Milford chronicle. [volume] (Milford, Del.) 1878-1974, 1896-06-19
HIggins-The Judas IscariOt.

BILE piece of political work ever done
in the history of the Republican
party was that at St. Louis this week,
when the Republican National Con-
vention completely ignored the
legally elected delegates chosen by
two-thirds of the Republicans of this
State in convention assembled to
represent them in the National Con-
vention.
The little coterie of rule or ruin
men in Wilmington headed by An
thonv Higgins and Wash Hastings,
have stabbed the Republican party,
and Republican principles, almost
death blow, that their petty personal
spite might be gratifed. Are such
men worthy the name of Repuoll-
cansf NO. When will Delaware
ever have a delegation that Ma
tional Convention will recognize
after turning down Mr.. Addicks
and his fellow delegates to satisfy
nersonal ambitions which rank only
high enough to control Federal pat
ronage.
Lets look at the authority for their
right to seats in the National Assem-
blage of Republicans to choose
standard bearer, and outline a plat
form for the Grand Old Republican
Party to go into the next campaign
with.
Gen. James H. Wilson, Chairman !
of the State Central Committee duly |
issued a call for the primary cleo
tions in the several voting places
throughout the State,to choose dele
rates to a State Convention on May
18th. On the night of Nav 18th, he
with other members of the State
Committee made up the temporary
roll call of that convention, which
gave Mr.. Addicks lO3 delegates with
out any contests He called the con-
vention to order and nominated Dr.
CIR. Layton-who had been chosen
as he remarkably the majority OF
the convention. He with the fifty
seven other Higginsites took part
-ave-a very active part in the pro-
ceedings of the convention up to
half hour before it adjourned, after
naming the delegation to st. Louis
with Mr.. Addicks at its head.
These briefly are the facts sur
rounding the authority for Mr.. Ad-
dicks and his friends demanding
their rights at St. Louis. The Hig-
oins boilers could not get delegates
70 serve-save one poor lone ex-
office holder-a messenger-ine either
ofthe lower counties,so for this rea-
son their entire delegation was made
mn with the one exception-of Will
min0ton and New Castle county adj
herents, Here are the names-mark
them well-Anthony Higgins--the
traitor Henry A. Dupont-Hig-
gins residuary legatee John Pill
inq- Wash Hastings DIR. l.. d.
BAH and Cornelius P. Swaine. Mark
them we'll.
1,,,,.,,;no crime has been com.
mitted against right and justice. The
will ofan overwhelming majority has
been overthrow and the Republican
marty of Delaware cast off by this
unseemly, and un.Republican act Of
the st. Louis Convention.
What can the rebels hope to gain
is it their craving for the places that
WELD fat salaries that leads them tc
trample upon the future of what was
once their party
Had a contest have been made ioi
the New Castle delegates based upor
sage,the seating of Higgins woulc
not have ranked SO deeply in Re
nublican breasts-but to throw dowr
an overwhelming majority IN the
lower counties and seat as minor
;tv men who are unknown to the
Republicans of those counties, as
their representatives in national
convention-has caused an open re
volt and even among the few who
svmpathized with Higgins here the
most bitter denunciations of this
crime is openly expressed.
The Republican party of Delaware
was in position to win this State
and place it in the Republican col
umn next Eovember-but to-day
the future looks dark, and the only
hope that gives abiding comfort i
drawn from the fact that Kent and
Sussex counties can, and will, tak'
care al New Castle