Evening journal., 1889-01-10


! the second. Treat Is making a nlnckv
hght, but he has not yet broken ice ~
Kent county He must get four votas a.
Kent to win. Nobody expects the 6rst
or the third or the fifth ballot to decide
, it, Ne'0e
One of the most conscientious members
of the House who feels keenly the resnon-
sibility of his position as it relates to tho
future welfare of the party observed
last night that the situation was critical
, There were so many candidates and their
preferences were so positive that he ap.
} pretended deadlock which would throw
the election into joint session with all its
perils and hazards. He looked upon the
inability of the Kent members to agree
on any one man as a perilous indication.
But the men opposed to Massey as a rule
do not take this view. They say that il
means peril to that candidates chances
alone. The Treat men were elated over
the result and the Higgins and Smithers
men did not have an audible regret. The
Republican workers of Dover who oppose
Mr.. Massey and there are good many of
them predicted the result aud reioeed at
| it this morning
The Senator is still to be chosen and
herein lies much happiness for Mr.. Lof-
land and his friends who were more
| numerous here last night than ever be-
fore. Mr.. Lohand was very confident
last night and his lieutenants were ex
ceedingly alert and hopeful. A pleasant
interview was held between the Mispillion
chief and the chief of police Of Whining
ton last evening. The latter approached
the former in his usual pious, but conf.
Dental manner, when Mr.. Lonand broke
out: Look here major. am going TO
be elected, and when | am. I'll remember
my friends and / will never forget my
enemies. The Wilmington statesman
who was here in the interest OF Massey
and the machine was perceptibly shocked
lie winked feelingly with both eyes sew.
eral times and glancing out Of
the corners of them IN his ner-
yous, suspicious way attempted |
TO soothe his old friend and benefactor, |
but he would not be soothed. The fact |
is that Major Lohand was the pivot on |
which Major Swiggett swung into the |
post Office In 1892, and the latter Is not |
disposed to remember that favor now II |
is this piece Of glaring and characteris- |
tic ingratitude which the sturdy |
ex member Of Congress is resenting so |
warmly. Mr. Swggett bade Mr.. Lofand |
a shy and timorous good night Just as |
soon as the latters blazing eye was |
taken from his trembling form Major |
Lotiand fights above board or not at all, |
and he will be here on Monday next.
Mr.. Higgins's boom still lives notwith. |
standing the effort of some Of his oppo.
nents and of Every Evening to hold A /
post mortem on IT, The latter, which /
knows all things, had IL that Mr.. Higgins /
was to be asked TO get out Of the race
| yesterday by the grangers, who are here
IN force attending the meeting of the /
horticultural Society. A number of his /
Republican opponents circulated the re.
port that Joshua II. Marvil Of Laurel had /
written another letter in which he had /
counseed Mr.. Higgins to withdraw. This /
rumor was silenced by the following
despatch TO a friend Of Mr.. Higgins, |
| directed to Dover:
'Ihayeno written any letters advocat.
ing the withdrawal Of Anthony Higgins.
Contradict the report.
-. II. MARvn.."
Every Evenings canard was silenced /
| by the action Of at least dozen leading
grangers during yesterday. These gen
| tlemen who represented all the counties |
and At least four hundreds in Kent were |
/ persistent in their declarations that IL |
was Mr.. Higgins's duty to remain IN the |
field. They had no expectation that Mr.. |
/ Treat could win and II was the impera-
tive duty Of the Republicans of the state
70 defeat Mr.. Massey. The Higgins men
Say that they have no reason to change
their figures and that they are satisfied
with his prospects in the caucus. They
were willing they said yesterday. to
have the caucus held In the evening. but
they did not propose to ask for 1t or in
any way influence 1t as to the time of
meeting
A delegation from the Y. MR.. C. Of
Wilmington, composed of its president
Dr J. Paul Lukens. Captain Edmund
Mitchell J. Eldrdge Pierce, ]. Paul
Brown. Francis $. Bradley, Milton S.
Shippers, Frank Mitchell and others. came
here yesterday morning. and they held
the Higgins banner aloft until early this |
morning, when they returned home rest.
ing under the assurances that the Legis- |
lature would adjourn this morning until |
next Monday
Hon. Charles H. Maull was called home
yesterday afternoon TO the side of his /
sick wife.
Messrs. Bradford, Mahaay, Hollis and
others Of Mr.. Higgins's friends returned
to Wilmington early this morning
Mayor Harrington, who was here yester-
day looking after his Congressional boom.
was caught ia the rain. He returned last
evening. The Addicks boomers. Messrs
Huguley and Donahoe, left on the same
train. Draper A. Devices was here last
night to show how big a split Mr.. Hig-
gins election would create in New Castle
county, but as Mr.. Devices was well
known here his remarks went without a
hearing, except with the men who talk on
the street
Altogether the last twenty-four hours
We're interesting, but the Senator is still
to be chosen.