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Newspaper
Delaware State Reporter
Location
Dover, Delaware, United States of America
Date
Oct 22, 1858
Page
3
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Representatives and county officials listed for Dover Mispillion Duck Creek and Milford regions. Mass meetings scheduled on Saturdays in October and early November at Leipsic Hertetville Willow Grove Paris Corner Ford's Corner with varied start times.
The Dover debate between Mr Wurrever and Mr Momus devolved into a sharp exchange. Mr Morris, the People’s party candidate, faced broad criticism for vague charges against the administration and Democratic party, with Warreter refuting each point.
A 19th century item reports on public opinion toward Maine Law politics and a promemorial incident. It notes alleged liquor displays by state candidates, warns voters to beware such tactics, and cites a violent street incident involving a negro named Ned Anderson and Daniel Cook after a circus outing. It ends with a medical report of a successful groin hernia operation and a forthcoming court appearance in East Corsby.
Our Candidate for Governor: Irrespective of party, Dr. William Burton is presented as eminently qualified for governor. The piece extols his dignified manner, sociability, benevolence, and experience, noting his age, prior public service, liberal education, and farming leadership as key strengths backing his fitness for high office.
A local notice accuses a People’s Party activist of offering forty dollars to voters for Governor support, calling it bribery and a threat to free elections. It warns Democrats to vigilantly protect their ticket head while recounting a street corner confrontation where speakers defend a Democrat candidate and denounce party deception.
Despite interrupted good health and no recollection of illness the man maintains active habits that give him the appearance of being twenty years younger than his age.
In a Dover Court House exchange on the 21st, Mr Morris vowed to vote for the Devil's Bill if it reached Congress, prompting charges that a Christian or patriot could not support it. He attacked Democrats as pro slavery yet abolitionist, claimed reciprocity shifted eastern manufacturers, and asserted tariff impacts on American goods amid a broad critique of party alignments and economic policy.
A Nassau style political gathering in Smyrna features Maj. Benj. T. Biggs detailing Democratic principles while attacking Mr. Morris and the Buchanan administration over imported versus American goods. Wm. G. Whiteley defends the administration. Dr. Wm. Burton is introduced as gubernatorial candidate amid fervent party lines.
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