Daily Republican., 1880-05-10
STATE CAPITAL GOSSIP.
SenntOr Salisbury, his Paper and
his Plans Matter and Things I'm

his Plans Matter and Things In
Dover.
Special corre'pcadog co ofthe Republican.
DOVER, May 10.-A Democratic poll,
tician told ms the other day, with 8
twinkle in his eye, that the coming
State Convention would he as nice and
even in all It's details az Meth odist
prayer meeting. The Convention oi
course will elect delegates to Cincin.
natl. These delegates, people appear
to think, will be instructed for Senator
Bayard. Even the Senator's adhsr.
ants hare seemingly not been troubled
in the least by the idea OF an opposi.
tion. There is possibility OF this
however, and that possibility depends
upon the prospects of it's success.
Every Que knows that Senator Sauls.
bury is opposed to his brother Senator.
Some say he is opposed because Bay ard
is such grea. man, others say the op.
position exists because he himself can
not be SO great. BIZ 1t as it may the
opposition does exist, and nobody
denies the assertion. Ii is also certain
that the Senator from Dover is going to
make some fight against Dir. Bayard be.
ing President II ha can do so without
ipjuring himself. Since late last sum
mer the "Delawarean," the paper Of
which ne ia Editor in-chisf, scarcely
ever mentioned Bayard's name, and
then itonlY did 80 locally. When the
citizens of Wilmington rendered him a
reception last fall the "Delawarean"
disted it up among its state news,
giving it oHly two inches OF space, and
all the while It was booming tor Gov
ernor W. T. Hamilton. This it kept up
for weeks and weeks, and only stopped
when Hamilton dropped far from sight
in Maryland and the thing appeared 50
that even hs bad to laugh
at 1t, am told.
One day, three or four weeks ago,
when the Senator was of in Washing
ION, there was such q change in the
Delawarean's tone that every one about
mere was surprised to an extraordinary
iegree. An editorial appeared endors.
ng Senator Bayard, declaring him the
.hoice Of all good men and true, and
recommending that Delaware's dels-
rates to Cincinnati bs instructed in his
avor. That was the last line John +.
salisbury ever wrote or ever will write
or the Delawarsan. The Senator came
I0me in hot haste, removed his nephew
rom charge, and placed the paper in
he hands of Secretary Of State Waloott
nd his law assistant young Z. 7. Coop.
r.
II any one had doubted the feeling Of
Iii Salisbury toward his Senatorial
o)leagus that action obliterated it Of
'cually. But this feeling has been
pparent for long time, and no harm
ss yet come to Bayard from that quar-
n. That it ia likely to come at at
.rly day is ,lyen m ,ch credence
And I'll toll yvL why.
At tbe State Convention held here
? the Democrats in 1878, there was a
nothsrsd opposition to Bayard, that
ad been talked all over the county
r weeks. 1t was apparently led by
wyer John O'Byrne and some others
New Castle county, but in reality !
10 Saulsburys were at the bottom OF
; some deny it, but If he was not sus-
cion was never before so wildly mis-. .
rected.
No great harm could have come to /
% Senator, even II his enemies had
'en victorious at that time. Now, how. =
'er, more favorable chance for strik-
6 a telling blow presents itself. II .
ings can be SO manipulated as to pre-
mi. Delaware from sending solid dele = =
Ition to the National Convention for
,r native. boom candidate, it will be I.
mething most decidedly to his disad.
!ntage, when the battle opens in Gin "
nnati. Is is believed that Senatori
.uisbury realizes this, and that If he =
Ids he can do it without bringing =
'litical death to himself, he will en- 3
avor to have the convention select !,
oked delegation. Such an effort y
'uld be decidedly interesting in the !"
lst, and might make the convention = =
lite unlike "a Methodist prayer "
eeting." .. .:
DOVER DOTS AND pAsHEs.
The Wilmington Conference Academy ci
as never more ably conducted than at c
ssent. 1t is largely attended, and a.
. pupils are excellent in their deport- p
ent and diligent in their studies. ri
chard Harrington, Esq, will deliver
e annual addrrss before the alumni
the Academy in June next, at COM
ancemsnt.
The semi-annual meeting of the Del
ARE Baptist Union will convene in IL
3 Baptist Church of this town on 81 81
Iesday and Wednesday, the 18th and IA
tn instants, to further the interests of =
at body. 10
The Baptist Sunday School room, &C
lich has for some time been closed for 10
pairs was reopenod yesterday with ., VI
exercises. y,
Messrs. Shakespear & Son Of the Dow 90
Mills are going to make their estab. -,
hment into patent process mill. ~
Last week Chief Engineer Conwell of s ce
llEington was here surveying streets ~
d fixing grades. II. S.B. y
Up the Brandywine. re-
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