The daily gazette., 1882-10-14
>T1~t 81 BRO.
THE REPUBLICANS ST. -
WhE the "New Constitution :" and ,
Dover Contingent are Sent to Fight IL
Kent and Sussex-Dick's fsad Influence.

That the Republican leaders are much
discouraged by the political outlook there.
can be no doubt. At all their meetings
heretofore held there has been a remarkable
absence of anything like enthusiasm, and
even the speech of Mr.. Higgins at the Opera
House Thursday evening fell fiat upon the
audience, composed in large part oi the
decent If not the representative members of
the party in Wilmington. A noticeable
feature of Mr.. Higgins speech and one
which has caused solae comment, was the.
utter absence of any allusion to Mr.. Currey,
the candidate for Governor, and any en-
dorsement of The State ticket aside from Mr..
Hastings. Mr.. Higgins endorsed Mr.. Hast
ings and his speech and at the same time de-
nounced the Jay Hubbell assessment rob
hery which Mr.. Hastings saw fit to endorse.
This has caused some talk. People who
observe things say it indicates that each of
the two factions have candidate OF their
own special preference. In other words
that the Dover Junta from now out will
direct their attention to booming Mr. Cur
rey, and that the Higgins wing of the party
will hereafter Use their influence for MIR.
Hastings. How far this will go is a question.
1t has been positively stated, on good Re-
publican authority that the Hastings men
will use all their strength to give Hastings
rousing majority, while many of them will
not vote for Currey at all, because he is
hand and glove with Fisher, Lof1and, Wat
son, Cannon, Lambden and Harrington. If
tie friends of Mr.. Hastings try to do this
it is not unreasonable to suppose that the
other side, who really care very little for
Congressman except in "A National aspect
will do the same thing and cut the ambitious
Washington.
Everything seems to be tending in this di-
rection, with the solitary exception of Mr..
Bird, whose overstrained set speech in cold
type is causing more amusement than any
| thing else. There is not Dover Ring pol
itician on the stump In New Castle county
The leaders here have earnestly requested
Mr. Harrington not to cone to Wilmington
| any more, and to keep Judge Fisher and
| Major Lofiand away. They say their pres
ence here has cost the party many votes, and
that the Wilmington Republicans at least
cannot afford to carry the safe burglary
load, ETC. So the "Dover contingent of the
| old Grant gang" has gone down into Kent
and Sussex with the New Constitution, and
have already run their pyrotechnical politics
in the ground Leaders expect Currey to
run ahead Of his ticket in Kent and Hast
| ings to lead 1t in New Castle. Sees
MONEY TO CARRY DELAWARE.
Arrangements have about been completed
| for receiving money for the Republican can
vass. The New Castle County Committee
and the State Central Committee will run
things separately. The County Committee
will take charge Of its own bailiwiek and it
has insisted that the State Committee shall
keep hands off. The efforts of the State
Committee will therefore be directed to
Kent and Sussex, and particularly to the
latter.
The County Committee will not ask Har-
| rington for any money, and will endeavor
| to raise what they want-and it is a good
round sum-in Wilmington. The State.
Committee, it is stated, will also be we'll
healed. Dick Harrington has been assured
by Pirate Hubbell that he can get all the
money he wants, and that ii will be forth
coming whenever he goes to Washington
with grip sack and asks for it. This, with
Hastings $4,000, and Dorsey's 5000 and
the Philadelphia aid, more determined
effort than ever will be made to buy the
State.