Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1880-08-05
EASTERN SHORE POLITICS.

The Fight for the COnRresst0nR
NominatiOn-Eight Counties Turr
Out Six Candidates-WhO IL sh'
Ring For MIR. Elenry's Chance'
for Reconnaissance W
COvingtOn, Esq, and Charles Glib
son, ESQ, His Principle COmpeH
tOrs-Is NIr. Gibson Ahead NOw!-
The Convention to Meet at SNOW
Hill.
Special Correspondence of State journal.
OCEAN City, August 3 Eight countiei
Kept, Queen Annes, Caroline, Talbot
Dorchester, Wicomico, Worcester M,
Som, ri. t. compose the First Oongr' 3
siona, district of Maryland. The distrc
is hopeles4ly Democratic. One, III, rcfore
looks with interest upon Democratic
candidates No less than nix excellent
aud prominent gentlemen vi tuls poiitiua
persuasion, ARE awaiting with more OF
less anxiety and expectation for the
approaching Congressional convention
which meets here in September.
Hon. Daniel Nj. Henry, the sitting men,
Der, is one of them. Mr.. Henry has been
in Congress for several terms, is Chairman
of the House Committee on Accounts, OF
which Colonel Martin, of Delaware, is a
member, aud has made most credtable
and popular Congressman He ~ gen
tlemau OF sturdy Independence, and has
hot sought advice Of that c0terie VI poll
ticians III Maryland who arc sometim, 6
called the headers nj the party and NJ
others, The Ring" being, in fact, good
| deal of each Unfortunately, perhaps,
| for his canvass at this time, Mr.. Henry'r
| political relations with this potent il tlu
| encs are anything but friendly, and il
| opposes bis return to Washington with
| vigor, and possibly may continue 10 do SC
| with success. This, however, is 10y III
means certain. Mr.. Henry is not the enl.
MARYLAND member on the black list
| Kimmell, the Baltimore member, who ha-
been for an entire session engaged in =
| conflict with the Committee on Railways
and Canals, upon the question of the loca
| ton ard proper methods If construction
| of the proposed Delaware and Maryland
| ship canal, has already fallen victim tt
| the power Il the ring, and DR.. Hinkle IL
| fighting its inf hence in desperate hand
to-hand coufict to retain bis seat, and will
| probably 20 under. McLsne, the naiiv,
| Delawarean, who represents the othel
Baltimore district in Congress has gottai
| ahead of the ring by shear dint OF brains
| and they have not had thu temerity t.
| fight him, so that he goes back without {
| contest.
The only Democratic Congressman
| from Maryland, who has the active assist
anoe OF the ring, il Feed Talbot, o
| Towgontowp. Talbot is having prett,
tough time of it getting nominated, not
withstanding, and. although the chance
appear to be in his favor, it would not b.
surprising il he is defeated after all
Talbot behaved very badly at the Cin.in
natl Convention. He went out there pro
Tossing to be in favor of Mr.. Bayard'
nomination, but, ut what he thought va
an opportune moment, he turoed his rea
heart out and on Wednesday night WAS n
boiling over with enthusiasm for the ''ol'
ticket" that he vent off witt
some Tilden friends on racket, wind
ing up at the Grand Hotel, wher
fell in with him for a moment, aud at
temple to cool his ardor, but in vain, an
it was not many seconds before he was de
claiming to yelling mob of Tilden sym
pathzers from the balcony of the hote
for ''the old ticket and victory" III
next morning, long before Talbofs head
ache had disappeared, the ''old ticket" ba
been forever laid aside, and the city wa
ringing with huzzas for Hancock. Coz
sidering that Talbot represented stron
Bayard constituency, and had given ur
sought his pledge to assist in his nomint
ton, this was not handsome action.
THE LIT OF CANDIDATES.
The rings epmity towards MIR. Henri
and friendship for Mr.. Talbot need not b
explained. How far the prospects of th
former will be affected by it remains tn
seen. / have spoken of six candidates
the First district. Mr.. Henry is one, jaime
W. Dennis, Esq. of Somerset, brotht
of ex United States Senator Dennis.
another; George W. Covington, Ed, {
Worcester, is another; j. M. Brown {
Queen Apne's, Charles Gibson of Talho
and L f. Il. Rider, of Wicomioo, are II
, others As each of these gentlemen hay
positive following, and but one of thel
can get the nomination, the uncertainty {
the result is patent. Mr.. Covington wi
have the delegates feom Worcester, NJ
Dennis will commad those from his count.
and the delegation already elected frol
Wicomico will advocate the claims of nj
Rider MIR. Gibson gets Talbot, and thei
is no shadow of doubt about the loyalty I
Dorchester to MIR. Henry.
In attempting n solution of the problel
involved, the position of the Ring IL
valuable quautityif it can be ascertaine,
The fact Is that they are divided betwee
Mr. Gibson and Mr. Covington, but read
to unite upon either if they could sele
the stronger. Caroline aud Kent counti'
would appear to hold the balance of pow,
I To- A.. he. hn.ra I'D
dates of their own hut they really do no
for MIR. Brown, of Queen Aune's, may !
eliminated from the consideration of IL
question. He will not hold his ow
county after the first two ballots, and NJ
Rider is not counted by shrewd politic
} wiseacres as anywhere within II possibilit
of nomination This Topping off SOM
: what reduces the problem, but does ut
simplify it much. Caroline couutyis likel
to divide it's delegates between MIR. Hem
, aud Mr.. Gibson, and Kent county will
t somewhat controlled by The Ring. Jesse
Hines, the State Insurance Commissions
\ from Kent, has always e3erted large il
fluence upon politics there, ard the del
gates from there are likely TO vote for Il
' candidates most acceptable to the c0ter
Q OIL the western shore, of which he is
4 considerable part. The candidacy of NJ
Dennis would not appear TO be formid
:, BILE, for the reason that none of Il
counties other then Somerset are favor
t BILE 10 him. The Wicomieo delegates, pr
Q fessedly for Rider, are really in favor {
1 MIR. Ooviugton, or at least most of the
will ba. The rehl contest appears, then,
s he narrowed between Mr. Henry, NJ
Gibson and Mr.. Covington. Henry Pag
Esq, of Somerset, who is OF
of the most brilliant men {
: the Eastern Shore and who made gre
t reputation in the Duer trial at Snow Hi
is not candidate for the nomination, f
the reason that Mr.. Dennis, from the San
county, has occupied the field before hil
!, Mr.. Page is, however, spoken of very fir
v quently as possible compromise cane
Q date if the convention gets in dead loc
MIR. Gibson, of Easton, is generally su
8 posed to he the most promising of Il
i principle candidates. He appears 10
the choice of the most active part of Il
ring, but the fight is such a goas-yo
please scr OF affa that nothing of actual
definite character can be predicted, exec
. that in all political probability the conve
0 tion will nominate either MIR. Ceylngto
d Mr. Gibson or Mr.. Henry.
( Mr.. Covington is a lawyer at Snow Hi
!, and has been long in politics, althoul
Il never having occupied any promine
d official position. Mr.. Gibson is we
n known az a lawyer, and has been in Il
G State Legislature. MIR. Henry has be,
: twice elected to the House of Represent
tives and has been member of the Sta
y Legislature in both branches. The ru
. of retiring Congressman after two tern