Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1891-04-23
THE REPUBLICAN CONTEST.
How Things are Being "Whoopec
up" for DR.. Shortlidge.

| An Interesting Conversation Between
Two Local Leaders, During Which Some
Important Secrets Were Disclosed--ssyys
Know How to Run n Campaign"
Editor Gazette and Journal The following
| was given to me and vouched for by 1
| friend who overheard the conversation be
tween two of our bright lights in politics
the other day aud it being too good to keet
VIII give 1t TO you as it was given TO me
emitting names:
| well, how is the canvass for our candi.
date progressing2'
Bully. You never saw anything like
IL; We are going to 'swoop the pot.
Things are getting mighty warm Me and
Fred and Hughey are managing this can,
yass to win. Dr. Shortlidge is going to be
| nominated, as sure as you are living
man. We brought him out and we are
going to see that he gets there, too. will
tell you something, but it is to be as secret
as the grave. Every saloon keeper in the
city is at work for the doctor, with all of
their might. Hughey has been to see every
one OF them. You know Hughey is to be
me doctors chief Of police. Do you see
And OH the racket we are working
ON the niggers. 1t makes me laugh
every. time / think Of it. You see,
the niggers all swear by Anthony and will
oppose anybody who is against him. So,
don't you see, our little scheme is to make
them believe that Wiley and Baynard are
against Anthony and that the doctor is for
him. Me and Fred and Billy are at work
night and day.. stuffing them full, and
when we get that story well rammed
under nigger's wool it will stay there,
and don't you forget it. We have another
shot lying back that we are going TO use
about week before the nomination, if we
need it. Hold your ear close to me -"
nat going to put on four niger
police in Wilmington"
mo, no; only promise, that is all
Won't that be corker?"
the candidates2"
Why, we can't get him to declare in
favor OF anybody. He is a sly bird this
time, but we don't care, you see, as long
as we can make the people believe that he
Is behind US. Ii we get in power we will
have things our own way. Fred is going
to be clerk of Council, Billy secretary 81
the Board of Health and Hughey chief of
police. And # we get a majority in
Council we will show you how to run the
city. We workers will do just as we
please then"
: What is the matter with Wiley or
Baynard2' 10y =
Matter enough. We can't do ANYTHING
with Wiley. Ii lie gets in he will run the
city government to suit himself and few
others OF his class. He is too independent
to suit us and will do just as he pfeases if
elected. Sam Baynard is Sunday-school
politician. He. don't suit me and Fred.
Nothing in him."
is Mahaffy with your
NO; he is cantering around here,
whooping it up for Baynard. But he has
no influence. Never had much, and since
he climbed that tree at Fifth and Spruce,
last election day, while row was in
progress, we have had no respect for him.
don't care two buttons. Let him go. He
VIII soon. want to get back, but we can get
along without him. You bet we can.
Don't say a word to any one of what
have told you, 1t must all be kept TO our
selves. Come around in about week and
1 Will give you some of the inside facts,
we know how to run a campaign, and
don't you forget it."
And here the conversation ended. Il
was quite an interesting confab, wasn't it?
REPUBLICAN,.
WILMINGTON, April 22d, 1891.