Daily Republican., 1882-08-19
FOURTHEDITION
POLIClUS ATDOVER.

A POrIsu ding Row nc the Demo
cratic state OOnVentton-PAym.
ter for Governor.
Special Correspondence Of the RRPUBLIoAN
DOVER, Del, Aug. IS, 1882.
For some time past 1t has been con-
ceded that as J. Turpin Moore had
backed out of the race there would be
little or no opposition to the nomina-
tion Of Charles G. Stockley, of George
town, as the Democratic nominee for
Governor. But his nomination Is not
80 sure now by any means.
Mr.. Stockley is an anti Salisbury
man and though it looked OF frst as 1t
the Salisbury wing of the party would
offer nc objection to his nomination, q
sudden change has taken place and
there seems to be no doubt now that
word has been passed all along the line
that Stockley must Ie defeGted, and
that his prospective son.in.law, John
H. Paynter, Esq, must be nominated.
This is q short notice for change OF
front but the Saulsbury's have the ma
chine 30 geared and oiled that change
can be made without causing much
friction.
The cause for this sudden change II
no doubt the desire Of Senator Eli tC
succeed himself in the Senate which he
could not do were he to permit Stock.
ley to be nominated for Governor, and
q ticket for the Legislature to be nomi'
mated with anti. salisbury men upon 1t.
The Salisbury ring count on a solid
delegation from Kent county, you
know Kent Is great IN being solid with
the exception Of the Milford delegates
which are for Stockley, and they are
counting on thlrty-hve delegates from
Sussex also for Paynter This will be
sufficient to nominSte Pay inter- DO mat
ter how New Castle may go or what
she may have to say about it.
The lines here between the two wings
of the party are distinctly drawn and
unless Appearances are more than usu.
ally deceiving there will 10 one of the
most exciting facCional ii ,u's here next
Tuesday that ever took ,iAce In Dover
and which will throw Ine Republican
factional fights OF years ago far into
the shade.
This cannot but have very favora-
BILE effect on the Republican party and
cannot help but materially strengthen
it in votes. The Republicans are look.
ing on and though they may not ap.
pear to care about the Rquabble they
are not letting any favorable opportu-
nifty for making votes. slip by. No
matter whether Stockley or Paynter il
nominated the feeling between the fac.
tions VIII. he 30 strong that the Republi.
cans can't help but gain votes.
There never was q bluer set than
John +. Salisbury, "Zske" Cooper,
Ex- Revenue Collector G. II. B. Day
and Secretary Wollcott. These wor.
thies all have offices under q Demo.
cratic regime apportioned for them.
selves but under the prospect of the
Republicans carrying the State they
find the truth Of the old adaye that
"the best laid schemes % Mice aud
men gang OF aglee."
There was some talk of taking the
candidate for Governor from Kent or
New Castle, in which case, in all prob
ability, Victor DUPONT would have
been the man If taken from New Castle,
or DIR. "Zeke" (not the lawyer Cooper
if taken from Kent, but it vas feared
that the moral effect upon Sussex,
where hundreds of Democrats are al
ready debating the propriety cf follow.
ing "Bob" LAmden over into the Re
publican party.
In reference to Mr.. Lam bden's change
of party, the Democrats pretend not to
care a barbee, but in this bravado it is
evident they are whistling AGAINST the
wind to keep their courage up. They
are hurt, decidedly hurt by the Lamb
den change.
Broad Creek, the Hundred In which
MIR. Lsmbden resides, only gave 100
Democratic majority at the last State
election for Representatives.
Ii Ig conceded now by the Democrats
themselves that the parties will be
evenly balanced at the next election,
but Bob" expects to carry ii by nearly
100 majority for the Republicans.
Lambden's influence also extends to
Little Greek, the banner Democratic
Hundred in the County and q greatly
reduced Democratic majority may be
expected there. ..
When Bob" was running the Demo-
cratic machine in Sussex, his party al
ways swOre by him, because his
estimates of msjorities were always
nearly correct. but now that he esti .
mates 800 majority In Sussex coun-
ty for the Republicans his figures are
worthless and his calculating genius is
out of order.
The Democrats are scared, there is nc
rubbing that out and after next Tues.
days promised racket they will be
worse scared than ever.
REPUBLICAN,.