Daily Republican., 1880-12-18
DOvER's BUDGET OF NEWS.


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DOVER, Del, December lit may
truthfnlly be said that the eyes OF thu
Nation are upon Delaware ana especial
ly upon that part OF II called Dover
the capital OF the Stale IL Is bul
seldom that the little capital loomso
mp to the proportions that she hat
Tor some days past occupied. scarcely
had the excitement OF the election con-
test between Judge honston and Hon
Is. l.. Martin, present Representative
and Representative elect to the nex'
Congress, simmered down from boiling
heat, that 1t 10 stirred mp again 70 iii
deepest depths by the bAyard -C0nk-
ling controversy. Dover Is bnbbling
over with news fatness.
a Word IN reference 10 the contested
eiecnon case between Judge Houston
and Hon. K. l.. Martin. The news ol
the contest came with crushing force
upon the Democrats OF Dover. They
had not expected II until The day when
the notice was served upon Mr.. Martin
as he was on his way through to Wash
ington. Then came the published
specifications In the REPUBLICAN upon
which the contest was based. They
were gobbied up and read with aVidity.
Nothing was talked about for several
days but the contest, and many dis
cnsslons followed In regard 10 the
truthfnlness or untTnthinlness OF the
charges. Fault Was found with some
of the specifications. They we're too
sweeping in their charges and they
were construed as a reflection upon
some Of the of1oerS who held the cleo
tions. 1t was not diihcuit to see that
Judge Houston had the advantage in
the contest, and II was admitted even
by Democrats. thai If ne pushed his
con est he would prove enough illegal
votes to seat himself in Congress, in
stead OF Mr.. Martin.
The case was desperate. Something
had TO be done. Anxiety sat upon the
Of the Democrats as they
repaired to the Office Of James L. Wal
colt, Secretary Of State, to receive coEn
sci from the Mispillion statesman.
There was one way by which they
could circnnVeut Judge Houston. He
was member OF the Bench. He had
declared that the assessment laws OF
the State and the laws relating TO the
collection of taxes were oonspiracies TO
defeat the Fifteenth Amendment OF
the Constitution of the United states.
This, the Democrats said, disqualified
the Judge for a seat on the Bench.
Having decided beforehand, he was
incapable Of passing impartial Judge
ment shonld any case touching the
laws Of the sLsge come before
him. or course these we're mere pre-
texts TO get rid OfJudge Houston by fore
ing him either to withdraw his contest
against Martin or TO resign from the
Bench.
Accordingly aarefully.worded petit
tiOn, published in yesterdays REPURLI-
CAN, was drawn mp to be signed by the
OF the Legislature and TO be
presented to the Governor, asking him
to request Judge Houston to resign his
seat on the Bench, and in case Of his
10 resign, then OF course re
moval by the Governor would inevitS :
bly, follow.
This is shout the state OF the
case new. The question is what will
the Judge do =
He has been waited upon by many
prominent Republicans and requested
to withdraw his contest, as 1t was iu-
portsnt, that he should remain on the
Bench. There are no Republicans but
who believe the Judge has good
grounds for a contest, bnt they do not
want to lose him from the Bench, and
whether successful or not, he would be
compelled any how to leave the Bench
by the Fourth Of March il he persisted
in his contest.
It is believed here that the Jndge sf'
ter weighing both sides Of the question
will withdraw his contest and prefer
10 remain on the Bench. If he does
in all probability Congress
will be asked to appoint q committs TO
proceed to Delaware to investigate the
laws and unequal reprssen-
tatives, in order to see whether the
has a Republican form Of govern.
nept.
Now a word for the Bayard-Andem
-Conk ling SANDER letter. The Phila-
leIphia Press, to-day, containing full
Of the affair together with the
Ltfidavit of the stenographer John L.
Andem, that the report of Bsyard's q
Ipeeoh as reported was correct, was