The daily gazette., 1880-05-10
The Radical Convention.
EDITORIAL COMMENTS OF THE STATE
PRESS ON THIS REMARKABLE GATH
ERING

EDITORIAL COMMENTS OF THE STATE
PRESS ON THIS REMARKABLE GATH
ERING.
Dover Delawarean, Dem.
After the enactment of such disgrace
full scenes in Dover Court House Hall,
on Thursday last, by the leaders of the
Republican party, and the demonstration
of their utter unfitness for positions Of
publicl trust, we think 1t would require
an extraordinary amount of audacity on
their part to go before the people of this
State and ask them to confide their in
terests to the keeping of such incompe-
tent hands. We are satisfied, when
thinking men reflect upon the outrage
that was inflicted upon the community
by the disgraceful acts of the mobocracy
which assembled on Thursday, in Dover,
1t will crimson their cheeks with the
blush of shame and cause them in their
heart of hearts to repudiate such set
of radical leaders, and chase them, where
the belong, into the shades Of political
obscurity.
Georgetown Inquirer, Rep.
New Castle county came to the con-
vention with majority of twenty In
favor Of reconciliation and peace. Sus-
sex came with clear majority OF fif-
teen on the same commendable errand.
Kent, however, with her forty votes, cast
under an arbitrary and thefore unrepub-
lican rule, allied herself with the riff
raft led by Levi G. Bird of Wilmington,
and the handful of men whom Esquire
Burton, of Georgetown, still controls in
| f1,sa Af nj and inHn-
| ence, and by their combined influence
insolently dictated the proceedings from
beginning to end.
Sussex journal, Dem.
The Republicans in convention yes
terday were wilder than the widest ant
most untamable of the wild cats o.
| America. The leaner the bone and the
hungrier the cat the harder the fight
and these cats are hungry and the bones
they have are lean-a custom house Of
flee or two, one or two light houses, a
United State collector, and few post
masters. Ah, If they could only get
hold of the good fat bones of the little
State of Delaware they would soon
grow so rotund and sleek that they
would be too lazy to fight.
The outcome of the fight was the sue
cess of Judge Fisher and Dick Harring
ton, and the sending of Grant delega-
ton to Chicago.
Milford Chronicle, sarcastic Republican
At one time while the assessment lists
were being attended TO, the Republicans
of Delaware held very strong hopes OF
carrying the State this fall, and the De
mocracy were not sure but what they
would, from the determined way IL
which the Republican officials were
working. But mainly through the milk
and water sort of a chairman, who Is
managing affairs in Wilmington for .tht
Republicans, their prospects are not al
glowing as they were; yet they have
such a good grip as to make the ques
ton, "is the Democratic party out Of
the woods" debatable one.
There is but little discord, if any, il
the Republican camp at present, and i
each and every member of that party
comes forward at the coming elections
and does his part rightly, the vote will
be closer than in several years past.
Breakwater Light, Rep.
After all, it may be said that the Con
vention was significant one, and if thu
party will but adhere to the admonition
given by several prominent members
there will be much hope for success In
the November elect. on. The entir'
| delegation stands for Blaine, though
they go the National Convention unin
| structed.