The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1894-10-28
MONEY nv DELAWARE.
Questions and Aspects OF the Campaign In
the Pocket state.


WILMINGTON. Oct. Elf the state Of Della
ware Is purchassble, the Republican managers
will buy it at the coming election along with
one seat In the lower House of Congress and one
In the Senate. The natural Democratic major
ity in Delaware has been so reduced, 80 per cent.
in about ten years, that II seems to the Repub-
licans an easy thing to overcome 1t by a free use
of money. Meanwhile, the Democratic ticket is
the strongest in many years. Ebe Tunnel, cam
didate for Governor, in spite OF his somewhat
outlandish name, is a man Of the highest repute
and OF great popularity. Samuel Bancroft. Jr.,
is better equipped for the place he seeks than
any man put up for Congress in Della
ware for q long time past. He also
has the advantage of being extremely popular
with the employees of his mills. His chief
weakness as u candidate is most creditable to
himself. since 1t arises from the fact that he
and his newspaper have offended some of the
least .scrupulous politicians of the party. The
sole opposition to Mr.. Bancroft outside the Re-
publican party is found among men who have
some personal grievance against him or his
newspaper. This opposition has taken concrete
form In the nomination OF an independent DEM
ocrat for Congress. who will receive scarce
fifty votes outside his small following in
and about Wilmington, and whose only
hope Is to defeat Mr.. Bancroft by helping
TO elect Parson Willis, the Republican candi-
date. Mr.. Bancroft has embittered the Dem
ocratic opposition by an il-ndvised attack
upon the independent candidate The lat
ter replied In a surprisingly temperate letter,
and Mr.. Bancroft met this with q letter OF apol-
ogy. but the last hope that the independent can
didate would withdraw seems to have faded.
The expectation OF Mr.. Bancroft's friends is
that a full registration OF Democratic voters will
enable the regular candidate 10 overcome at the
polls whatever slight detection the independents
candidate may bring about.
Nobody knows who will be chosen United
States Senator, and the situation will be equally
uncertain whichever party succeeds. The DEM
ocrats are making. the fight for no candidate.
while the best informed men believe that Mr..
Addicks. who has snatched from Mr. Higgins
the support of the Republican legislative candi-
dates IN two out OF the three Counties, ana seems
thirds of the Legislature N the event Of Repub-
lican success, will be unable to hold his men to-
gether against any able and untainted Repub-
ilcan. George v. Massey Of Dover. who was
conspicuous on the Worlds Fair Commission,
Bayerd will be. the senator. In case Of Demo
10 go back 10 the Senate, and the best men OF
the party secretly hope that he will be elected:
HSothins can G den1n 81 nan and Sa wen .t tsolt . cs q SSr d.
ly do II II there shall be "a hard fight over three
or four rival candidates and his name
cellor Wolcot is almost sure to Ire a candidate
for Senator before a Democratic Legislature,
and he is likely to be opposed by some candt.
date put up by the SAulsburys. In the event Of
such a fight Mr.. Bayard might be chosen;
IL got abroad early In the campaign that the
Republicans had money to spend, and Democrats
profess to believe that the colOred people have
found this out and are determined that some OF
that money shall be theirs. Most Of the colored
people vote the Republican ticket in return for
poll-tax receipts. paid for out Of the Republican
campaign fund. but this year there IL likely to be
some demand for additional payment, though
few of the negroes will vote the Demo-
cratic ticket even for money. The Demo-
cratic party OF Delaware stil calls itself n
white mans party. aud y was Thought worth
while to send throughout the stats many thou
sand copies of a picture representing q school
attended by both white and cOloTed children.
The picture Is said to have been obtained in
Pennsylvania by a photographer sent out for the
purpose. The effort Is to persuade voters that
Republican success in the state means mixed
schools, and some Democrats profess 10 believe
that the Republicans are pledged 10 such a
The Republicans count upon carrying New
Castle and Kent counties, while the Democrats
are certain OF Sussex and hope 10 carry all three
counties, though some fear that the Democratic
voters OF Kent county will not turn out, as there
licans are more aggresstvely sanguine In tone
than the Democrats, and are especially exultant
because OF the fight within the party against
Mr., bancroft. The Democrats admit that they
arr In the midst of one OF the hardest fights they
have ever made, but they count much upona
puhlicans feel OF spending upon, the negroes
money needed to dehauch the, white vote. and
upOn the open aid OF Ambassador bayard, Mr..
Bancroft will gain whatever strength may come
from close D rsonal contact with Dir. bayArd As
the Ambassadors host.