The daily gazette., 1882-07-28
FOR SHERIFF,
PURNAL J. LYNCH.
Tho bargain Confirmed,

Representatives of the Republican voters
of Delaware assembled in State Convention,
at Dover, yesterday, ard at the crack Of the
"rIngmaster's' lash, nominated as the can
didates Of their party the two men who had
been settled upon at a conference held by
few would-be leaders in this city, on Tues
day last. Such surrender of political in
dependence and personal self-respect was
never before seen In this State. Dazzled at
the promise of an empty Congressional
nomination for one of their staunchest ad-
berents, the opponents Of the State
Central Committee, after fighting almost to
the verge of party distraction for principle
of " county rights" basely retreated from
their position and allowed the choice of sus-
sex county to be slaughtered without mercy.
Mr.. Higgins, like Esau of old, bartered his
birth right for q mess Of pottage, and
thereby threw away the sole chance of a Re
publican success at the next election. For
an empty Congressional nomination for his
friend he consented to q bargain that LEFT
the control of the party in the Stalwart
hands from which he had long been engaged
in desperate struggle to wrest It.
Viewing the ticket from straight party
standpoint the Democrats could not be
better pleased had they been given the privi-
lege of naming the nominees. With a
stupidity that seems marvellous when all
things are considered the leaders recklessly
threw aside the only candidate who by any
possible means could have carried Sussex
county, and chose a man who has been re-
peatedly beaten in local contests and never
even achieved the special merit of being the
highest candidate on his ticket. Popular Re
publieans have occasionally been elected in
Sussex county, when the balance Of tht
Democratic ticket was successful, but Mr.
Currys frequent nominations for Senate
and Representative were never accorded thi
pleasing and fattering distinction. He POI
sesses no personal magnetism, and the al
jectionable position he is forced TO Occup
as the creature of the "Dover Ring" wi
lose him the support of hundreds of R
publicans who will not be driven into hun
bly, submitting to the disgraceful bargain
which his nomination was secured witho,
struggle.
Mr.. Washington Hastings, the nomin,
for Congress, is one of Wilmington's repr
sentative manufacturers-but was never
'worker at the forge" as his friends alreaC
have disposition to claim-who by his |
dustry and business tact has risen fro
humble circumstances to a position =.
wealth. He possesses no particular pG
sonal popularity with the people In gener
and while particularly obnoxious to o
wing of the Republican party is hant
capped among his friends by the disgracei
bargain and humiliating surrender of pr
ciple by which his nomination was secure
Against the excellent candidate the Dem
cratic party will place in nomination he "
not have the ghost of chance, and will
beaten in the city of Wilmington as well
throughout the Slate.
The platform adopted by the conventi
is a mass of the Honorable Mr. Birds mt
glittering generalities, and it will be o
pleasure during the campaign to explode
many sophistries and expose it's glaring
cOnsistencies to the light of day.
Altogether, the Republicans did &c
work yesterday in leaving the pathway
Democratic success so broad and open Il
nothing but the most stupendous blund
can stand in the way of sweeping Victt
and complete overthrow of the " Do
Ring and its trading nominees.