Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1888-12-20
LoFLAsD TAXES A HAND.


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| Epecial Correspondence OF Gazette and Journal
G,oRaETows. Dec. i1.-As already stated
In EVERY EVENING the proposed caucus OF
tne sussex members-eleot OF the General AS
sembly,whlc had boon arrahged TO be held
here to-day, did not come on And there
Is every reason to believe that It's failure to
materialza was due to the active efforts OF
james Il. Lqhani OF Milford.
The conference was arranged by the
friends OF both Treat asd Rlgglns, and
each side was inapired with the hone that
the result would he ths eolid support of the
caucus for Its iavotie. The idea was 10
have the members assemble, and after
pledRing themselves TO abide by the will of
the majority, to vote theic senatorial pre-
ferencss until some one candidate received
i've votes. This candidate, had the pro-
gramme been carried out. would have re,
ceived the eight votos OF Sussex OF the gen.
eral caucus at Dover
Treats friends felt confident OF his sue.
CESS 10 the caucus, whila the Lsytops. who
are Higgins chosen cham plons, falt hone
ful: But the caucus did not come OF. 1t
had been arranged with ouch secrecy that
y is doubtful u u dozsn persons In the
state, outside of the members, knew that it
had been called. But among those who
learned OF the scheme was Major Loflaud
and he Immediately set to work to knock it
In the head. Lofland is going to be q fac
tor In this fight, and he has son0 warm
friendsin Sussex. Representatives John A.
Lingo Of lDdian River hundred. Henry
Morgan OF Nanicoke and L. q. Wal
lace OF seaford, are said to be very
friendly towards him, althoueh 1t IL not
claimed that they will vote for him. They
were friendly en1ugh. however, TO listen to
NE 5hrewd advice not 10 fall Into the Treat
Higgins Layton trap md they did not como
to Georgetown to-day. None of the OUTSIDE
representatives eject turned up except
Daniel Short Of Dagsboro and be came
with his tongue be wsen his teeth, intent
moro on receiving inf rmatloa than giving
II. And 30 ended the first move In the gen.
atorlnl fight.
Tho Trest-ITiegins combination Is of,
and the friends OF each candidate are now
walking In separate paths. Not only that,
but they are making wry faces ut each
other and indulgirg In back talk. Higgins
iriencs eceule Treat Of had faith. They
claim that bafora the election Treat, in con.
sidsral'oD OF Higsins' services Ia raising
the slneve OF war to buy up SCsseY. agreed
% stand aside In the sen ltorial hglS ard
throw his Influence In favor OF Mr.. Hlsgins.
Against this assertion Treats friends
inturnose on Indignant dental, ard they
positively refuse TO stop aside at Higgins
dicsRtion. Que of his Staochest supporters
SAIL this morning that they hnd "bulnsd
their bridges behiud them, and ware going
70 know no one but Treat In this Eight.
They are talking big, and "poiut with
piida" 10 his record At the Republican na-
tional convention at Chicago, where be wos
conspicuous as the "orlginal and only Har-
rison man" Of Dslawars's six delegates.
lia voted and worked for Harrison from the
flrsT. Treat ia also parading conGratula.
tory letter recently received by him from
Prestdent-elect Harrison over the GLORIOUS
RESULT OF bis csnpaign In Delaware.
Against Treat, the most effective argu-
msnt. and the one most strongly urged ia
that his Republicanism is not OF the Simon
pure quality. He is charged with OCCASION
ally splitting his ticket in favor OF Demo-
cratic candidates, aud with openly voting
for Gov. Stockley In 1882 The latter charge
is said to be true bill which cannot be
denied.
The fight between Treat and Higgins is
generally regarded as fatal to whatever
chances either might have had, and also as
tending TO prevent the eem biRat,eR of their
forces that seemed 30 probable two weeks
ago. It looks more and more as though
the senatorial Prize is drifting towards Kent
and II Kent has the settlement OF the con-
test 1t Is more than probable that George v.
Massey Will be the man.