Evening journal., 1903-05-20
NieIds Scores Dr.. Frantz.


framed, votes against local self-govern-
ment."
Nields Scores Dr.. Frantz.
Mr.. Nields related the early expectation
of common primaries. both Bilany Of the
Regular and Bradley of che Union com
mittee, the two chairmen, working with
that I'm view and victory was as certain
as the rising of the sun; but Addicks
came and said there would be no common
primaries and that IS final. lie said to
his own followers that they should not
have what they wanted. Referring 10 DR..
A. e. Frantz's speech before the Union
Committee on Monday might where he
spoke of being "a truSbue Union Republi-
can. Mr. Nields said that he Thought DR..
Frant2 had pulled the mask from his own
countenance and if ever there was a con-
fcssion of shame that was one.
Mr.. Nields held that if the Republicans
stand upon the ISSUE of the right Of the
Republican panty TO rule itself and con-
demned outside dic@ton they can defeat
not cnly the Democrats, but also the men
who are allied with Addicks.
When Major Edmund Mitchell was called
Sc said that his sentiments had been ex-
pressed by the speakers preceding him.
William 6. Taylor, candidate for Coun-
eli in the Seventh ward declared that the
time had come for the Republicans TO
stand fast. and that the election of a
man TO office was "a simple matter but to
compromise the principles Of the Repub-
hcan party was a serious matter. He
believed every compromise made by the
Regulars resulted in harm. lie urged the
getting out OF the vote tomorrow and
looked for poll of 5000.
Francis II. Hoffecker said that political
principles are % public necessity but a
blind adherence to possibly false party
principles does not subserve public in
7 terest and is a menace to good govern
ment lie believed in party loyalty but
not in dictatorship. If the true Republ-
/ cams of Wilmington stand together he
prophcled The election of the Regular
Ticket. The idea Of getting together re-
gardless of consequences should be
dropped.
The expression of Colonel Lewis b. Nor
row, that he had hoped for common pri-
mares, but when the time come to decide
whether lt should be a Republican or an
Addicksite, he decided to be a Republican.
Frank speakman urged the people to
get to work and bring out a fun vote to-
morrow and hoped for 45OO
Other speakers included Wilson Helms
/ ley, colored, William Caldwell. colored
and -. j. Colvln. colored Mr.. Hastings
recalled an incident i'm 1870 when an at.
tempt to prevent colored men from voting
at Seventh and Walnut streets was frus.
trated by Joseph Walker. Indian joe
he was called, who stood with his bacl
to the window and said il the coloret
men did not vote, no ono would vote
The colored men were permitted TO vote
Mr.. Hastings held "a window book at tn
polls and retreatcd when rocks wer
thrown and pistols fired.
George A. Elliott made motion to ad
iourn until tomorrow afternoon and in tn
meantime an effort is TO be made TO get
fun vote at the primaries.
George Taylor Is an aspirani for the az
poniment OF Democratic member Of th
Election Commission. Mr.. Taylor ts
e wcl,-known resident of the Ninth war
and viii have strong backing FOR the p,
sitiou.
p The following inspectors have bee
e. appointed for the primary election to
-, morrow:
First ward-Harry y. Thomas.
Second ward-Third primary dis
trict Elmer Laws; Fourth and Sixty
e eighth election districts, Charles Rut
, ter, First primary district, James /
y Montgomery.
n Third ward-Frank Homecker.
3 Fourth ward--John II. Wiggle.
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~ third and Twenty election dis
70 tricts, Marshall Yeatman; Thirtiet
Thrty-frst and Seventy third, Benjj
min Bye; Fifty-second and Fifty-thir
David Layton; Fifty-fourth and Fift!
~ fifth, E. w Jester
le Sixth ward-Ninth, Tenth an
y i0 Thirty-eighth election districts, Frar
. Fraim; Thirty-ninth. Fortieth, Fort!
=, first and Seventy sixth, George Sine,
ns ley.
'r n Seventh ward Sixteenth prima
1 district Alexander Mason: Seve
~ teenth. William Fl. Harriott; Sixtie
- and Seventy y-nrst election distric
~ George II. Cornell; Fifty-sixth. Fift
I, seventh, Eighty-frst and Eighty Sc
~ ond. George Winslow; Fifty-eighi
.o~ Ffth-ninth and Eighty-third, w.
Farra.
Eighth ward--Eleventh. Twelfth a
Thirteenth election districts. H.
r? Perkins; Forty second. Forty third a
so Seventy-sevonth. George G.. Byro
ad Forty-fourth. Forty-hfth, Forty-sis
and Seventy eighth, William WI
ell thrup.
TO Ninth ward-Forty- seventh a
Forty-eighth election district. Rob
Garry: Fifty-hrst Charles Brool
he Fiftieth, Forty-ninth and Seven
ninth, William Lyons.
Tenth ward-Twenty-fi Twen
sixth and Seventieth, Robert Tayl
?. Twenty seventh. Twenty eigf
Twenty -ninth. Seventy-first and S
enty-second, William Alden.
md. Eleventh ward-Wilbur Dell.
ind Twelfth ward-Thirty-s second, ,ThiT
third and Seyenty-fourth, -Seaga