The daily gazette., 1882-10-11
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A SPECIMEN RALLY.
How Lofhnd,g Fisher and xaarrfnrtor
Manned gthe ssNew Classification /" q
2 Dover Yesterday. en lp- sF89gu5

How LoAand.b FISHER and harrington
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r. tsDeciai eorrespondesee OF the 9azette.l
Dover, DEL., Oct. 10sr-The. "New Con.
stitution has arrived, and sorry looking
constitution II is. It needs 4 new coat Of
paint already ana yawhB III every seani. II
the new constitution the Republican party
proposes 70 give Delaware IL no better than
the one they are hauling through the Stale,
1t will be so exquisitely poor that no one
WI willingly own its paternity. .sn1"l
This delectable machine was hauled into
town this afternoon with band aboard dis
courslng overwhelmingly Chose with sensitive
ears had better not go near this concerp) j,
followed by molly crowd Of boys and
ntRgers. It's appearance was everywhere
greeted with shouts of laughter, all agree
ing that Dick Harrington had not gotten up
such guy" since he wAs school boy !;
and amid much applause It was pulled hp
In front of /. N. Mills house, the horses
taken out and LETT TO rccuperate.
Whilst this was going on the so-called Re
publican county convention was In session
IN the third story of the SehtinsI Office, but
as they sat with closed DOORS, the machine
had full sway and only It's perfect product.
was visible to the public. Dick Harrington
though delegate, was not around the Con
vention much, but his perfect Will was done
all the same, and the ticket belongs to him,
body and breeches. ioThe ticket nominated
is not considered a strong one and there is a
feeling of hostility towards it among Re
publicans of the anti Harrington type which
may cost 1t many votes. Some of the men
named are very unpopular, y number are
wholly Incompetent, and the balance are
practically unknown. Altogether tine con
vention has but little cause to be be proud
OF Its work, and certainly has not in any
manner strengthened the Republican party
In this county, awNa sl.r IT
In the afternoon Jim Lofiand and Judge
Fisher held forth from the hold OF the 'sNew
Constitution" Lofand seemed 70 have ON
board an extra amount of pro-niggerism,
which he fired off at the heads OF An In
offensive audience In @ most vulgar and In
decent manner. He tried to prejudice the
negroes against the Democfatic party by
holding out to them the prospect OF Z re-
turn to slavery in case Of Democratic
success, and held out the most glltterinp
Inducements TO them to help the Republi-
can party to succeed. He promised
that in case Of Republicau smccssa
they would divide the school fund.
do away with poll taxes and property
qualifications, and make things GENERALLY
easy for Lofiand and his friends; and wanted
the negroes to help them do it, but all the
same did not mention the fact that there
was not negro on the Republican county
ticket, although the negroes form more
then half the party in Kent county. Jimmy's |
love for the negro Ia entirely political; per. |
sonally it Is not thus. Or perhaps he has |
forgotten how he used to rim them off and |
send them South just before the war begun, |
and rumor says he was not over particular |
whether n aRo fran 81.
be ran off.
Judge Fisher came next. This was not |
.he Judges s'on day." 1t was his off day.
Inc Judge was lachrymose. lie told about
low he and his dear friend Dick Harrington
lad received the attention OF the GAZETTE
md other Democratic papers, and It seemed
ls If their kind attentions had disturbed
lin. b.. 80 M .rf .lsG - 3l-,-7
All naughty newspaper men are hereby
lotitied to leave the Judge alone and not
publish anything about him, as his feelings
!Ee very tender and they might hurt them.
The Judge also seemed to take very much
o heart the fact that sundry Democrats
hat be had been kind enough TO put into
Fort Delaware, and whom he afterwards
aused to be released, did not like him. It
strange how hardened some people are. Il
he Judge Is willing to take all these people
his heart, but, strange as it NAV ap-,
ear, they do not seem willing TO come.
After the Judge was through, Mr.. James
'ennewill crawled up the ladder into the
oat and acknowledged the presentation toll
he magnificent ship, (20 feet long, painted
y order Of Job II. jackson, 4" New Con-
titution," fine flag 6x4. D1s .d2Hasal bfA
The procession was adjourned by few
smarks from Dick Harrington, appealing to
arents for the sake of their children
Mrs. Burnett had loaned him her boy for
ne sake Of making the scene dramatic) to
ote. This, for downright effrontery, was
lual to anything Dick Harrington ever
Id, but he didn't have his safe along, and
ad to do the best he could.