Evening journal., 1896-04-03
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The Addlcks men are worried ovsr tb,

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county. who vas defeated by Robert ]
Reynolds In 1892. they believed that the
bait would be seized BY the Higgins men
or At least enough Of them to enable the
AddIcks wing to contrnl the State con.
vention They nsvsr dreamed Of the
quantity Of gubernatorlal timber that the
Higgins men had in reserve. and were
astounded when aapirant after aspIrant
WAS brought ont In opposition to Mr..
Richardson BY the ex-senator and his
friends who had given him the eubsrna-
torIal nomination five years before Ba
fore they had time to maks q move DR.
Hiram B. Burton. George H. Hall. Henry
P. Cannon and George E. smith OF
Sussex county. ware In the field, and
John @. Higginb, ex-Mayor Evan q.
Shcrtlldge, and several other promln-
emit. Higgins men OF New Castle county
were prominently mentioned or being
urged to stand" for the nomination.
1t was a shrewd piece Of political work
on the part Of the Higgins managers.
New Castle county was already reason
ably sure to 60 their way, but Kent and
Sussex we're doubtful. II Burton, Hall,
Cameron and Smith. and other ''cand-
dates" to be brought out at e later stage
Of the game, do not 60 to Dover with
the Sussex county delegation absolutely
under their control, 1t will be because
they have lost their political cunning
g crime of which they cannot afford to bs
found guilty.
The Influence Of none OF these men Ia
confined to his own hundred. Sussex
county is small place when It comes to
personal acquaintance and Influence A
man who cannot control votes beyond
the confines Of his home hundred does
not amount to much Sussex county
voters like to be led. and the per
sonsl favor" business is worked much
more effectively tiere than here, whore II
has been worn out
The scheme now bsing worked
BY ex-senator Higgins and his frisnds
Is very simple. but none the
lsss3 effective by reason Of its
simplicity. Let us take DR.. Burton
for Instance. His home is In Lswes and
Rshoboth hundred His profession and
extensive practice. both medically and
politically. have given him an influence
on the rank ard ale that is almost ir
resiatble. He Is candidate for the
nomination. Hundred pride and return
for past iRvors imperatlvely demand that
the delegation from Lewes and Rehoboth
hundred 90 to the State Convention
pledged to him, under his leadership aud
subject to his disposal he secures the
delegations OF two or three adjoining
hnndFeda in the same manner aud undsf
like conditions George T. Smith and
Henry P. Cannon play the same game in
Little Creek hundred aad the other
hundreds near by and within the sphere
Of their influence, and George Il Hall.
and his friends gather In Cedar Creek.
hundred and one or two others by the
same tactics, It Is sufficient to state that
there ara men in the field who have
pull on every hundred
Now for the result They proceed to
Dover There is pow-wow Of Higgins
leaders They sgree upon their slate; say
wh1 shall De nominated for governor,
who for Congress, baild the platform
and slate the various committees. In
cluding that most Important one, the
State Central C0mmittee-
After It Is sll fixed. these favorlte cons
Of favcllte hundreds 80 TO their dsls-
gates. tell them that they have looked
over the field very thoroughly, and havo
cone to the conclusion that they cannot
possibly secure the nomination, They
make personal request that after a
complimentary vote has bsen given, the
delegates throw their strength to John
Q Higgins or the slated man, no matter
whom be may Be- Theg do SO, and Zig
gins Is In the saddle aud Addicks on the
ground for New CASTLE and Sussex
represent two.tblrds Of the voting
strength Of Chs convention, and Kent is
nowhere.
We do not expect tha. any OF tho men
referred TO win admit that this a the
situatlop They viii protest that they
are in the 6ght 10 sshy" and all that
sort Of chsff but there Is not a whole
grnin Of wheat ia t. Il Is part and
parcel Of the Higgins scheme to eliminate
Addlcks from Delaware politics and
leave the sx senator oncs moro IN undls-
puted control
Hohss relegated Levi @. Bird to the
back ground 20 effectually thatrit is only
when be is called upon 70 make politi-
cal speech onoe Ia great while that he
reaiz x that he ls still recognizsd 50 8
Republican. Geolga Y Massey has re-
moved from Tie state and the "hae Itsl-
ian heod" thai once manipulated the
wires there can do 60 no longer Hon.
n. smithers is dead james Psnne
Wills new occupation will compel him 60
be on good terms With al pastles and
factions, OF Be may lose bis psefulness
aud his lob. larry a. kiehardson has
never developed into an ass'lte politician,
Notwithstanding the me y advantages
iAst he has had, and. with AddieEs re-
moroa A. txf-@nt~,e could stick three