The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1888-11-14
DELAWARE DEMOCRATS GIVE IT UP.
Counting out They Find TO be Too
Dangerous a Game.
The Cruiser Raltimore's Weakness
Revealed by a Collision.
MIR. Chamberlain and Miss Endlcott
to be Married Tomorrow.

WASHINGTON, Nov. 13.-The Democrats
have called halt in their attempt to defeat
the results of the election by resor.ing to
revolutionary methods to prevent { le cleo
tion of a United States Republican Senator
from Delaware. They undoubtedly at first
had planned to unseat the Republican Sena-
tor elect from Kent on fiimsy technicality.
They cannot afford it. The game involves
too great risk. There are too many chances
for reprisals. The only object of the scheme
to save the United States Senator could not
succeed in any event, and with its failure
certain the inducements ends. 1t is not dis
puted that Mr.. Richardson (Rep.) was elect
ed Senator from Kent by clear and unmis-
taxable majority. If the majority of the
legislature were not dependent upon it, no.
body would think OF challenging his title.
As it is there would be disposition
enough to throw him out on some trumped
up pretext, but when the disappointed and
dismayed Democratic managers look over
the ground they Will be too discreet to at
tempt it. There would be much more justi-
tication for throwing out all the members
from Newcastle than the Senator from
Kent. To try this game would open con-
test on every side. More than that, it would
inevitably result in putting the probe Of the
United States Senate into the infamous
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cluded from the election rolls in Wilmington
and fix the eyes of the whole country on
that iniquity. The Democratic managers
will be too prudent to tempt the thunder
bolt The result in Delaware is fixed and
it cannot be unfxed.
The New Navy.
WASHINGTON, Nov 13.-There is an at
mosphere pervading the Navy Department
which suggests that the public is not to be
permitted to know how serious the damage
to the stern frame of the new cruiser Balti-
more is. 1t will be remembered that few
days after she was launched at Philadelphia
a coal barge drifted down upon her and
slightly damaged her stern frame, and
broke off one of the rudder pinties only"
When the newspaper men sought informa-
tion at the Bureau Of Construction and
Repair they were told that there had been no
damage, or that nothing was known of any.
But, on the following day, Constructor
Hichborn was quietly detailed from the
bureau to go to Philadelphia to make an
examination Of the Baltimore.
Constructors Hoover and Nixon were sent
with Mr.. Hlchborn, and tne Baltimore was
taken into dry dock in order to make sur
vey Their movements were attended with
the newspapers would not get the mint and
learn the actual conditions Of affairs. Their
report, which they have tried to keep secret,
but the contents of which have been COM
municated to one who believes that the pub
lie is entitled to the knowledge of public
affairs and the disbursement of public funds,
is, that "a crack extends right across the
stern post as far as the edge of the plating,
but how much further 1t goes can only be
ascertained by the removal of the plates "a
big job" This was not done, however, but
a patch has been put around the after half
of the post. An officer said Of this proceed
ing: You can imagine how strong the stern
post will be with this patch upon it; also.
how strong the thing must have been in the
first place to be broken by coal lighter run
ming against it,"
To Be Married Thursday.
WASHINGTON, Nov. 13.-Joseph Chamber
lain and Mary Endicott win be married
Thursday noon before the altar of st Johns
church, the NEST fashionable Episcopal
place of worship here The wedding will be
very quiet. Neither bridesmaids nor best
man Will be present. There will be no
guests save few near relatives of the bride
and the Presidedt and Mrs. Cleveland and
some of the higher officials in Washington.