Evening journal., 1888-11-29
rHUEsDAY. No,rNnrr 20. 1855.
THE GOVERNORS PROCLAMATION

THE GOVERNORS PROCLAMATION.
The proclamaiions Of Governor Bipgs.
proelaimiug the Official vote Of the state.
which were published in these columns
yesterday, show that 20, 7GS votes were
poiled in this state on November last
which Is nearly I 800 fewer Than were
polled In the gGbernatorial election Of
1882 when the high water mark Of vot
ing was reached IN Delaware 0f ills
vote she three Presidential electors Of
this county, who appear TO have run most
evenly. namely. General Henry DUPONT,
Mr. Caleb p Johnson and Mr.. Henry
S Kent, received respectively 1880.
16, IA and 500 The vote for merabor IN
the House Of Representatives aggregates
1870 proving that 4i persons voted for
the Presidential electors who RETAINED
from voting for a Congressman. OF the
vote thus cast Hon John r. Pennington
received i6, 1906; Mr.. Charles Il. Treat
1885; Dir. Charles H. Register, 387 and
Mr.. John Wanamaker and Hon William
p Biggs. I each, Mr. Pennington ran IS
behind his ticket in New Castle,
s2 ahead in Kent. and Is be-
hind in Sussex Mr. Treat ran :
ahead in Sussex 81 behind in Kent. and
10 ahead in New Castle. Mr.. Joshua
II. Marvel, the Republican elector from
Sussex ran twenty three ahead in lis
county, while Colonel William T. Records.
his Democratic opponent. ran twenty two
behind his associates. Mr. Marvel re
ceived the highest Republican vote
in the state and Mr. Johnson, Democrat.
led his ticket with 1c.414.
The solitary vote cast for Mr.. Blrgs
was cast in mistake probably as that gen
tleman. brother of tho governor and a
very successful business man Of Middle
town, was elected TO the state House or
Representatives from st. Georges hun.
dred, and his name belonged to the ticket
voted The vote for Mr. Wanamakcr is
curiosity. We would like to hear from
the man who voted it. Mr.. Wananaler
would be q capital man to send to Con
gress for he is capable and he ii protec
ZIONIST, but he could not De candidate
very well in Delaware He deserves 10
represent Pennsylvania district.
although not the one in which lie resides
for that is excellently filed by tho Hon.
Robert N. Yardley who BY the way ID 4
brotherin-law Of New Castle county's
sheriff
The vote cast on Tuesday November 9.
is not very large one for an able bodied
state. II is a small vote FOR the number
of inhabitants in Delaware. The popula-
ton Of this state is approximating 1870
900 very closely. which in conservative
community ike this should cast not fewer
than 80, 600 votes. New Castle county
alone ought to have cast 90 900 votes It
would have done so had there been an as
sessment last winter Kent has Z 500
votes and Sussex $500. Fully 90 per
eentum, or Z 1000 Of the legitimate voters
of the state we're disqualified or refrsinsd
from voting at the recent election. Trust
worthy Republican authorities claim
that not fewer than a. 500 Of these esti.
mated 1000 voters belong TO their organ.
ization, $500 in New Castle. SOC in lent
and 500 in Sussex. The rest must repre-
sent 6isgruntled Democrats. There
were undoubtedly good many Of these
who did not go near polls on the 6tA in.
slant. Such was the case here and in
Kent county to perceptible extent. The
significant part is develoued ly this
figuring that the uncast vote Of the
state is fully 90 per contain % Tho total
while the majorities realized on the 9th
instant average less than 10 per centum
Of the total. Hence il is obvious that the
real majority lies in the uncast Der
eentum.
The problem nov Is the qualif cation Of
this uncast portion Of The legitimate vote
Of the state. This il the year Of the zen
eral assessment and the assessors have
begun their work but unless the next
General Assembly steps III and loosens
the bonds that now hold 50 MANY
captive the work Of the asses
sors and Of their successors. the
Levy Courts and the collectors. viii IA.
suit in the continued Acknowledgement OF
hundreds. If not thousands. small a. the
total vote is. This will be the necessary
eutcome even though all these officers
should do their best to qualify the voters.
The operation Of these laws is such that
many must necessarily be disfranchised.
The only remedy lies in a repeal Of these
cumbersome and injurious laws. viii
the Legislature repeal them? We believe
that il will.
Governor Biggs's very interesting proc
lamations suggest number Of other in
structive things. We advise cry voter
TO read them over at least once. They
are very instructive reading
NEWSPAPER OPINION