Evening journal., 1889-10-18
A "ToNYp GANG.
higgins st Dover-A Conference That
Has just Leaked Out.

sultation at Dover with George T. Fisher.
d. Z Barnard, J. Colby Smith. Eli r
Sharp and Daniel Burton, the last two
being new converts. This time Delaware S
only came straight into town from the
depot. Usually, am told. he comes in
on The back streets-especially when he
wants to visit little frame shanty on
the south side Of the square. When the
time to meet had arrived, it was hard
task to get them together. Thev re-
minded one of an old hen that had
Matched out brood of ducks. They
were darting aud shooting in all direc
tions. / don't mesn the old ''blue hen. :"
for she never hatched out brood OF
puddle ducks. Finally after a frantic
effort and a considerable amount Of
clucking and eackling the puddles were
got together The old hen, in looking
around, found tLat one of her newly
adopted family was missing. After
diligent search, and after
another spell Of clucking and
eacklng by the old bsrnyard, and put
ting herself in the attitude of porcu.
pihe, the duckling COLBY was surren-
dered to its unnatural mother.
All this time poor Beniah was cooling
his heels out in the corridor, waiting to
get an opportunity to buttonhole the
'only" for an office Reniah having been
turned down for all the places he had
asked for, the "only" is reported to have
said "Beniah is no good being neither
useful nor ornamental and will take
more soap than the garment is worth "
Beniah, seeing no chance to get into the
council, left the corridor of the Richard
son House, Meeting "Natty" on the
street he said
"Mr. Smithers, was you invited to
Higgins's pow-wow to-night?n
No. Be niah. | was not. Was you,
Be nj ah2
mo, by Zucksl was not"
Well, Be ni-ah, it is just as desired.
| would not have it otherwise il |
could"
"Natty" having been used for all he is
worth the "only' has no further use for
him. Yet the old taffy imbiber says it is
Just as he desired he would not have it
otherwise If he could.
1t appears from the best information
obtainable that this meeting was called
for the purpose of starting Barnard s
boom for governor.
J. Colby Smith told how to run for
sheriff, or any other office All you have
got to do is to just stand around the cor
ners, with your thumbs in your vest,
talk loud, tell the other fellow that you
are gong beat him, and how you are GO
ing to do it, got a nice pair of blacks and
drive around. That's the way to run for
an office.
Eli r. Sharp told how he was ali
things to ali men. and what a faculty be
had for getting in out OF the cold anC
now nice he had gotten under the ole
hens wing.
| Daniel Burton was the next convert Il
| give his experience, He said in an undel
tone something about not being at bone
This brought the "only" to his feet
Mr.. Burton, you must speak louder. Nj,
private secretary is not here; | had t,
leave him in Wilmington to take care o
that miserable herd of Office hunters III
there. He knows how to work them
We are feeding them on promises unit
after the primaries next June and thel
they can 70 to h. | can then shap
things up to suit myself My privat
secretary is a very valuable man to me
| thought / had good man in Hollis
hut | sent him down to Greenwood an,
he made fool of himself and got int
the newspapers. Go on Mr.. Burton.
"Well, as I was going to say, | do no
feel at home as Jim Lofland is not here
But as Lofand is dead duck, politically
and have got to get an office or 90 t,
work, therefore | will have to get undel
the old barn yard wings
Judge Fisher encouraged them an
told them to look up to him an d al
things would be right. "a am not ex
aetly in yet, but think can work M,
family racket, and with my own popular
ity made while in Washington years ago
I think | will be confirmed"
| Mr.. Barnard: "Well, gentlemen,
must confess that | am not encourage
by listening to your experiences, but yog
know, Senator Higgins, that both yol
and Judge Fisher promised me the n0mi
nation for governor, and it was upoI
that promise that l prepared and go
signed the paper that was sneaked int
the caucus.
Delaware's only. yes, Mr.. Barnard
YOU are right but don't talk so loud
We will keep this to ourselves. don
want Joshua Marvel or John Pilling t
know that | promised you
). Colby Smith: Dan Barnard mus
be our candidate for governor 1t we
that promise that made me drive m
blacks almost to death to get that pape
signed and some one had to lie to get
into the caucus besides ! somehow lilS
the location of the county building"
. Mr.. Barnard 'Mr. higgins, wha
majority do you expect to get in Ne
Castle county at the next election2'
"Well, we shall carry the county by 3
least 1000 majority. Our people are 0
the list, and we will force the d co
lectors 20 take the taxes if have to sen
Tom Saville and Dave Buckingham /
the tax Office to make them"
Delawares only: Eli Sharp, how
your countyY
7 well, Sussex is all right All v
want is a plenty Of offices, and don't
8 SO d long about it. But do not ii,
e all to the Laytons. Senator remembi
my friend Burton and myself. We a.
. new converts, / admit, but You vi
always find US right at your back viii
z you have offices to give out.
The "only': ELI Sharp, you and Ds
I Burton shall be taken care of in goC
time. You see have got my old frien,
to take care of and after that you ne
7 converts shall have something. | wal
you new converts TO show some wor
and shall expect you to pack the prim
Z ries | pay men for what they are wort
might as well tell you now that Il
. President has given me carte blanche
can put in office from Delware who
please and as many as please and ha
promised the President to carry the sta
I and | will Go it. Give such men as To
y Saville 50 day Dave Buckingham ST.
a day, with good supply of pennies al