Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1880-07-22

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pOLITICs IN bUSSRX.
Between ScylIa and CIiary bdis about
Nominating "a Sheridan old Per-
sOnal Eeud Mixing in Sussex Poll
Iics-What Will Come OF 1.-THE
Republicans Are Not Thinking of
carry ing the County-What of the
Greenbnckcrs and Their Plans, Nc.
Special Correspondence OF Every Evening.
GEORGETOWN, July 19.-The household
of Sussex Democracy always contains
clements Of discord, which only require
the slightest disturbance to create family
lamentations and domestic disturbances
of the most lively character. 1t viii, there
fore, surprise no one to learn that local
politics down here, among the Democrats,
threaten crisis. The party is running
with sails full set, between Scylla and
Oharybdis, and TO the anxious party
leaders il appears rs if the situation war
rants the conviction that it is only qucs-
ton us to which rock they are bouni to
split upon. The trouble is ell over that
toothsome morsel of politics, the sherifI's
Office. Every Democrat in Sussex county,
at one time or another III his life, has been
seized with an unconquerable itching after
the Office of sheriff. add, at this particular
period, not less than good bakers dozen
are clamoring for recognition.
Among them are two who have
naturally attracted the most OF the atten-
ton Of the politicians i'll the county for
the reason that they have been long and
intimately connected with lis politics, aud
have even been bitter and urcompronising
enemies III their own hundred; JOhu Mitch
Houston aud john W. Short, of DagsbDru
For years these two men nave nren eii-
gagged i'll mutual p0ntctI 1endetta, and
the auimOs,tirs e. gend, rod nv tune ajpenr
to be lrtrcuncilAblo Mir Houston IL TN
l2aning and ruling ep' ut a .f1t I'm o.,
III ID Igsuoip hnnirrI, Nur'', t'Ie iIaI lhpr,
or less Influence on she politics IN this
county for Years. He WAS two years ago
a candidate h,fore the Legislature for
State Treasurer, whrIl brurltr Of SAOh's
was candidate for State Auditor. H RI
was the old fight agsiu, for although
both might legslly have boru elected,
politically, 1t whs necessary for the friends
of the oue to kill of the other IN order to
get their candidate in rs Sussex's claim,
the consequence Of which was the ultimate
defeat of both. AT the present moment
the Democrats of thu county are in lho
way of the undecided swain, who in per-
plexity exclains:
How happy ! could bc with either
Wrr rUtller dear chArner away.
The success of either 10 the nominating
convention will 10 the initiation of per-
sona warfare within the party, which nley
BIS strong enough to defe.t his election
In 1872 a brother of Houston'H WINS beaten
in the county convention for the sheriff
atty nomination, il was claimed, through
misunderstanding with the late Gusts
Wight, then candidate for Congress.
and Joseph Morris, of Dagsboro, was
nominated. John Mitch Houston, the
present candidate for nomination, was iu
dignant ut what he said 10 me, III speaking
OF the matter, he considered the ungeltr-
ous manner in which his brother had been
brought ii,tothe fight and then slaughtered
in the house of bis friends He deter.
mined to punish the "men who had
deceived him, and, III cuus, quenee, the
time being favorable-it being the Greeley
mpaien-MOrris was beaten by 'ae loss
| of votes through Houston's iutl lence, AID
/ Gusts Wight nev.r went to Congress
Sheriff Sharp, thus elected, was thu only
R4pubhcan Sheriff, who has beeu elected
III Sussex in 80 years. OF this revenge
Houston has been more or less proud, ever
since, and he has b1en more feared than
loved by the Democrats Personally he
is kindly and excellent ger teiuGn, bat
the fatal mistake he made in ~ will de-.
feat his nomination now, aud If il were
not for fear that ho would make the same
sort of fight on Mr.. Short the latter would
be poDiDated Az il is the party is some
what puzzled SO far as can be sen now
MIR. Samuel j. Martin, of Broadkiin nun
dred is likely to b. tho conipronIsa eandi-
date, which may settle all difficulties,
although Mr.. Lemuel W. Waples of l. Yves
and Rohoboth hundred, would not be
satisfied with the disposition of
the contest. Both Mr. Short and
Mr.. Houston are making Thorough can.
yass of the county, and tho Republicans
are watching their chances, which depend
much upon the nomination of one of these
two men. Otherwise they are frank
enough to acknowledge that there Is no
hope of Republican success. MIR. Daniel
j. ayton, who IN u gentleman Of brains
aud Judgment, and perfectly sincere and
honorable gentleman, SAID Ia me to-day
that the Democrats would III ail human
probability carry Sussex county Al thus
election, and probably at others. As
there appears now to be no d lFerences
among the Democrats az to the compost.
ton OF the other parts OF the ticket they
are in pretty good condition. IL Is possible
that the Republicans may cleo, their
sheriff II the Democrats make an uufUrlu
nate nomination, but the other part of tue
ticket will not bo materially affected
The Greenhackers, under PrUthonotary
Long, are determined TO muster what i,
left of their forces, and will nominate /
full county ticket They are holding
political meetings at different places abou
the county md attempting to restore theii
much broken lines, but are making bu
small progress. Mr. Long said to me tim
h. hoped that the Republicans wouit
units with his party, as this was the onl,
! way to whip the Democrats, aud ''evel
with the two parties united" said he,
There appears to Le little hope
Some discussion has lately arisen as t
; who is to be nominated by the Democrat
to succeed DIR. Hopkins in tho Stat
Senate, whose term expires in Decembe
next. MIR. Ebe Tunnel, of Lewes, coul,
have the nomination il he would accent il
and he would n fleet credit upon his count
were he elected II. will not, however
accept and John W Causey, ia talked o
again. Mr.. Horsey, of Laurel, and til
father of John M. Houston Of Daesboro
have been mentioned. 1t will, however
, be some time before anything of deiinit
character can be written about th
i, | Senatorshin