The daily gazette., 1882-08-22
THE OUTLOOK AT DOVER
THE SITUATION STILL CON-
SlDERABLY MIXED.
ANOTHER RUMoR ABOUT MOORE.
All hsnds Claiming a MajOrity---Dslo-
gates Discussing Representation Ac-
cording TO Population.

DOVER, August 22.-The situation ia de-
eidedly mixed. 1t is authorltativeIy stated
here tonight that j. Turpin Moore will
accept the nomination If rendered. He has
written to friends here that he will accent
Inls, y presented to the Convention, will
proDaDly result in his nomination. The
letter in question was written to James T.
Molcott, andhe has been showing IT to his
evening. 0Au
The letter means that Mr.. Moore ia still
In the teld-that is, If it is genuine, and no
one questions that--and this will tend tn
greatly complicate the situation here.
lhere mas been good bit of excitement
among the leaders here tonight. Among
| those ffom Sussex are A. P. Robinson. Wi.
nam b. Tomlinbon, Dr. Fowler, w, H.
6oyce' A.; .. Horsey and others from New
Gastle, W. Il. Whiteley, Thomas Holcomb.
John IL. Rodney, George H. Bates. John j
| Toner, Alexander B. Cooper, George H.
Humphrey and others.
A protracted conference was held this even
lng DetWeen the gentlemen present and
the Kent members present Secretarv of
State Wolcott was present. renresentino
himself and Charles j. Harrington. and RI
l.. Lewis, also j. Alex. Fulton, j. B. Pen
nington, and others.
AT the caucus any effort to bring about
an expression in regard to the ticket to he
nominated tomorrow was especially
avoided. No effort to effect combination
OF any kind was made.
Inc attention of the caucus was chiefly
directed to a request from New Castle
county, that in the formation of a nIatform
the question of representation according to
population be considered. This matter was
rather fully discussed, and the Consultation
ehueu without anything of definite nature
being arrived at.
THE LAST REVIEW.
~, AT this meeting everything is in doubt.
Inc conference held by the leaders Tonight
has had no bearing upon the present ont
look. Claims and counter-claims of strenpth
III sussex have been made. Stockley men
tonight claim majority in the delegation.
rayhter men make the same claim, and the
friends of j. Turpin Moore declare that he
has majority in Sussex county, notwith-
standing his declination of some weeks AGO.
ana That he will be the nominee for Gov
ernor, and that without much trouble. All
Ihese prognostcatiOns must be taken with a
great degree of caution.
ANY one who has any idea of the result of
tne delegate election throughout the State.
VIII know how complicated the situation is.
II IL may look like Stockley, it may look like
Moore, it may look like anybody who ia I'm
or out of the feld. AS things look now.
somebody wants a place to crawl out at
and will have to find it somehow.
AS there are only 6O delegates from Sussex
county and each of these men claim 30 or
more, some one must be mistaken, and as
EDe Iunnel holds five and Paynter Frame
three, the conclusion forces itself upon us
lhat some one has lied. The fact of the
case seems to be simply this, that Stockley.
Paynter and Moore have each about 15 or
10 delegates, and what the outcome will he
tell. s0H
MOORE STILL DEcLINEs-HE TELLS A REP
REsENTATIvE OF THE GAZETTE THAT HE
WILL NOT BE CANDIDATE.
Especial dispatch to the Gazette
LAUREL, DEL, August 22-1O.31 a. m.-
The Hon. j. Turpin Moore was interviewed
o-day by reporter of the GAZETTE and he
maintains his uniform refusal to be a candi-
late despite the enormous pressure that
las been brought to bear upon him.
lie sent word this morning to the
delegates from this hundred not to allow
us name to go before the convention. He has
ever said, even to his most intimate friends.
ny more than that, if his nomination was
ctually necessary to secure party harmony
might accept, but now his refusal is posi-
I've and without qualification.
CORES ULTIMATUM-HE WILL NOT MAKE
HIMSELF MISERABLE TO PLEASE OTHER
PEOPLE.
Especial dispatch to the Gazette
DOVER, DEL, August 22.-The situation
MS forenoon is in amazing doubt. Mr..
loore is out of the fight. He has tele-
raphed this morning to j. L. Wolcott,
ositively declining in these words
will not be a candidate [ will not
lake myself miserable to please other
eople."
1t now looks very much as if Stockley
ould be nominated and the Stockley men
Kent are urging DR.. Henry RidgeIy of
over.