The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1896-09-04

Ebe w. Tunnel, the Democratic candi.
date for Governor Of this state, was in this
city last evening At one of the promi-
nent hotels a conference took place between
tho Democratic workers. The following
conversation was overheard.
"How are things?
'They are all mixed up.
Everywhere you 60 there are mad men
over the turning down of Ford"
What arc we going to do 7"
You must sec Ford"
II an willing, John, to do anything to
WIN, but how can l face him."
Why, what is the matter"
well, you know, l said would not
run this lime and assured Fords man by
letter and kilograms, and then my brother
have It,
Now I sec the mistake for there will be
1910 gold men, and the Lord knows how
many Irish Catholics will knife mo and
me whole party: We cannot stop the
II hubbub In Kent county, but Addicks
solid"
Nonsense man, believe Kent Is all
right"
Not by long shot, for around Clayton
and Smyrna the Democrats give 1t out
that they will vote for Hoffecker and even
Tonight there is meeting here to knife
me. just look at the Irish Catholics on.
| the West Side. There Is one of the l. II.
rs. at their head and the A. o. H. in
Dover Will do as they say up here. "a
priest came out first and now the
Bishop Is for sound money"
would you give Ford the naming OF
county officers if he would wheel the Irish
into line "
You may bot would and would cut
OIL Barney McVey's head and appoint o
Ford man MS detective If got the sup
port"
Whom do you thank for being clected?'
Colonel Armstrong, for he told his
eighteen men to do as they d. pleased,
and they did SO. Why there is too much
talk about the A. p. A. element for vii
liam Smith, an Irish Catholic, and cou-
sin of Toman's, would not vote for Ford
We want money in this county, FOE
DIckey will not give the tux receipts with
out the money, and Addicks IS paying
taxes in every hundred, and Hoffecker is
gong TO have n mass meeting here next |
week. You will have to send up some Of |
the pure stuff, for Bancroft is not in it
this time, and you made Ford spend |
thousands for u wild-goose chase"
Exit Tunnel, enter another big man.
tunnel was here while ago. He has
promised to send us the money. We do
not care for him, so long us we get Toman
1t out that the Legislaturei Is gone from us
and the commissions with 1t.
81 wish Addicks was in Cuba, for our
our people will get tho grand kick out. Oh
why didn't they all vote for Ford. Then
we could knife him in earnest and show |
the Catholics that the Democrats of Dcla-
ware do not want them to hold an Office |
higher than policeman.
Political Notes
Mr. Ebo w. Tunnel was approached by
an exotlicial Of Dover, at Woodland |
Beach on Wednesday, who told him that
he could not vote for him Crunncll) for
Governor. William J. Gibbons also told
the Governor what he thought Of the
trcachery meeted out to Peter J. Ford by |
his friends Mr.. Tunnel tried his best to
smooth the matter over but Gibbons
would not have it that way. and left him
with the mild reminder that he was not
yet elected Governor of Delaware.
There was little enthusiasm at tho
Democratic rally held on "Wednesday at
Woodland Beach. The prominent Demo-
Gratis wcrc conspicuous by their absence.
The Kent county corteries were running
things. Evidently money is at n low cbb,
or the managers completely lost their
heads, and failed TO C ven engage a band Of
music for the day.
The Hon. Eat Much Martin allowed tho
wind to blow through his chin whiskers
and Shot his mouth off in great shape
both at the Convention and at Woodland
Beach. From his point of view tho Demo-
cratic votes Of Wilmington will not be
needed to elect Eba Tunnel Governor of
Delaware. He will probably change his
mind before November. From the signs
In the moon this is going to be u bad
year for Tunnel
Hon. Join-or-Bust Pennington got off
his frpp 81 var iSms tpllinu bn far nd
supposed jays at Woodland Beach on
Wednesday what prosperous time we
would have when silver carried the day.
He had plenty Of hearers who did not be-
lievc word he said and thought he did
not believe it himself.
shade OF lledgevillc, here's another ono
on Pat Noary. Pat says he Is out of poll
tics, that he is in the civil service because
he now holds Il So job under the Govern
ment. What was the matter with Pat
when he was chased down out of the Opera
House at Dover on the day Of the conyeu-
ton?
The Democrats all down the State have
got another scare known as tho Addicks.
phobia. They say he is the only bad man
in the State to fear.
The Democrats Of the Tenth ward arc
organizing an anti-Tunncll club 1t Is
estimated that three hundred and fifty
voters will vote to vindicatcPetcr J. Ford
in November.
Eddie II. Cochran is shouting Tunnel
man, and predicts his overwhelming
election. Eddie will be secretary of S tate
under tho Tunnel regime.
The Hon. Eat Turnovcrs Cooper can
have any position he wants and General
Rich and Racy Kennedy can have any
thing that's left
Just Fat salisbury has his eye on tho
Senatorship and intends to make the fight
OF his life for the position next January.
DID you ever know salisbury that likes
work.
Wen hours in Reading with A O K NJ