Evening journal., 1896-05-05
FROM SIMMER TO BOIL
SkImmings From the Higgins
-Addicks Political Pot.
THE WAR OF THE FACTIONS Is ON
Rival rIckets Being Set Up in All tho
wArds-A Tenth Ward Meeting Held I'm
the Fifth Ward Last Evening-The situa-
tIon Out In the Eighth Becoming More
Complicated.

An Addlcks meeting Of rich flavor was
beld AZ Weccscos Hall. In the Tenth
ward, last evening There was fair
attendance and considerable feeling was
manifested against the First District
Committee for calling the regular meeting
at Seventh and Market streets, which Is
| outside the ward This feeling finally
| crystalizsd In resolutions condemnlng the
committee for it's action.
The following delegates to the State
Convention were then placed In nomi-
| nation: Leon A. Craig aud Howard l..
Crew; alternstes, Elmer e. Kirk and
Thomas Russell.
The call for the Addicks meeting In
the Tenth was by postal card and was Ias
follows;
Republicans Of the Tenth ward-wm
the Republicans OF the Tenth ward
obey the call OF the Ring to
report to Seventh and Market streets
tonight, a mile from their homes, TO
hear who they have selected to vote for
for delegates and alternates2 mol The
Tenth ward meeting should be held In
the Tenth ward
II was signed by Charles s. Soloway.
While this was going on out In the
Tenth the Higgins Tenth ward meeting
was In progress st Republican Head
quarters In the Fifth. George l..
stradley and Edward Abraham were
nominated as delegates and Beri smin
DeAyelt aud Charles Wilcox ss Rlternates.
IL was d. L lTopkls and not Louis
Topkls who was nominated by the
Second ward Hebrews Louis trains
with the other faction.
Tomorrow night the First District
4 D.s Ill -. IN . l..
the polling places In Wilmington on
Saturday. Some Of the Addicks men say
that they will not be bound by this
election and intimate that under the
state call they will meet at the polling
places early on Saturday morning and
name their own officers.
Addlcks men of the Third ward
gathered in force at Front and Madison
streets last evening with Charles
Harper In the chair. The State
Convention ticket was nominated as
| follows: Delegates, william J. Conner,
| Charles Harper, j. G Wlgglesworth
alternates. P. Croney, William Qaillen
and w. II Slncoek.
On May meeting OF the Republicans
OF the Eleventh ward was held at the cor
ner Of Wright and Stroud streets, at
which there WAS a large atten-
dance. Although the meeting
was called by the regular COMMITTEES
| which is supposed to be controlled by the
Higgins managers. the msjority Of the
Addicks men were ia atteDdEnce and the
following were chosen: Theodors Brown,
delegats; William Johnson, alternate.
Later the Higgins men held q meeting
at which Christian Frederick was chosen
delegate, and Patrick Smith, alternate
Thirteen First Ward Republicans held
a meeting at tho house Of. John Archer,
No. 211 West Water street. last night
John W. Huston, a colored man, and
Georgs ID. Derry, we're nominated dele
gates to the State Convention. Harry
Johnson and William Anderson. bo.h
colored. were nominated as alternates.
An EVENING JOURNAL reporter Was
told to day BY an Eighth ward man that
things would be hot on next Saturday IN
his ~.rd. he says that 1t is given
out that there will be three tick
cts on that day-one Addlcks. one
Higgins and one Republican.
The Addicks ticket has been out fer some
days. but from what can be learned,
some OF the candidates are getting hot on
from the ticket II they can
II is said that they cannot stand by the
ticket that they nominated at their ward
meeting which was headed by Howard
Stats, John Spring. John McCaulley,
Harry Albright and Ambrose DoliArd
The Republican" tiekst will be
William Aaron, O. M. Leltch, Amos
Hahn, William + Scott and Samuel
Tilgbman The Higgins ticket. II is
said. viii be given out on Friday. May 8
The Addicks people say that they can
win. They have a strong ticket. but
many OF the withholding people In the
ward have different views
II anyone wants 10 learn how TO bold
a nomination he can come down In the
Eighth on next Saturday and see all be
wants of the show on that day, "
said the Eighth warder. ut Is
given out that Mr.. AGron- can
hold Mr. StaEts down with ease II there
Is anything like q fair election. The
Addicks people ought to be we'll posted,
as some OF the Eighth ward men belong
to the First District Committee
It has at last leaked out why Martin
B Burris. the Higgins leader In St
Georges hundred. resigned as chairman
Of The County Committee. he
is compelled TO devote all OF
bis time to the protection OF bis
iuhuence from the assaults Of John NJ.
Clayton. former political friend and CO.
lsbortr. who has recently swung over to
the Addieks wing OF the party.
Clayton, who Is credited With carrying
In his vest pocket the suffrages OF large
number of st. Georges negroes, and
Influencing the votes Of . res
pectable number OF whites, Is
holding meetings In various parts
Of the hundred and stirring everybody to
revolt against ex Chairman Burris and
bis lieutenants who have always been In
the habit of setting up the primaries to
suit themselves.
"Clsyton may speak aud work IS much
as he plesses," said a knowing local
Higgins man this afternoon, 'but
Barrls will knock him silly next Satur-
day