Smyrna times., 1896-10-28

IHe manufacturing OF bicycles.
The stock and part of the machinery
of the New Castle Wooden Mills
James G. Knowles, owner, and Mr..
Knowles household goods, were sold
by Sheriff Gillis, at Wilmington, Del,
Monday, to Samuel W. McCaully, at
tOrney, for $4,000. to satisfy judgements
aggregating $45, 900. The articles sold
do not include machinery covered by a
restraining order issued by Chancellor
Nicholson.
AS the time for the election nears on
us the sentiment of parties solidifies.
Two weeks ago there were hundred
or two Higgins Republicans in Kent
county; they have melted away until
there Is only one here and there, not,
knowing men say, twenty-five in the
county. Men who travel over Sussex
county commercially say the expressed
choice is almost unanimously for
HOffecker and Willis, numbering they
think all told from 100 to 200, and in
New Castle county there is everywhere
a rapid turning to Hoffecker and Willis
because they stand chance of election,
and Higginsand Houston have no show
whatever.
W. G. T. U. OFFICERS. The last
days session of the annual State Con-
vention of the w. G. 7. U. at New
Castle was addressed by Mrs. Rachel
Foster Avery, of Philadelphia, in favor
of equal suffrage. William S. Prickett
of Wilmington, attorney for the Law
and Order Society, made a few remarks
in relation to the work of that organi-
zation. The election of officers result
ed as follows: President, Miss Mar
garet S. Hilles, of Wilmington; Cor
responding Secretary, Mrs. E. Eima
Pyle, of Landenburg; Recording Sec
retary, Miss Anna Vandever, of Will
mingtOn; Treasurer, Miss S. E. Rawl-
ins, of Bridgeville; Delegate to the
National Convention, Mrs. N. B.
Smithers, of Dover.
CHARGED WITH LIBEL.-George W.
Roberts, editor of the Dover Sentinel,
the Addicks organ of Kent county, was
arrested in Wilmington, Monday,
charged with criminal libel. The war
rant for his arrest was sworn out by
Washington Hastings. In last weeks
issue of the Sentinel an article was
published accusing ex-senator Hig-
gins and Mr.. Hastings of bringing
the suit against Addick' Bay State Gas
Company. The article also charged
them with cOnspiring to rob Addicks
and attempting to put him in Jail. Edi-
tor Roberts was in Philadelphia all day,
and when he passed through Whining
ton on his way to Dover he was put
under arrest. He was taken before
Magistrate Prickett, wherehe waived a
hearing and was held under $1,000 bail
for trial at court. S. H. Baynard went
on his bond. Roberts was released and
went to his home in Dover.
REGISTRATION IN WILMINGTON.-Th
Sunday Star speaks of the registration
in Wilmington which closed Saturday,
as follows:
The number of voters who qualified
is, pTOpOrtiOnately to 1892, fairly up to
the registration of that year. This
was scarcely to be expected in the face
of most determined effort on the part
of the Democrats to disqualify or re-
fuse to register as many Republicans
as possible. There has never been a
more fragrant abuse of the registration
laws, and great many cases have been
reported to the committee Of where
Democratic inspectors refused to ac-
cept names. In some instances thev
claimed that they acted by direction of
the Department of Elections. A num-
Der of arrests may follow in a few
days"
The Democratic leaders claim to be
very well satisfied with the result of
the four days registration, and say that
but few voters were left off the rolls.
No language is severe enough to de-
plct the infamy of the conspiracy. What |
was attempted in East Dover hundred
IS more than enough to bury any party
IN eternal lnfamy.-DeLGlOGre0
The above is a sample of score or
more OF pungent paragraphs of similar
nature about the action of the Dover
Republicans in ckeckmating the at
tempt of the Democrats in Duck Creek. |
Little Creek and Kenton Hundreds at
a wholesale Acknowledgement of Re-
publicans. We do not wonder that the
DetaOarean hOwls fearfully and calls
1t 'dastardly outrage" attempted |
thieving" &c. &C., but why was mt there
an equal protest two years ago when
the game of Acknowledgement succeed
ed, and the county carried thereby?
The DetawGrean evidently assumes
that an effort to check fraud, is worse
than the fraud itself It is q hopeful
sign to see our Dover Contemporary
thus on its metal against what it calls
foul and dastardly conspiracy to
rob honest and respectable and legally
qualified voters of their right of fran
chise."
BRIBERY AND CORRUPTION AT THE
ELECTION. Says the EUery Evening:
''No matter how guilty Democrats may
have been in the past in the matter of
buying votes at elections in Kent and
Sussex counties, it is we'll understood
that they will not engage in the william
GUS traffic this year. The main reason
is that they cannot obtain the money
necessary for the business, and are
therefore compelled to be virtuous.
But no matter what the incentive, the
result will be hailed with satisfaction
by all reputable citizens throughout
the State"
The Ecery EUentng then goes into a
discussion Of the subject, charging the
Republicans with an intention tc sue
ceed by this means, and calling upon
Democrats and others to rigidly en-
force the law against bribery which
severely Furnishes both the offerer and
taker OF money for q bribe. The in