Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1894-07-26
The CAMPAIGN IN sussex
A Review of the Political Sit
uation to Date.
A ROW IN THE REPUBLICAN CAMP
Not Pleased at the Higgins
Marvil Scheme.
snnclnl corresnondencc OF eazette and 1on

Special Corresnondenceo OF Gazette and Iourna
GEORGETOWN, July 1S.-'fhe political
pot is boiling in Sussex, and it looks as |
If the Republicans were trying to boil |
out some "fat" as well as fry it out.
The Saulsbury.Tunnell correspondence
threw the Republican camp into state
of CONSERVATION, and for over week
past the Republican leaders Of George.
town have had their heads together in
consultation. They did not know what
to do.
DIR. Hiram r. Burton of Lewes,
wanted land by the way still wants. the
nomination for governor on the Repub-
lican ticket. The anti-Higgins crowd
of Georgetown hate Higgins and have
kindred feeling for Burton, his ardent
Sussex supporter. The Higgins men
wanted Burton, but the ants wouldn't
listen to that.
After nearly weeks consultation,
sessions being held morning, afternoon
| and night, IL was decided that COM
mittee wait on Joshua H. Marvil of
Laurel and try to induce him to accept
the nomination. So on Monday this
committee consisting of DR.. Caleb II.
| Layton Of this town waited on Marvil
and on Monday evening brought back
the letter of Marvil, and telegraphed it
to the Morning NeDS that evening, and
it was published Tuesday. They, as
usual, made up their minds to run q
"boodle" campaign and in order to do
so knew they would have to tap
"bar'l," and thought Joshua's the right
one to tap.
This arrangement may suit the George.
town crowd, but does not meet with the
approval of Burton and his friends.
Burton did and does now want the
nomination, and as he is hustler, and
does not propose that the Georgetown
crowd shall make the slate for the con-
yention, he may surprise the youthful
anti-Higgins contingent OF Georgetown
when the convention meets.
Grant that Marvil will be the nomi-
nee Of the Republican party, what is
the condition OF politics in Sussex
county at the present time The Demo.
cratic party is thoroughly united, every
Democrat ready, willing and anxious to
bear his share of the work in the com.
ing contest. There may be few who
have been disappointed in appointments
t but Sussex Democrats are not Demo
Gratis for office and revenue only, for il
. others are successful and they are not
they throw aside any disappointment,
e they may have, not blaming the party
: for the acts of one of its members, anC
! put their shoulders to the wheel, SO t.
f speak, and keep it there until the las
: vote is placed in the ballot box.
e One taste of Republican rule il
Sussex, such as we had from 1888 t.
a 1899, is quite enough for Democrats,
r taste too bitter for them to repeat il
Simply because one of the Democratic
a party should have happened to be dis
!. appointed, is no reason why that on
q should forsake his political opinion
and become deserter, and SUISSE
Democrats all have at heart the principle
of Democracy and hold them too dea
81 and sacred to forsake.
q Notwithstanding the boasts of til
ct Republicans that they are thorough,
Ie harmonious and united in Sussex, sucl
s is not the case. A United States Sena
k tor is to be chosen by the next Legisla
d ture. Higgins wants to go back. TIL
d anti Higgins men don't want him to b
n, sent back. 1t is impossible to nominal
q other than Higgins legislative ticket i
W Sussex and the ants know it, but the
l. intend making fight against it, 1t is
Ig bitter pill for the ants to swallow, an
while many will shut their eyes an
IS swallow it, with "LOrd forgive m
te this time" there are others who will nj
lie swallow it.
lg While these differences exist, it
r useless to hide the fact that the Reput
ct licans are at work. A great portion {
rs this work is being done among I'll
is pensioners, under the direction of I'll
ee iately.removed postmaster of this tow
Dir. Messick, who has organized
Veterans Club, which meets ever
!. week In order to have q full chanC
mt to influence these men, they take the
)y vouchers to the office of United Stat
mt Commissioner Bacon, where DIR. Me
e. sick stays at these times, partly
he superintend the execution of them, br
is principally to lecture them on Il
of management of the pension office und
,ss the Democratic administration, and
er tell them that if the Democrats renal
so in power their pensions will be take
ID. from them. They have not yet begu
lis their great "coon" hurt, but they ms
ed be depended upon to attend to that.
Summing up the whole situation {
present, the Democrats are united al
in good working condition, with almo
at certain success awaiting them, while Il
, a Republicans are making bold front
is hide internal dissensions, and trying
he get in shape for fight with almost &c
d tain defeat staring them in the face.