The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1892-06-23
FOURTH EDITION


Oar Dover Letter.
Correspondence of tine Republican.
Dover, June 20, 1892. -Notwithstantl-
Ing the assertions to the contrary
made by the correspondent of Every
Evening and Others, the Republican
nominations of President and Vice.
PRESIDENT have been received here with
unmlxed satisfaction. and no small
amount OF enthusiasm. Patriotic
citizens of every class, Democrats and
independents, Us well as Republicans
rejoice at the nomination OF Benjamin
Harrison for a second Presidential
term, because they see In II recog-
milton OF merit and an assurance OF n
higher standard OF practical states.
manship.
said In my letter OF May 10th,
whilst many would have liked to have
seen the 'Plumed Knight" nominated
as tho standard bearer OF tho I,epubli.
can party, yet, inasmuch as no had ex.
pressed his dislncllnation to take hold,
they, at our State Convent lon, elected
six delegates to go to Minneapolis and
instructed these delegates to vote for
the nomination of tiled and trusty
benjamin Harrison, because they be-
llieved his administration of our Ma
tional affairs, as Senator Higgins said
at tho convention: 1T has been fear
less frank, and all that goes to max {
up good Government"
And great was the astonishment, Il
not Indignation, here, when the news
arrived that two out of the six dele
! gates sent by the state convention e
Minneapolis had proved recreant t.
tho cause which they were sent to sup
, port. For our state convention, thankf
to Senator Higgins. was emphatically
: Il Harrison convention.
There Is no doubt but that during
! the tlme that the nomination OF MIR
Harrison hung in the balance, some
individu ais in our midst who com
plalned OF the administration not hav
!, ing found for them suitable place
and others for whom places had beer
|, found" from n disposition to make
pence with tho adversary whilst he was
in tho way, did waver little and being
non-commlttal In speech, appeared
/, somewhat lukewarm as to the nomi
mutton of Mr.. Harrison
When it was known that 1t was Har.
rison, there was no more wavcriny
personal feelings vanished, and every
one. as far rs know, without any OK
lception approved of the action OF til,
, Minneapolis Convention, and said II
b had done tho very best thing thai
! could he done under the circumstance.
y FOR the good or the Republican party
= and tho welfare of tho country. Al
, good men telt satisfied that tor one,
the plain people had put the politicians
Ito'rout.n
In reference to tho six delegate
= sent by Delaware to Minnenpolis. W,
down here who know SO much abou
the How" tho why" and the Where
fore that certain gentlemen wei
elected as delegates for Kent count,
to tho National Convention cannot un
should give such prominence of tn,
a fact that George V. Massey, one o
il those delegates, favored the nomina
J ton OF President Harrison.
! From reading the Morning Nows'
a person would infer that tho peopl,
who know Mr.. Massey are as much as
a tonlshed and rs slow TO believe tn,
I Tact OF Mr.. Massoys doing the RICH
/. thing, as were tho people OF old, wht
Il knew Saul to believe that no WA
among tho prophets Has Mr.. Masse,
heretofore been an uncertain facto
In Republican politics? We know tina
/ he has invariably exhibited great cool
ness OF temper, and has always mani
LVbbCu R''Uu JiuBIllti Will u cOnSLnn
u eye to the main chance, and never ha
4 put himself prominently before TIN
}. public except at conjunctures when h,
l. was certain to gain. and could not pos
siGly lose" but because that he SHOULD
r on an occasion do as Senate
Higgins did, and what he md the 9th
7 er delegates were sent to d o Is not to b
u Pointed out as All accident to be won
\, dered at or n duty for the perform
ance at which lie should be invidlousl,
.eNtolled. AS matter Of fuct, "as tn,
Republican said the other day, ''Senn
/. tor Higgins and General Wilson wer
9loyal TO Harrison from first to las I
= and Senator Higgins was chairman o
= tho Delaware delegation. Mr.. Masse,
was on the right side for once and Il
entitled to credit for getting there,
= and to do any more than give him tina
credit Is calculated to make wicket
- individuals ask how he got there.
I Governor Reynolds on Wednesdn,
last appointed Ezekiel Il. Cooper to bl
y Colonel and Judge Advocate- ( enera
on his staff. Ezekiel is at present Reg
ister of Wills in and for Kent county
and those who profess to know, sal
his holding the two Offices, ia incom
patible with the laws of the State.