The Wilmingtonian., 1886-08-07
CLASHING CLANS.

One week from to-day (next Saturday,
will witness the elimination of one of the
bitterest factional fights ever known to the
democracy of Delaware.
The opposing elements are arrayed under
the respective titles of Admnistratonistt
and Observation-Disclosures Viewing the
gubernatoral contest from disnterested
and independent standpoint we discern
an acerbity, an hostility and malignity
against the ADMINISTRATORS dsproportion.
ate to the issues involved.
The DeldCaredn which is a recognized party
paper and owes its very existence to party pap
has injected personalities into this canvass
ad nauseam The entire Salisbury following
have caught on to the vile refrain and the
atmosphere is sitting with vlificatious of
the Court House officials.
Before joining the hue and cry against
the "Court House Ring" we determined TO
investigate the matter and ascertain the
cause of this ebullition. We interrogated
these who were in position to know and
were surprised to find that ''spoils'-
''spcils" was the rallyiug cry of the Anti
Administrationists.
There was no charge of malfeasance
against single court house off jial-n lr was
the veracity of single court house official
impeached-the assduity to business and
gentlemanly department of one and all of
the Court House attaches was recognized
and admitted, and the only argument
we have heard against the Court House oiIi-
GERS is "they are in office and we (the
Saulsburyites) want the offices for our
own dear selves.r
The t-Administrationists have not ad-
duced one single argument why Mr.. E. r.
Cochran should not be named for Governor
of this State. Diatribes and innuendoes 90
for naught. Had the Saulsburys formula
ted distinctive campaign-had they
incorporated living issues in their platform
had they sought to have re-vitalized
the almost moribund principles of their party
they would have been entitled to a respectful
hearing but yelling, "down with the Court
House Ring is not taking campaign song,
especially when this song is sung by chronic,
Office seekers ard chronic office holders.
The changes which have been wrung on
"Coney Island Deal' by the eAnti-Admnistra-
tionsts have reverberated from Brandywlne
Hundred to the uttermost limits of Sussex;
yet scarcely had the campaign been opened
before an alliance on the part of Messrs.
Biggs and Herbert was formed, which was as
questionable as any deal could be.
1t will be difficult to make the average cit
izen believe that a deal by the Adminstra-
tionsists is to be condemned when the ''self,
same deal" compacted by Biggs and Her
bert is a virtue.
Up to the hour when "political fledge-
lets" committed Benjamin T. Biggs to the
unholy alliance, he was unquestionably the
favoritc gubernatorial candidate in New
Castle County, but from that moment Mr.
Biggs gubernatorial fortunes commenced to
wane, and the indications, at this writing,are
that the Biggs' delegates from New Castle
County will be counted upon the fingers of
one hand!
The camp followers of Mr.. Biggs suffered
their zeal to get away with their discretion,
when they pooled their issues with the astute |
politician, Mr. Herbert The ex.sherif has |
turned to good account the pr. ffered offer
of MIR. Biggs friends, in the "Biggs- Herbert |
Turner McWhorter IDEAL, 'and the signs in
dictate that Herbert will scoop up every one |
of the delegates in this city which naturally |
belonged to Biggs.
Already the friends of Biggs are diStrust-
ing the friends of Herbert, and 0ice cersa.
Charges of disloyalty are being freely indul.
ged in by the contendng factions. We ven
ture the opinion that before the assembling
of the State convention the anmosties be- |
tween Herbert and Bggs will be much more |
marked than between Herbert and Cochran.
There is no Disgusting the fact that Herbert
has well nigh crowded Biggs out of the en-
tire city and the Herbert-Biggs squabble is
simply ripenng the "gubernatorial plum
for Mr.. Cochran's mouth.
We know nothing of the sentiment either
in Kent or Sussex, but it is safe to state that
two thirds of the delegation from New Gas.
tie County will vote on the second ballot for
the urbane Clerk of the Peace-Edwin r.
Coehran-for Governor of Delaware.
G. ID. LOre's Crowning Effort.
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