Smyrna times., 1883-12-12
The Politicians of Delaware.

The following from the Philadelphia
Press will serve to show how much and
yet how little the papers out of the
State know of Delaware politics:
GA correspondent asks the Press
to name the six greatest politicians OF
Delaware" The Press, by presenting
the pictures in type of few of the
10000 politicians of Delaware, may en-
able the correspondent to select the six
Delawareans who come nearest to ac-
cording with his ideas of greatness
besides giving him something to do.
Perhaps, if our correspondent is
one of the many who measure greatness
by success, he might begin with Sena-
tors Bayard and salisbury. Senator
Bayard, a theoretical free trader, man
ages to represent high tariff cOmmu
nifty in the Senate with satisfaction to
his constituents; otherwise they would
not re-elect him so often. Senator
Salisbury continues to be successful
because of the popular belief in ira
ditiOn concerning the ability of his
brother, DIR. Cove salisbury, who has
been dead for some years. Skipping
briefly over eX-COngressman Biggs, the
numerous members of the Cochran
family, who have held all offices, from
that of Governor to that of clerk of the
peace, and eX-COngressman Williams,
we come to Mr.. Ignatius Grubb, of
Wilmington. 1t was as u lawyer that
Mr.. Grubb made a timely discovery of
an ingenious writ of error which pre-
vented the court from passing upon
the credentials of an election officer
until after the election was over. By
virtue of this discovery he is, we
believe, regarded as a great politician
in Delaware. If the descent from Mr..
Bayard to Mr.. Grub in the upper
part of the State is somewhat short and
! sudden, in Sussex County we find J.
Turpin Moore, John Paynter, who casts
longing eyes upon Senator Salisbury
seat, and James Ponder, an ex-Gov-
ernor, whose influence did not wane
with his retirement from office.
There is also Republican party in
Delaware and a sufficient force OF
Republican politicians to run both
branches of Il party which has alway:
managed to split on the same rock
early in every important campaign
the rock Of Federal patronage. Should
the Delaware Republicans ever succeed
in carrying the State, perhaps Anthony
Higgins, of Wilmington, Jacob Moore
of Georgetown, or n. i. Smithers, 0
Dover, would succeed to offices il
which the Bayards and Salisbury
have held life estates. In Delaware
most of the Republicans are classified
as Higgins men or Harrington men
Mr.. Richard c. Harrington's headquar
tiers are at Dover and one of his ables
lieutenants is Judge Fisher.
From all of which our correspond
ent will see that, though many Della
ware Democrats are called politicians
but very few are worthy of bein|
chosen to the high places, and that, i
the Republicans ever mean to make
serious effort to bring the State into tn
Republican column, there must be
general reduction to the ranks of grea
politicians. If men like Mr.. Moore
Mr.. Smithers or Henry c. Conrad, O
Wilmington, could be pushed to tn
front of one Republican party tn
Bayard and Salisbury dynasties woul
be in danger. Should our correspond
ent not be satisfied with the list O
politicians presented, there is still
wide field to choose from. All Della
wareans are politicians, and nearly a
are Methodists."