Smyrna times., 1888-11-14

up eating stands around the oourt
1I,I house and drove a brisk trade all dav
ne board of canvass met al noon and
showed the entire Republican connt,,
tlcket was elected.
The Republicans celebrated tho;.
rlotOry Y, IN the most enthusiastic man
LII -. lrst there was a street parade
WIN lols OF hags, banners and trans.
parehcles. Candidate Treat rode in
IiOhO ot the line, and Anthony Hig-
gihs' John NJ. Dunn, Judge Fisher and
O1uer prominent Republicans were
present. AT night there was a mass
meetlng at whice all of these gentia.
men made happy speeches. When
James Ward the Republican sheriff
eject, reached town he was lifted fcorn
MS carriage and carried into the conrt
mouse on the shoulders of his euthnsi-
astie friends. It was a season of ra-
Jolelng and the jubilant Republicans
made the most of it.
STATE TREASURER AND AuDrroY
The positions of State treasurer and
state auditor become vacant Mt tho
coming session Of the Legislature and
IN the nature of things their successors
VIII De elected. But with two major
lty against them the Democrats do NOT
propose to allow the Republicans tn
elect these two officers and there Is
every reason TO believe that for two
years more Messrs. Herbert and Royce
VIII continue in office. The wav bv
Whlc1 this will be done has not been
exercised for years. It is CUSTOMARY
ior the party having a majority on
Joint ballot to caucus for these two
officers and then the regular course of
law IS followed and the men are an
pointed by joint resolution of both
houses. The fact of the Senate beinu
Democratic and the House Republican
VIII prevent this method. The law
SAYS that the House must appoint these
ohcers with the concurrence of the
senate and a Democratic House is too
apt to concur in the appointment of
Republicans. and under the law the
present officials hold Office until their
successors are appointed EUeninq
journal.
|HE DEFICIENT NOTE OF WHINING
TOM hat was the vote of the city
last Tuesday? Here it is:
Republican electors.......... 90,
eulgSieuc O3O
rFohlOluon electors. 76
.4SO
The Democratic plurality upon this
vote Is I.7O6, or in the neighborhood of
what IS claimed by the Ecery Eveaing.
Now then let us turn back four
years and see what vote Wilmington
cast in 1884:
DawOcratio vo4o
S1iuoClatlc ZIG
NePuOlIcOh 2i6
The above vote was for Coroner.
which was the highest. Now then
here Is what is disclosed.
In 1854, with population of $4,000.
the vote was 10,022.
In 1855, with a population of 10000.
the vote was S,4S0.
Now let us see what the vote of Will
mingtOn should be in q population of
OU,OOO. One vote cast out of every
four and half population is consid-
cred liberal proportion where a full
vote Is cast, but in many cities the
vote has been one ia every four of the
population. Taking, however. the
proportion Of to A, the vote in the
city on Tuesday should have been
1883. From this deduct the vote cast
last Tuesday, and there is left Of those
who did not, aud with few exceptions
could not, vote 1903; a number 700 !
greater than half the number that did |
vote. Is it worth while to ask of what |
politics those are who did not and did |
not because they could not vote? ? |
Iwo-thirds at least of the number, or
5000 Of them are Republican voters.
Among them are the 1000 Republicans |
who tried to get assessed at the CITY |
Hall last spring Republican.