Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1885-10-08
oARon1nE POLITICS.
The Anfi-Rribery Pnrty Making n
Spirited and Active Canvass.

spirited ana ActhVe OaAWfkhNSs
Special Correspondenceof Gazette and Journal.
DENTON. MD., Oct 2.--The most active
party in Caroline at present Is the Anfi-
bribery party, and it is also the one which
commands the most attention. The question
OF vote-buying having been made political
| issue 1t naturally interests the Leaders OF
both parties, and they are awaiting the out
| come Of the agitation with some degree OF
| anxiety. Which OF the parties Will De
damaged most or at all by reason OF a third
ticket being before the people, cannot with
any measure OF certainty be foretold at this
| early day. 1t is commended by some that
the Democratic party will be the sufferer;
others say 1t will hurt the Republicans
because its candidate for clerk OF the cir
cult court, Mr.. A. y. Warren, is sterling
Republican. Republican voters can cast
their ballots for the candidates for
clerk on either bribery or anti-bribery
principles, and by their vote being thus
divided, Mr.. L. II. Gould, the Democratic
nominee for this Office would not only be
elected, but would undoubtedly be able to
secure the election Of considerable por-
ton Of his ticket.
Some opposition was made among the
aroused anti-bribery men to the nomination
of a third ticket, and Uric Townsend, Esq,
of the Denton bar, chairman of the com
mittee appointed to procure resolutions
against moneyed bribery ut elections from
the nominating conventions OF the respee-
tive parties has withdrawn from the contest
because such nomination was made. AS a
matter Of course the press of the country
also opposed this extreme measure.
The Denton Journal ofto-morroww will con-
In the following, which may be taken as
fair reflection of the sentiments of thenews-
papers; "While we deplore the existence
of the evil, and would give our hearty sup
port to any effectual measure looking to its
suppression, yet think q third
ticket impracticable. Even II those who
have made an issue of this matter should
accomplish the almost impossible feat of
electing their candidates they will
have done nothing more than to
have made bribery abortive for one
election only. To crush the evil in this
manner third ticket must carry every
succeeding election, and those who take
hold of the movement must break their
allegiance to party and surrender principles
which lie at the very foundation OF our
goyernment--all because there are found
men who do not count suffrage sacred
trust. So long as there are voters who sell,
just so long will they find way of dis
posing of what's to them hut II merehantable
commodity, unless proper criminal statutes
are enacted and enforced"
\ Meeting of the anti-bribery county
central committee appointed at the conven.
ton lust Thursday is to be held on the 9TH
inst, for the purpose of organizing, &e.,
and IL grand mass meeting will be held on
October 2Sth and be addressed by several
spcake rs FRI m this county. Hon. Alex. ii.
hobbs of Baltimore City, Howard Bryant
md Il. NJ, Keedy, Esqs., of Hagerstown,
ire expected to be present. The anti
,ribers declare their intentions of making
the campaign an aggressive one.