The sun., 1890-09-08
1nE DELAW1RE RErUaErclra
They Have = FIEhunG Chsses-What the
CamRalEn Menns 90 Anthonr lllrEtna.

They Have = E1ghtinR Chanes-Nhae the
csnPaiEa Means 60 Aathouy H1GEtns.
wnMISoToS. Del Sept The Republican
State convention to be held At Dover on Tuss-
day will be more Harmonious II possible. than
the recent Democratic Convention With one
exception. the coming Convention will meet
under the came conditions az those under
which the first one met. Both parties long
slnce agreed that Kent county should have the
naming OF the candidate for Governor. and
that the nominee for Congressman should
come from SUSSEX county. The Democratic
Convention was in a peculiar position. or at
least the delegates that were TO compose 1t
were in quandRry. Robert J. Reynolds had
nearly all Of the delegates. but the fear that
the threatened bot OF the Salisbury wing
made some of the party workers timid. and
pressure was brought TO bear to get Reynolds
to stand aside at the last minute. That scheme
did not suit Reynolds at ALL He was very
anxious to become Governor. as SOFT OF vim
dicaion. bis father being defeated in 1869 by n
few votes, when he attempted to secure the
nomination. Nearly all the night before the
DomOci attic Convention OF Aug. IL the party
leaders conferred at Dover. The result reach
ed at o'clock on the morning OF the ConNen-
tion was that the party could not afford to lis
ten TO the threats OF the few Sauls burys. and
that Reynolds must TO nominated few
hours later Mr. Bayard arrived on the scene
and he confirmed the action Of his party
friends. Then the Convention was held, and
II was the most peaceful gathering in the his
tory OF the party
The Republicans will go into their Conven-
tiop on Tuesday next without any surface
indications OF q fight. They will not need to
hold preliminary council OF war. They are
all agreed that the candidate for Governor
must be "kent's choice" That choice now
Is Harry A. Richardson. a wealthy young can
ner. and the only son OF state senator Rich
ardson. Young Mr.. Richardson has the rep
utaiion OF being q good business man. lie
is popular wi h the farmers. OF whom he buys
considerable iii the way OF fruits ana meats,
and To whom he ays good prices in cash lie
is popular with the 6oIs;n AS he plain and
been politician. and when frst named for
the office the suggestion was received with
amlles. Nj. RichatdsOu has money. aud there
is "A suspicion, brought out 10y the / em ucralc
papers, that he l. not unwilling 10 proNiIe
the sinews OF war" for the campaign If he Is
nominated
Be lnat AS it may. there is a growing feeling
here that Inc coming campaign in Delaware
stint The Reynolds family have wealth, ami
they are reported 10 be anxious TO have lame;
KSSes II made Ine
lower counties has been Increased by two
years OF bad crops and hard times Ii has not
a
thrifty farmer with several sons Of age to sell
his vote and tie votes OF his sons TO the highest
eedS sr ~ ma not teen he & an unusual @ zig siSGs & 10
waiting for tho highest bidder before voting.
At the recent primary at Dover. at least loo Of
thS 50o yo;es cast were purchased-not COW
While Richardson is now the choice OF Kent
Ken, as s BE- eGsS 'ht Sy
delegates ot the other counties. Mr.. Richard
sons GsndIdaGy y i1 Of 5esent origin but the
Dover. is several years old. Col. Barnard is
public man. well l-to-do farmer, progressive
man Of con.idsrabe on fore force % o. Character I t I He g
IL looked upon as the choice OF the Higgins
Wig OF he hepu6Lican party and Il may be
make hent county believe that II really wants
BarnaJd.
There has been lively fight here in VIII
gins. headed 10y the local Federal of.ceholders,
And the Republicans who did not want Mr..
do not take kindly TO him since he became
Senator. The bitterness between the two Re-
Will lose no lotes BY this absence OF ira ernal
feeling. The objection TO Senator Higgins is
that his appoint ents have not teen satistac-
certain faction Of the party.
- IL the se.ection'of delegates to the coming
Convention there has been. in this city. an APP
parent disposition upon the part of Mr.. HiR-
Slns'S lfeuteuantS to divide the delegates
be ween the mem bers OF the two factions. and
-
ponents have been named as delegates. This
disposition to be fair has. however. only been
apparent and whom noses are counted II will
be found that the Higgins men in New Castle
county have most OF the delegates. In Kent
Dir. Higgins has fewer friends in his own party.
but IN Sussex he stands little better.
In reference TO Mr.. Higgin.'s alleged prefer
eHce for col. Barnard 1t is only air to say.
however. that his friends declare the charge
false. be is neither for nor against any can
didate. He is for ,kent's choice. He is not
Q posing Mr. Richardson, and he is not working
for CO. Barnard. This is announced to-day
BY the Senator closest friends.
The coming baltic In November is OF vital
interest 10 senator Higgins. By virtue OF his
position he is the party eader. II he fails next
AoyeM Der his prestige as a leader will be gone.
Then the party. may brace up anG 20 on with
out its Senatorial leader. II he succeeds. on
the other hand, in carrying the State for the
Republicans. he Will have won double victory
and greatly strengthened himself at home as
well as abroad. MIR. Higgins is hard fighter.
a persistent fighter. He l. "A brilliant man. and
his worst enemy never puts him down foo.
The Republicans in this State have a fighting
chance. The year lsS9 marked the rise OF
Anthony Higgins. What the year $50 viii
record for him can be told better on Nov. 7.