Evening journal., 1904-11-07
! NIP AND TUCK"
SAY THE LEADERS
Politicians of Both Parties
Unable to Claim Any Sub
stantial Majority
SITUATION is INTERESTING
sneclnI 10 rhe rrenlne lournal

New Castle. Nov. Ton the eve of
election politicians Of New Castle hun
dred are at sea as to the outcome Of the
vote and neither side is able to predict
to any certainty the result.
That both parties have worked hard
though quietly is evident by the regis
tration figures. which show registra-
tion OF 1878 out Of about 1900 voters
throughout the hundred. OF this vote
both sides claim n majority at tomor-
rows election though leaders Of neither
party are willing to give out any fig
ures and will make no statement be-
yond the fact that 1--WE viii win"
From an accounts money has not cut
any considerable figure so far in the
campaign but what will pan OUT to-
day and tomorrow has not been an
nounced. Although rumors Of deals
and cuts have been current so far
nothing appears to have taken any tam
gible form. II was reported that the
Democrats. Of whom there
are probably ten or fifteen In the hum
dred. would cut Andrew NJ. Gallagher.
candidate for Representative. ON ac-
count OF his business, but Il Is now said
that they will cast their ballots for Mr.
Gallagher. being willing TO overlook
this time the 60 them) Objectionable
feature Of his campaign on account OF
the fact that United States Senator
ship is involved. For the past two cleo
tions there have been but two straight
Prohibition votes cast.
The negro element Is troubling lead
ers to some extent as OF about 125 negro
voters IN the hundred who are qualified
TO cast their ballots, twenty-five Of
them at least did not vote at any OF
the primaries and as a consequence are
said to be open" 10 any reasonable
that may be advanced. 1t
is believed, however, that every avail
able vote will be cast and that party
lines VIII be strictly adhered 10, making
the ultimate result uncertain.
Denies He is a Candidate.
The following is a portion OF a circu-
lar which was circulated freely in Will
on Saturday night ana which
was entitled Twelve Reasons why /
am thinking Of voting the Democratic
ticket"
IL prefer James B. Toman. the New
Castle saloonkeeper. TO Winfield s.
Quigley the Wilmington business man,
for clerk OF the peace. A saioonkeeper
makes a better official than "a merchant
does. Toman was also badly treated i'm
1896. They would not let him have the
sherin's Office after he paid much good
money 10 the Wilmington inspectors for
changing the election returns"
Il would like to see Chief Justice
Lore and Judge Spruance TO resign or
be removed, and the Hon. I'd. r.. Coch-
ran. Jr., and Artemas Smith, Esq. put
in their places. / think Uncle Gale"
and Dick Kenney would do that for US.
I am also hankerlng for a different
class of men on our juries Things are
not as they used to be at the court
house Sourkasm."
The best thinking class of Repubi-
cans In this city have not approved OF
this sort OF campaign work and both
parties here have refrained from being
personal. Mr. Smith absolutely denies
that he is n candidate for judgeship.
Discharged From Service.
An order has been received by Lieu
tenant w. E. Myers discharging hon
orably from the service OF the National
Guard the following men: Frank NJ
Beckett J. e. Wright. G. V. Duffy, C.
II. Champltt r. j. Fleming. A. d..
FAIRIES, +. c. Greenly. H. Grossman.
w. A. Davis. j. f. Sapp. p. Vivian. w.
Wright, r. f. Bowen. w. J. Hankin
There win be an inspection OF Company
II on the evening OF November 30 by
nspector-General Matlack on Fri
day night last one of the best attend
ed drills for some time was held in the
armory, not a man being absent unless
excused. Lieutenant Myers has a num-
Der Of discharges OF ex-members of the
company which they can obtain by call
ing at the armory FOR them.
The company viii be drilled under the
new tactics ON Friday evening next
Relative in This City.
Mrs. Lewis r. Eliason was shocked
on Friday last TO learn OF the death
OF Harry T. Sloan, an engineer on the
r. b. & W. railroad, who was killed
by his engine turning over on him near
North Point Nd. The dead man was
the husband OF Mrs. Eliason's sister
and lived at Third and West streets.
wilmington, with his wife and child.