Evening journal., 1896-08-21
WHY he MADE A KICK.
A FORD MAN WHO cATEcHlsED
EBE w. TUNNEL.

Ex-Governor Reynolds Was PARTY 60
the Interview and Helped the Matter
AIong-An Indignant Democrat Re-
ssntsd Double Dealing on the Part OF
tho Nominee for Governor and Threat
ened to Out the Ticket.
1t was in front of the entrance to
Station Agent Brlson's Office at the
W. & B. station on Tuesday night. The
special train from Dover besring the
delegates and politicians who had been
attending the Democratic State C0nven
tion WAS expected to arrive Ia few
minutes General Superintendent Ken
ney WAS pacing up and down between
the building and the tracks awaiting
tho arrival OF train for home. Assls
tant Station Agent Hickman was show
ing him most respectful attention, and
an EVENING JOURNAL reporter who had
gone to the station TO meet the papers
representative from Dover had the spsce
near the station SCENTS door all to him
self.
Presently two men walked up. One of
them, younger and sllghter than the
other, addressed the reporter and ask
ed what time the special would be in.
About 49," said the reporter who
had previously Rscertnined the time
from Mr.. Hickman. Seeing that the
young man wore Peter ]. Ford badge
be turned the conversation to the work
OF the state convention, which By that
time was fully known In Wilmington.
"It's q burned outrage u he exclaimed.
"WhGt isP' asked the reporter
| why the turning down OF Peter j.
Ford; / was down there but, seeing
that tie liz was up, came home on aU
early train. Well cut the life out of
Ebe w. Tunnel In November"
whats the matter with him He
was good enough for you to vote for two
years ago, wasn't be p
Yes, but he's changed" replied the
Ford advocate, very earnestly. 1T be
Was going to be candidate he should
have said so, and not have held off until
the last minnte and then slippsd In and
defeated Ford. don't want anything to
do with such en- inconsistent man.
Shortly before noon to day 1 saw Bob
Reynolds and some other man talking
together In front of the Capitol Hotel"
(which Bob Reynolds-ths one from
Frederick or"
mo; ex Governor Reynolds, Of Black
bird hundred"
The ex governor is Kent county
man. suggested the reporter
oh, that's all rot, " declared the Ford
man. He served on ths New Castle
county committee on credentials. There
vas John Dickey, Tom Toy aud
Bob Reynolds. know what Tn talking
kbOut. for when We we're talking about
the Mil Greek and Nov Castle contests
John Callahan told me that Dickey and
Reynolds were ell right, but he didn'i
know about Ton Toy, and shortly after
that no osms back and said that Toy wsl
ell right--so you see I know that Bol
Reynolds ia New CSstle county man
"All right" said the reporter, VIII,
was forced to give way before such con
vinclng argument, even though Il
changed the geographical position o
Petersburg materially. go ahesd,"
well. as / was saying, Bob Reynoldi
wss standing In front OF the Clpit o
! Hotel talking to this man. 1 walked ul
to him aud said: Bob, where In the h.
does Ebe Tunnel stand In this fight
He turned to the man with whom he wa
conversing, and, ald addressing me, re.
> piled; Here Is Mr Tunnell. he cai
can speak for himself better than ca
I speak for him l was a little surprised
. but determined TO know where the ma
b stood. We'll, Ebe, said, where do 20
stand. and what are you going
do about it7"
he Strengthened himself up, looked m
straight In the eyes like an honest mar
and said: 1 don't want the nomination
Z vent make q move to get it; won't &C
d cept II II rendered TO me and I'm for Pete
J Ford first, last and all the time He's tn
= only man entitled to the place on tn
). ticket and I've got my coat of workin
for his nomination BE told me thu
=, right to my face aud then turned aroun
and manipulated the Sussex county del
cation aud defeated Peter Ford after al
q II that amt id treSchery l don
know what is, and I'm going to cut u
- ticket Just as sure as you're boro,"
II Just then the train pulled IN and |
went off to greet his friends who were
1t.
T. The snormity Of Ex-Governor Rsynold
Joke will become more apparent to y
h general readsr by stating that Ebs '
Tunnel was not In Dover on the day
she convention, but was confined to b
ID Lewes home by sickness.