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by the Republican leaders of New Castle
county during the past twenty-four hours
to secure hall for monster mass meet
ing, at which the principal speakers
were to have been Herbert II. Ward,
ESQ, and Walter H. Hayes, Esq.
The object of the meeting was for the
purpose of giving these gentlemen an
opportunity of throwing the Kent county
steal in the face of the Democratic party.
The leaders having this matter in
hand tried all OF yesterday and last night
to secure a suitable place, but, as far as
known, did not succeed in securing a
hal in the entire city of Wilmington.
This move, on the part OF the Republi-
cans, fully demonstrates that from now
on their campaign will be conducted on
the line named, and the Kent county ex-
pose will play an important part, as far
as the G. O. P. is concerned, until the
opening of the polls on November 8.
Prominent Republicans interviewed
on this subject state that never before
in the history of the party in the State
have they had such splendid oppor-
tunity for victory, and the action of the
Superior Court at Dover on Monday,
they say, materially assists them in con-
ducting their campaign on the line OF
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of Kent.
A well-known Democratic leader yes.
terday stated that there was a feeling Of
apathy in the rank and file of the fol-
lowers of Jefferson and Jackson.
He attributes this to the ill-feellng en-
gendered between the sound money
Democrats and the free silver Demo.
Gratis, and says it originated from the
free silver speeches that are now being
made through the State by Hon. L.
Irving Handy. John G. Gray, ESQ.,, and
ex-Congressman Turner, of New York.
The gentlemen who gave this informa-
tion claims to be an 'Independent
Democrat" and stated that he would
not vote any other ticket, no matter
who was placed on it.
1t is well-known that Chairman John
Biggs, of the State Central Democratic
Committee, and Chairman Patrick Neary,
of the Democratic County Committee,
have been on the "outs' since the Open
ing of the campaign, as both of them are
against the free and unlimited coinage
of silver.
They have taken umbrage at the utter.
ances of their candidate for Congress,
and if it is in their power they will
faithfully perform the duty Of "crucify-
ing" him on the ''cross of gold"
Although the Regular and Union Re-
publicans yesterday filed nomination
tickets for the same candidates in New
Castle county there is feeling of uncer-
tainty manifested in all their move
ments.
TT claim has been made, and there is
no contradiction on either side, that even
should J. Edward Addicks place his
name before d Republican Legislature in
January next he would not receive one
vote from the Republican Representa-
tives to the General Assembly from this
county.
This fact would result in the defeat of
Mr. Addicks, as the only county on
which he could eventually rely on in
case of Republican success would be Kent,
and part of Sussex.
The complications arising at the pres
ent time may do more to create dissen-
sion amongst the Republican party Of
New Castle county than the caucus Cir
cular letter of the Unionists, and the
situation, as it now stands, is being
watched with interest.
John M. Palmer, who was the Presi-
dental candidate of the Sound Money
Democrats in 1896, has written letter
defining his position, and in conclusion
he saws:
l beg you to be assured that no Sound
Money Democrat can under any circum-
stances, in my judgment, vote for any
representative man who is not in favor
OF sound, honest money. will vote for
Isaac r. Mills, the Republican candi.
date for Congress in the Seventeenth Hi
nois district on the issue OF sound money,
as we have no candidate of our own.
According to this the old Democratic
war horse is still firm on the money
question. He intends to be consistent
to the extent Of voting for the Republi-
can candidate for Congress in his dis
trict He has not wavered like many of
his supporters of two years ago. Just
how the action of Mr.. Palmer will strike
the Sound Money Democrats in Delaware
remains to be discovered. At the elec.
tion of 1896 the candidate OF the Sound
Money Democrats in this State was
Thomas F. Bayard, Jr, who received O
total Of 933 votes. As the case now
stands there is no Democratic opposition
70 the reelection of l.. Irving Handy, an
avowed free silver man, and even the