Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1896-10-08
THE FIGHT GOES MERELY ON.

failed, as will be seen by the following
statement. which was given out Tuesday
evening by W. O. r. Colauhoun, secre
tary Of the Regular Republican State
Committee:
There is absolutely no truth 10 the
rumor that John g. Higgins and
Robert A. Houston, respectively candi-
dates for Governor and Representative
in Congress on the Republican ticket,
will be withdrawn tomorrow or at any
time previous to the election. The
Republican vote In Delaware is in an
anomalous state, one county, New
Castls, having 80 per cent more votes
than the other two counties combined.
Nominations for State officers have
uniformly been made by turns or in
rotation out OF the several counties.
This year IT is Now Castle county s
turn for Governor. The Republicans
have observed this ancient custom by
naming John @. Higgins. They are
backed up further by 1900 votes
against 5000 In the other two counties.
Addicks nominated John II. Hotfecker
of Kent and thus violated not only the
custom, but also the wish Of the great
majority of the Republican voters in
the State. The Democrats also violated
this ancient custom by nominating
Ebe w. Tunnel OF Sussex county for
Governor, and this, too, In the face of
the great majority of their voters who
reside In New Castle county. Their
choice was Peter j. Ford. II is obvious,
therefore, that the likeliest candidate
in the race is John @. Higgins.
There is an intense sentiment de.
veloping in this city and county for
constitutional reform, and this finds
expression in the candidacy of Higgins.
Neither Hoffecker nor Tunnel stands
for reform in any way. Mr. Higgins
will get at The lowest calculation so per
cent of the Republican vote in this
county, and be will poll fully 5000
votes 10 Kent and Sussex counties, or
total of nearly IA, 900. Hoffecker can
not possibly poll more than 5000 Re-
publican votes. The claim for Mr..
Higgins election Is based on Demo-
cratic detection from Tunuell. Mr..
Higgins needs only 1000 Democratic
votes, while the best informed political
workers place the detection from Tun-
nell at between 5000 and 1000 votes. +"
The following also appeared in the
Philadelphia Press Wednesday:
''To the Editor of the Press: Mr..
John O. Higgins will not withdraw
from bis position as the candidate of
the Republicans OF Delaware for
Governor The inquiries on this sub
ject are apparently the result of fake.
The reasons for Mr.. Higgins nomi-
nation and election are to-day stronger,
aud more plain to the people than even
on the day the convention put his name
on the ticket,
Anthony Higgins. "
A Regular Republican stated We'd
nesday that he would not be sur
prised to see Congressman Willis with
draw, and he had heard that Mr..
Willis would endeavor TO induce Mr..
Hoffecker, the Union gubernatorial
nominee to do likewise, but this seems
highly improbable, as the members of
the Union faction gave assurance that
the fight will be kept up 10 the finish
and denied that Mr.. Willis had any
such intention.
STATEMENT BY Mr.. MILLIKEN.
Samuel Milliken, secretary Of the
Single Tax Society of Delaware, made
the following statement on Wednesday
concerning tho report that the Single
Takers are divided on the money
question: "The protest of certain
Single Takers, headed by William Lloyd
Garrison OF Boston against the COM
initial of Single Tax organizations to
the silver agitation or to the support
of Bryan for the Presidency should not
be construed as support by any of
them to the existing financial system,
on which the signers may hold varying
views. They agree in this belief, how
ever, that the establishment of free
coinage of silver, go far from being a
remedy for social disease, would but
aggravate it, and they repudiats the
proposed remedy and its champion.
The stand generally taken by them is
that free coinage Of silver is but an
extension of privilege. whereas the
Single Tax stands logically for abolition
of existing privileges.
THE VISIT OF SENATOR FRYE.
The Union Republicans have re-
ceived assurance that Senator Frye will
address meeting in the Auditorium
on October 18th.
The following lettes concerning the
Senator's appearance here is self-ex-
planatory:
"Hon. S. }. Wiley, chairman Union
Republican State Central Committee,
500 Market street, Wilmington, Del. -
Dear Sir: have letter from the Hon.
j. Edward Addicks, chairman executive
committee of Union Republican State
Committee of Delaware, dated October
4th, stating that u meeting has been
arranged at Wilmington, Del, for
October 18th, and requesting this CON-
mittee to assign either the Hon. T. B.
Reed or Senator Frye to speak at said
meeting. l take pleasure in Informing
you that this committee has arranged
for Senator Frye to speak at the meet
ing in question, October 18th. Yours
truly, Powell Clayton. chairman speakers
bureau. New York headquarters.
The following letter was also
received Tuesday by Gen. James
II. Wilson: Lewiston, Me-, Oct.
9Th, 1896. - Gen. James H. Will
son, Wilmington, Del. = My Dear
General: am just out, Of the woods
and your letter Ia almost as agreeable
to me In its complimentary terms as
hunting deer. | see that the National
Committee has assigned me to Will
mingtun, Del, Saturday, October 18th.
Unless I receive notice from them to
the contrary and il / am alive, 1 shall
hope to see you aud Anthony Higgins
at that time. l am, very truly yours,
William P. Frye"
A BIG HAUL.
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