The Morning herald., 1876-05-12
THOMAS FRANCIS BAYARD,
Subject to the Decision of the
st. Louis Convention.
THE ELECTION TOMORROW,
FOR PRESIDENT! !

THE ELECTION TO-MORKOw.
The election Of delegates to the Repub-
lican State Convention at Dover to name
delegates to the National Convention at
Cincinnati takes place in this city to-mor-
row, and while there will be considerable
excitement among the followers of the two
factions so bitterly antagonistic to each
other, there is no reason to doubt that it
will pass of quietly.
The two standing candidates for election
from this county are Messrs. Scott and
Hastings, both of whom are we'll known
in the Republican politics of this city. Mr.
Scott fought the old ring. which lost power
at the last Council election, with all the
force Of his influence, and claims to have
very large personal following in his
present aspirations, and strange as it may
seem, there is q fragment of the old ring
that favors his election. He led the bolt
that made Mr.. VIM. M. Candy success
fal independent candidate from the
Seventh. But there are hidden reasons
for the support Of the fragment of the old
ring toward him which are only known to
the members, and which are SO binding
that personal feelings or prejudices cannot
violate them, without the sacrifice of an
ulterior object. ~One theory of il is tha,
the old ringsters, in 1874, made solemn
pledges that if Mr.. Levi c. Bird, of this
city would unite with them for the election
Of DR.. Jump, of Dover, to Congress, they
would name Mr.. Bird as their candidate
for Congress in 1876.
This now cannot be disregarded without
creating the widest and most iniurious
dissentions in the party, and as the seats
are all fixed up by Wilmington influence
at Dover, it would never do in the face of
the Republican minority, to introduce a
rebellious element into nominating con-
vention of the party. Mr.. Bird is closely
allied with Mr.. Scott, a candidate for
Cincinnati, and considering the obligations
of the ring to Mr.. Bird, they cannot refuse
to accept his personal friend, Mr. Scott, as
candidate for their following. 1t is very
distasteful to them all, with only few
exceptions, but it has been shaped out as
line of policy, and the halter has to draw,
no matter who it chokes among these
select few.
MIR. Hastings is in the other faction.
There are no special objections made to
him only the same as the one preferred
against Mr.. Scott, the one of breaking up
the ring by his opposition. In point of
fact they are both boilers, of regular nomi-
n'tions made by the party for City Coun-
Gil. So in this respect, it is sort of draw
game, and unless something further comes
out from the mudGle against Mr.. Hastings
more entangling 10 his prospects than what
has already been stated, there is really but
little to choose between the two men.
The election tomorrow is purely fac
tional one, and will develop all the ener-
gies OF those interested to manifest good
showing for their respective candidates.
But the most exciting time of all will be
when the music begins at Dover, and the
candidates take place on the right or left
hand side, just as the caucus which really.
makes the candidates, and the voting is a
mere farce, shall decide.