Daily Republican. [volume] ([Wilmington, Del.]) 1874-1890, 1886-07-19


The most important political move
ment thus far places Edwin r. Coch-
ran, representative and present Clerk
of the Peace Of New Castle County,
prominently and permanently In the
field as Democratic candidate for the
nomination for Governor Of Delaware
There are other Democratic candidates,
but without the following that insures
success that Mr.. Cochran has and
which will go far to determine that he
will win the prize. The names Of
Herbert, Biggs, Black, Cooch and
Ware, have figured more or less before
the people as prospective candidates,
but the candidacy of Mr.. Cochran takes
q distinctive and permanent form that
means business. The opposition to him,
though no doubt embracing the great
majority of the Democratic party, is
confused and chaotic. 1t has been
drifting in an aimless and uncertain
kind OF way, anxious to defeat Mr..
Cochran, but not knowing exactly how
to do 1t. AT the present time 1t would
appear that Meesrs. Black, Oooch and
Ware had dropped from the list OF &C.
tive candidates and the opposition to
Mr.. Cochran was confined TO Mr.. Her
bert and Mr.. Blggs, with neither Of
them certain as to the attitude CT the
other.
But there is no uncertainty about the
position Of Mr.. Cochran. He is can
dldate that has come to stay until dis
posed OF by the State Convention that
will meet four weeks from next We'd
nesday. Mr.. Cochran starts off as the
State administration candidate, and in
addition to this the hands Of the Secre-
tary Of State and Senator Gray have
been laid upon his head and be goes
into the contest with the benedictions Of
the National administration upon him.
Every State and county office. holder is
enthusiastic, or at least expected to be
for his nomination. 1.-THE Coney
Island Deal" fixed all thst, and what
is now needed to be done will be fixed
up at the Ashland House, Atlantic
City. The second-term Off GO. holders
who now hold their offices by the grace
o! the "Coney Island Deal" have their
succe ssors already selected, and they
are all for Cochran. The bread and
butter Of the State and County off ces
are to be given to a select few, and that
few has Cochran" stamped upon their
escutcheons. With Cochran's banner
flying in the air and Cochran drums
beating up recruits for the Coney Island
Chief, there are only two alternatives
left-either submission to his nomina-
tion or direct and hot contest against it.
The contest has become very inter
esting one for Mr.. Herbert Mr.. Lore,
Mr.. Blggs and the MessrA Salisbury.
The chip is on Mr.. Cochrau's shoulder,
who will knock If off? With the tie
mendous p atronage that Governor OF
Delaware has, and that patroua re
thrown in favor of Mr.. Cochran, his
nomination would appear inevitable,
and the other Democratic chieftians
will either have to submit to him or
resist him. There is no occasion to
wait any longer to see what will turn
up. Mr.. Cochran has fully decided
that he will turn up and Mr.. Biggs,
Mr.. Herbert and all the others of the
opposition must decide now whether
they will turn up for him. What will
the deci sion be? II they rush over to
the side Of Cochran they must be con
tent to be the hewers OF wood and draw
ers OF water in the camp. There is no
place for them at the public crib
Those who are to hold the Sta,e and
County appointed offices for the next
government a. term are selected already,
anc Mr. Cochran il he DOES not already
know who they are, will be informed of
them in due time.
VIII the opposition to ring rule and
"Coney Island Dealt" submit this time?
The leaders have been snubhei before,
and they said they would never submit,
but they did. They have declared war
before, but IL was only to surrender
They have been emphatic In their decla-
rations against the undemocratic, uure-
Publican manner in which the leaders
OF their party have dispensed patron age
put they always turned up solid on
election day. There is no assurance
that they will not do go again. With
them in the past, 1t was preferable to
crawl in the dust as dependent OF the
bosses than to be an independent man
outside OF the reach o; the partisan
lash.
Gentlemen OF the Democratic party,
The fight Is amongst yourselves. You
have by dishonest assessment laws
bound the hands of the Republican
party, 80 that they cannot resist your
aggressions. The names Of two thou
sand Republicans have been stricken
from the assessments in Naw Castle
County alone by Democrat, County
Collectors. The Republicans AS BODY,
though numbering a majority of the
voters of the State, can but look OF
your struggles without the power to aid
either wing of your party. II they
thought you were sincere in your oppo-
sition to Bourbon ring rule that is evi-
IDENTIFY to be carried out by Mr.. Coch
ran, and that you would support sucf
man as Joseph Pyle for Governor
they might call State Convention ant
nominate him, but they can do nothing
30 long as Democrats are willing to pu
up with all kinds Of indigpities in thei
own party rather than to be free ant
Independent men.
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