The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1886-08-21
RIGGS FOR GOVERNOR.
Biggs for Goyernor-A Lively Democratic
Convention at Which the salisbury PeO-
pie Win,

Biggs for Goyernor-A Lively Democratic
Convention at Which the Salisbury Peo-
pie Win.
The Democratic Convention assem- bled
dates for Governor and Congressman.
For years there has existed in the Demo-
cratic party of Delaware two distinct fac
tious, one headed by the Saulsburys and
the other by the Bayards. As long as
the Republican party kept up its active
organization the common enemy COM
PEELED these factions to pull together, but
this year the Republicans announced that
they would put no ticket in the field and
this gave the opposing factions d chance
to fight one another for supremacy, and
about three mouths ago, when Ben amin
l. B.,gs WAS brou5 hit out as the Sauls-
bury candidate for Governor and E. Il.
Cochran was named to lead the Bayard
interests, which are also represented by
the present State administration.
The preliminary campaign has been a
bitter one: Each faction had their organs
and these were filled with charges and
counter charges and personalities. In fact,
it is only week since card was pub
lished, signed by leading New Castle
Democrats, charging the Blggs family
with bribing voters and using free rum
to advance their interests. The delegate
election which came off last Saturday de-
noted success for Biggs, but left the
Cochran element a fighting chance, which
they Came to the convention prepared to
accept. The fight had extended all over
the State. and from all portions the rep
resenta tives of both sides gathered today
in force. The Biggs people captured the
organization amid the worst confusion
ever known in Democratic Convention
in Della aware.
Fully two-thirds of the convention were
on their feet at time yelling, cheering
or groanIng as the case might be, and the
chairman several times let the conven-
ton run itself During the noon recess
Cochran Withdrew from the contest in
favor of William H. Herbert, of New
Castle, and when this announcement was
made the Herbert whoopers, who had
come down from Wilmington in force,
took up his name and tor a time it looked
as though the convention would be car
ried for him. The Salisbury Biggs men
finally secured a ballot and Biggs was
nominated by majority of eleven votes.
The whole interest of the convention
seemed to havo conferred in the Guberna-
torial contest. as after the announcement
of Biggs' nomination fully half of the
delegates withdrew. John b. Penning-
ton, of Dover, was then nominated for
Congress without opposition and series
of resolutions expressing confidence in
the National and State administration
were adopted. The temperance question
was not touched upon in the resolutions
nor were any pledges made.
B. L. Biggs, the candidate for Cover
nor, was salary grab Congressman, and
this, as we'll as the tact that he is backed
by the Pennsylvania Railroad, has been
used against him by his opponents in the
preliminary canvass. His nomination is
supposed to insure Congressman Lore's
election as Senator Gray's successor. The
latter's term expires this fall. John B.
Pennington, the nominee for Congress, is
ex Attorney General of the State and has |
always been allied with the Salisbury in
teresls. II is thought that the Republi- |
cans will take advantage of the breach. |
which, it is claimed, che work of today's |
convention has widenCd, and put a ticket
in the field.