The daily gazette., 1883-03-26
NEWS AND GOSSIP.
EAsTER-TIOE SERVICE IN THE
CHURCHES.
REPUBLICANS LATEST PLAN.
How tho Wilmington Members of the
Party are Trying to Defeat the Repre-
sentation Bill.

/, For the past week the Republican mana
gers In the city have been daily in conference
ON the subject Of increased representa-
tion. They have been casting about with
an energy akin to desperation, for some plan
by which the pending representation bill
can be defeated in the Senate. The petit
tlons sent out through that band of budding
patriots, the Young Mems Republican Club,
have not met with the general enthusiasm
which was expected, and the editorial
utterances Of the New York organ haye
fallen fat.
While the Democrats in Wilmington par
tIcularly, and certainly those throughout
the State, are willing TO accept the House
bill now pending ia the Senate, the Republi-
cans seem to be much divided. On Satur-
day the GAZETTE quoted ap editorial ex-
preston from the Milford Negs ana AdDer
tiseT in which some pleasantly was INDUCED
in at the expense of those Republicans who
are trying TO kill the bill, and number of
Republicans have been heard to express
themselves as satisfied that the bill should
take its course. One prominent Republican
was known to say to the New Castle mem
bers that If he were In their
places he would not give any more
to New Castle than was awarded by the bill
which was passed by the House on Thurs
day, and chairman Harrington who led the
party in the discussion for increased repre-
sentation last fall, declared publicly In the
State House not long ago, that he "didn't
think the Democrats were fools enough to
seriously contemplate giving increased repre-
'sentation to New Castle county" This, of
course, shows that there is insincerity some.
where, and who is indulging in 1t is revealed
by the latest attitude adopted by the Higgins
wing. These people, after having worked
themselves into state of frenzied insanity,
In trying to find someway of inducing
the Senate TO kill the bill, and having
been unsuccessful, have about concluded to
give 1t up and look TO the future. They
argue that the amendment will never be-
come law, as 1t will require three-fourths
vote by the next Legislature, and they cal
culate that they will be able, by systematic
Misrepresentation OF the measure, to elect a
Republican delegation from New Castle.
This delegation will, of coure, vote against
the amendment, which will only receive a
two-thirds vote and will fail, and the Re-
publicans will have the satisfaction Of hav-
ing defeated increased representation and
rendered the possibility of securing 1t more
remote than ever.
This is the Republican program They
do not desire increased representation, but
are only working to keep the Democrats
from accomplishing anything. They are in
different as to whether they defeat it through
patting Mr.. Bates on the back and urging
district representation, or running the
chances of electing Republican delegation,
who will block the wheels for at least six
yoars TO come. They want to defeat 1t any
how. The true motive of these people is
clearly understood at Dover and the Senate
will not be influenced in the matter at all.