Evening journal., 1898-10-24
WAS DEMOCRATIC DAY
County Chairmen Claim All
Three Counties.
R. @. HoUsToNs CLAIM IN SUSSEX
HE ONLY BOASTS OF THREE HUN
DRIED MAJORITY, ALLOWING
NOTHING FOR REPUBLICAN DIS
AFFECTION - DONAHOE AND
GORMLjEY ALL RIGHT

NOTHING FOR REPUBLICAN DIS
AFFECTION - DONAHOE AND
GORMLEY ALL RIGHT.
Saturdays registration was a BAN
ner event for the Democracy and the
Democrats secured at least $500 OF the
registration out of the 5,155 regis
tered. The big stride made by the
Democrats is particularly displeasing
20 the Republicans, as previous to the
days registration it was an even
break between both parties. Satur-
day Wilmington was alive with
strange negroes, but the Democrats |
kept watch on their movements and IN
many instances they were threatened
with arrest if they attempted to regis
ter. This had good effect and the
dollar furnished the black man went to
another cause.
Five thousand one hundred and fifty
five added their names to the list OF
qualified voters in Wilmington, making
the total registration for the city, 12,-
952. The vote at the general election
held two years ago was 15,OS7 in Will
mington. while the total registration
two years ago was 1850. The vote
which is cast on November will there
fore be considerably below that cast
two years ago, but it is believed that
the vote will be nearly, II not quite ae
great as the registration.
Many negroes who had received from
the Republican leaders money where
3 with to pay their registration fees were
deferred from registering by the fol-
lowing notice sent to them by the
I Democrats:
"It is known that you have received
{ by mail letter with money in II to
register with. You are notified not to
: attempt to do so as you will be Liable
to arrest and punishment"
Approximately the number Of voters
I registered in this city is 1882.
= 1t is a significant fact that out OF g.,
1856 registered on Saturday in this city
o. only 565 were negroes.
y Chairman Neary, OF the Democratic
u County Executive Committee, declares
u that both the city and county are safe
H. ly Democratic.
= Kent and Sussex are also Democrats
L on the face OF the registration books
g although Robert G. Houston claim
that the eusionists are 800 ahead in tn
latter county. a remarkably modes
claim to come from such a spen-binde
on ante-election figures.
no FROM THIRD TO FIRST.
n Several weeks previous the Re-
,r publican leaders made a bold e.
W fort to nut up a fight against Generi
,ct John p. Donahoe in the Third di'
oh trict. but it would not work, and the
turned their attention to the Fir
district. which is the district
Thomas f. Gormley. The Republ
nd cams have been very active in this di
if trict. and to swell their chances th'
&C. had ffty-four negros transferred fro
arc the Third to the First. In this di
in trlct the registration was very hear
be- but the Democrats have the majorii
rd- SECOND WARD TROUBLE.
mt Down in the Second ward the R
~ pubIicans and their negroes attempt
~ to have things their own way, .
n they were blocked and at least fife
~. CT twenty negroes were denied reg
nj tration papers.
-. Threats were made against Alt
a. a. A. Hayes, one Of the registration
~ Hcials. but it had no effect and a
batch of negroes, who claimed hon
in the district, were turned down.
HEAVY IN THE TENTH.
Ann The registration in the Tenth WI
oon or Firth district was extremely he'
nan and it is expected that the district
The give it's o,d-time majority With the
DER, istration as it now is it gives the Df
ford ocrats an assurance OF electlng IL
county ticket and getting maJoi
of the Legislature. The friends OF K
ert T. Moody. the Democratic nomi
day for sheriff, were out in full force,
The IL the registration in the county 4
re- good ais in Wilmington, Moody
use. succeed Sheriff Finn at New Castle
eets, BIG DBMoCRATTc GAINS.
,irts, In the Fourth district the E'
Evening and its Republican allies
hopeful of defeating Hon. John
Donahoe, the Democratic nominee
etter the House. He is $50 ahead of jaime
price Carter, the Republican candidate,
the all that Samuel Bancroft, Jr., and
erred Republicans can do will not affect
n re- election. In the First district, w
the Republicans were hopeful OF de
ng Thomas F. Gormley, the regii
ton books show that he has 25O
y OF iority. Francis J. McNulty has
rated 45O to his credit in the Fifth dis