Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1880-09-02
REPUBLICAN STATE POLITICS.
Judge HoustOn's COnditions-s'NO
Fight, no Money, no Speeches, no
Observation-Disclosures From Dover
Grcen-What the State Convention
May and May Not dO-'rhe Party's
Expectations and What II Will

Observation-Disclosures From Dover |
Grcen-What the State Convention |
May and May Not dO-The Party's
Expectations and What II viii
Realize.
Special Correspondence of State journal
DOVER, August 80 The State COM
mittee salutes Judge Houston, and Judge
Houston says "a good day to you MIR
committee" and it is very happy State
Commute and very ccmplasant judge
Mvch question has arisen as to
WHAT THE JUDGE WILL DO
| after he is nominated To set at rest all
spt eulation upon this head, | will state
the conditions upon which he agreed to
become n candidate for Congress.
First-That ho was to be nominated
without n fight.
Second-1hat he WAS to make no
speeches
Third That he wps 10 contribute no
money.
Aud fourth-That he WAS not to resign
He looked at the thing in the light Of
the old provcIb, and the bird which the
State committee pointed out 10 him wss
so very, very far in the bushes, that il
was not deemed wise to combat the wis
dom Of his position, and so he is to be q
passive candidate in an active campaign.
Judge Houston, however, is not hope
less of success He counts upon personal
popularity in Sussex, aud his friend are
hopeful that the old Democratic wounds
In that county will be reopened and
aggravated by circumstances favorable
to the M this year. The vote from New
Castle against Col. Martin, in the oouven-
ton which nominated him two years ago,
/ 10 oh IA, ha a nf
larty there which will tell in the fight
this fall.
In both they are mistaken, but it will
serve to lend vigor to their efforts which
will be felt in the contest. The absorbing
question down here is
TWILL THERE RE FIGHT
in the convention on Thursday "Will
there be =
1t is doubtful, but not Improbable.
brief interview with MIR. Higgins, at viii
mington on Saturday, gave me the cue to
the objective point of the contest, no far
as he was concerned. Said /, "Mr. Hig-
gins, are you all agreed upon Judge
l Houston p
= Surely, yes. "
"And, upon MIR. DUPONT for elector ~
Eyes, again"
lutI, lHtTt Will Dt uU llRut NJ DONtt
' "Well, if they will reorgani2e the State
/ committee there will be no occasion for
E fight"
However much it may be disguised,
this was the first idea, when the blood of
y Mr.. Pickles was hot after his defeat in
+ May last The State Central Committee
was the game which he and his friends
e were cunning after, and if the "Opposi-
M ha il
+ fond of having Mr.. Pickles, Mr.. Higgins
and their hackers called, had succeeded in
{ electing majority of the delegates in the
VI State convention, there would have been
), an effort made to supplant the presen,
committee with one more to their liking
n Now that the State committee has the
e whip handle in the fight, it is an exceed
4 ingly interesting question as to how tai
they will 90. just now they are in 4
u oonciliating mood, and unless something
is doue to excite them, will harmonic
n and things will work smoothly. One thing,
:, however, they will be likely to do give
the color OF authority to the committed,
in appointment of extra members, anC
change the mode for delegate elections il
T. New Castle county.
I AS THE SITUATION APPEARS now,
mere VIII pe tue punt ~ "ultu
wrsngle may occur in the convention
u In the organization OF the convention
nj chairman will be elected who has not beei
OF actively identified with either faction
# but he will be selected, not by til,
- Pickles Higgins faction, but by tn
>. State committee. The Burton wing of tn
" party in Sussex, which is the State com
III mittee party, having majority of tn
- delegates will put Benjamin Burton, o
IN Georgetown, on as elector from tina
ID county, and the general manage cement o
a. the convention will illustrate the truth o
~, the terse but expressive wisdom of Mr.
NJ McLear, the chairman of the Wilmington
be- City Executive Committee, and one of Mi
I'd Higgins supporters. Said MI. Meleai
having agreed to Mr. Houston, and Mi
IL DUPONT, and having backed down frot
y; the delegate election question, what ar
wi you Higgins men fighting fory'
in Nothing"
A. "And where are you p
rn Nowhere"
rs JUDGE HousToN's HEpUBLIcANIsM.
IN OF course Judge Houston cannot affor
II now to have it understood that he is an,
ng thing but strong and sincere Republican
De but that Il few weeks ago he had stron
,.
al very pretty little stoiy is told about
An letter of oongratulation to the Democrat
candidate and, while it is not strict
of true, there is good reason to belieN
is. that he has been waverrg between
~ liking for General Hancock and his hub
l,d of going with the Republicans
M, 1t is AZ years since Judge Housto
p graduated from the law office of John n
Clayton and began the practice of Law
to- He was then Wing and when he accep
of the nomination on Thursday, AS he will 1
lNs doubt do in q modest speech, containiI
WI remarks about the entire surprise Of h
~ nomination and how he has come centre
10" unprepared to feelingly respond" NC
lie will go over this record of ant
.be Democracy to vindicate himself from Il
oc- base and libelous charge Of being
, sympathy with gallant Union soldier.
The Judge il very indignant when
lu hears suggestions about his resignation
Iht view OF his nomination, and thinks tn
or people are not fools enough away fro
IN; Delaware to give mp the substance
III. graspng after the shadow, and LIE sees
lar reason why they should be such foe
H. here.
,g WHAT THE REPUBLICANS EXPECT.
ny The Republicans will put on II no
ish front if the State convention does n
~ excite u breach OF the poorly. patched-l
"a peace, which has been skin deep since
,r tore Houston's name was adroitly put fo
far ward by the State committee party. Tn
one expect 10 carry no part of the State tickt
lies and will be over joyed to get the sheriff
lnS New Castle county, whom they hope
'It- pull through, but are not sauguine abo
uh- il.
came up in the cars this morning wi
est one of the leaders of the Higgins fac.i
rl from New Castle county. Said he
,n, would not daem it wise to have the par
carry the election AT this time"
'"- "Wise," Said l. mot wise to have
rSt party successful? That sounds fun
) Its coming from so good Republican rs y
we'll are"
and "Well, you see 10 begin a party reco
gen In the management of the State, with t
and would not afford hopeful outlook fol-
itrr continuation of power when it comes"
this The fact is that the opposition, when IL
mot the opposition happens to be MIR. Picke
and faction or Mr.. Cummin's faction, "
orc, never be willing to see the party succe
,ia, full under the management of them otl
fellows" They are almost as much {
rur- posed to them other fellows" rs they
of to tue Democrats, and, whatever
rted orators say during the campaign a
of however high NAV run the hope in t
'wcr hearts of the soldiers in the ranks
o,u. leaders know that there is no hope.