The daily gazette., 1882-07-24
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work In Sussex. Even though Mr.. Fooki
had sworn to himself that he would not run
the contest was squarely carried ou
upon the Gubernatorial issue The most
astonishing thing Of the whole contest is the
tardy withdrawal of Mr.. Fooks. 1t bids
fair to be the political wonder of the cam
paign, and will show Republicans that the
GAZETTE knew what it was talking about
when 1t said, weeks ago, that the mild
hammered gentleman of Laurel loved
private life SO well that he would positively
decline TO run for Governor Republicans
IN Georgetown, Saturday evening, when the
GAzETTE correspondent told them that on
Friday night Mr. Fooks called in his
friends and said positively that he would
not have anything TO do with the
matter, expressed dismay and not
surprise. 5,ll rise frankly said one, :" it is
Just what we have been fearing all along
We had hard work TO get Mr.. Fooks to en-
tertain the idea of running but we knew If
we could get Sussex TO give him a good ma
lority OF the delegates he would stand
When we saw that there was eight to be
made, and that the thing would be close.
we felt moet doubtful, but we were i'm
pressed with the excellent qualifications of
OF Mr.. Fooks as candidate and Thought il
was worth the risk / have no doubt he has
declined, but it leaves the best part of the
1
Declining after a majority of Sussex dele
gates have been elected for him We can
nafuly mold our forces for any other man
he should have declined long age, lie
should have said " no "amonih ago, or not
at ALL" The gentleman, who made use of
these vigorous words was an ardent admrer
OF Mr.. Fooks and worked hard for him,
My impression is that the Republicans
| who have tried to nominate Mr. Fooxs nm
/ uprfnCk the W
They did not understand their man. They
thought they could nominate him and then
| cram, what was 10 him disagreeable pill,
down his throat. He told them time and
again not to nominate him. He pleaded
with them 10 lot him go, and spend the rest
el his days In peace. But this would not do,
The lamb upon tlIc affair of Republican sac
illiee this year must be Benjamin f. Fooks.
like Hon. Judge John W. Houston of two
years ago. Mr.. Fooks stood it AS long as he
could, but the correspondence in the New
YORK anti-State Central Committee orpap
got too hot for him. He wrote letter of
deelination more than week ago, but a
man carried it in his pocket hoping to keep
him in the traces. 1t was Il forlorn hone
Mr.. Fooks kicked out of them lust at the
important moment
WAR IN THE PARTY,
Sussex county Republicans are in an
angry mood. The troubles eliminating in
saturdays election has left fertile field for
heated and embittered strife. The anti
State Central Committee men almost admit
their defeat, and say harsh things about how
it was accomplished. They declare that the
State Central Committee invaded the
county. (The State Central Committee
won't deny it, by the way.) They say that
the committee has misused and abused its
power in order to make factional nomina- |
tion and embittcr the party; that 1t has used |
the Federal patronage at its disposal to help |
this scheme along; that it has used money |
which was raised to be used against the |
Democrats, and, all III all, made quite ter |
ribie arraignment. Leaders of the party are |
very despondent and declare that the cam
paign has all gone to pieces and that they
will not work.
In the late stiffness Of last Saturday night |
had long talk with Jacob Moore, ESQ.,, in |
Georgetown, as he sat upon his steps, after |
having heard how things had gone. Mr.. |
Moore has been a friend of Mr.. Fooks all
along. "The defeat Of Mr.. Fooks," said
he, earnestly, twas big mistake, ! have
been assured that his nomination would
have made such a difference in the vote of
Little Creek and Broad Creek hundreds III
to give us the county, He would have ac-
cepted the nomination if Sussex county had
given him decent majority OF the dele
gates. But his maine being before the con-
yention is now out OF the question. The
Kent county politicians have come into the
county interfering with affairs here. They
have done everything they could
and suppose they have a slight
majority. But it is a fictitious majority and
does not express the sentiment with us.
We allowed Mr. Curry to have the deIega-
tion in his own hundred out Of compliment
II fight had been made then he would
have been beaten in spite of the world, the
flesh and the devil. / do not know what
will be done now or who will be nominated
Any way the outlook is not very flattering
for the party
All over the county there is d bitter and
defiant feeling. The hackers of Mr.. Fooks
charge the wholesale use of money. Prob |
ably in the whole disconnected wing the
most unhappy man is Lanbden, of Laurel.
He was for Mr.. Fooks, and no doubt would !
get around the corner and hide himself If he .
had leg TO spare. 1t is predicted that Mr.. |
Lambden will be IN the convention on the
side of the State Central Committee.
THE OUTLOOK FOR THURSDAY.
Yesterday the GAZETTE correspondent
lroye from Georgetown to Milford, and =
.alled upon Major James r. Lohand. The
Major was smiling and happy, and had
leard the full returns. lie talked freely
mi Salu the result was what he had eX- :
1eeted. When told that Fooks was out of
he fight, he said he had been expecting :
his and knew that Mr. Fools had written :
etter declining the place two weeks before
THE result" said the Major, "means the
nomination of Curry beyond any doubt" !
"Who will be the Congressional candi- ! !
late sn
81 lave no idea. That will be left to !,
Iew Castle county, Judge. Any one they !
want will get the place. Speaking for my !
elf ! should be in favor of young Ed. =
Bradford" +"
l had talk with Superintendent Mills '
o-day. Il knew said he, "that we
would have control OF the convention, and '
ny estimate was 80 votes guess it will !
,e about that on a roll call. We have = !
arried Sussex county, have no doubt, and y y
Kent will be 40 votes solid for Curry aud :,
he State Central Committee. We have
arried ON the contest without the use of !,
money and do not think the State Central a
Committee has worked individually at all =
n the faetional contest. a.
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