Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-06-30
ANOTHER SLUMP AND RECOVERY

:, campaign had a somewhat deinufsliz
ing effect upon u Demociatie party
le especially In the city of Wilmington
N IL melted To factional differences an
a tendency 20 dissolution, with the feel
! ing on the part of III promoters. NJ
- doubt, that with the epublie. part,
In q muribund condition Il faction o
: the Democratic party might win vic
Y tory at the election as easily as TN
j. party united could beat the neplbl
cans In their best form.
:, The primary campain Of that YEA
81 In New Castle was decidedly snafl
ing affair. with nuner ia contests fui
:. various nominations, especially ful
sheriff and Levy Court Commissioned
In this city, that sadly shattered parts
morale and weakened the effective in.
: tnence Of the party organization
There was no open outbreak. but there
was great dissatisfaction over notni.
rations, and general feeling Of jeul.
sv and resentment IN the party
ranks. especially IN Wilmington.
4 Republican "Come Back
But the Republican party refused
20 remain in the condition Of helpless
! inertia into which II was cast bv the
great Democratic victory Of 1876. Its
leaders. especially in wilmington. saw
an opportunity for political profit. and
for once they forgot their faetiunaI
fights and went To work mnst indus
triuusly to build M their orga nizatinn
land get into condition for n fight.
They gave special attention 10 getting
the Negroes on the assessment lists.
50 that they could nay their county
taxes and thereby become Qualified
for voting, and they learned in this
respect, although tremendous amount
Of labor and expenditure vas neres
Rary. that Mr.. Higgins had not been
wrong In declaring that the assess-
/ ment law was fair and Just Personal
appearance was necessary to asspas-
inent when the assessors failed a.
assess, as these officials had % sit
publicly for a stated time FOR the p,ir-.
pose of adding new names and maxi
| ing corrections.
The county assessors Tor Whining
tnn sat ct the old City tall. and dur
ing that years sitting they were kent
busy every hour Of the allotted ti,ne
3y nrodisious labor the Republican
workers induced the Negroes to ap-
niN for assessment. saw that the nar-
esaary vouchinE hy property hold
= vas available az all times. and thus
secured fairly fun assessment az tho
Wilmington Negroes of voting age
Similar work over the county also
produced good results. The marty
leaders further saw to il that each
Negro thus placed on the aaznasment
lists was provided with tho money!
Tor paying his eapitation also i I
matter Tor personal performance byI
Repuhlicans-an nd the tax receipts thus
secured were carefully turned in All
party headquarters for safe keeping
untI election day. With the good
prospects assured hy this practical
work, inspiration succeeded Republi-
can lethargy, and the campaign con
uilons soon became ominous for the
disturbed and distracted Democrats. If
Mr.. Bayard NJ Cincinnati.
The Republican National Conven-
ton Of that year. at Chicago. where
hlaines hones wcrc blasted and Grant
ahd ms 200 enthusiastic third term
loiioWers died in the last ditch.
nominated James 4, Garfield Of ohio
for President and Chester 4. Arthur
u New York for Vice President. Al !
the Democratic National Convention !
held al Cincinnati, MIR Bayarn was !
again a candidate and WAS placed in .
nomination hy George Gray, then Al II
Of Delaware. i'm an :
1loqueht speech. This was Judge .
'raN hrst entry upon the field Of :
national politics. and it was notably !
successful. lie took prominent part
y the proceedings Of the convention /
q times decidedly turbulent. and his /,
ann sensible and impressive address /,
3pon an occasion when the turbn-
ehee seemed on the point of becoming
violent outbreak calmed the conyen-I :
ION and restored absolute order. BntI :,
'Npedlency once more prevailed in the
"a uohal council of the Demoera tie !
laIty, and Mr. Bayards cotors went |
'oWn before those Of the gallant Gen. Z
raj Winfield Scott Hancock of Penn @
yiVania, who was nominated after a i
ew ballots. William s. English of l
ndlana was nominated for Vice h
resident \
Delaware Republicans. although l
many Of them were bitterly disap- G
olnted at the defeat of Blaine for the I,
residential nomination, accepted the G
allonal ticket readily and imnedi- G.
teIy set 10 work upon their direct
ask OF carrying Delaware. if pos
loie and certainly of carrying New
astIe county. For a while factfonalI y
shts threatened to hopelesslv divide n
ne party into two fierceIy tighting a.
ecuons, bet by great good fortune OF
ley managed to come together in d'
heir State convention by the nomina- &C
on Of Judge John w. Houston for 81
ongress. The Democrats renominat- pl
! congressman Edward L. Martin. Cl
Republican Local Victory. Of
The Democratic campaipn was anu
ad spiritless, especially after the re- =.
iit OF the October State elections in ~
MO and Indiana especially in The "
tier State. where Steve" Dorsey,s bl
oap' and the division of the float an
rs into blocks of five. each in charge IN
q capable leader" BADLY bought an
epublican victory foretold the de- fu
az Of Hancock. Tammany treacherv di:
New York completed the dfsasta,
id Garfield was elected. ,
The Republicans carried New Castle
unity by good majority. electine -. -.
cry man on their ticket. but Kent ~
I'd Sussex saved the State for uan- pi'
ek and for Congressman Martin bv ~
majority of about 500, and also elect az
a Democratic Legislature. For cts
thile the Republicans talked Of con ioi
sting Congressman Martins election I'M
their party had secured control of COZ
G next House, but this proDosttIor, ca