Evening journal., 1896-10-28


dletown this afternoon.
This evening Edward G. Bradford |
and William M. Byrne will address a
regular Republican meeting at Lewes.
This is the way in which Willard |
Salisbury, Jr, sums up the situation:
"The electoral vote is going to be close. /
We will win on the governor and Leg
islature and elect Handy"
A Union Republican meeting will be
held at he Opera House this evening. |
The speech delivered at the Auditorium
by Levi G. Bird will be reviewed. Will
liam 4. Warburton, of Cecil county,
Md, will relate a conversation had
with ex-senator Higgins, and Walter
II. Hayes will speak on state issues.
Shaw and Shaw, Sr., will fight it out
at the polls, and a Democratic electoral
candidate may benefit by Shaw, Jrs
baptismal rites.
When the regular Republicans dis
tributed their sample ballots at the
Auditorium last evening they found
that the Addicksites had tampered
with them by stamping upon their
face an invitation to vote the Addicks
ticket. The ballots were left in a room
in the Auditorium, but the management
and janitor disclaim any and all re-
sponsibility for their safe keeping At
tention to the trick was called by f. e.
Bach after the meeting had opened.
In Shields Library Hall tomorrow
evening Thomas f. Bayard, Jr., and
John S. Rossell will address a sound
money Democratic meeting
The registration books are about
ready to be hung up for public inspec-
ton.
A Republican rally was held in the
Eighth ward last evening, with T. A.
ID. Hutson presiding. The speakers
We're William S. Hilles, John P. Nields,
+. A. ID. Hutson, Hugh G. Browne.
George A. Elliott. Washington Hast
ings and Frederick e. Bach.
Robert G.. Houston, the regular Re
publican nominee for congressman,
wires as follows: "Rumors OF my
withdrawal absolutely unfounded. The
mandate of the Georgetown conven-
tion will not be revoked. ! am fighting
/ for sound money and sound Republi-
canism, and will continue the fight to
the end"
Next Monday evening Hon. l.. Irv-
ing Handy will make the last Demo-
cratic speech of the campaign at the
Grand Opera House.
Levi c. Bird, William M. Byrne
John c. Higgins and Robert G. Hous-
ton will speak at Delaware City this
evening.
Milton H. Hawkins, e. r. Cochran
] Jr.. and Josiah Marvel addressed ;
| Democratic meeting at Bear station
last night.
Frederick g. Bach and William
d Hires addressed a small regular Re
+ publican meeting in the Auditorium
4 last evening. The former took advan
g tage of the opportunity to abuse Re
ceiver of Taxes John T. Dickey an
!. John n Carswell the Democrat
j nominee for receiver. He also paid hi
e respects to Addicks and AddicksisI
d and predicted that there would soon b
70 nothing left of them. Then he eXtOlle
n Allt NllAtto vi AlOl ANt VI AAtlltMs III
bosom friend, and candidate for II
% ceiver of taxes, and told how the offiC
5 would be run when we get it..
A colored rally in the Auditorium
el this evening will be addressed by
IN w Bryan. of Baltimore and Charl'
w. Anderson, of New York.
ne Horace G. Rettew, the regular r
er publican candidate for receiver
d. taxes has that tired feeling.
- The Eighth Ward Hoffecker ar
nc Willis Club will meet at No 610 Ea
he Seventh street this evening and pr
ne ceed in body to the Grand Ope
ks House.
~ Howell S. England. e. B. T. Spring
nc and probably "Ice Man" Turner. W
" address a Democratic meeting at To
r. ering avenue and jackson streets
morrow evening.
There were only two white men wi
turned out in the Higgins and Houst
parade in the Eighth ward last eve
eu ing" said a prominent Addicks mi
hs this morning. 'They were Rob,
OF Burns and Joseph Macklin. All
other paraders were niggers. Bur
n and Macklin almost had a scrap OY
d who should be marshal of the parad
he
- The Democrats of the east end of I
Ninth ward have opened a club roo
is for instructing Democrats how to vo
EN-. and for information regarding the ca
Ter paign. The room will be open eve
ne evening, from 8 to 10 o'colck, unS
the charge of competent instructors.
lman m 1t is understood that at the a
~ ~. dicks meeting in the Grand OPT
.%L ~ House this evening Lawyer Warb
W.no W ton. of Elkton. Nd. viii. in his spec
~ state that ex-senator Anthony Higg
IN stated to him in Elkton that he wo
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