The daily gazette., 1882-10-05
DICKS" MONEY BAGS.
HOW HE FAILED TO CARRY
SUSSEX COUNTY.
BOB LAMBDEN BADLY BEATEN.
An Enormous Vote ON Part OF Republi-
cans Run ia From Kent and Mary land
Currey's Bribery.
IspecIal correspon.lence OF the aazette. ]

iopctihi correspondence OF the Gazette
GEORGETOWN, Oct. 5.-The sslittle cleo
ton is over and Sussex is still Democratic
much to the surprise and chagrin of the
Republicans. They made great effort to
get their men out and used money freely
thinking they would surprise the Democrats
and sweep the county like whirlwind
Such a thing as the use of money was
| never known before at the little election,
aud 1t had some effect, but still Sussex could
not be bought. In Nanticoke hundred such
use of money was never heard of at any
election. Currey, finding that the Deno-
Gratis would carry 1t, notwithstanding
the fact that he had canvassed
it entered heartily into the work to purchase
II and votes were secured at any cost. Up
10 s O'Clock In the afternoon the Democratic
and Republican voters were about even In
that hundred and the prospect was that it
might 90 Democratic, although the Repub-
licans were paying from IS TO 81 for votes
About this time Simeon Pennewill arrived
from North West Fork and votes were after
ward secured at any cost. Ten and SIS were
paid for single votes and no one can tell how
much was paid some parties who had little
influence. This use Of money was general
over the county, but was spent much more
freely In Nanticoke, Broad Creek, and two
or three other hundreds where 1t was
thought it would have the most effect
THE DEMOCRATIC VOTE NOT FULL.
The Democrats did not turn out generally,
and Judging from the hundreds where they
came out no one can doubt that this county
would have given 500 majority, notwith-
standing the use of money had 1t turned out
as well as the Republicans Wherever they
turned out the majortics were about that OF
former years. In Dagsboro hundred there
was not full ballet by 300 votes. At least
two-thir,is OF these absent persons belong In
the southern part of the hundred, and they
are Democratic farmers. The stormy wea-
ther of the past week had interfered with
their fodder saving, and they took advantage
of the good weather and staid at home In
Little Creek the Democrats would have
given $50 majority at least had they been
out In full force.
BROAD CREEK THE BANNER HUNDRED.
In Broad Creek is to be seen the result of
earnest work and full poll on the part of
Democrats In this hundred the Democrats
found that the "war horse" Bob Lambden
and his allies were riding day and night, and
that he was offering Democrats money to
stay away from the polls. They determined
to try his strength. "Berry" Wheatly
measured arms with him while Noah James
Knocked his props out from under
him, and as q result he has toppled over.
He and his allies spent nearly 81 600 to
carry Broad Creek.
TREMENDOUS NEGRO VOTE.
Such negro vote as was polled to-day
was never before polled in Sussex. They
were all out, and in the opinion of many
Democrats, more than had a right to be out
to our polls. Maryland and Kent county
negroes were here In abundance. In Nanti-
coke Currey brought them in by the wagon
load, many of whom were not known to
half dozen men in the hundred. They voted
on receipts from Kent and some of them on
receipts from North West Fork, that hun
dred being Republican they were sent over
to Nanticoke.
BOB LAMBDEN STOCK TO GO.
The Democratic party will make the fight
in the county now that they have made in
Broad Creek. They find since Bob Lamb
den has entirely left the party he cannot in
jure it. So it is with many Others like him
who manage to keep in Democratic councils
and yet take Republican money and work
for that party These men have been
spotted" and they will hereafter be treated
as Republicans. They will be kicked out of
Democratic counsels and out of the party.
1t is better off without them than with them
when they pursue such treacherous course.
This is what Democrats think, and say they
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