The daily gazette., 1882-07-28
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.,-..., .,nr,pondcnce of the Gazette. !
nsr,, jry es.-Mr. Harrington said to
~, . DON'T you dare to make fight"
W gigpins answered, al won't and
lDoT he reason why" and the CON
M was not bear garden and they
ID harmony.
y convention was spiritless affair,
iuMIatlon IL the close, which fell as
,stbe effort of the colored Doctor Hen-
M ia boom ex-editor Conrad for Con-
IN the New Castle caucus. 1t was cut
+ dded, but il was more by iron ruling
goi management that the bargain
aIe of the self-constituted syndicate at
European Hotel was cOnsummated.
NJ yery close call, and the work was
more By an application OF the thumb
n, than pat on the shoulder. II was
because the lash was applied. Dele
prone to kick saw no escape ; they
b, and 1t was called harmony.
Aa hung by a very slender thread all
neday afternoon and night, and for
b hours OF yesterday morning this
Nd about to snap. Everywhere among
aders there Was CONSERVATION equiva-
ba panic. They were terror stricken
kaE Of a failure TO agree were rife. For
BNs came that Jacob Moore was com
lun Sussex with indignation at a
IN faith in his heart, and n majority of
MT eounty's votes for Fooks at his
Here was trouble If this were true,
EgOtiatiOns were suspended until
atOuld be heard from.
THE WAR IN SUSSEX. ...-.
Sussex men came In q bunch, and of
delegates elected Al trooped off the
nd up the sultry street, with Mr..
hand Daniel j. Layton, ,duster-clad and
amcst looking, ahead. Each man
lal in his hand, handed to him on the
which read as follows:
Htmbers of the delegation Of Sussex
requested to meet in caucus IN the
House building, ut Dover, at II o'clock,
Ae understanding that no effort will be
l9pedge delegates on the unit rule un
EDlect
news ran like wild-flre among the
icians that determined effort would
made TO force Fooks through, and as
N Of keNps delegates as could be found
hastily summoned together and eau
Ras held In the ,Se1ttistel building. 1t
y did look like trouble. ''Sussex will
a CAUCUS and Ben Fooks shall have a
sAoE, said Mr. Moore, bluntly, and
ex held her CAUCUS. Mr.. Moore was
even Il he was mad, and his talk TO the
us was Just the thing to allay strife and
same time win votes for F0oks. "The
ol tlls CAUCUS. said he, sis to see
now We stand SO there will be no trou-
hd a plain course. We are all citizens
" county and there are two can
e lot hestrnor, and they are from the
sounly between them the issue lies.
mere as a delegate of no faction. |
U aei lairly and cody. Ifa majority
ssf otlegates are in favor of Albert
lylll, unhesitatingly and at once,
nav Ilr name of Benjamin +. Fooks
ta9uiuale. II a majority of this dele
y y lli lavor OF Mr.. Fooks, but a ma
" ! tle Convention In favor of MIR.
aHl Curry man. And SO Mr..
,d AlNed on, saying he was In favor of
"a sAglesson y, oil the Sussex vote, and If
~ ~, aaNl'able, to carry out the arrange
maui Al Wilmington, he would not
1a.. ~, nv u, thought Foolis the strongest
ta~, sss Inns Kind of talk was bound to
had s@,s, ys, win the Sussex delegation,
,aa wan,A \ aS't been taken then the Fooks
e0lla have carried the day.
N :, ZANE AooEE coERcED.
viii Win 'al IL, Moore had been talking two
nIts,is' Ila se'lols faces stood outside In close
Was ,'VI. NJ. ole was Mr. Harrington, the
r0nslna al, higgins. When Mr., Moore
,.saea mss's' Nr. Harrington walked IN
h. h@'sase s rom the Kent delegation of
va, %4o eaalflnan to the effect that
yH,,,in,ul UNI and had endorsed the
M i'ss P,ahs bargain and sale. The
1rgrJ @s,a %l. then in that rare eloquenee
IIs,1iaa,si'ia HARM s'ial Sussex do likewise. Then
Iy 's.oll eos' leli the hall. lie seemed
,ato o9,pfehend the situation. sIFor
ARtIi :. NIsl' " hrnt solid" said he to Jim
!. lle walked out of the Court
aoe 1,'ll rn, lonked uncertain and Mr.. .Hig-
hl0 n,st' '''o Inc caucus and talked
Bmt SStl9ililig a vote on Fooks and
eshi.... ,.w astlc could be heard from
pucl,sn,II'o AMI u , llle bargain and sale. This
Ael Ia maa. aohe, and the caucus adj
lgaiD " M. III an hour. But it did not
and II,s,i, .,t@ astie was in favor oil
ld the ea,l'igSS' lea,iag by and implied major
hry Wns, aatts got around Mr.. Moore,
him Ia. l%''ilg an unwilling submission
1@urvi and 'I5 u. ears. 5 The thing was al
anu Mr.. Fooks was out of the
q. lAna Valcus had settled the
gatIOn On ett,'iio9thed t members of tho
Iy ayain.a S' tue hotel corner proclaimed
ilgs aSrea, .asa entering into the Curry.
sides mrtt','ellt' met a',l butthe straight-outs IN
Which VA. Was anu hi, agreed to swallow IN,
sacchsrina' '''tef to both and had A yer,
latrelt WIN eoatlng, indeed. Council
lEange, ta,,l, I lel,9sed-eyes and a persua
olders tan la,9ed harmony and Curry
b Tie psna sI,hed Hastings and harmnny
aeertaany aayas u was over the W Whole e.ol resa1
hdaa5it as a few minutes before It tI" ba,
ben lI,,,, ~ fnr CONVENTION.
Iniite,'' ,',,y e1,,.5 Cannon !, of the State Contra
onrafey, yal,ed ta,, the convention to ,,,sls arde
man wba .llhe announced, he locke,
,l him n hau heard sonethino. tI,a
s blusbsss9 s9ry y much, and dignitied 'I1,r pr
aiitees4. 4S Iaa Platform and read Wnsh opt tn n
seaas, sha hparePonderance Of If promieon "o1 een
at iaoS @ia nia seats in the front s row as gen
,e.een .eelte@ent and RETURN trls,Pflmg of tha .d% be
NJ man man, 5c Yelling drunken k",ly' elega,d a9d wit
s'e at 'o oaa Convention. Tba Inns a,.,, was nc
'paadn inle,ioodki e look a front seat and an se ARE
'lections until the Co Copvp, Hts