Daily Republican., 1880-05-05
To. Marrow's State COny entfon.


in tie afternoon, to elect six delegate
to the Republican National Convention
that meets at Chicago June I'd, to nom
mate candidate for President Of tn
United States. twill also elect chair
man Of the Republican State Conven
tiou to succeed H. F. Pickels, tn
present chairman. Who the delegate
will bs Is hard to tell, but there seem
to be a unanimous choice of Christian
Febiger as the one TO be sen: from thi
city. Another will be chosen from
amongst the Republicans from the Hun
dreds outside of Wilmington, the dele
gates from those Hundreds generally
designating who shall represent them,
and their choice is usually scquiesced
in by the city delegates. Amongst the
names suggested from the County are
Levi g. Clark, John Pilling, s. M. Cur
tis, R. q. Smith, Henry DUPONT and
others. Two delegates will also be
elected each from Kent and Sussex
Counties. The Convention is composed
of one hundred and sixty delegates
apportioned according to the popu-
lation Of the respective counties,
New Castle County being allotted
seventy eight, Kent county forty and
Sussex forty-two. 1t will be seen that
New Castle county has within four dele
gates as many as Kent and Sussex, but
never being an entire unit upon any
subject, arbitrary rule is generally
avoided. 1t is understood that Mr..
Pickles ia willing to succeed himself as
chairman Of the State committee, though
the name Of l. N. Mills, superintendent
Of the Delaware Railroad, and now re-
siding at Dover, Gas been suggested.
The name Of General A. T. A. Torbsrt
Of Milford has also been mentioned in
connection with the position. Mr.. Pick
els has bt en- chairman Of the committee
since 1874 but as the contest in 1878
was abandoned the committee in that
year dill no! call Safe convention and
consequently none was held.
The convention tomorrow will bs
an important one for the interest of
the party in this State, and
it may be possible that there may
be such balance Of power at Chicago,
between the leading candidates for the
presidency that her six national dele
gates may hold it and practically
say wao the candidate shall be
What corner stones are to a build
ing such States as New York,
Pennsylvania and O1io are to party,
but corner stones would be Of no
avail without smaller stones 10 fill in,
neither do the larger States make a
complete political structure without the
smaller States 10 fill in the interstices
and round the rough corners. Such
states then as Delaware, Nebraska,
Oregon, Nevada and Colorado, each |
with their six votes, and Rhode Island
and Florida, each with their eight
votes are not 10 be despised. In the
aggregate they make fCrty-six votes aad
Delaware makes six of thtm. Those
six however may be sufficient to turn
the tide at Chicago in favor of q candi-
date who may be selected as the stan.
dard kesrer Of the Republican party.
So far as heard from there can be no
doubt that a very large majority of the
delegates, probably two thirds OF them,
perhaps a still larger proportion are in
favor of the nomination of James G.
Blaine, as the candidate for President.
He is the ideal man in the minds Of
the Republicans Of Delaware with
which to win a victory. His course
has been watched in Congress and the
vim and boldness it'll which he attacks
such exec le era General, rs Hill,
have won the admiration..and esteem Of
the Repub, leans of Delaware. We are
not surprised at this-iDdeed think Q
this feeling is crelitable to them. Even u
the great services hat General Grant '
has rendered tn nation and the firm.
ness he display d while President have t
not alienated the affections of the Re- n
publicans # Delaware from Blaine. b
though should General Grant receive the d
he will receive the same /
hearty supper: as Blaine would have Z
received. 1t has all along been report
I'd in newsl apers outside of Delaware
hat the delegates to be selected to-mor-
row would not be instructed for a
candidate. We do not know What rs-
liable authority there is for such re- h
port, bat If it is true and the Republi. }
cans of Delaware do not give expression s
70 their choice, by resolution, it will be Il
the part Of wisdom which has not been G
shown in the Conventions of some larg 4
Or States. There is 1othing like q
being free-footed in a race like b
Ibis, and ready without the sacrifice of b
principle to cast vote where 1t will do 70
he most good. Republicans in and h.