Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1890-08-04

30 Chester or Philadelphia, paying
her expenses and travelling with her on
q plane of equality that has shock ed
other passengers on the train. The
woman in question is as black as the
hinges of Hades are supposed TO be. with
not an attractive feature about her, and
the ipfstuation of this young man is be-
yond comprehension here. To such an
extent has indignation been aroused
that tar and feathers for both
Of them have been freely talked
Of The responsibility of his
family alone saves the young man from
severe handling and 1t also saves the
publication OF his name. The circum-
stances combined of his delicate, dying
wife. his children, the responsibility and
refinement of all the rest of his family
make the case 80 peculiarly offensive and
heartless, as far as he and his black mis-
tress are concerned, that staid old Dover
is worked up to the fever heat Of indig-
nation.
The argument used by some that If
Robert j. Reynolds would "only write q
letter Of withdrawal from the guberna-
torial field he would make himself the
most popular man Ia Delaware and
arouse such furore of admiration that
the people would insist on forcing the
nomination on him, recalls little epi
code in the political history OF Kent that
makes those acquainted with the
particulars smile very broadly. A certain
citizen of North Murderkill hundred,
who has for years been prominent In
county politics and who now holds
state offlsc, In the fall Of $50 got the
Legislative bill In his bonnet. He was
popular with a good following In his
hundred and had fighting chance for
the nomination, but he didn't exactly
suit the slatemakers, who had another
candidate In view. Accordingly he YVES
approached shortly before the primaries
and Induced to write a letter of with.
drawRlwhich was published. The argument
used on him was the same as that now
thrown out for Mr.. Reynolds's benefit
you know that there Is fight la the
hundreds, said his advisors. sbut
we are solidly for you. Now just write a
letter withdrawing fro n the contest In
the interest of hermony, taffy 1t up a
little and, man, when the delegates
come here to the convention they will be
posted and send you in with rush. !"
Well our friend wrote the letter and 1t
was as nice piece of composition as you
ever saw. The delegates were elected
and came to Dover on the day OF the con
vention. The letter writer was also here
and up to the last minute he
thought everything was Fixed.
But another man was nominated.
Then there was a scene. The with
drawer" went to The delegates and took
them to task, when he was coolly in
formed that, why, we thought you had
withdrawn That was the end of it
and the disappointed candidate saw how
he had been led into trap, and he made
the best OF 1t. Bat 1t has proven lesson
down here, and now you'll never get
another man from either of the Murder
kills to write mice letter Of With
drawal' under the plea Of raising his
popularity.
A rumor got started somewhere this
week that Il. A. Richardson was contem.
plating withdrawing from the RepublI-
can gubernatorial contest, but that rumor
was decidedly illegitimate in birth. The
young Dover candidates candidacy has
been in the hands Of his friends from
the start, aud it's there yet He is In
the field and occupies about seven -sighths
OF IL, as far IS Kent eountysiB concerned