The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1896-09-12
WHAT WAS Seen
AND HEARD.
By A Republican Reporter Yssisf-
day Afternoon.
CATHOLICS TOR John l. EsEgs!gss
Because They Cannot Swallow
the Salisbury Pill and They :
Owe. a good Turn to
Addicks.

"Get ready forelection," Is the sign, upa-
on large knives displayed in Masket-
street window.
4 Two went sidsyoung men met yester
day afternoon at Sixth and Market streets,
One of them asked the 9sher where he had
been and he replied th&t he had been to
the hall Che was appointment mcmbor Of
tho Shields Library Association).
| What is going on at the hall, Tcm?
"Golng on, Bill why two thirds Of tho
boys are going to lop frem the Democratic
ranks and vote the C1ion Republican
ticket"
| "Oh, nonsense,. what makes yoa, talk
| that way!"
| Honor bright Bill, they swear thai
they resent the insult to the Catholic faith
| given by salisbury il Dover when they
| interviewed Ford.
| Now Ford tries to say "yes sir, and
kisses the rod that whipped him, nut they
will not stand it."
We'll why ars they going to vote for :,
Hotfecker and Will!ss
"Well it is this way when the hall was,
built you know that Addicks sent check.
for $500 and another check has come to us.
since then. DO you think we can be uu,.
grateful and not vote for Addicks this
fall" But We do not want Addicks fer.
Senator.
I'VE do not care pin about the nsxt
Senator, we want work. There are over
5000 people i'll our city to-day depending
upon the churches and the storekeepers
for something to cat. DO you think 1t Is,
right and fair to keep any man from
spending $2Uu, 900 this wintGr in laying gas
pipes through tho city
sit is work that makes a man indepen-i
dent and the boys are goin. to vote for
Hoffecker and the whole ticket except tho
men against jim Tonsan aud CarswelE.
and before next May tha Street and Sewer
Department will be wiped out and the
gas company will have opposition"
"Say, do you know wo have the whole
outfit of the living pictures here In Will
mington, said modest looking young
man to n lady of the New Century Club al
Tenth and Market.
why no, and if such Is the case ring
for the city hall and get nolan's Reserves,
to seize the Quilt
ut Is in pawn shop where one Of our
county constables sold 1t for S36 to satisfy
a claim against the Vaudeville Company.
Just ask Levy if he will sell it and then.
A car Gamo along just then, and the lady
got aboard presumably for the New Cen.
tury Club parlors
''Say, Hugh" said Ninth ward Re-
publican to rising young lawyer who ID
tinged with the Higgins faction, what do
you think of the Addicks delegates to the
constitutional convontionS"
II do not see what Moore could be de.
sired than q HaddoCk fos the Catholics
and green back money for them all. I
am sick, for the four men named will
serve on that ticket"
GLOW about the colored band on Wed.
nesday night, Billy" said down town
worker in front of the headquarters ,of tho
Republican executive committee.
'Why 1t was this way. Three of US
planned to break up the meeting by pay
ing five colored men to hire colored band
and to march to the Opera House, and go
up front We thought there would be lots
of room but when the band and Its follows
ing arrived every seat was taken and, ,&he
passage ways also filled.
hWhat did they do thenp"
"They went round back and 200 colored
men packed the room, at the back of tho
stage and threateTed the band that unless
it kept playing that no money would be
paid for ..ius services. The band was with
II. 10 feet of the speaker. But the darned
thing failed and now we are trying to
keep it dark, Have cigar, FredP"
"What was tho meanest trick you ever
heard practiced2" said saloon keeper.
Defeating Ford for the nomination bo.
cause he was Catholic"
"Yes that was pretty mean. but did you
know that certain crafty politician from
Kent County came here week ago and
called upon an office holder.
The latter is Catholic I'D ono Of thu
best men that ever GOOD upon two feet,
a9a has made creditablo record as ait
ottlse sJider and raised the standard of
tho men under him, but he has weak.
r.ss. If ever he takes drink lie cannot
stop until h6 goes on bendrr Ve has
been doing very nicely Lately, but in or ler
to blaCkon him because h, is a Cathoio
like Ford he came hero eek ago aid
after 10 o'clock at night wei t to his ol1,t.
There he told him that he w..s y..g uf
two men who could get Peter J. Ford to
publish letter, the contents Of which he
did not agree to, and save tho State and
Tunnel, Then be invited the big. g.hearted
fellow to have drink, and know when
John f. took tho train for Dover that the
other John +. was glad he had gone to tho
county where they think Catholics are
inps of the devil, with hoofs, horns and
tails like cattle. Next day his friends took
him in charge and the otliceholier did not
disgrace himself nor his olllcs nor the
creGitab!e men who aro under him.