Evening journal., 1889-01-08

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Dandy collector of the port at
Wilmington, aid x. Lewis A. mstrona
Y. ). Marshal With this handful OF
federal offieeholders Bird hopes to be a
power in New Castle four years hence
Hastings is to get the sweetness Of re-
venge out of all this conspiring. Where
McMullen and Stuckert will be Is for
them to find out after it is too late. Bird
tried to arouse the old factional feeling
last night. He interviewed Major Lof-
land and Daniel Burton at lenrth.
But Sussex is against factions. They
all argue that if Treat wins, Treat
will be the Senator for the whole purity +;
II Lotland wins, Lofland will be the
leader; and If Higgins wins he will be
the leader. They all agree. however.
that Massey would ruin them. Every
working Republican in Sussex is against
Massey and indeed against Mr.. Smithers.
excepting Senator Moore, whose sister Is
the daughter-in-law of the grand old
chief, and who will vote for Mr.. smith
ers first and Mr.. Higgins second.
Indeed, Massey's workers here are
all OF the same class as that described
above and belonging to New Castle
county They are ofiice-seekers, ex-ofiice
holders, old party hacks who fear the
young men now coming forward and hon
estly claiming the honor of the recent
victory in Kent, so far as that honor does
not belong to the Saulsburys. They are
henchmen in the truest sense Of that
term and their efforts are all made up
hill. They are sustained, however, by
nearly every railroad employe in the
state, and the sentiment of the Woleott
Democrats is nearly unit behind them.
The Massey men were very bitter
towards Mr.. Smithers last night. The
Wilmington men could not reiterate too
often that Mr.. Smithers was Hover 20
wears old. The fact is, he Is lust 20
The Dover followers Of Massey went
even further. They actually accused
the veteran of many battles Of a lack Of
veracity. His reputation is that of
tricky politician, said one of these
agents of Mr. Massey. One of the lat
ters friends in the Legislatureis is reported
as saying that he would not vote for
Smithers under any circumstances for
the reason that he had been assured by
him that he was out of the
race and that Massey should be the Sena-
tor But this is taken with grains of
salt. A Sussex veteran refused to believe
amy such chaff He said that
Mr.. Smitherss Office was recruit
ing station for Massey. Keep
y0nr weather eye open, young man, fer
the grand finale This appears TO be an
extreme view. however, and the most
responsible men here believe that Mr.
Smithers is what he represents himself
to be-a candidate to remain in the field.
Mr.. Treats headquarters are in room
40 Capital Hotel, soitisannounced in the
clerk S Office down stairs. His friends are
in here force They are exceedingly amia-
Bile, and appear to be hopeful. Mr.. Treat
is here, cheerful argumentative and win
some. He is making no enemies. His
friends are stauneh and sincere, and they
are pervading the lobbies of all the pub
lie houses. The opinion, however, pre-
walls that he win be out Of the race after
the first two or three ballots, and that the
Sussex men will be pushing Higgins in
order to beat the Dover aspirants.
Major Lotiand is holding his counsel.
He is veteran of many hard fought
and successful battles. He would like to
end his career, which has been notable in
public life, in the Senate He is still
more anxious, il is said, to prevent Mas
sey from ending his career there.
Addicks was here again last night. He
is not candidate now, with emphasis
on the now. in case there is deadlock
! am willing to step in and save the Re
publican party Of Delaware His gener.
osity is appreciated. He resents but one
of the many unl1ind things which the
newspapers have said about him. He
claims to be q total abstainer and is dis.
gusted that he should be accused of
making the champagne corks
pop. His scheme is believed
to be to work for a dead.
lock by inducing by his peculiar argu.
ments two Republican members to bolt
the caucus. There is doubt, however.
that there are two Republicans in the
Legislature who could be reached by his
arguments" In speaking of his social
position both in Philadelphia and in
Boston, last night, he declared that he
could have been Senator from Massa-
chusetts long ago If he had been inclined
to use his connections. He might vet,
he intimated, should he fail in Delaware,
take a Senatorship in the old Bay
State. Presumably he is willing to con
fess that Cameron and Quay in Pennsyl-
vania are too much for his pile.
CONSTITUTIONAL CONVENTION.
The Higgins men who are here from
every hundred in Delaware did not worl,
very hard last night They appeared to
have given way TO the prior work of the
Republican caucus on the question OF
calling constitutional convention on
the vote Of November B, 1887, which
must be 'ascertained' tomorrow in
joint session of the Legislature. Mr..
Higgins was here himself upon the invi.
tation Of the members of the House for
consultation. Mr. Bradford accompanied
him and both We're IN
favor of calling convention on that
vote. They addressed the Republican
caucus. Messrs. Loiand, Massey, Smith.
ers and Bird also made addresses before
the caucus Secrecy was enjOined upon
this gathering, but it has leaked ont
that the speeches We're practically in har
mony. 1t was apprehended that the
Dover men would oppose a convention, as
that had been their attitude; but II
appears that the convention sentiment
from New Castle and Sussex was toe
strong to be resisted even if there had
been desire to resist.
1t is understood that after the legal
/ lights had all been turned out the mem.
bers debated the proposition for an hour
or so longer, and then adopted a resolu.
tion which recommends the enactment OF
such laws as viii provide for the election
OF delegates and the holding of conven
/ tiOn. This resolution. it is said. states
that as majority of the legally qualified
voters of the state in 1887 voted "for
convention, it was the duty of the Gen
eral Assembly to provide for such a
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