Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1888-11-22
THE PURJHASE OF SUSSEX
nov THE CORRUPTION FIND WAS
RAISED,
how the East $1,000 That R6urtt
victory Was RaIsed Am tnt.re.,.
Ing story OF PaittIcal fnrrun,,s,,.
and vonniity.

biskely Ha'rn second letter on tbs ra.
cent elootion la Delaware Appeared in
sundays New York Sun. caenter il
devoted TO describing how the eorrnption
fnnd that was used in carrying Sussex
county for the Republicans wns raised
This portion OF the letter Is az follows
The Republican, In Sussex county were
w excellent condition and, forsUeins the
result In Kent, immediately act about in
aquiet way to effect the capture Of Sua.
sex county. Charles II. Trent, Maine
man who had startled dead old SUSSEX by
MS i've business methods had been nom.
mated for Oongrnes He at once came to
Wilmington and consulted Anthony Big
gins, tho leader OF the Republican party
IN this state. IL was determined to mako
an effort to raise the necessary money
from the national committee 10 carry tho
state. visit WIS paid to Dover, and
tue hepunllosn leaders at that place were
seen. Cold water was thrown on the
project. Pennewill, tho chairman OF the
Republican State central committee, ia A
young man who knows more about lead.
ing church choir thhn political oan,
paign. lie Ia law partner OF George v.
Massey, senatorial aspirant, and conn.
sci for the Pennsylvania railroad. Up
TO 1883, Wolcott, ] Jbn f. Salisbury and
Massey were the king bees OF tho DaIa.
ware lobby at the Legislature. What.
ever tho triumvirate wanted from the
Legislature they generally secured
Massey tied himself tightly TO Woloott
as no was the ascending star. II VOL.
colt won, Massey Gs lobbyist would
have almost absolute control OF the Della
ware Legislature for the benefit Of his
railroad company. II there was Re.
publican legislature his power would be
gone.
Pennewill, however. agreed to go to The
national committee with Treat and Hig-
gins. Accordingly, party Of I've was
made up, consiBiing of the above three
and Joseph Il. Whitaker, former direu-
tor OF the Pennsylvania Railroad Com
pany, and Washington Hastings, an *.
candidate for Congress. They called
apon Chairman Cooper In Philadelphia as
luay's representative at this end of the
Inc. When the party arrived Cooper rs-
fused to sec them all, saying there were
too many. He agreed, however, 20 see
Higgins, Pennawill aud Treat. The
amount OF money necessary to carry Del
swRre WAS the subject at once discussed.
The three concluded that $40 GOO was
the amount needed, $40, 900 for Sussex,
SIC, 600 for Kent, and S. QUO for New
Castle. The gentlemen each agreed to
raise SO, 600 apiece for each county.
Cooper thought over the matter for q
while and said he believed he could Taisa
the money. He made future appoint
ment. When tho party had separated
Treat end Higgins at once commenced to
compare notes. They had supposed that
Kent would not want any money and
there was o general suspicion TINT Penne-
will had labored to make the amount SO
high that tho national committee could
not furnish 1t.
In the course Of few days Messrs.
Higgins, Treat and Bonneville called
again. Cooper greeted them with
sGentlemen, Il is no uss OF your calling
bave since learned that no amount o
money can be sent into Delaware tina
will carry It. cannot get cant for you.
Messrs. Treat and Higgins were aston
ighed. Pennewin was perfectly calm
and betrayed the whole thing by saying
In the presence Of Cooper to Treat; "W
have always been friendly to the Wolcot
people, and we do not see how we csi
fight them"
Quay seemed unfriendly. There wa
rsason for this, aud that WAS when tht
Kent County Republican Convention me
In Dover Massey hsd aimed to control 1t
The granger sentiment was so stront
against him, however, that ont OF the
sight members to be selected be only So
cured three.
Messrs. Higgins aud Treat returned to
Wilmington Respondent and after q con
Bultation it was determined to appea
diraetlv to Quay. Both went oYsr Il
New York, but Quay gave them the cole
shoulder.
This was ON the Thursday before tn
election and Treat was in Wilmington ant
In despair. He called on newspaper
friend, who advised him 70 go and BET
Higgins as Anal effort. He followed hi
advice, and after some perleyipg Higgin
said that il Treat could raise sc QUO IL
Sussex ne would SEQ that that amount wal
raiHed here. There had been 80 DOL
raiaed in Sussex already, and T-eai
hurried home and eventually raised tht
amount to SIS, 1000. Higgins, Treat ono
F.E. Bach brought the amount up W, O0t
more from the manufacturers OF vii
Inington. Higgins raised 81 600 among
Philadelphia friends, and Horace Greeley
Knowles, a law student in this CITY
raised the remaining $1,000. The who'll
amount was at once placed in Susse'
county.
or ali these movements, tho Democrats
had not the slightest intimation. They
knew on Friday before this election thA
something was up, but did not know lns
what 1t was. Chairman Stevens Of the
Democratic atate central COMMITTEES
visited Ohsirman Bsice, but recel7eC
neither funds nor encouragement, VI
the day OF the election the Democrats o
Sussex were caught without dollar, ane
they did not grasp until about 4 o'cloei
on the day Of the election what the lie
publiosns were doing, To undefstsnt
The value of money in campaign IN Sus
sex, IL should be stated that at every eie
tion there are quite 1000 puvchaaaoi'
votes. These men are naturally Dsno
Gratis. but want money FOR voting. IN!
Republicans had it, aud got them ane
carried Sussex.
MEANWHILE tho Saulsburys were WORK
ing ike beavers in Kent. They, Toe
ike the New CASTLE and Sussex mon foune
that the Republican leaders in Kent Wef'
not to be trusted, aud worked for 'a'
election of the Republican ticket like Of
Independent organization, end as oeioI'
stated, won. The two counties elecunl
l6 Republicans, making the next iegisia
ture stend 16 Republicans to II Demo
cYhtB.
Suoh is the story of how Delaware
elected a Republican legislature, and the
part the Republicans playsd in II is giVei
for the FIRST time publicly.
now THE DEoIsIvE FUND WAS RAISED
such Is the story told Biaheiy hai
about the raising of the corruption funt