Daily Republican., 1888-11-12
FOURTH EDITION
Will FRET D1RI DO IFF

A Democratic Scheme TO Prevsnt sena-
tOr-Klsot a. u Richardson Of KeAt
county from TAXING his Seat
1t 10 common talk upon the streets OF
Wilmington aud through the State ~
we'll thai the DEmooratlo Stats Senate
will not permit BenAtor-e,eot A. b.
Richardson OF Kent County 20 take bic
seat. The alleged cause OF op yolitlon
10 q violation OF Law providing for
regulation ballot They say that the
lGW requires the ticket TO be hsadeo
ailh the name Of the party that has
nsj0rlIy OF namss upon the ticket, ard
that in Kent UOnBty they were labeled
Democratic Ticket" when 9 majority
Of the names upon them Wero k5pubii.
Sans.
II 10 also alleged that the Law req hires
tue election beard 10 be composed OF
members Of both parties, and that Is
lheE0 were no WJlOott men on the
boards, there wsrs no Democrats on
them. The ttus inwArdness OF this
movement Ii that by preventing Mr..
Richardson from lAkiOR his scar,
the Legislature would BE- tie on joint
oaliot, and the eltc on Of q Republican
U nlted Stat Senator would be pre-
vented. When suoh news reached ,his
city on Saturday Il, OF oourse, led to
conslde. able talk aud speculation. Tie
'huIEsh bOys" amongst the Democrats
thou shl the scheme . clever lriok, but
Democrats who think twice before they
speak smiled and passed on, Is much a.
to say that there was nothing In L.
Several Democratic lawyers have bsen
asked their opinion In regard to the
scheme, bat they had nothing TO say,
One went so far ~ to say that IL
W0uldn't amount to anything.
Some OF the Republican lawyers
thought that even II there weIo sou e
little Irregularities 10 the tloSat ol the
construction OF tho election blATds the
senate would hardly attempt such .
desperate measure, rs tbs SsIate would
then become an Obstruc.ionist to The
= III Of the people auo the latter would
resent such interference 10 very I'm
phAiio manner.
Ms. SpruAnoe was understood a. say =
ing that such q desperate plan would
not ba liberated by the psople, aud II
they W uld send n United States 5enA-
,or to Washington by sny such Rpip.
alAhOns hs prop sed the United s aWh
SENATE WOuld Lave co nethipg 10 say
about f."
Benjamin Eie,bs Thought thsrf
EOnlG be No trolhs, tbs Dover mhuA
aerh OF the Dsmootailo pAFty we've Toe
shraWI 70 do anything OF that kidd.
Aothouy II gg,us, 4 q WIS sfe this
,uurulns rs u representative OF The
EPUBLICAH, who sskGd him hl,
lint,n Of It, Mr., II ggiUs SAID the
Democrats Would hRily insist Ia Longer
a iheriug 10 their fySttm OF fraud tC
K sep themselves in power. Nobody
ptttc IS that Ms Richardson had not 0
majority Of 1873, and they will hbrdis
~ u annul tho voice OF the psOIl,
given In an emphatic manner
But suppose they dunEkB tho httsmpl
the Republicans IL the House have d
for stronger caso Tao Illegal die
fsan ,LWomeut Of gO) RspuDliCa
voters 10 Now Castle county, viii rairi
lar more serious and Yltsi question Al
10 whether any OF the ID mCcfA,s ole ottL
from NtF Cast county ere entitled Il
tLsr s5sfs. MT Higgins then referred
50 Inc fHs I that {. 0J0 votes we're cast II
! this oltY Tor tha Batg COrAtlO electors
/ GREATER nbJr than we're registered bJ
/ shat PSI tg a. tie Vi y election, or We
{ 80 Cusl - ~ II tbe pE.nAfy gIootiDgI
( dis saf HG believed that 1900 vote
/ we're larEe a. o. "a d smCLTaiig 70. II
/ tho C.tT, d iuEt Ia the doEu tow
! GaTGs, 40 lgA5t eco illegal v9sss S et
a5llti. Win those frauds starilg then
/ Ia tn fee, be D6mOctstt will NOS dnr
stlsnpt ha proposed fraud Of IGIn Dl
down Mr.. Rlshards1n.