Evening journal., 1889-06-19
A HAskoMENoL lIAR
Comes TO Wilmington TO be Stuffed by
the Republicans BIachinists.

SpheH ~ wilmington TO De otuhfu D1
the hepublicans DIachinists.
A correspondent for one of the Phila.
delphia papers has evidently been stuffed
with Republican information which is
none the less good Republicanism because
it does not contain single true, or even
fair statement. The statements are only
half truths stated for malicious purposes
and they are therefore worse than out
and out lies. The veracious Republican
SAYS:
The election frauds perpetrated by the
collectors and Levy Court Commissioners
Of this city, and recently condoned by
the Department OF Elections of this city
and by Attorney General Biggs, have all
been conceived and executed for the des-
perate purpose of keeping Delaware Dem
ocratic. Elk Collector Of Taxes John 4.
Dickey, who expects to be the Democratic
candidate FOR sheriff next year admits
that there Is a Republican majority Of
over 1000 in this county, which
amounts TO admission that there is
Republican majority of 500 in the entire
state This fact has led to wonderful
attempt at harmony in the Democratic
party in this city. Tho outlook is that
Bayard and Gray will lead their forces
next year undisturbed by the ambition OF
any one else, unless George H. Bates, the
Samoan Commissioner to Berlin and the
part owner and director of Every Even
ing, Of this city, should presume on his
return home to assert his well deserved
leadership here, the Democracy OF viii.
mIngton will enter the conflict OF 1890
with an undivided front.
Charles b. Lore, who led the factional
opposition to Messrs Bayard and Gray in
1894 and again In 1886, took no interest
in politics in 1888, and his friends say he
is becoming less and less disposed to re
enter the public arena. II is said of him
that he sunk cool $20, 900 purse in the
attempt TO become United States Sena
tor, one third Of which was swamped by
the old Wilmington Gazette under the
conspicuously able management of Merris
Taylor. This loss Mr. Lore, not being rich
man, Is now rapidly and assiduously re
| placing by the practice of law. His partisan
| followers are much like sheep without q
shepherd and are falling one Dy one into
the old Bayard lines. Mr.. Bates is in
better position to fight Mr.. Bayard, but
he is much poorer politician than either
Bayard or Lore. His appointment ON the
Samoan Commission by Secretary Blaine
has brought upon his head the wrath and
curses of all the truly Bayard men in
Delaware, and should he essay to dispute
the party leadership with Mr. Bayard on
his return from Europe, he would stir uI
the bitterest factional fight this state has
ever Witnessed not forgetting the dead
| ly conflict of the Saulsburys with Vol
colt. Lore was feared by the Bayard
guard, but Bates is hated This feeling
Is so intense that such conspicuous
Bayard leaders as Judge Grubb, Dr.
James A. Draper and James A. Wilson
rarely mention Bstes's name, except in
contempt and derision. They carry the
| feeling even TO Bates's humble followers
a number Of thick and thin Bsyard men
refusing at the recent city election to vote
/ for Willard Hall Porter, the Democrati,
candidate for Council in the Seventh
ward since that statesman read som,
law in Mr.. Bates's Office.
There is well defined determination
in the party of the liners to place Mr.
Bayard again into the Senate to succeed
Mr.. Gray in 1899. They believe thai
Bayards prestige" will win more easily
down the state" than Mr.. Gray's mod
crate record in the senate They say tha
Mr.. Gray Is too amiable if not too indo
lent, TO lead party, and this view Il
much stronger, or at least much NOR,
plainly expressed, on the part of tn
workers than on that OF the lieuten
ants. Mr.. Gray would not have been re
elected in 1887 had not three delegates ii
the Sussex county convention Of tn
previous fall been bought with hard casl
furnished by the National Liquor Leagu,
through State Senator John p. Donahoe
of this city Mr.. Donahoe is proud o
that achievement and is not slow, il
taking unto himself the credit of Mr.
Gray's re election. The relations be
tween Bayard and Gray are as
close and cordial as ever. They
may be seen together almost every
day, the former calling at the latter
office whenever he comes uptown.
Neither of them ever looked better thar
now, and Baysrd, driving a high step
ping bay trotter, which he keeps well-in
hand, makes picture of the ideal gentle
man. Senator Gray lives at New Castle
with Mrs Black, his mother-in-law, anC
comes here daily for his law practice
He walks from and to the station, swing
ing along like man who is in his prime