Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1880-12-16

expect Wnh respect 20 tl'r taii ot IN
peauilNrut las tnr Legislature, he sad,
we Wi give tAem Enough ui tIst il
,huy undertake IT, - Gl oih=r ques-
tions, Including Que As 10 whether he Is
tekinp an active interest in the contest,
Mr. Higgins simply answered, i have
nothing to say
KNOWS NOTHING ABOUT II.
Lavi o. Bird, Esq greeted the reporter
with, "Wnat is it, old man Z
81 want TO interview You about the
Houston. Martin contest.
"Oa, don't know anything about IT. 4"
"Whst do you think about it 2"
II don't think anything about it, ....-.
THE JUDICIARY SHOULD De PURE
George q. Gordon, Esq did not care
to appear as any ones accnser. "If
were IN Judge Houatnn's place. he said,
81 would not contest Martiu's seat. But
| dop't take aGY Interest in politics, what
ever; I am ds3ustcd with the whole batch
OF politicians.
"Ny opinion is, said Nr Gordon in
reply 10 another question, "that no lnan
Oh the bench should meddie in any way in
politics. and he cant help dOiDg ,uls if he
accepts political nomination. / think
tue bench shenid be kept pure from any
political contamination.
Il THERE PRECEDENT.
Benilnn Nlells, Esq declined to ex.
press IN Opiniou ~ to Judge Houstcns
course III remaining up IN the bench. He
said, however, that ms being a candidate
was NOS uu act that should disqualify him
~ istHna ,lnHuag n bt
bench nave been candidates for the L nited
>tutes Senate and have been elected while
on tAe bench That has occurred Ia this
$ ate Chief Justice Tuomes Clayton was
elected United States Senator while ON the
bench; ne had TO be candidate OF course
before he waa elfc.td. o her chief
iastcea III our State have been candidates
Tor the United States S-nate. Judge
Fields waA u candidate for the Presidential
nomnation before the last Democratic
convention and Judge Chase WIS csndi
date brtCrr the Democratic convention Of
1868
With reference 10 tue origin 0i this cor
test, MIR ktslds said thnt he pad no kuowi-
edge of it uatil 1t was announced here.
"lhe Office Of Congressman is purely a
Federal one and Goes not affect State
issuss, was all thar Nr. Nieds wished to
say on tins question. As TO " at tau re-
suit Of the contest will be, or what effect
it VIII have upon the parry, be declined to
express M opluiou. ..a.....- .
THE rR2rmLTY + IT.
S.nu A. Macallister, E-q said the
matter had tskcii him by surprise and he
was not suflitipntly informed as so the
fncts upon which the State Committee
acted 10 be able to express ary DpinipE
OF lbe su!j,c', further tLan 70 =sS that,
since il has received the rtdorsemert %
Judge Honstpu. he presumed there was
suili iieIt reason foe G4llbe y contest.
If the gentlemen having this mater III
hand SAID he ''can sustain tho charges
which fLty iuake, i,a caut .t certainly
cannot damage the plr'y. The proFriety
OF such ar auL f;ue giving uU.lua ot con-
teytl DO uut f-et aids 20 speab upon,
tbiuk il would have been better II there
hut been more publicity 81 en- tn ihe
matter nni if there had besn more Ge'-
eral consultation smong the members OF
,he bar II might be tG0t they iia rot
tLiuk there was time for this
10 the question as to what Le thought
Of Judga Houston rsmainuS 90 the beuuh,
he said
"As ii now stands. tninll there is 4
great dGer-uce b.t@een a mans beius
elorttd to CoupEss- and BIS simply en.er,
ing into u tuuttst 10 dateFiyiu $ LeiLr h'
has been elected or not. Ia the iAitsr
case he submits IL" question to n contest
aud. until that contest il determined, It il
nnt known ahetipl re is Il m-tnber or
not. y. course, If the dt cisiur il IT, Lis
favor, ard Be- Incomes 3 member, no WI
resign lI4doss not ua-- lis cOute-t a.
upal raiend il, upon Il Clail! OF 4 II .rliy
of the votes pgllri, but upru tLe claim
that many were prevented irau voting
through frauds couuiyea gt by 'ur qua.
tying officers
As be proceeded hir. hs.elis,es drined
his ssntimants rather more def1iirlv. II
considered The nGvn for contest une Of
.a!her dUpGtfpi propiiety, either ft1y! a
public on p,T,y sttrGpoia'. * II y be O
proper tnlUg to dol do rot kn1w ] atu
not prepared ~ yet 90 say whrih-r -hill
take part 10 It or rol shall await lGrin, :
developments Ii these fraui5 eau lie
ascortal4cl tnsy .nlutd bS; gtG. Il the
Judgment Of ,Gosa h.sfng tAis mliter IN
charge Is that they gull OF o. tsa'etI4ta..l
either through cur own n0Urt5 ci Tbs
United States courts. apt ! take !! tda
ir,s il the eaief Obi Ct this mpT n!ru!,
.ld tbpt q uDrgessionsl ,'syt 7,lg silcti u
oer,s-ny, ct puoiic ht5 tiEdt 10 kpyS
atd a,o,rt IN them through ,ueh "a il
yestis zion. believe the,e bd- henu d
conspiracy among the qualifying ctli 'er-
10 pTeveut Il publ cals voting, nud u
ht.e uen cBnnot be rrechtd toy Uu
ctuGts Or the tuited States c~rrt-, | Irl
in favor Of trying 10 ie ct' tEerl, If il
takes Congressional investigator 10 do II,
We must have fair elections. lh' assess
ment laws certainly wsut rrysu@. aLC
our collectors should be c0rtpeil. ii +,
make oil people pay their toxea "itbou
regard to how they vote.
II thought, sad atr MAcG.ij taI ,atte
u pause, 'Hhat this investigation is gptts
~ sImply in the yiw that the krpnhli
CHS Ia Congress will need Julsu Hlus
toms yute, without regard 10 controversy
Should he a'serlS opposed to it (; but. i
! H. ol ct is 10 uuedrih irands aud lhey cni
bc u;,.Hrihed and brought TO iiei,, Ia ~
other weS. am in favor o. IT; but TIL
thing of takiug Loan by The reck ut,
throwing hitn out OF the halls uf q ngrra
because party demard-lj, irep lid 'eneIt !
pcacliea, and caleu at q 10 d; Hnre to 't
roy our system OF gov,rpm .n! tua}, -uJ
thing else.
Superintendent l. n, Mitls, uf ,he D-e
ware railroad, was asked bin il Dc va
taking any stock in the HQustou,& &ert,
contest.
"Gaiy az menl6er OF the Sta'e Centra
Commi,tys,' he itui:ed.
DO you thiuE j, viii amount 10 any
thing;
III the allegations made eau bc Prove
il will result III the unstatiug OF Nj
Martin. ! lock al it in this way: a
through The campaign Republicans elaine
they bad majJ.ity oi thr voters but tbs
many OF their men were di.frGnchjsed b
the uriust operation of the esaessmer
laws Now, let us have those charge
investigated aud, il th,s arc thus, let i
have CHARGE to prove thvu il iuey ~
fGlse. let the Democrats have chauce /
disptOve them. | reprl the assertion thi
this thing has bgel brought up at To-
time because we think We can take sdvaI
tage Of q RClubliran m7i,ri'y in Congre.
to Gust MIR, MRf,in without fully an
CLEARLY proving athe is not tntidadto h
seat. believe Congress VIII do the ia
tnlng; u i 'HGpRht oihuFWlSe / Won
hnve nothing 10 do With the matte
because have never yet committed u al
3 honorable act and never mean 10
? An Influential business man who is
staurch Republican SAID 10 the reporter
Il wish you would let your readers kno
that all the decent II publieans Of IL
city are opposed, tooth and toe nail,
5 this contest / have been around amor