Daily Republican. [volume] ([Wilmington, Del.]) 1874-1890, 1885-10-23
German and HIS Man higgins.

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German and His Man higgins.
BALTIAoRR, Oct. 22.-It Is growing
hot TO, Senator German In Maryland.
Fearing defeat, he has called TO his aid
in the municipal campaign Dan Voor-
hees and robert Lowery, Of Indiana /;
Isham Harris, of Tenn sssee, and others,
who are singing his praises nightly on
the stump. A few days ago, Hon
Henry Il. Wootten, one of the most
prominent citizens in the State, a lead.
ing Democrat, and q resident of How ard
County, which Is also Gorman's county,
IN ade charges at msss meeting that
Eugene HiRRins and Robert Scraggs
perpotrated great frauds In 1873 and
1879, and that German tnstigated them.
German yesterday, in published card {,
denied the charge. To-day Mr.
Wootten furnished the press an open
letter, addressed TO German, in which
ne says:
I conceived you were afflicted with
the moral malady with which Higgins
WAS visited when he jusritied his de-
Element of the ballot box upon the
ground that 1t was necessary to main.
tain the supremacy of Democratic prtn.
ciples as he would understand them. II
is DoItify ing for Mary lander to know
that his S.ate 10 represented by pro
| tessional denler of the ballot box, but
doubly NO tu know that he attempts r.
, conceal his pra ctices by the devices ol
| a sneak thief. 1t is more creditable t6
place those rsctices on high mora
grounds as MIR. Higgins did. l charge
First. That you, with your owl
hands, ASS sisted by others, distributed
5000 among the ru tisps that roughet
the city (Baltir1ore) In 1873.
Second. chat when You recommend
ed Higgins for the position he nov
holds you knew of his dehleDiens
the ballot box.
Third. That you were sn active par
ticipant in the frauds Cf 1879. You hs'
Higgins At your headquarters in Baiti
more, and he WAS In this county, q
least upon two occasions, closeted wit
you and other conspirators against th'
rights and liberties of the people, OF n
ferripg al to what names should b.
dropped and what names should b.
misspelled, and by what route tn
Legro repeaters should be sent oul
From your own admission, that ate
the election you knew Higgins ha
been In Howard County on the day {
the election, and from your recon
. mendation of him for his present ~
lpointmeut, 1t would seem to follow ths
you either admired bis practices an
esteemed them worthy OF reward. Q
that he had the thum bscrews upon You
which rendered resistance TO his n
Iqusst painfully dangerous on your par
renew my offer of depositing $1,000
!. with Mr.. Hodges II you will sue me fo
libel. have no personal ill-feeling ,
,, lyon. In all your walks Of private III
!, jyour conduct has been exoeptionall
!, ,iexemplary. deal with you as pul
lie nsn. You are stepped In CORFU
!. tion and saturated with official perjuI
: from the crown Of your head to II
holes OF your feet.
The grand juryof Baltimore City is II
/, vestigating charges of fraud mac
y against the registers Of voters BY Il
Reform Com "a ittee. The jury presen
:. ed two registers: James Mahon,
THE Fourth Ward, charged with stri
:, ing eighty -seven names from the po
book, and Joseph Riesett, of the Sieve
teenth Ward, for not returning req
= tration nook within the time pi
!. scribed by law. Others will be pl
!, y sented.