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Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1900-08-30

Among the Republican orators now
engaged in campaign work in Name,
and striving to induce the Republicans
to turn out In force at the State election
that takes place early in September, is
Congressman Samuel J. Mccall of Mas.
sachusetts. Mr.. Mccall, during his term
in Congress, has frequently attracted
the attention Of the country by his bold
Independence Of party lines when public
issues were under consideration. His
mostsconspiouou act of Independence
was in breaking away from his party
over the question of the administra-
tion's Philippine policy and boldly
opposing the course that President
Mckinley had pursued.
But great change has come over
Congressman Mccall. and in recent
speech at Waldoboro he is reported as
having held up to ridioule the Issue of
imperialism. But in speech delivered
in Congress he boldly srraigned the
Republican majority for its treatment
Of Porto Rico, and concluded as follows:
! do not care to see our flag en-
blazon the principle of liberty at home
and tyranny abroad. l brand with all
my energy this hateful notion, bred
somewhere in the heathenish reoesses
Of Asia, that one man may exercise alb
Eolute dominion over another man, or
one nation over another nation. That
notion COMFORTS very little with my
idea OF American liberty. 1t was re-
sisted to the last extremity by the
heroes who fought at Bunker Hill and
starved at Valley Forge 1t fell before
the cleaning sabers of our troopers at
Winchester. 1t was shot to death by
our guns at Gettysbnrg and Appomat-
tox, Half o million men gave up their
lives that their country might stand
clothed in the resplendent robes Of con
stitutional liberty, and that we might
have q government of laws and not OF
men for every man beneath the shiuing
folds Of the flag. All the sweet voices
of our history plead with us for that
great cause today, and do not believe,
sir, that this nation will tolerate any
abandonment Of that principle which
has made her morally, as she is physi.
cally, without peer among the nations.
1t would be interesting to know what
influence was brought to bear upor
Congressman Mccall that induced hiu
to make such radical change OF front
1t will be disappointing to those who
admired his political Independence il
Congress, to learn that it has deserted
him during the pending political cam
paign.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1900-08-30
WATCHMAN UNDER ARREST,
Sullivan Charged With Having Robbed
tile steamer Clyde.

Sullivan Charged With Having Robbed
tile steamer Clyde.
Philadelphia, Pa, Aug. 29.--After
several hours Of diligent work, De.
tsotires Hamm and Tate caused tho
arrest early yesterday mornipg Of Daniel
Sullivan, the night watchman on the
steamer Thomas Clyde, on suspicion Of
having robbed the safe Of over 50, 600
some time Oh Sunday night. The ar
rest was made by Detective Sail while
Sullivan was on the way to bis home.
At 9 O'Clock in the morning he was
given hearing before Magistrate
Kocherspefger, and held In $1,000 ball
to answer in court. "
The evidence which was directed at
Sullivan WAS entirely oiroumstantial.
Night Clerk Gill of the Arch Street
House swore that he saw Sullivan pass
the hotel about / o'clock Monday uorr-
ing, carrying a sstchel that saggsd as
u 1t held a heavy load. He knew Sui
liVan's face, having often seen him
before, but did not know his name,
James Z. Otis manager of the steam.
boat, testified that at the time of the
robbery IS men of the crew, bin,self
and Purser Smith and wife were asloep
on the boBt. Sullivan said, after the
robbery had been discovered, that no
one had visited the boat or had left ii
during the night When it was learned
that Sullivan bad hsen seen ashore
suspicion naturally turned to him.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1900-08-30
ppe.idenslal Election Day.

With each recurring campaign for
the election Of a President comes the
question Why is 1t that the Presi-
Dental slection is held Gu the first
Tuesday after the. FIRST Monday in
Novemher2'' and the Chicago Tribune
gives very interesting amt intelligent
answer,
The first act passed by Congress
relating to ths subject it says, was in
1892 1t provided that Presidential
Electors should be appointed within
thirty -four DAYS before tine frst.Wednes-
day in December. This left each
State free to select day to suit itself
within those limits Pennsylvania
chose Electors on the last Friday in
October. Other States elect theirs on
different days between the beginning
and middle of November. Wher Har-
rison was elected, in ls40, the Demo-
Gratis asserted that his success was due
partly to fraudulent voting, wkioh was
made possible by the lack OF definite
eleotion day. II was alleged shat
kentucky and Ohio Wings had voted
| in both States, the elections being held
on different days. So, in 1915, the
Democrats passed the law now on the
statute books making the first Tuesday
after the first Monday election day.
At that timo but five OF the twenty.
six States held THAR Stats elections in
November. In Michigan and Mississippi
voting was carried on through two days
tho first Monday and the following
Tuesday. New York had had three
election days the first Monday, Tues.
day and Wednesday but had finally
confined voting to the middle day, or,
the first Tuesday after the first Monday.
Massachusetts chose State officers on
the second Monday in November and
Delaware on, the second Tuesday. So
Congress selected the first Tuesday
after the first Monday so as to consult
the convenience Of three States out oil
five, one of the three heine the i'm,
portant State of New York.
1t will be noted in the course of the
above explanation, that Delaware chose
the second Tuesday in September fol
its State election, after the act Of Con
gress in 1885. This made the tive
elections a week apart, except when tn,
month came in on Tuesday, when bott
would be held ON the same day. Blu
the law was soon changed 40 as to hole
the State election on the same day a
the Presidential election, tho frs
Tuesday after the first Monday Il
November. An interesting incident o
the period when the elections were helt
on different days was in 1852. Til
Presidential election came off first, and
for the first time since 1924 Delawar
gave her support to the Democrati
candidates, voting for Pierce and KinR
A week later the voters elected Whi
Legislature, that John NJ. Clayto
might he sent back to the Unite
States Senate. This was splendid
tribute to Clayton's power and popu
larity. Before the next Presidential cleo
ton the law was changed so as TO provid
for holding the State election en- th
first Tuesday after the first Monday i
November.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1900-08-30
wny snen r.arae Campn,gn runase

Referring TO the report dis
ruted, although not actually confirmed
that Mark Hannn had succeeded in
raising, in the city Of Philadelphia,
the sum Of 5000, QUO for the Republican
campaign fund, the Philadelphia
Record editorislly says 1T would be
impossible to raise $500. 600 in Phila-
delrhia to be expended in an effort to
tear out its rotten government, and put
honest men in charge. Yet a smooth
aud smirking Ohio statesman last week
levied a ready contribution Of 5000, COO
to help elect Mckinley ~
liz pursuance OF the subject the
Record prints a most striking and
effective cartoon, entitled "Ap After
thought" 1t represents William Penn,
with despairing expression on his face
and an empty Focketbook In his hand,
standing beside very dilarldnted
fence, the falling timbers of which are
labelled: incomplete public works."
Municipal misrule;" Needed i'm
rroyaments - Unfinished school
buildings;" Delayed filtration" In
the distance can he seen Mark Hannn,
hilsriously rrodding the g. o. P.
elephant along the road towards the
National Capital, the beast being bur
deued with bags labelled 100000. 1T
seems to me, William Penn 10 repre-
sonting as dolorusly declaring, that /
needed that money more than did Mark
Hanna" No doubt of 1t.
The spectacle is thus presented Of
a people who are notoriously liz need
of the most ordinary functions of a re-
spectacle city government, contributing
an enormous sum Of money to the cam
paign of political party, 1t raises
anew the question: Why should such
great campaign funds be demandedY
1.-THE answer is obvious" says the
Philadelphia Ledger, taking up the
subject from the Record, land II ia
not fiattering to our civic pride, ncr to
our much boosted self-goyernment.
And this "1bgious" answer is that
the great bulk OF this money is to be
expanded In deliberately corrupting the
suffrage, In an effort TO secure party
success. 1t means more Of the blocks
Of five' in Indiana more Of the famous
"use of soap in New York; more oi
tho tactics that have been employed
right here In Delaware, In deter
mined, out thus far fruitess, effort te
purchase o seat in the United States
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1900-08-30
The Unios Republican ultlmatum.

WHAT may be considered the ulti-
natum of the Union Republican party
Of DeIaware--or, rather, Of its boss and
owner j. Edward Addioks--was made
public at the Union Republican State
Convention at Dover Thursday. Mr..
Addioks' party maintains. - the basis
of harmony between the two factions
OF the Republican party, that his can
dIdate for governor, DR.. George W.
Marshall, must be accepted by the
Regular Republicans; 90 to his candi-
date TOT Representative in Congress,
DR.. Caleb r. Layton, he will be
willing 20 take him by the heels and
drag him from the ticket on short
notice, 10 order to make room for any
other candidate that may prove accept
sble to the Regulars.
This much was proven by two
speeches made at last Thursdays con-
ventiop, and it is not to be presumed
that either speaker said what he did
without the express permission Of the
Tartyfs boss. Dr. Marshall, Mr..
Addlcks candidate for governor, said
to the convention: 81 will remain at
the head of the ticket until the polls
close on November 9Th. % DIR. Layton,
Mr.. Addicks' nominee for Congress,
gracefully announced his willingness to
sacrifice his political ambitions and
get off the ticket ct any time, in the
interest OF party harmony.
Here is the Addicks ultimatum,
therefore, and It is not hard to realize
why he is willing to make COM
promise on the nominee for Congress.
He knows that Mark Hanna and
MCKINLEY will demand Of him that he
place no obstruction in the way o,
securing . Republican Congress to
back Mckinley should the latter be re.
elected, and after having received The
favor Of Hanna and Mckinley at thu
Republican National Convention, hi
cannot do otherwise than comply will
their demand.
But, as to the rest of the negotiation,
for a union of the two Republican
factions there can be no installing th,
TERMS that Mr., Addicks will dictate
The Regular Republicans must accep
bis candidate for governor and promis
not to oppose his nominees for th
General Assembly. Everything. els
that they may ask he will grant then
on behalf Of the party, or faction Of
patty, that he not only represents, blu
absolutely controls.
Itremains to be seen whether th
Regular Republicans Of Delaware vii
accept or reject the Addicks ultimatum
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1900-08-30
DELAWARE DOTS.

While working in W. II. Smith &
Co.'s basket factory, at Harrington,
Tuesday, Andrew johnson fell into d
vat containing boiling water, and was
seriously scalded -tf
The Regular Republicans of Kent
county have decided to put an anti
Addicks ticket in the field, and Chair
man Mensch has issued call for the
Der 18th. 49,
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1900-08-30

The majority question Is the one that
troubles the Union Republicans. Tho
figures that show, Officially. how their
strength fell fvom 81 per cent OF the
total Republican vote Of Wilmington
at the election Of 1906, to only % per
cent at the election of 1880, are terribly
convincing and cannot be overcome.
They indicate like loss Of following
throughout the Stats. No wonder they
do not want Chairman Hanna to come
here and take look at them.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1900-08-30

Chairman Hanna wants big oam-
paign fund for the Republican National
Committee, and be is making stern de-
mapds upon the beneiioiaries Of the
party's legislation for responses to his
request. He wants 5000, 600 from Phil
adelphia alone. Ii is an interesting
question what need there is Of SO much
money! 1t Is true that the legitimate
expenses Of q political campaign are
pretty heavy, but they do not require
such an enormous sum of money OF
would be represented by Philadelphia
proportion Of 5000, 600.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1900-08-30

In this issue is printed complete
list of the Democratic candidates for
delegates to the State and County Con-
yentions, and of the candidates for
nomination to the various positions to
be filled by the people at the coming
election in New Castle county. The
list is formidable one, and shows an
unusual interest ON the part OF the
Democrats. The list is also official, as
it was prepared by the Democratic
County Executive Committee, and in
accordance with the provisions of the
Primary Election law this committee
will Print the tickets to be used at the
primaries, which will be held on Satur-
day, September 9Th. No other names
than those printed today will be placed
on the tickets, the books having been
closed Tuesday.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1900-08-30

The Berks County Magistrates Asso-
citation, at session held in Read
ing, Saturday evening, adopted reso-
luton, declaring it to be the sense of
the association that the adoption OF
the whippiugpost for the punishment
of wife beaters would Es the proper
means to lessen this inhuman practice. y
a great many PEOPLE in other sections
of the country have long since como to
a like conclusion.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1900-08-30

Philadelphia has long complained Of
bad drinking water and had city
government generally, and now the
complaint comes that by reason of
negligence q number Of needed new
public schools in course of construction
are IN state far removed from COM
pletioD, and that, as a result, several
thousand children will not be able to
obtain accommodations at the opening
Of the school year next month. The
School Board committee having charge
OF the construction OF these schools, it
is alleged, has been negligent and FER.
mitted the contractors pot only to delay
the work, hut to. perform SO much of
it 10 ap indifferent and unsafe manner
that it will have to be done over again.
Yet the people Of Philadelphia, in
order to preserve tho tariff" year
after year vote into renewed power the
same old gang of incompetent and cor
rupt rulers. Ii any people ever deserved
TO suffer from the worst evils of
municipal misgoyernment, the people
Of Philadelphia surely do, for they
bring these evils upon themselves.
They can correct them at any election
by their ballots, but will not.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1900-08-30

Evidently Mr.. ]. e. Addicks is be.
coming pessimistio. According to .
New York special he said In that city,
on Saturday: 1.-THE two factions have
only one electoral ticket in Delaware,
but that's about all the comfort we
have. The administration appointees
have q bolters' State ticket in the field,
and "a house divided against itself
cannot stand. We are the oreaniza-
ton, but the Postmaster General ap-
points the other fellows, who have made
all the trouble. Tie outlook our way
is not cheerful" Well and good. Since
the two factions have united upon a
common electoral ticket, 1t will be tine
right and proper outcome of the cleo
tion II tho faction, of the Republican
party led and controlled by Mr.. Addicks
shall be overwhelmingly defeated.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1900-08-30
DoVEK.

Special Correspondence Of Gazette and Journal.
Dover, Aug. e9.-The Taylor Hooper
Manufacturing Go. Of Baltimore, which
has b capital stock Of SlG0. 600 aud is
authorized 10 manufacture sheet metal
ware, filed its Certificate Of iucorpora-
tion here yesterday afternoon.
Robert ii. Wilson Of St. Jones'. Neck
has sold his entire crop of Alberta
peaches, 5000 baskets, to Little
Creek oanper foi 80 cents per basket.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1900-08-30

The sxpenslyeness aud difficulty of
oversee campaigns is illustrated In our
experience with the Philippines, great
part of our bill in that case being the
cost of transportation half way round
the world, says the Baltimore Sun.
The tonnage used by the British to
convey troops, horses, mules, &c., to
and from South Africa illustrates SINH
larly the expensiveness Of imperialism.
Between July LIST. 1889. and March 3lst
1900, 1926 steamers OF 1,73S, 1888 gross
tons were chartered for voyage of
from COCO to 1000 miles. The meaning
of these figures may be grasped by q
comparison, This tonnage was So per
cent more than the entire steam tonnage
Of France and but 421, ISL tons less
than that of Germany. To the end OF
March 30, 100 horses were sent from
England and 10, S96 from Australia and
Argentina, besides T,3i4 horses and
mules sent from India and 81, SOB mules
shipped from various ports, About
200, 600 men were sent to South Africa
from England, Canada, Australia,
Malta and India. 1t speaks well foi
the efficiency Of modern steamships that
not one life has so far been lost at ses
by reason Of storms, shipwreok or like
accidents OF horses from 2 to 5 per cent
we're lost In transit and of mules from
to % per cent. The British taxpay 81
has pretty bill to pay for the luxury
of asserting himself outside the limits
| of his own island. e.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1900-08-30

The National COMMITTEES of the Pop
ulist party, at a meeting held in Chi
cage Monday, accepted the declination
of Charles A. Towne as tho Populist
nominee for Vice President, and nomi.
mated Adlai e. Stevenson for the va
canoy. This makes the Democratic and
Popuist tickets alike each being
Bryan and Stevenson.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1900-08-30

The Addicks organ insists that DIR.
George W. Marshall, the Addioks Re-
publican nominee for governor, will
be the next Republican governor of the
State. This may be true, but, all
the same, he may nut be the next
governor of the State. And he will not
be. IL the Democrats act wisely.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1900-08-30

.Elwood Souder. Jr., OF No. I704
Washington street fell from the loft In
the stable OF b, l.. Kent at Copoord
Station Tuesday afternoon. While
descending, Souder's leg caught upon
nail. which caused an ugly wound,
requiring several stitches to oiose 1t.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1900-08-30

With plenty of campaign funds in
his pocket, and Roosevelt's tongue
checked by suddenly and mysteriously
acquired throat affection, Mark Hanna
is evidently in moro cheerful frame
of mind than he was few weeks ago.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1900-08-30
Trains to be Annulled.

On Saturday next tie two Atlantic
City trains on the I. ". y B. rsilroad
Will DO aunulled. The trains are tho
northbound passing through this city
at .. 33 p. M, and the southbound from
Atlantic City, passing here at A28
p. m. 80
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1900-08-30
4. q .he Maitet y Naaoritv.

The Union Republican conscienoe-;
II thetre car be such thing~is still
tendor upon the score of which of the
two Republican factions represents a
majority Of the Republican voters OF
Delaware, The Union Republican con,
tention is: First, that majorities should
rule; second, that the Union Republi-
oan factien comprises majority Of tho
Republican voters Of Delaware.
This assumption OF being in the
majority, however, has been severely
shattered since, at the election of four
years ago, the official returns showed
that the vote for the Union Rep dbliean
candidates comprised clear majority
OF the Republican vote of the State,
and in the city of Wilmington 81 per
cent of the entire Republican vote. One
cong incine evidence that the majority
has shifted tc the other side, was the
official count of the city election in
Wilmington in June, 1899. 1t showed
remarkable change, the Union Re-
publican vote having fallen from 81 per
cent of the total Republican vote to
only 80 per cent Ialr.
Another instance showina the trerd
in this direction was the surprisingly
large vote over 1900 - cast at the
Regular Republican primary election
in this city, last Monday afternoon. II
was for delegates to the State Con.
vention only, and there were contests
In but few Of the wards. And yet the
total vote polled was over 1,60o. TIL,
poll Of votes at the Union Republican
primaries was distressingly small, tn,
| delegates having been slated in advance
by the party's boss and perfunctorily
accepted by the voters.
There is no doubt that the sentimen
Of the Republicans Of Delaware ha,
radically changed since the election o
1896. Then majority Of them adhered
to the Union Republican party, as th,
official count Of the votes clearly proved
But the instances showing that ther,
has been a large change since thei
cannot be doubted. The vote at tn,
| last CITY election establishes this. TIL
vote at the Regular Republican pri
maries on Monday last was largel.
coptirmatory.
1t can be safely accepted as fac
that the Union Republican following
no longer comprises majority of tn
Republican vote of Delaware. On tn
contrary, 1t il now ip large minority
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1900-08-30

The man who dropped dead in Broad
Street Station. Philadelphia, Monday
night, supposed to be e. Is. Williams
Of FELTON,, has been identified as q. Y.
Williamson OF Brooklyn, N. Y.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1900-08-30
The Population Of Philadelphia.


The population Of Philadelphia by
the census of 1900, as given out last
week, is 1888, GOT. In 1890 1t was
1,o46, 964. The ten years. increase is
246, 1913, or 1857 per cent. The increase
for the ten years before that was 1879, 1914,
or 1888 Fer cent. 1t is very rsmarka-
BILE that the percentage of increase In
Philadelphia's population from 1880 to
1880 and from 1890 to 1900 should differ
by only one-hundredth of one Ger cent.
Of the nine cities the population of
which have been announced, Philadel-
phia stands seventh in the per centage
Of increase, %. 81, the eighth and ninth
being Washington, with 14.57, and
Cincinnati, with 9.77. The others are
Chicago, present population, l,69s, 573,
increase 54.44 per cent; Milwaukee,
1885, increase, 1854; New York,
3,427, 219, increase, 80. II; Buffalo,
1852, 2l9, increase, 37.77; Provid enoe,
1851, increase, 32.ss; Louisville,
204, 73l, increase, 2I.06.
In 1870, when the first census was
taken. the population Of Philadelphia
was 54,39l; in 1900, $1,000; in 1910,
1l1,2l0; in 1920, 1876, 637; 10 1880,
1873, 797; in 1870, 25S,037; in 1850,
40S, 1853; in 1860. 565.529; in 1870,
674, 022; in 1880, s47.1 ITO; In 1890,
1,o46, 964 in 1900, 1898, 697.
In this story OF Philadelphia +,
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