The daily gazette., 1882-07-27
DEMOOKATIo COUNTY TICKET.
FOR SHERIFF,
PURNAL J. LYNCH.
A Party of Leaders.

The Republican party of Delaware, at the
last general election, polled about twelve
thousand votes, and on Tuesday, less than
dozen men assembled In a hotel parlor in
this city and prepared programme for
these twelve thousand voters, without con-
sulting their wishes in the slightest degree.
Notwithstanding the fact that delegates to
the State Convention were already elected,
and that but few of those participating in
the conference were included In the list Of
delegates, they nominated candidates and
agreed upon a division of party power, in
which arrangement they confidently expect
the Convention to-day to cordially ac-
quiesce.
1t did not matter to these leaders that a
distinctive principle had entered into the
hOtly contested delegate election, and that
whether 1t had been sustained or defeated
could only be determined upon the assem-
bling of the Convention. 1t made no differ
ence to them that the disputed question as
to which candidate-Mr. Fooks or Mr..
Curry-had carried Sussex county was still
unsettled. With supreme indifference to
Mr.. Fool1s, nominated Mr. Curry for Cover
nor, and selected Mr.. Washington Hastings
as the party's candidate for Representative
In Congress.
1t is very doubtful if the Convention at
Dover this afternoon will consent to this
machine arrangement. If it does it will be
an instance of machine rule and I" ring )"
dictation fairly riyaling the most audacious
moves Of the Cameron dynasty in Pennsyl-
vania, and will place before the people of
this State pair of candidates chosen simply
as a compromise between lot Of wrangling
leaders, whose only motive is to control the
power which would result from an acct
dental victory of the party
No man or set of men in the Democrats
party would be permitted to c lnsummate sue
a disgraeeful dicker as these few Republican
arranged at Merritt's hotel ON Tuesday
The Democratic party is emphatically part
of the people, and in its State convention
aims to obey the wishes of the voters instead {
simply confirming the cut and dried prograI
of few designing men. No "rings" CORFU
its management, and no self-constituted leaC
select its nominees 1t will meet in Stat
Convention next month, uudisturbed
factional dssensions, and uncontrolled
any degrading influences, and actuated sole
by desire to achieve victory for the par
and the people, will nominate clean, abl
representative ticket, which will not on
command the united support of the part
but attract the votes of every citizen wi
does not want to have his electi'
franchise made subject of ba
ter between opposing party leaders, f
the private benefit OF favored few. This
what the Democratic party proposes to d
and as it never fails to carry little Delawa
with rush when it is in a united, harm
NOUS condition, it makes very little differen
whether to-day's Convention endorses Il
ticket so conveniently prepared by its wi,
and sagacious leaders, or breaks up in
grand old row. The Democratic par
means real, solid business in this campaig
and no foolishness will be INDUCED in.
The LAUNCH of the mammoth Morgi
steamship Expdsinr at the Harlan a. II,