Evening journal., 1903-05-15
REGULARS WILL
MAKE 4 FIGHT

Chairman Hastings.
Young Men Enthusiastic.
Herbert L. Rice, candidate for city
solicitor, was the next speaker He
made a stirring address. 1--WE must
not only try to arouse enthusiasm" he
said, but we must work to bring out
the vote. Every Republican was for
common primaries until a man came
here one day about noon. That night
his committee voted not to have com
mon primaries"
He referred to the efforts of the
Regular Committee to secure common
primaries and the scant courtesy its
sub committee received when It took
set of harmony resolutions in the
Union Committee. He had been i'm a
quandary as to what ticket to file his
name with, but he was glad that his
conscience did not permit him to put
his name on a ticket dominated by a
man who says his committee dare not
tell him that they are in favor of COM
mon primaries.
Mr.. Rice urged the getting out Of
as big a vote as possible and il the
party went down, it would go down
with colors flying and showing that il
is the majority Republican party in the
city. He hoped many would vote as
their consciences dictated and if the
Regulars won, it would be the end of
the Union Republican party.
W. G. Taylor. candidate for Council
from the Seventh ward, said he be-
lieved City Council should be run as a
large institution. City Council being
as the board Of directors. and the citi-
zens being the stockholders. Council
had had good men, capable for the
work; and it had had men who would
not have been selected for a director
in an institution or for a clerical DO
sition. If he was elected he would en-
deavor to let the people know of the
city's business. In his own ward, the
Seventh, there are 1,40O Regular Re-
publican votes, which is more than the
Union Republican total at its primary
in the whole city, and if the vote in the
whole city could be gotten out the
Regular candidates would, in his opin-
ion, win.
Thomas r. Holt. of the Third ward.
said; 4 think the time has come when
every man should pun off his coat and
go TO work and show his colors"
David r. Smith. candidate for Coun-
ell from the Sixth ward, said that If
he was elected he would do all in his
power for good government.
William p. White, the Councilmaic
candidate from the Eighth ward, said
he was determined TO fight one wing
of the Democratic party as we'll as the
Democrats. Il don't propose to quit
until the window goes down." he said.
l think it is a sign of strength when
they try to whip one by lying. When
the election is over they will know that
/ have been in the fight"
William II. Jones, of the Ninth ward,
said he was a candidate in favor Of
Republican principles and decent poll
tics.
Browns Good Speech.
isaac Brown, Of the Tenth ward, who
is not candidate, probably aroused
more enthusiasm than any other
speaker.
He said he thought a feeling had
been aroused in the city, and persons
who used to think they had performed
their duty when they voted, had been
aroused and felt the necessity of ask
ing their neighbSrs and friends to ex-
press themselves for principle at this
election. He had favored common pri-
maries, but at the dictates of an in
dividual who did not even live in the
city of Wilmington, common primaries
had been refused by the Union Repub-
lican faction. The Regular Republicans
are on record for harmony, and they
had humbled themselves in working
for it,
1T remains for us, as good loyal Re-
publicans, to make up our minds to
vote, and see that every vote in the
city is brought out, that every man
does his duty. The issue is a fight for
supremacy. Either one or the other
faction must go down to ignominious
defeat on June 6. Place yourselves on
record as capable of exerting your
selves and doing battle with one of the
worst foes of the party. The chances
OF victory have been swept away by
the ruthless usurpation of the func-
tions that you and have some say in
John Titus said that when Fahey
was elected mayor by 500 mapority. L.
500 Republicans did not vote, and he
could see hope in the present situation.
Alfred Gawthrop said he believed it
was a critical time in the history Of
Wilmington. He cast his first vote for
Abraham Lincoln and had voted, the
straight Republican ticket ever since.
He typifed Addicks as a carpet bagger
who had come here and said the people
could not have common primaries. He
declared that Addicks is not Re-
publican. The Republican party was
a party of honor and did not believe
i'm buying votes but in submitting mat
ters to the viii of the people. He hoped
that when the votes are counted they
would show that the honest people
were in control of the city.
The crowd applauded Harry f.
Thomas when he took the platform
and said there We're enough Regulars
to win, and that they should go into
the coming battle with that expecta-
! tion.
Leonard f. Wales spoke in pleas
ing way. He said that certain elements
Of the party had wandered into the
wilderness and worshiDed the golden
calf-"but while the lamp holds out to
burn the vilest sinner may return"
He believed there were enough good