The sun., 1900-05-12
TIDAL WAVE FOR JOHN DIGGS
Ward Meetings Name Men Who
Are Active Supporters of
Former Attorney General.
NEARY Is A GOOD MANAGER
In Kent County the Old Waicott
Faction Allies Itself With Biggs
and the Free Silverites are in
Danger of Being Swamped
by the Move.

"lhe effect OF the preliminary work
OF this campaign will be to dec are John
Biggs the leader OF Delaware D-nioc-
racy," said member of the New Castle
county committee yesterday. The pre-
diction would seem entirely justitiabe
to all those who are studying the Demo-
cratic situation. Biggs' star is certainly
in the ascendancy. 1t looks very much
as though Biggs will control tie Demo-
cratic State Convention on June 10. 1t
is claimed by his followers III every
ward meeting held in this Gil dning
the past few days to name city cIalrmen
and delegates to the city convention have
turned out Bggs victories.
In New Castle county the appanent
success OF the Biggs movement is directly
due TO the shire ewdness OF Patrck Neary.
In Kent county younger blood seems To
be casting its fortunes with the PrLnsy'-
vania railroad solicitor. James l.. Vol
colt, the son of tine late Charc 'lor, is
marshaling the Biggs' forces. This is a
union that represents bold stroke on
Biggs' part and means invaluable
to Biggs the followers of the late Chan.
celor. Tney are always against Willard
Salisbury. They only await the oppor-
opposition to Salisbury. That uppor-
tnnity was offered by Mr.. Biggs ard
Wolcott is leading the allies into Biggs'
camp.
Another benefit which Biggs is realiz
ing by the alliance with the Wolcott fac
ton in Kent county is assistance OF
friends who are on the ground and able
; to fight Senator Kenney. Kenney's
strength is in Kent county. That sec
tion will be the scene of Biggs' hardest
, battles. Kenney is in the fight with a
big following. He wants to head the
, Kansas City delegation. The Wolcott
, allies OF John Biggs say kenney will not
be found in that delegation.
] Down in Sussex, William I. Records
; formerly speaker of the State Senate
represents Biggs in conjunction viii
: William l. Slrman. The Biggs str,n4lt
& can not be perceived in the lower con ~
D INe delegatlon to theState conventof
e from Sussex will probably supper
1 William Saulsbury's choice for natiUna
b delegat s.
J. That John Biggs is the man in contro
today and the leader who will be in com
e mand at all the State conventions thi
,s year is believed by all kinds of factions
h but conceded by none. Forced to BE-
lieVe 1t his opponents are unwllllng u
Is confess their belief. Everybody in p
l. litical life recognizes the hand of Patrlc
t. Neary in Mr.. Biggs' growing triumph j
this county. "Neary is at work." is
common expression among the Demo
cratic politicians and all Others vii
have ali eye on political conditions
\ Every ward in the city and district j
- the county feels the effect of Neary's il
~ 4-huence. Salisbury, Handy and all tn
'e e leaders envy Biggs, his political manager
10 The Bggs tidal wave, proviLg danger
y. n ous as it does to the interests OF Willar
n Salisbury, seems to have swept L. Irwin
~ Handy, John G. Gray and the Brya
ie men from the field. They begin to fta
that the much boasted supremacy of til
free silver element in the Delawai
Democracy remains only in the memor
Sc of past events. Handy and Gray are j
ng great danger of being swamped in the
oy own county. 1t may be Gray WI
ed will represent Wilmington in the Kansi
City Convention, but that Gray will
Andrew G. Gray, son of Judge Geore
Gray, whom Patrick Neary has recon
10 mended to Mr.. Biggs as an excellent P
i. litical associate. Biggs has accepte
~ Neary's recommendation and Il
no strength OF the old Gray faction is adde
nS to the already long line of Biggs' allie
,e. Biggs Wins at Ward Meetings.
Four ward meetings were held la