Daily Republican. [volume] ([Wilmington, Del.]) 1874-1890, 1884-09-20

Mr.. Bayarl Is 30 bold Is to charge
that Mr.. Blaine was nominated b, cor
ruption at Chicago and win be sustain
Ell By corruption at the polls. 1t is
strauge that Mr.. Bayard would make
such charge when he must be fully
cognizapt OF the means used 10 support
the nomination OF Cleveland. There
never has been time in the history OF
the Republican party when there was
more outspoken, frank and honest
expression Of the choice OF . candidate
by that party. Had thsre been the
same honest expression four years ago
Mr.. Blaine would have been the Re-
publican candidate for President in
stead of General Garfield, though no
body can have aught to say against
Garfield as President. There WAS no
unit rule tolerated in the convention
tina, nominated Mr.. Blaine as there was
in the convention that nominated Cleve-
land. Even Delaware's one solitary
vote for Arthur was respected and re.
corded as faithfully as were the five
that were in favor Of Blaine. No at
tempt was made any where or In any
State 10 override the will of the
people.
Had Mr.. Bayard not better look at
the means used to nominate his own
candidate, Mr.. Cleveland ? How did
he carry New York Was it not by
the most shameful understanding with
the corrupt ring leaders of the Demo
cratic factions in New York City.
Hubert o, Thompson, the Commission
or Of Highways, was indicted by the
Grand Jury for a shameful use Of his
political patronage and committee
of the New York Legislature recon-
mended to Governor Cleveland his re-
moval from Office.
Mr.. Cleveland instead of removing
him as any, even q moderate, reformer
would have done, made a friend Of
Thomson and the latter turned up in
Chicago in charge Of several delegates,
all ardent in their support of Cleveland
aud reform. Nobody was more en-
thusiastic in his support of Cleveland
than Sheriff Davidson, and what are
the facts in his case. A committee of
the Legislature upon Investigation
found that he was guilty Of the most
Lpnblushing populations and malfeas-
anoe in Office. A bill was prepared to
rectify the evil by taking from David
son the power to appoint certain sub
ordinates which If it became y law
would have stopped the POPULATIONS
What became of the bill ? 1t went be-
fore Governor Cleveland and was
promptly vetoed. Sheriff Davidson
was at Chicago and did all in his
saved him from being sent to the
penitentiary.
Mike" Norton, Patsey" Walsh,
and nearly all the acknowledged cor
rupt ringleaders Of the most corrupt
system of politics were at Chicago
shouting themselves hoarse for Cleve-
land. But this is not all. There were
twenty-six delegates from New York
Opposed to the nomination OF Cleveland,
but there were forty-four in favor OF
him. Through the influence of Hubert
10. Thomson and Sheriff Davidsons the
forty-four delegates in favor Of Cleve-
land voted that the twenty-six votes
lopposed to him should be cast for him
and to make sure Of solid vote from
New York, Daniel Manning, Cleve
lands manager, cast the votes of tn
whole seventy delegates This we sup
pose is what Mr.. Bayard calls an cleo
ton free from fraud. Why could no
Mr.. Bayard have told how Mr.. Cleve
land was nominated, while he was OIL
the subject Of frauds =?