Daily Republican., 1889-02-15


guess, composing the Tepres entative men
OF Philadelphia and Delaware. The re-
cep Ion took place-in the large reading
room OF the League. Mr.. Wharton was
assisted In the ceremony of presenting
his guests to Senator Higgins by William
v. Houston, the president of the eague,
and Colonel Theodore E. Wiedershelm,
u yne Houte Committee, Directly In
front - the Senator was large box Of
choice flowers and plants. The stalrw..;;
landings, as we'll ac the ,ecep.lon-roor
were decorated with fowei the fra
grance oil which filled all the apartments.
The guests hogan to arrive at 8 o'clock.
lhey incinced the judges Of the Supreme
Court and Of all the lower courts In Phila-
delphia and lawyers, bankers, merchants
Insurance men and business men gener.
ally, State ard county officials and a
lsrge delegation from Delaware. among
them members OF both branches OF the
Legislature.
Alter the reception the guests sat down
to supper at Q O'Clock. An interesting
feature OF the table decorations was a
large piece OF fee carved In the forfn of
FOWL, to represent 'the blue hens chick
en-" bird that is insepsrably connected
with the legendary lore OF Delaware.
Alter the supper there was calls for
speech from Senator Higgins. Tue a.
fence was almost brcathless as Mr.. Whar-
ton arose and introduced tho guest of
honor as the frat Republican senator
ever elected in Delaware. Then the ap-.
plauie broke .orth and for three or four
minutes Senator Higgins, who had risen.
could do nothing but stand with glow
Ing countepance, facing the great
throng that was applauding him 80
wildly.
When the noise subsidized he made a
most spirited speech, the delivery
Of which lasted about ten minutes.
His faithful Delawareans crowded close
up to him as IL proud of the honors
iaYished upon him, and drinking In
every word he said. Before him and
about him sat and stood q great throng.
pleased and eager to applause. Senator
Higgins began by saying that he accepted
the cordial welcome as a tribute 10 the
loyal Republicans whoeo Bteadfast pur.
pose and unwaveriug efforts had won ma
jorities for TIE Republican party In the
counties OF Kent and BuaseI, and there
by secured the election of q Republican
United States Senators, thus making Sc
euro the majority for the party Ia the
Senate OF the United States. He CON
graduated his hearers tina. tho thrt
branches OF the Government, tho Exeeu-
tive, the House Of Representatives and
the Sonate, were Republican. The Re
pub lean party would now 90 forward
and enact the salutary legislation which
was needed by the county. Tho Terri
tories which had long been entitled TO
admission to the sistefhood OF States, bnt
which bad been kept out by the Demo-
cratic party, would be admitted by q Re-
publican Congress ard Q Republican
President
President Harrison was compared by
the speaker 10 President L'n:o N. He
said General Harrison would give ths
country a wlse admin lstratior. The Re-
publican PARTY would grow In strens tn.
Delaware was Republican TO stay. APP
plause. She meant TO take no backward
step. Tho result In that State was but
foIerunner OF what was going to take
place in West Virginia. He predicted the
breaking up of tue cold South and said
that Bepuslicanism would become ma
tioDal and not sectional. The speaker
closed alter paying fine tribute to the
border Stayes, whose Loyalty during the
late civil war he said bad made the pres
eryation OF the Onion possible.
There were loud calls for George V.
Massey. Senator Higgins competitor N
lie late Senatorial contest Mr.. Massey
made laugh at tho outset by aliudlng TO
the isct that Pennsylvania and Delaware
had once I'm the early days of the Penns
BEEN one, with a common Government
the scat of which had been at Up'ano.
"Pennsylvania," said Mr.. Massey,
drolly, was once part of Delaware
Tho laughter which greeted this tall
whRging- -the-dog way OF putting it bad |
hardly tubsided until Mr.. Massey created !
more merrlment by saying that Republi- |
cans had carried two-thirds of the conn |
tics # Delaware, the other third, cou.
sisting Of the remaining county, being |
considered doubtful.
Mr.. Jonsthan 8. Willis, who was also |
Q candidate in opposition to Senator Hig- |
gins, addressed the meeting IN n humor-
Gus speech, which was gree ed with |
storms of applause. Mr.. Treat, vet
another candidate for the senatorship, !
was called ior and responded with An
inpassioned address In which he pointed
10 Mr.. Higglns as the exponent of new
political era In Delaware. The last
speaker IVES EI-CongressmA George p.
fi'her, of Delaware, who also eulOgizci
Mr.. Higgins.
Hop at Holly Oak Mansion.
A very agreeable social was given at
the residence of Mr.. A. Justi, at the Holly
Oak Mansion, Brandywine hundred, on
evening", February "A. Sixty
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