The daily gazette., 1882-07-28
EL.. FRIDAY, JULY 90, 1882.

ls Sought 10 make my employers buHer.
Permit me to say that ! happen to know
that they take no interest in the parties of
this state, feeling sure that whichever side
may win they will get fair dealing and sub
stantial justice. Pardon these personali-
ties they are dismissed here and finally.
feel in the atmosphere Of this harmonious
meeting the Just assurances of our coming
victory, and with certain sense of personal
pride now move that Washington Hastings
be nominated for Representative for Con-
gress by acclamation."
Then the nomination was made and love
| feast began.
Major Lohand made hating speech and
Dick Harrington got up to mtf'e simple
motion that a committee be appointed to
notify the candidates of their nomination.
"Git on the platform, Dick" some one
cried.
"I've been ON the platform of the Repub-
lican party for twenty years." he answered
back, and then he went off into fiery five
minute speech at the end of which he made
HIS motion. The chair forgot to appoint the
committee.
BIG DOSE OF CROW. El.
Then came a little matter which to the
Higgins men was worm wood and gall. It
hushed their forced merriment and kept 1t
hushed. Harry McMulien got up and offered
the following on piece Of brown paper /:
Resoived, That the chairman of this Conven-
tton be, and he II hereby authorized after con
sultation to appoint a State Central Committee.
Here was the whole thing the recent fight
had been made over The Higgins men
looked on with the air Of man who is deter
mined to grin and bear it, hut they dared
not make fight.
81 move the resolution be adopted'' said
the Marshal, and there was no dissenting
vote. The resolution was passed and the
county rights men were as much in the
power Of the Dover junta as ever.
DEsERTER LAMBDEN.
Levi Bird then got on his feet, and In a
voice SO loud and strained that he had an
apoplectic redness in his face, fairly screamed:
Mr.. President, see before me man whom
| have known for years, the old war horse of
Broad Greek hundred, Robert Lambden. IT
is the first time / ever saw him in Repub-
liean convention. Let us hear from him.
Loud calls were made for the old war
horse. Finally he got up and said "Gentle-
mems, ! am from Sussex and from Broad
Greek hundred. In Little Creek hundred
we will make a Republican hundred out Of
1t, we will give you, 100 or more in Broad
Creek and Sussex will go Republican beyond
a doubt Excuse me gentlemens, am no
speaker" and Lambden sat down, feeling
uncomfortable, while the crowd applauded
Harry Pickles was the next victim. Some
one saw him and called him out. He didn't
want to say anything, when Levi Bird, Tom
Sayille and Dick Harrington ran up and
grasped him and lifted him on to the stage.
He had gone up with such force that he
reeled around and his hat rolled away
Picking up the damaged tile, Mr.. Pickles
made few remarks, and then sang g Co
lumbia the Gem of the Ocean and sang
II as happily as man who with his fellows
had conquered instead of suffering shameful
and crushing defeat. The love feast was
kept up little while and adjourned sine
die.
THE SECRET OF THE BARGAIN.
The inside history OF The trade which led
10 the nomination Of Gatiry and Hastings ID
pretty well known now. The Curry men
knew they had majority and wanted to
eoneiliate the other side. The other side
knew they were beaten and wanted to get
the best terms they could. This secret Mr..
Higgins betrayed at the Wilmington Con-
ference, and after that he could get no terms
further than the nomination of Hastings,
and had to submit TO having a factional
chairman name the State Central Com
mittee.
When the conference was held Mr.. Hig-
gins was SO unwise as 10 let this telegram
be seen:
GEoReETowN, DEL, July 24.-To An
thong Higgins, Wilmington, Del.-We are
whipped. Make the best terms you can.
DANIEL j. LAYTON.
After that there was no chance of getting
much, and Mr. Higgins shook hands on it
and went to work. But for him there would
have been a row in the Congress and the
consequences would have been the nomina-
ri SaF
State Committee man for Congress. To
be plain, the State Central Committee had
control any way, and was rather Indifferent
as to whether the bargain was held to or not.
1--WE could elect our ticket this year anyway,
without their help said State Central
Committee man yesterday. The Dover men
were advised to break the Curry Hastings.
bargain late Wednesday night, and they
came very near throwing the thing up and
nominating Colonel Febiger. The general
impression here is that the ticket is weak