Evening journal., 1889-01-14
SENATORIAL SCHEMES.

ment aud Clans Gathering.
staff Correspondence of EVENING JouRNA1.
DOVER Del. Jan l4.-Will the Masse,
and Smithers men be successful IN form
ing their much desired combination9
rms Is a question that you hear on al
sides in Dover this morning. One thint
IS morally certain, they have not up I,
the present time succeeded. YoHr cor
respondent has it on the most reliabl,
authority that DR.. Richardson has de
clared that he will not vote for Smitbers
II is believed further that Hoffecker ane
w. e. Davis are of the same mind
Should this be true Smithers would lack
Two votes necessary to his nomination
And there IS no place that he can hope ia
gam them from, except from these gen
tiemen and Wallace of Sussex. The Hig
guns and Treas men are doing everything
IN their power to prevent the combina
tion. Should they be able to do this the
end out of this fight is hard to determine
and tonight will not end the balloting,
for the reason that friends of both Mas.
sey and Smithers declare that the
members favorable to these gentle.
men will not vote for Higgins OF
Treat. They are not so positive against
Higgins and should he receive majority
OF the caucus he would probable be the
next Senator from Delaware, but not SO
with Treat. There is member in this
county who when he once takes a position
Is as hard to move as brick wall. That
gentleman declares upon his word, that
If the Republican members vote fol
Treat he will bolt the caucus.
There is one thing that is, however.
true, and that is the Smithers men are
the most confident, and the Massey men
are CORRESPONDENCE Respondent. They
have weakened wonderfully since last
week. The Massey men have tried all
their arts since the very beginning of the
campaign to remove Smithers out of the
possibilities as a candidate for Senator
Their first move was to make him the
nominee for Congress- He was about to
accept this when John II. Bateman and
Beniah Watson, two of his trusted
friends and advisors. looking into the
future, dissuaded from him ii. Their next
move was the conference published in the
Sunday Star of Sunday, January 0. Their
generosity at this conference in offer.
ing clearfield to Mr.. Smithers was too
patent to him and he wisely rejected ii
desiring toilet as many ia from this county
as desired to come.
Ever since the conference the Massey
men have steadily tried to impress upon
the members the fact that Smithers
was not candidate Notwithstanding
that he has at no time said that he would
decline the nomination If offered. So
sore did they become against the old
gentleman that they have Justify abused
him. Now the question resolves itself
INTO thls-haye they abused him so bit
terry that they have prevented some of
their own members from entering into a
combination to elect him. 1t is also be.
lieved that Hynson has not yet consented
to vote for Snlthers.
Treat is said to have done great work
IN Sussex on Saturday and Sunday, and
the men who are reported to be for him
II IS said will stick to him firmer than
ever. The report that Charles II. Maui
has decided to vote FOR Judge Houston is
said to be all moon-shine here, because
the judge would not take 1t and does not
want it. Maull is certain in his allegiance
TO Higgins and he will leave no stone IN
turned to elect him.
All sorts of rumors were prevalent last
night and this morning, and it was the
easiest thing for a man to obtain what he
desired. You could hear on every side
that member who was a friend 70 this
or that candidate has decided to bolt the
caucus II his favOrite is not nominated.
Another ridiculous story that obtained
much currency was that the only thing
that remained to re-elect Eli Salisbury,
was for the fourteen Democrats to vote
for him solidly several times, and after
that two or three Kent county RepubH-
can members. The anti SALISBURY mem.
bers of the Legislature would, of course.
refuse to vote for him. To bring these
srring Democrats into the fold it was
further stated that John F. Salisbury
lad gone to Baltimore to bring Arthur
?. German, chairman National Demo
,ratic Committee, here as whipper-in.
Notwiths' anding the absurdity of this. it
s surprising the number of believers it
found among Democrats and even few
The crowd here to day bids fair to be
.he largest ever in Dover. Treat
will run a special train from Sussex.
bringing up host of his admirers. The
Young Mems Republican Club of VIII
nington are coming down in force for
Higgins. Then, there will be deleea-
ion of the business men for the VII |
nington lawyer. Bird, Sperry Mayor
and number of the faction |
hat follow them will be here to do what |
,ver they can for Massey. Every room
It the Hotel Richardson was taken by
morning aud the proprietor has |
declined number of requests for rooms
iince then.
The two houses win meet at 5 o'clock
his evening and will do very little be-
.ond reading their journals of Thursday.
The members will mostly arrive early,
he caucus will meet at o'clock in the
louise. Of Representatives, and up to that
ime the lives of the members viii be
made miserable.