Daily Republican., 1888-12-10
POLITICAL GOSSIP.
A CONSTITUTIONAL CoNVEN,
TON ASSURED.
a Prominent democrat Knows who
wan ba the Next 60vsrnOr Views
on the ssnAtoIsh,p-What the
Legislature WIN 40.

According to the general rotation I'D
and down thg s.ate in the plsn Of eleos.
ing bLAto c1lioaTs By the Democratic
party, the next oaudlcate Of that party
FOR G3Ystnor will como hom Kaut
Oonnty. New Casile County new bAs
The Governor ia the person oil Governor
BigRs, aud Sussex County had il before
10 Governor stookley.
a DemOotht = day or two ago said, ia
| speaking Of the fugure OF his Dsrty: II
caa name the next Governor n the
state, and mark my words for IL II he is
cot she mSn."
lyon mean the next Democratic can.
didste for Governor, my friend, do you
no.2 For don't forget the fact that the
Republicans intend TO elect tho next
Governor" said Republican standing
by.
"Wtll, yes, that was what 1 m eant,
but will tay that the CandidRlaI mean
will be elected Gnd,I kon't know OF AIRY
other one that could carry his own
| county" uAsd tue Democrat
The Republican then guessed 81 the
Damocrapa man and named Rob 1t
). Reynolds, Of South hurdtrkill hun.
dFed, ex-stAte TEsrsurer and ex.mem.
0eg Of the Legislature.
"You have missed II, /" said the DsEuo.
arat, "AsynOlde oJuidn't carry his
county; be ist too much embrOilad In
isctiOnEl 6RhtE. No, tue mRu mean is
james Williams, OF KeDton hundred,
ex-RepressntatiVe Ia Congress, sx mem.
Der Of the State Senate and ip.Aker Of
the same"
Wherein lies his particular
strength" asked the Republican.
why, you see he 10 no fAosionlst
de 10 aoOd stsady Democrat taking
part With no faction, respected by ell,
conservative In his views and popular
all over the State.
without ths fAotlonAl fight that was
carried on In Kent county he would
have been 9 candidate for United States
Seaate, bat that being out Of the quss-
lion now, he will be made The Demo.
cratic candidate for Gtvernor in 1890
and he will VIM"
This same Democrat, than whom
there are none better "a formed, nor more
who have done more solid work for his
party in an bouest, legitimate way 10
opposed TO any massnre that will de
grtve the Republicans of the fruit Of
their recent victory IN the State. They
won It fsiF aud square, and he who
would deprive them of the fruit by any
alleged teohnicAlity 10 rot good Demo.
Graf, said he.
"By the way" be sAlJ, "did you
ever think upon what a olende tenure
the Republicans held their sdvRnts Ee?"
and then he said, or dsGth OF o meui.
bsF which is always liable 10 occur,
would neoessitAte the holding OF 3
special election 70 I'LL the vacancy,
when Democrat would mOst undoubf.
edly be elected In either county. This
would make the Legislature . tie on
Joint ballot and prevent the election OF
United States Senator Of either party.
fhe State would then be represented by
but one Senator until March, 1891, the
Governor only having the power TO ap-
point In case OF the death removal from
he StSte or resign alton Of a United
States 5enator. While speaking upon
this topic this Democrat seemed to
think that though Anthony Higgius,
E,Q would be the best man the Re.
uubllosRs GOnld send 70 the Senate,
GsoTge v Massey, Esq, Of Dover would
win tha fRht.
"What Will the Legislature do in the
way Of legislAtlon?" vas asked by the
REPUBLICAN,.
well, there are many things the
Legislature WOald do that will not be
dose owing to the general desire for .
Constitutional Conv vacation, whiohwould
emb0dy the principal part OF the lssis,
lntiOn most needed. The modification
Of the assessment laws will be one Of
the Efforts OF the Republicans, and POS.
fibly 1t would be successful, for there Is
general feeling that they 40 not work
tight. The liquor question will come
in for large AhATe OF attention, but You
may depsnd upon 1t there will be no
radical leeis.atlon upon that subject
know nearly every member In Kent
county, aud though they are very strong
temperance maR they will not give VIII
mtngton either local option or prohibit
ton.
Bat you may depend upon It, there
will bs something done TO ourtAil and
break up the illegal traffic In liquor IN
Wilmington. Outside Of these tRR lead
ing subjects, all other legislation will
DO left principally 10 the Constitutional
\ Convention, which will no DOUBT be
called. a non-partisRn Constitutional
Convention would bs the result OF the
Republicans having the House and the
Democrats the Senate The convention
alter all would be the Leading work OF
tle Legislature, and there we're no re-
gtetJ by fAiI-minded men Of cishsr
panty that neither WAS In n condition to
take advantage Of the other.
The name q the gentleman entertain.
ing these viewg Is NOT given, as the pub
iiosiiCn q 1t would appear like breach
Of confidence, but that he reflects the
sentiments of the most Intelligent class
of Democratic there can BIS no doubt