The sun., 1898-12-09
THE SLATE FIXED At LAST
The Plan Of Campaign Fixed by
the Three Men Who Are Said
to Represent Mckinley.
dU PONT, HIGGINS AND GRAY
The Significant Arrangement of the
State and the Scheme Of Opera
tiOns Settled at the Confer
ence---The Hilles Boom's
Collapse.

Where two or three are gathered to-
gether there is good authority for the
statement that something in the way o.
results will follow.
Three were gathered together on Wed
nesday. The result followed as matter
of course. @1
The three were Senator Higgins, Henry
G. Morse and Col. Henry A. du Pont.
The subject under consideration was to
settle the administrators choice for the
office OF United States Senator.
Pro and con the different claims OF
each man, his chances and the chances
against him we're discussed. TIE re-
view was exhaustive and thorough.
The result of the conference which had
a political significance, which should not
be under estimated, was that the man to
receive the first support should be du
Pont. The combined forces of the three
were to be massed at the back of this,
the first choice.
The next man on the list was to be
Senator Higgins, his chances to be
swelled by the local support Of those to
whom the three look for allegiance.
Every nerve is to be strained in behalf
of the man who has once before repre-
sented the State.
At the next everybody will rally to
the standard Of Hon. George Gray. The
Administrators forces to man will be
expected to vote solidly for the
great Democratic statesmen for Della
ware.
Here comes the real tug of war. Sena-
tor Gray is popular and support may
develop in unexpected localities. His
known strength is counted sure and the
windfalls in the way Of outside support
will be considered in a measure as "vel-
vet." No effort will be spared,
however, to make assurance doubly
sure.
This is the situation as outlined and
agreed upon by the forces which are
tacitly admitted to represent the ideas Of
President Nc kinley i he card is al
strong one in some respects and its
meaning and significance will bear con-
siderable studying. .-
One sure result is the utter demolition
of the Willie Hilles boomlet. When the
essence OF the problem penetrates the
echoing corridors of the brain holder of
the statesman from Bear Station, his re-
covery is expected to be rapid. The in
f1amation in his bump of political pre-
ferment will subside rapidly and by next
winter his halter may be able to fit him
from the same block as of yore. No
doubt the process will be painful but
is never held out as un-
alloyed bliss.
Senator Pilling may be counted on to
make good the threat to vote for Benja-
min Nields. That is a foregone conclu-
sion.
"Jim" McCombs' aspirations will be
taken care of by Ewing and in all proba-
bility McFarlane can be counted upon to
fall in line If needed.
The faithful sixteen who pin their
allegiance to J. Edward Addicks still re-
main faithful. Their ranks to all appear
snces remain the same, neither added to
oor diminished They form a good base
or operations and nothing seems to
effect them.
This is the situation as it stands.
There may be minor changes but they
ire doubtful and if made will not be
likely to effect the real serious issue.