Daily Republican., 1888-08-02
HukIn's Melancholy stAtomsnts.
IooMMuNIoATEp /

HukIn's Melancholy statements.
ICoMMUNIoATED
I notice in the Every Evening Of Au.
gust /, 1888, an interview hetween the
repor or Of said paper sna Mr.. William
A. Hukill, who for many years past has
been . candidate for Sheriff OF Now
CASTLE County, In which he makes .
attack on what he calls the
Higgins, Stidham and Moore oomblna-
tion TO defeat his nomination by the
Republicans for Sheriff on Saturday
next. Assertions Of this ohAtaoter are
easily made, but much barder to sub
stAntiAte. The great trouble With MI.
Huklll now seems to be that Mr.. Elias
n. Moore, an honorable and highly es.
tsemed oitisen of Appoduinimink Hun
dred, where Mr.. Hukill formerly re-
eided has bad the consummate sudscity
and impudenes to offor himself for the
Republican nomination for Sheriff at a
time when Mr.. HukiIl, for the foulth
or hfth time, more or less, hiss been be-
fore our citizens IS a candidate for
Sheriff; and that he (Hukill), seeing
that he is not wanted BY tho Rspubli.
cAus % their candidate IN 1888, deter
mines 10 defeat Mr.. Moore's nominA.
ton by using his powerful Influence
With his numerous friends IN favor OF
another eandldste. In other words,
forming q combination against Mr..
Moore, which Mr.. Hnkill strongly con-
demnB By what hs terms the Higgins,
SlldhAm and Moore combination against
him.
Now, surely Mr. Hnkill and his
boatted oom mbInaIion AgAinst Mr, Moore
will not add many votes In favor Of
HukilPs new chOlca for sheriff by b is
attacks on Mestrs. Anthony Higgins,
Frank G. Stidham and Elias N. Moo!e,
unless he can substAntlate th9 charges
made against these respectable and
honorable gentlem su; Nj. Hlggins, for.
tuuAtely for Mr. HuSill At this time. IL
not here TO rsfute the oharaes against
weeks ago where he will remain untll
September next, and surely Mir. Huklll
does not seriously believe that Mr.. Hig.
gins Is now in Europe urging the Eng
llsh, French, GarmAns, Scotch and JriBh
to speedily sail tv Americs, to assist Mr..
Elias N. Moore to secure the nomlna-
tion for Sheriff OF New OEAtle County,
In the State Of Delaware, in the United
States Of America; but hts utterance to
the reporter bears this construction.
Now II Mr.. Higgins was so extremely
anxious to elevate Mr., Moore to the
cOnsign Mr.. Hukill to political oblivion,
rope and deJerted his friend Mr. Moore
at time. when be OF All others, most
needed his services.
Now As to Mr.. 5tidhAm. II Is we'll,
known that he has always been an 40
tive, earnest worker for the success oil
the Republican nominees since he has
been voter, and although he suffered
defeat ut the time he was nominated for
sheriff four years ago, he did not rush
into the pe1ppspsTs with windy COM
municRtions, Geno pnoing imaginary OF
real combinations against him which
secured his defeat, challenging Innocent
GsrBsns with doing him injustice like
Mr. Hukill did 10 his reported inter
view with the Every Evening reporter
on Tuesday or "wednesday last,
Nov 8 word NJ to the third man
named by Huklll in tho combination
formed 10 defeat his nomination ia 1888
This nhn, on whom Hukill vents his
spleen, Is Eties n. Moore, a candidate
! tDA bAAN habI hAAhL ~ = AsIltHAA-HA nun
nee for Sheriff. Now It 10 v ell. kuoWn
fact, easily proven, that on former 90
oasionS when Huklll WAS D candidate
Eliaa N. Moore voted for his (HukilPs)
nom uatiOD; he not only did this, but
he worked to ssoure votes for Hukilii
hAsIdRs this he sent bis wagons, loaded
With his own and other peoples hhed
men, 10 the pollr, at his own expense,
to vote for Hukills nomination for
Sheriff. Now, because Mr. Moors him
self becomes q candidate Tor nomina'
t!oo, Mr.. Hukill TepAys Moore for bis
psst geryloss to him by denouncing him
as pnrt OF the Hlggins-Stidham- M ooTt
com bipatlon to defeat him (Hukill) In
1888; all Of which charges, Dssideg be-
sides being unjuat and ungtAtoful, art
untrue and llbellous against AnthoD }
Hlagipg, Frank o. Stidham and Ellal
| N, Moore, all OF whom are life.lOpg Re
publioaus, whose reputation for honesty
and integrity to their fellow men and
to the Republ,cAn party are unques'
toned. If Ar. Hukill expects to maxi
votes against Mr.. Moore by entering
into a combination with another candi
date, and announcing the same fol
publication in q Dsmoo'A.io news
paper three days before Ths nominA
tIon, he will surely find tina
bis new formed feiend for Sherif
will suffer losB instead Of gain thereby
and Mr. Hukill will undoubtedly iint
that by Haoh means he will have to liv
to be much older than did Msthuaelal
before he will receive tho nomination o
the Republican party for sheriff of New
IOAstle County. II Huklll wanted TO b
q candidate In 1888 he had a perfec
right to offer himself; sud surely h
should accord Mr.. Moore the sam
privilege; and II he (Mr HukllD di
lind out u week previous to the nom
nation that he would be third or fourt
In the contest, and would be mortihe
by the very small vote he would II
! oeive in case he remained in tue helt
he was not by any means ustifed b
slandering Mr.. Higgins, Mr.. 6tidhaI
aud Mr. Moore because they would nj
vote for his (Hukill's) nomination
1888, as he supposes they would. Nov
II Mr.. Hukill ever again expects
offer himself as . candidate Of the n
IpublioRn party he should bs careful NJ
to maliolously slRnder euoh men
Higgins, sndhRm and Moore, who hAN
earn eatly labored from principle for Il
support of the Republican nominet
, placed In nomination by that parl
only. JUSTICE.
Now Castle, Dsl, Aug. Q, 1888.
Coal for the South Advanced.