The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1896-08-10
THE STATE POLITICS
The Democrats Are in a Middle
at Present.
NEW CASTLE COUNTY FOR FORD
The Sussex County Delegates Are Rally.
ing Around William 7. Records.

|
ing Around William 7. Records.
DOVER, August l0.-One week from to-
morrow and the Democrats of Delaware
will meet in convention here to nominate
Governor and Congressman.
| The Sussex men believe 1t Is their turn
to have tho Governor, but like the fellow
who could not buy II gang plank If steam
crs were selling for 81 IA dozen, they can
not get man to stand up for the
| Office.
Sussex Democrats are like watermeloss
| you puncture ono and he looks all right
but afterwards he Is all wrong. 1t will
take money this year to buy the Demo-
Gratis. They have been fooled by Gray and
Handy and wheat is cheap and the cost..of
Lying Is deareE.
| William 4. Records acted as speaker of
the Senate and was dubbed Speaker with
out any pro tenn until Watson walked into
the house and defeated Colonel Henry Du.
Pont from being United States Senator.
Records Is a railroad man and is NOT in
favor with the farmers, Every militia
man in the State will pay him back in his
| own coin for his conduct at Branuywine
| Springs if he Is nominated.
But there is little danger of the nomina.
tion going to Sussex Peter Ford has re-
Gently been gaining strength along the
line and New Castle county will vote by
the unit rule for tho morocco manufac.
turer. There is no one now against Mr.,
Ford except Barney McVey, the Every
Evening and three men at New Castle.
Ioman knows that Pete Ford's friends
will slaughter him If New Castle hundred
dares to go back on him.
Its all poppy cock to talk about Ford
not being relished because no cats fish on
Friday and goes to mass on Sunday. His
friends here cannot see where Is the diff.
ference of voting for man of that faith,
and the men of his faith voting for Meth
odlst or IL Presbyterian. They oven have
the guy going round that Ford was born
In England. But let them go ahead.
motto for working men and women:
"A dollars worth of dollar for dollars
worth of work.
And Delaware will be found on the list
at McKinloys back.
Delaware has had too many partisan
governors who kept our State rs a laugh
ing stock before the world. The people de-
mand the wings Of tho Republican party
to come together and settle upon tho men
for whom we will cast our votes. A child
will fall to tho ground who stands be.
tween two stools.
II it is Holfecker and Willis or Higgins
and Houston they will walk over either
Ford or any other Democrat who may be
nominated
Mixed Schools Handy has been here
once or twice but he never said word
about the schools
Handy Is for Bryan and free silver the
Single Takers are for paupersn, free
taxes, free silver and Bryan, and the good
thinking people of Delaware will resent
the attempts of tho carpet baggers to cause
anarchy to obtain II standing IN our noble
little State.
The Republicans of Kent county will
hold county convention tomorrow and
nominate the county ticket.
IL Is understood that tho Higgins men
will try to secure enough men in Kent to
make up ticket in opposition to tho Ad.
dicks ticket, which will DO selected to-
morrow. Then New Castle county is OK.
pected to follow suit and then neither
ticket can be elected.
o.. They do not want Addicks to carry the
sixteen Senators and Representatives In
Kent and Sussex But whatever you do in
New Castle county stand by Rettew, Finn
Wright and Kelley. ROyICM.