The daily gazette., 1882-07-29
.aT RARGAIN
'0Mssu MssuREs OF THE TRADE
uAgrINas VS., MR.. HIGGINS
- congressional Nomination slip slip
how the Coas .Ss ! ender's Hands Into Those
p p@hi. First Lieutenant

tAOroagm;;r Committee men are uissasis-
Etste Celia"iu Hastings was nominated. The
sd because i'a non are dissatisfied because
IOanty-lisu,nSo no, nominated. The delegates
fooks was "Ir mad because bargain should
',,o'~ no haen made by men VINO ilaa no ''sIl' ~
Ns Wa I f. The personal enemies OF Mr.
ang. 1,a~o are angry, aud declare tnat they
" ne.ei w. 'EFt is not all. Among the leaders
Du' ."% snything but pleasant feeling at
leIt s"g ."me Even the prominent men In
: ousrSgibt oulss0,yyipbts wing are insincere In their
D sOun,' saS .,lifaction at Hastings nomina-
toE'Sf m, election has been terribly
Ou, ,in, ~. ioee 10 certain people, and, such
Au,, ~ M ease he cannot receive iull anu
" y, TDDort from the party. Thus handi-
ag LYNN is viii have uncompromising oppo-
s''S tFom the Gallagher wing of the
" w. The crowd around Captain Gal
~, an, swearing that Hastings will never
sI.,ted They remember the fact that
gs,tinps was one Of those who refused
,a,s far the Captain in the Almond cam
N NJ and will repay him for the course he
H tbpn with four years' interest. Az the
same time they are angry that the
,tsjn uascold shouldercd at the European
tJGmCrrnee. All in all the party Is In
vtbog but condition which would give
hhction to Republicans. .-.-.. 49,.
p,Rry sBcRET-How MIR. HASTINGS GOT
fReONGREssIoNAL IKE NOMINATION. WHEN
Yg HIGGINS WANTED 1T.
pnbsby one of the most unfortunate
Dg which could have happened to the
M at this time was the manner in which
Hastings was chosen as the Congress
mi nominee, The story of the inside
sings Of the thing has not yet been told,
stbably if Mr. Higgins and MIR. Hast
sc0uId prevent it, it never would be.
kGAzETTE is in possession Of the facts of
Surprising story, and has ut its disposal
ampest proof of its reliability. At the
kOf again being accused Of eudeaVoring
tr Up strife by circulating untounded
EEGts it will tell the story, ...=.
hb well known that Mr.. Higgins has
D tbe leader In Wilmington. People
oaw watched politics for the last four
iw years could not fail to see that but
tin the party would not have been
III from the slough of despond in which
gln lS1S, He instituted the work of
ping the negroes on the assessment lists,
gehanded and alone fought for super
nofregistration and took upon himself
deep odium of clearing Neal in the face
luaged public sentiment. .... ..-=
has been admitted all along that II any
Ed The county-rights leaders was 10 get
place Of high honor IN politics Mr..
ggiM was the man who deserved It. 1t
not thought that he would accept such
thing as the nomination for Congress.
Ople thinking that nothing short of Sena-
salisbury seat would satisfy his vault
ambtion ilehas declared again and again
at he was not in politics and did not want
0hcc All along, however, he wanted
nomination Tor Congress and determined
secure il II such a thing were possible.
Everybody Knows how panic stricken the
gglis men we're when they heard from
sex, ali tie decisive news in Daniel j
glOi.a dlspateh-"We are whipped
At me hest terms vOu can" afforded
higgins an opportunity to go to work
BIS OWN behalf.
MAKE tlr he, terms You can, Mr.. Lay
laa wired aud Mr. Higgins most init
T lrltils concluded that the best terms
tg9'li be made would be the placing of
higgins upon the ticket. How they
Ael' aud conferred and traded off in
sHuft VAS very interesting. At the
~ y, tollefehee on Monday this was dis
sSl' e9lae Of the Dover men, Dick
,lalgi"lI among them, were in favor of
naatll9 Nj Higgins for Congress.
m Aa'lted tlint 10 think over it. The
y I. sas allnosi certain, but the matter
l'i: g1asfl ulll tile next day, when 1t was
s''u ~ u iiot another conference at the
ylFall I'sl. li9lel That delay was fatal to
M "sgl' M congressional aspirations.
Us iagnls told him that he would
f'ay ,S..5. yss'alatt be the choice for Congress
fa i'Il g'IyIe0ee I0ee To be held next day. 1t
iz@ IIr gisi Ike ioregone conclusion.
q, ,,,5s'o' = "fl' 50 far as to write out his
,6"., asgeplance. That night (Monday)
5aI sna6,. gg'iblre IN the balance ut Dover
III.@lo IIi.9i,o !. !, was decided not to nominate
Mi ill., IN u sllne otlter county rights man
n ~ rs5. ,u'taeed 10 take the place,
@i,..l m mslllllls train from Dover brought to
trr2sgu T%i.a~1 lge gentlemen deputed to make
S,a,apla ,,aoP arrangement they could for
ei of SGl't.al NJ tnmmittee. The party con-
b. ~ ~ Mills, Mr.. Harrington and
mp,t 'Gaz fl,@t' Mr. Hastings had been wired
.on,a "in ,,.,, al The depot and the Dover
tnl IT, Ga'a "lllilngton friends of the State
oaicrsnnp 9a,nllliee and Mr.. Hastings, held
ter,Sgs ,S"ss +. III The forenoon and the whole
gaj pts HSed up Mr. Hastings was only
arrilsa a'4fP the nomination, even al
d lor"ar, g,r % u Ar, Higgins. From that
am,lj ]g,a ", J, II vas positively arranged that
C6rr,. " " ~ ille nominee ON the ticket with
lfel oat F." 1ne oafgain could possibly be
lhp eODI,rca,5-.
triom,i,..t ,fglte was held in the afternoon.
OwaS 5iiSet q'a.i We're met by Mr.. NiClds
ggiD, wF F9si.Sate to the convention, Mr..
Mr. Staa aa Was not, MIR. Bush who war
A6Was ge''e who was not and Mr.. Sprrr,
a Storm. esfl Voter The meeting
pretDtti,, one and the county-rights
\ tak t6q 6ls,.es f.,. did all in their power t,
ocsrrcs s.salli ,,S Il, by which MIR. Hastings
salair6 W. 2I, lhe prize. Mr.. Higgins ex
b. liz .,,41 gal eXpostulation was all il
ed Mt 'a ad ms friends argued and pro
Em an IN arguments and protestation
hel as li%, %9 elect. The bargain agree,
Nsordn ',fln W, and as irrevocable as tn
siQa had 'lsies 'S, and Persians, and sub.
tel.I 'ia w. 70 be given. The BARGAIN wa
alpd IN .,.,, @ aud Mr.. Higgins wa
yak it and tsn h.t tosllioH il4st e dare M
fag,iloI his hi' -, 'a,i ~ oaek it up to the ful
" M HASTINGS WAS TAKEN ~
That v. tfffer :, ON THE PARTY.
SiIl Of ,'pll c"nr When Mr., Higgins wante
opIe0bee eRuIse l, be matter Of SURPRISE /
hOnal and I,'% NV, THESE gentlemen and the
ady ir@a @'l political relations IT +''b has spe .
ae ecntr.al matter Of surprise that fl i
Ha,iippss y, Committee should IS take ~ n
egn g. Who w. SSn,1 ga' of The many eounty-righ
tgs NJ '' nave made better cand
md da5 p,ti The State centrai D q d@m,fa 1o1n m
@s and i'i.T fit fleee tha, Mr.. Hastings is ann,
Kind for giI 5l mat he drsetved Somathin@ n,,'
fr,,. irIan,T THIS laG@s amSitioa party eadeayors
W Mr. Higgins, and NJ