Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1889-01-14

The History of the Republican Campaign
in Southwestern sussex-The Writer
Knows All About It.-MaryIs POSI-

I'd the Senatorial contest. think it nece
nd sary to make some plain facts public tht
he the parties on whom the responsibilit
te rests may know them, and being a part
a. to what | shall refer, do so without fea
ig OF contradiction When we entered upo
e. the campaign Mr.. Treat knew there wa
il no chance for his election. but he entere
Id upon the duties with the full under
20 standing that If we were successful il
D. our plans then we were to stand by hin
bt in 1890 when there would be O betto
a chance Of his election. 1t was folly
t. to take any action in reference to the
J. United States Senator at so earlya period
,e and yet to my knowledge there was an
II expression of opinion on the part OF
=, several that should we have the chance
e Of making a United States Senator, then
n Anthony Higgins was the choice
Later in the work, and when Mr. Mar
VII was so earnestly entreated by Mr.
Treat to take upon himself greater re-
sponsibility than that he had already
agreed to assume which was more than
any other man in the county was asked to
do, then 1t was that Mr.. Treat said. eff
You do this and we are successful An
thony Higgins will represent us in the
United States Senate" and among the
many things that caused Mr. Marvil to
rejoice when he heard the news Of the
election was that he felt sure that the
man whom he had always looked upon as
a model man, fitted in every way for the
position, would honor Delaware in the
the United States Senate equally as well
as we have ever been. and can say that
nothing has harassed him in q political
sense more than that Mr.. Treats con
tinual boring for the position On one of
I u 10 rrfat - 49, T..
people all over the county seem TO want
me- and the members-elect are all favora-
bic but one, and as there is no chance for
Higgins, therefore, to save harmony |
think II better to get Higgins TO with
draw
Mr. Marvil spoke to me about the situa-
ton and told him did not think ii |
could be correct. and before anything
more was said or done we |
had better look into the matter. | pro /
posed meeting of Mr.. nigglnss friends /
at Harrington, Mr.. Marvil was to write
to ELI K. Sharp and ] to others, not for
the purpose Of Withdrawing Mr.. Higgins
out TO talk the situation over and If we
FOUND things as reported then the matter
OF withdrawal would be considered
When we met we found the situation was
not as reported, but if anything, ii was
more favorable for Higgins and his with.
araWal was not mentioned Nor has Mr.
Marvn given such a thing q Thought
since that day. Since his letter az
the 9TH instant Mr.. Treat and his
friends have been trying to discount
The effect Of the letter by the one he
wrote ELI K. Sharp, asking him TO 90 10
harrington and II Mr.. Sharp interprets
tne letters to mean anything more than
have just said in reference to it. then
MT. Sharp and those to whom he has
made the letter public, have put their
own construction ON it. But this Is
q very small matter, although Mr.. Treats
friends seems TO see enough capital in It
70 warrant them in saying that Mr.. Mar
"a was at one time favorable for Treat as
Senator -
Now while it takes time to write the
question, let US admit the fact that &c. I
II. Treat did all the work and tbrouob
him alone Sussex county is TO-DAY Rannh
lican. Then why did Mr.. Treat See That
SO much depended on Mr.. Maryil towards
that success? Is it because Mr. Treat |
and his lieutenants, as he Is pleased "a ,
call them are so unjust as to claim tho 1
work OF others as his work. It seems Ia
be the case, for we have on every hand
from those who do not understand the
situation 1T was Treat alone who did |
me work, and we should now reward him !
oy making him United States Senator
as said IN the beginning, | do not I
propose TO say anything that is not the
act ana what cannot prove Mr.. Treat l
Win Others saw before the election that .
'thers had work TO do and much de. {
'ended on Marvil Therefore Mr. Marvil 7
vas waited on and gave his consent 10 do q
II he could that success might be at. J
aimed: but do Mr. Treat and his friends "
now that Mr. Marvil would not have =
one what he did on Mr.. Treats promises .
Toner And that il others had not made
I'm the same kind of promise be would
ave failed TO complyg This and MANY =
ther things were done that Mr.. Treat :,
ia not know Of before or since the elec. Il
ion, any one OF which, If they had failed !,
,ould ind Mr.. Treat to-day waiting for Il
ne convention to nominate him for Con y
ress in 1890. u
In talking with the friends os Mr.. Treat a
nave made use of these facts. and he or Il
y aDle heutenants' have even come to q
Guy them. They know they are facts Il
W 1ha1 N politics as well as in social L
lle 4 strand hrmly by promises and honest
onvictions Mr.. Treat saws that a. lasst
wo-thirds Of the votes III Sussex conr,y
re for him, | would like to know Who
anyassed the two hundreds am familiar
sithl | know that there are not five
in Little Creek that want
nm Tor Senator, and Broad Greek a..
anized club on Monday night last with
orty members and sent ten Of their
lumber to Dover in the interest
MT, Higgins. know that there 4 AZ
hort 70 show by petitions and delegates
hat the majority Of Sussex is for Treat
WE are to judge by the delegations and
etitions at Dover on Wednesday night
'e would conclude there were not MANY
republican voters in the county. and Il
"a not take much TO make them enthu.
iastic followers
we are for Mr.. Higgins, because we
eheve him to be the best man; because
g IS the only man that can master the
'ork 70 be done because we wish for W
armony IN the party and success in ire In
ature, and because we believe in stand m
~ up to our obligations; and we believe W
men the matter is fully weighed in the 70
iinds OF the members they will elect W
nthony Higgins Senator and feel proud W
after years that they had the power To n
= ~ G. E. SMITH. n
Laurel, Del, January II, 1889, m