The daily gazette., 1880-08-26
FOR SHERIFF,
PURNAL j. LYNCH.
FOR CORONER.
JOSEPH YARNALL.

WILL THERE BE Two REPUBLICAN
TICKETS Pit is now gravely stated that
the factions into which the Repub,i ,ican
party is split will, upon contingency,
hold two conventions and nominate two
tickets. We do not publish this state
ment as rumor; but we make it Oh tie
authority of the organ of the Higgins
wing OF the party, we presume but as
to this we are not certain, we only infer
1t from the fact that the Republican does
not publish the political bulletins that
emanate from Mr.. Cannon, the Chair
man Of the State Central Committee, ut
Dover. Some Of the leaders OF the
party directed their followers to vote fer
the candidates of the Greenback party
two years ago while they went fishint
now they discard the Greenback candi-
dates, and seek to control the people
whom they then misdirected, and the
consequence is the most bitter political
feud has arisen over what is called tn
usurpations of the Republican State
Central Committee, in attempting to
change the mode of holding the cleo
tlons to nominate officers and choose
delegates to the State Convention. To
us this looks to be in accordance with th,
centralizing policy of the Republican
party. 1t seeks to centre all power in
washington; and why should the Re
publicans of Delaware, 10 be consistent
not be subject to central power in
Dover? The contingency upon which
Two conventions may be held is clearly
stated in the following from the ReDubI
can, the party organ in this city
The recommendations made nv tho
state Central Committee, might nro-
baoly have been made at anv other
Time without exciting any feeling upon
the matter, but at the present when il
was well known that their were the
smouldering embers of discomfort below
thin surface, which required hui a
very small breeze to fan Into a flame il
was any thing else than wise connsels
winch prompted any innovation of old
established usages.
The cons quences of such action are
already self evident. The proposed
change in the rules,has driven the larger
portion OF the Republican party of New
Castle County into revolt and the
County Committee has issued its call for
an election of delegates to the State
convention according to the old time
honored usages of the party. The State
Central COMMITTEE has made its appeal
10 the Republican voters ofthe coIintv
10 meet, nominate officers and elect del.
egates independent entirely of the
County Committee. Here are two dis
tinct elections provided for which must
result in the election of two distinct
sets OF delegates to the convention at
Dover to be held on the second of Sep
tember, Oi course it will be the purpose
OF the State Central Committee to admit
only those who have been elected under
lts call. There will be nothing left then
LOT The others to do but to organize a
separate convention and go through with
the regular form Of nominating a candi-
date for Congress, three Presidential
Electors, and possibly select and appoint
another State Central Committee.
1t is not fact that Mr.. Levi c. Bird
and Mr.. Anthony Higgins are personally
the cause of this difference in tbs
Republican party. Neither of thes,
gentlemen could control the mel
who have differed upon such a vita
matter as that of the right of a count,
to select its own mode of holding it
primary elections. Washington ha
chosen to dictate to the States who shal
supervise State elections, and has but
step further to go and to say the Super
visors shall be the judges. Aud SO tn
Republican party in Delaware has un
dertaken 10 deny that the voter
of New Castle county shall have th
right to nominate their officers and dele
gates, III such a maner as suits then
best. The despotism reaches even far
ther, it Overturns old usages and order
the subjects" of the party to do thi
work in a new aud unpleasant mode
just as the Radical Congress at Wash
ington has ordered elections to be helt