The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1892-05-05

Before the recent delegate elections
took place last Saturday there was to
be furious factional fight at the polls,
and the Higgins mach inc was to be
smashed into smitheroens, If we were
to believe one-half the vaporings of Il
paper that can see nothing in the con.
test but the negro. Senator Higgins
did not dare to go before the people.
II he did. utter defeat stared him in
the face, II he did not 1t was sure de-
feat anyhow. But how changed tho
plant Of the organ after the delegate
elections! Just listen at the wall of
the lost in last evenings issue of the
Every Evening:
Tomorrow the Republican State
convention will be held at Dover. 1t
will be Higgins gathering, from first
to last, for the senator's faithful work.
ers have elected body of delegates
who are almost unanimously of their
persuasion. They took no chances,
as they did two years ago. when they
generously elected some of their fac.
tlonal opponents as delegates, and the
latter repaid this generosity by try
Ing to run thing with u high hand
when the convention assembled al
Dover.
"Of the 100 delegates who will com.
pose the convention, at least two
thirds will prove obedieut and eervile
followers of the Senator's orders.
From New Castle county there will
not be Irore than dozen anti-EIig-
gins men, and these will not lie inclined
to do any fighting. Tho Kent delegl
ton is for Higgins by n vote OF two
TO one, and Sussex is of the same
complexion by an even larger majority.
So all that Senator Higgins need do Il
to nod his head and his slightest wish
will be obeyed. lie will attend the
convention and personally DIRECT
operations. He will also. it is conf
IDENTIFY expected, make speech"
And SO the organ was mistaken as it
often is. As matter OF fact there has
been no Higgins contest at all. While
the preparations for holding the prl.
maiie5 were going on, Senator Higgins
was in Washington attending to tho
duties OF his office, and the people Of
Delaware were left alone to select
whom they saw proper to go 10 Dover
rs delegates. The sensible voters saw
Ao SouSO IVA StilAC anu ltGl4OilAl CDl-
tests were avoided. There never was
amore peaceful and orderly delegate
election, leaving out the little irucas
In the First ward .-....
Delegates were nominated and elect
ell not because they were friends Of
Mr.. Higgins or in favor OF any other
leader, but because they were sterling
representatives OF the Republican
party and could he entrusted to 20 to
the State Convention untrameled with
pledges and without padlocks upon
their lips.
Tho wall from the negro scared or
gan OF Democracy is the first intima-
ton we have had that two.lhirds OF
the Convention We're Senator TIig gins
friends. The news is gratifying to US
md we doubt not II is to tbs Senator
himself. Such a demanstratiDa is
conclusive that the Senators work III
favor OF protecting the man ltaGJutiug
interests Of Delaware AMI III IA o. Of
honest elections, are approved hy his
party and while the Convention to.
day Is principally to s9Iat' delegates
to Minneapolis to re.n0mlr alto Beuiu-
A rrson for Pres tit an ru.
hent OF the actions u tin only
4bliean L, 5 Senator Delaware
ever had viii be eatr,l4 ID order