The daily gazette., 1881-11-01
SECOND EDITION
Republican Love Feast in WI
ming OF OIL M
Water. lv

For the GAZETTE. .-,.' & iii
The Republicans of Wilmington
shifting in advance the scsnt of their de-
feat at our next city election in june,
1882, are making desperate effort to
organize their disjointed and rebellious
party factions for great struggle to Sc
cure Republican majority in WIZ
mington In June next. For years there
has been a great struggle between what
is now termed the Bird and Higgins fac
tions for supremacy. The great bone OF
contention seems to have. been over a
few Federal Offices in Wilmington. At
the last Republican State Convention
the Higgins Hastings company were
routed by the Bird-Baker wing of the
party, and since that date the factions
haye worked themselves up to blood
heat. They have nov two committees,
each calling Itself the "Republican City
Executive Committee of Wilmington"
each fixing different times for appointing
committees, etc. This prolonged fight
over the Federal Office bone, 1t now
seems, has greatly disguised the better
thinking men OF the party, and many OF
the most influential OF them threaten to
cease voting altogether or cast in their
lots with the Democrats, unless this
factional war shall speedily terminate.
This uprising of the masses of the party,
it seems, has at length called halt, and
now it appears that great Republican
love feast or pow-wow is to be held
speedily, at which sins of omission and
commission are to be freely and openly
confessed on both sides, and the lion
and the lamb will henceforth be led by
a meek little child. (But who is to be
the meek child that shall lead them is
now the question, and whether the lamb
Is to lie down side the lion, or inside
the love feast's declsion.) Fer several
days past 1t has very much amused the
Democrats to see groups of the once
turbulent war-like factions shaking
hands with each other with smiling
faces, and chatting in the old familiar
style of bygone days, about the Repub-
lican victory to be achieved in June
next. Your correspondent happening
to be IN position near where quite a
number of the most prominent of those
two factions were engaged in an ami
mated discussion over the programme
fer the June campaign, he was not a
little amused at the amount OF boiled
crow they each agreed to eat for the sake
of harmony In their shattered ranks. One
OF the most prominent OF one OF the fac
tions remarking, swell, have laid |
would sooner let the party in this city
GO to hades than JOIN hands with any of
those disorganizers and seceders, but it
will not do to k p up this fight with
one another, neiiher of us have any.
, thing TO gain, but everything to lose by
keeping up this fight. have now made
up my mind to work for harmony in the
: party, and would consent to vote for
little lis if it is desirable to Repub-
, lica success in this city,"
This remark seemed to greatly please
the other side, and the most prominent
of the Higgins faction grasped him BY
timents exactly. We will do the same
, with your side" This produced grea
/ hant- baking and pledging of unity al
around. They each agreed that the cit,
ticket should be made up of honest, in
telligent men of both factions of tn
party, in as nearly equal proportions a
possible. They then entered into
. friendly conversation in reference to tn
accomplishment of this very desirabl
object and how 1t could be accom- plishe /
/. ani how they could agree which shou1
d have certain offices. One of the Bake
n faction said, "Well, how would MI
y Hastings do for President of City Coun
Gill? am perfectly willing to vote an
work for ASH, and i think he wou1
make es good President of Council q
could be found in the city. He is an il
@ telligent man, and an energetic worke
!, when he goes into q political contest.
n The others of the same faction presen
L said, "Well, tor the sake of harmony W
g are perfectly willing to vote and wor
: to secure Wash's election" The Htggin
: faction were greatly delighted to hea
= that they were willing to take their lead
IS ing man for President of Council.
It "Now them" said prominent Higgin
a man, "name good man yon would lik
= to have for Mayor" The other side re
: marked, "Perhaps you had better sus
e gest some one." "Oh, no." replied tn
n Higgins man, "you have named the ma
g most satisfactory to us for President c
1f Council, now suggest man for Mayor
|. "Well;" said the man who had name
IA Mr.. Hastings, show would Robert
"a Fraim, Esq, suit you? He Is a gentl'
y - man of good address, scholar and
10 gentleman of honesty aud integrity, an
l. with superior executive ability and eoe
legal knowledge, and we think no bettt
man could be found in the city for tn;
office. How does that suit you?" "W
have no objection to Mr.. Fraim he
| certainly WoH qudlhoA Al CNOty iSoIos
n for Mayor, anu he would fill the otfit
y, with credit to himself and the part
~ Mr...Fraim, like Mr.. Hastings, is not onl
,e first.class man, but he is one of tn
ID shrewdesu politicians in the State. h
rl never tires; he Is up and at the enemy
le all tunes, and he has done more writir
K <. tor the press, and to better purpos
~ ~ than all the other men of both faction
~ combined. Mr.. Fraim will suit us, an
IN with the names of Fraim and Hastini
r. at the head of our ticket, L think evel
,r- Republican in Wilmington would do b
whole duty for the rarty, and elect I'll
city ticket BY large majority In Jui
next"
These remarks seemed to fully repr,
sent the views OF all present. Hand-sha
m ing all around again took place, with 81
re exclamations: "Them's my sentiment
A. Fraim and Hastings suits me-" "We
or how about the balance of the tickt
re- City Treasurer and Councilmen of II
N. different wards?". suggested Baker ma
to "Oh, never mind that" they all exclall
III cd, 1--WE can easily divide up those sat
lie factorily. Give us ticket headed as d
rs, one we cave agreed to, and we will ha
re-, no trouble about the others. We wa
is- the city ont of the hands of the Irl
ys, Democrats, and Fraim and Hastings a
the men to do it," Then a general han
shaking all around again took place, al
res the crowd separated with smiling fac
no doubt contemplating the certain v
tory for the consolidated factions wi
In Fraim and Hastings as standard bea
ers. f#5z.=z5r
To disinterestsd observer (like yo
correspondent the pow-wow was We