Evening journal., 1909-06-04
REPUBLICANS
SEE VICTORY
Campaign Managers Predict
Tickets Election ond Con-
troll of Council
LIQUOR MEN MAKE
WAR UPON ". P. WHITE

With a few meetings in the various
wards tonight the municipal campaign
practically will be closed tonight and all
that will remain win be the voting to-
morrow The polls win open between eleven
and twelve O'Clock tomorrow morning
and will continue open until seven o'clock
IN the evening
The present campaign has been tho
quietest Wilmington ever has known
There have not been many meetings In the
various wards and not one big rally dur
ing the entire campaign, aside from tho
reception given by the Young Mems Re-
publican Club in honor Of the candidates
on the party ticket.
The Republican leaders to-day were
confident Of success tomorrow. and say
they expect to elect the Mayor. President
Of Council. City Treasurer and a major
ity OF Council. The Democrats to-day
seemed 10 be sangune too.
The Republican committeeman wish to
impress upon the voters OF their party the
Importance of voting tomorrow. as the
Democrats have mapped out systema-
tic plan for getting the voters Of their
I
tend TO exert themselves In Republican
wards, IN addition TO trying to pile up
! their maiorities in Democratic districts.
Because OF this plan on the part OF the
Democratic Committee. Chairman Billany
OF the Republican Committee urges every
Repubhcantto get out and vote.
The Republicans are counting on elect
ing the Mayor. President OF Council and
City Treasurer Assessor and Collector IN
the Northern District. and Councilnen
from the Second. Fifth. Sixth Seventh.
J Eighth Ninth and Twelfth wards. This
would give the Republicans seven Coun-
cilmen and the President Of Council il the
predictions should be realized. These
prophesies are sconed at by the Demo-
Gratis, who claim the Second. Sixth and
Twelfth wards in addition 10 the First.
Third, Fourth. Tenth and Eleventh.
Matthew L. Kyle is the Republican nom-
inee for Council IN the Twelfth. He waa
elected two years ago. has made an excel
lent Councilman. and because Of his stronl
personal following in his ward and tn
Democratic dissatisfaction there his -rc
election is being counted on BY the Repub
lican managers.
The Republicans say there is no doubi
but that DR.. Ebert viii carry the Sixth
ward for Council There is much Demo
cratic dissatisfaction there because OF the
defeat OF Jas. c. O'Neal for the Demo-
cratic nomination for President OF Coun-
Gil. and this feeling extends to several
other wards. Mr.. o'Nears friends feel
that extra efforts were put forth by Peter
J. Ford and some other Democratic lead
ers TO defeat O'Neal and nominate Mr..
Banning. In fact the set-up OF the nomina-
tions by Mr.. Ford and his friends has
left nasty feeling In the Democratic
ranks for DIR. Spruance and Mr. Ban
ming both were heralded as Ford s
choice" prior TO the primaries.
Liquor Men Fight White.
An element has been injected into
tho campaign that may prove far
reaching and have its reaction in the
Legislature two years hence. Some OF
the liquor dealers have started a con-
certed movement TO try to defeat VIII
liam p White, the Republican nomi-
nee for President OF Council. on the
ground that he is a dry man. Cir
culars have been sent out asking vot-
ers not to support Mr.. White, and the
latter lrleuua are luulshdHl 1iun hi-
lection on the part of Democratic sa-
> loonkeepers OF the wet" and dry
question into tho campaign is frown-
ed upon by some OF the dealers, who
fear that Il may prove a boomerang
in the next Legislature in the way Of
anti-liquor legislation. The German
3 American Alliance thrust the wet
r and dry" question into the campaign
too. and Is fighting Mr.. White and DR..
3 Elbert,
% II was predicted today that this late
J, Cay attack upon Mr.. White viii win
MIN many Democratic votes tomorrow
! for he has many friends who admire
his councilmanic record and his up
right stand in not attempting to strad-
ole a public issue.
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