Evening journal., 1889-01-09
NEW CASTLE AT DOVER.
Mr.. Higgins's Friends Come
Here in Force.
JOINT SESSION ON CONVENTION
The Democrats Have Agreed to Oppose
Call on the Vote of November, 1887.
Treat Makes spurt-Au Sorts OF Cau-
nt.oaa HaId-

cuses Held.
STAFF Correspondence OF EVENING JOURNAL.
DOVER, Jan. 9.-There have been many
fights for Senator in Delaware and many
close contests, but never in the history Of
the state has any contest equaled the
present one II is unparalleled. Giants
are fighting this battle, and in conse
quence their lieutenants are the ablest
and most adroit. The situation to-day is
not one whit changed from that of yes
terday. True there has been firing and
cross firing Skillful management and
shrewdness, however, has prevented any
change in the situation. For forty eight
hours the Bird men were here. all Of
them, and had labored hard for what2
Not for Massey, oh, mo- They were sim
ply impressing upon the members the
terrible mistake that they would make If
they should select New Castle county
man for United States Senator. They
said to the Kent and Sussex men: "You
have elected your tickets in your counties
and to you the United States Senator be-
longs" They did not seem to have made
any impression, however, but whatever
they lid make was completely wiped out
by the invasion of Higginss men who
arrived here on the 3. 90 p. m. train from
Wilmington. This delegation as it is
registered at the Hotel Richardson
is as follows: George G. Lobdell, J.
Taylor Cause, Lewis Thompson, STAINS
bury ]. Wiley, Daniel j. Taylor, +. g.
Bradford, George w. Bush, George s.
Capelle, George H. Hollis, C. B Smyth,
E. q. Shortlidge, NJ D. George w. Stone
General James H. Wilson, Henry F.
Pickels, all of Wilmington; Daniel w.
Corbit and George L. Townsend, Odessa
| S. Minot Curtis, Newark Francis M.
Walker, Min Creek; Henry G, Mahaffy Of
Brandywine and a score of others from
various parts of New Castle county. 1t
was the solidest delegation that ever
came to Dover in the interest Of any man
for the United States Senate Such
another delegation could not be made uT
in the state, and whether Higgins wins ol
loses he has the proud consciousness that
New Castle county Republicanism was at
his. back in this famous contest Ths
vague aud silly charges Of Messrs. Bird
Hastings, Sperry and Dandy vanished
like mist before the advent Of the vii
mington delegation and more crestfalleI
auartette was never seen at Dover thar
these malcontents as they entered th'
Hotel Richardson dining room and discov
cred their neighbors from Wilmington
They were dished and dropped into thi
soup.
The Higgins delegation had possessior
of a small parlor on the first floor are
supper and from to 10 of the clock thes
entertained the Republican members Of
the Legislature with their reasons foi
supporting Anthony Higgins Messrs
Cause, Stone, Bradford Capelle, Wiley
DIR. Shortlidge and others made defnitl
statements of the existing facts in thei
county, all Of them agreeing that moth
ing would cement more securely the Re
, publicans of New Castle county than tn
choice of their candidate for the Senate
They dwelt on the vast commercial an
industrial interests of Wilmington, in tn
e the needs Of the rivers and harbors o
. the state and in the interests of agricu
ture against the forces that were retar,
1 ing it. Mr.. Higgins's splendid service
r to the party forthe last twenty five year
: his public spiritedness, his couragl
and ability were not forgotten. III
Wilmington men had nothing to So
about the other candidates. They recol
:, nized the claims of the two lower coui
ties to the senatorship and admitted tina
all things being equal, the Republican
e of Kent and Sussex should find the ma
v The meeting was entirely informal.
:. was social gathering, in which thei
was mutual interchange of opinions b
i tween visitors and members.
\ The Kent members who were in tewi
Messrs. William E. Davis, Masten, Hyi
i son, Hoffecker, Clark and Senator Ricl
ardson saw the visitors first. At 9 o'clos
a the Sussex men, eight solid, having ju
L left caucus which had aimed to NAL
!, them unit for Treat on the first ballo
e entered the little parlor and packed Il
q gathering. They had number of que
tions to ask and received satisfaction
1t answers. II was II o'clock before Il
n members had left the lobby
e, the hotel. to which the meetir
ly finally adjourned itself by col
1t mon consent. The opinion Of Il
members was that they had never befo
70 met better-looking and fairer body
4 men than the Wilmington delegatio
y while the latter were loud in their prais
IL of the Kent and Sussex Republicans
4 the Legislature II was a satisfacto
nf meeting on both sides and whatever nj
~ be the outcome Of the Senatorial conte
the result of the meeting is for the 60
of the party The visitors expressed
willingness to come again, if it was
(. sired, before the election on next TUT
day, while the members assured them
ms hearty welcome whenever they chose
on come here. To-day a strong delegati
Of the Y NJ r. G. of Wilmington is
70. pected here also, in the interest Of
es- New Castle candidate.
During the day rumors Of deals fill
the air on all sides. The first that y
.Is started was proposition alleged to be
III III come from the Lofiand men. These g
tlemen claim to own two votes and W
: this stock in trade they approached
Higgins men and offered to transfer tn
sed to Higgins, If Lofiand had no show, ?
ion vided that Higgins would 60 to Lois
nes in case Higgins had no show. His sche
red did not work and was given up early
the evening. The Marvel letter OF M
of day to the Sussex men was a bomb-sl
Is IN the Treat camp and yesterday u
mn made hustling effort to recover from
ms effects. They had representatives b
from every hundred in Sussex county
these men did yeomen work for Il
lno candidate. Treat had long letters #
az the voters of Sussex recommending
en- m as their choice for senator. Just W
Us. these men and their petition acc
De plished would be hard to foreten. but
was the impression last night {
en- Treat was nearer there than
ar ever was before A promin
) of Sussex man in the delegation expires
ME it as his opinion that after the sec
ing ballot in the caucus, Treats days wo
rer, be numbered He did not believe that
ut; would receive over three votes and Al
ria that bs x,,o,,ld dfcornaar al4opether