The daily gazette., 1882-09-18
SECOND EDITION
MIR. BIRDS NEW PARTY
Delaware to Have a Repubh-
can Arthur Party. ~
KENT coUNTYs NEW CLERK
GAN ARTHUR PARTY.

That Is What N0w. Bird says tne AkapuD-
Mcans Of Delaware win be Herenfter-
The New York Herald" ON Delaware
Politics.
party !" said Mr.. Levi Bird, a prominent Re
publican 'but it will be an Arthur party nom
Shisout.r
The above sentence is the concluding
part of an article, more than column In
length, which the New York Herald of to-
day publishes about politics in Delaware.
The leading portion OF the article Is q
diatribe delivered to the correspondent by
United States Marshal MeMullen upon the
assessment laws, and after giving this the
article goes on
aWhiIe this is certainly partisan and
perhaps an unfair statement of the effect OF
the tax laws the Republican managers have
undoubtedly added many votes to their
present list by the payment of taxes for
negro voters. They have had plenty of
money for two years back, and MIR. Hub
bells fund will be largely drawn upon by
them tais year.
After going on and saying that the Re
publicans are hopeful and that Wilmington
casts two-thirds of the vote of the State,
the article considers Dick Harrington's part
in the canvas as follows
That there Is some disaffection among the
Republicans there is no doubt. The notori-
GUS Dick Harrington managed TO capture
the last State Convention and to have him
self made chairman of the State Committee.
HIS faction named the candidate for Cover
Ror, and at the recent ratification In Whining
ton Harrington and Judge Fisher, whose as
sistant Harrington was in the Washington
District Attorneys office, ran things. Many
of the most conspicuous Republicans in the
State were absent, among them Anthony
Higgins, who was the caucus candidate FOR
United States Senator against MIR. Bayard,
and is the most prominent and respected
leader In the party. 1t is both affirmed and
denied that Harrington is still under indict-
ment for his alleged share in the Washing
ton safe burglary. As in the Star Route
cases the jury disagreed, but 1t is said in
Wilmington that the indictment has since
been quashed.
Two thirds of the Delaware Republicans
believe that Harrington was innocent" +" says
Marshal McMullin, "and that he was sacri-
feed TO save Others higher in authority"
Whatever may be the sentiment OF the
mass of the party the prominence of Har-
rington in this campaign has disguised
many respectable Republicans, and the
nomination of their candidate for Congress
man has not altogether reconciled them to
work under Harrington's lead. The Har-
rington people are very bitter against Mr..
Higgins, and 1t remains to be seen whether
there will be a split. The Wilmington
ratification certainly did not come up to the
expectation Of the party management, and
the fact that Currey, the Republican candi-
date for Governor, is expected to appoint
Harrington as his attorney general may cost
him many votes" sEA
Speaking of the States probable represen-
tative in Washington, the writer says "Mr.
Charles B. Lore, the Democratic candidate,
is an exceedingly popular man and may run
greatly ahead of his ticket. If a Republican
majority is elected to the Legislature
there will be multiplicity Of Re
publican candidates to succeed Sen
ator salisbury, who will probably
again be the party candidate if tht
Democrats retain their majority. Mr.
Higgins should, by party usage, be the re
publican candidate, but he is not in favor
with the men under whose management ths
contest may be won. Jacob Moore, o
Georgetown, or Nathaniel Smithers o.
Dover, would be the candidate of the young
men and the best element III the party bu
James X. .Lotiand, who was elected to Con
gress in 1872, will be the probable choic
of the Harrington faction