter.
"Our entire ticket will be elected there
beyond peradventure OF doubt"
John M. Clayton. the Addicks leader Of
st. Georges hundred. came to Whining
ton to-day aud visited headquarters at
Fifth and Market streets He took back
with him dead loads of argument to
be used against ex-Chairmsn Martin B
Burris, who, with young Frank Poole as
Higgins bowler, has been endeavoring to
break up all Addicks meetings held Ia the
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