Evening journal., 1895-05-11

Republican victory last November. The
Republican organization Of New Castle
county, Notwithstanding It's llssensions.
won victory, aided by the suiTsrlngs Of
the unemployed working classes of the
county. Had been elected senator
would undoubtedly have led the party to
completion OF our victory next year.
bad, however, a colorless compromise
candidate been elected. | would have
bsen deposed from leadership and would
have been practically out OF politics. As
1t Is, | am, with all my Republican
friends, for victory next year
state Courts to Interprat.
One of the leading constitutional law
yers of the State of Delaware, whose
name Is withheld at his own request, In
speaking of the senatorial trouble and
It's probable issue. said 60 an EVENING
JOURNAL reporter this morning;
"Tne proper course for the Republicans
to pursue Is to apply to the state court
for mandamus to compel Governor
Watson to give certificate Of election to
Colonel Henry A. Dupont. In that way
they can obtain an Interpretation OF the
state constitution from our courts To
Eb w hiD - n1ANA 0AoNrn 1FnAA0 nAlAAAN
such an Interpretation would be to 60
without any basis for a claim to the seat.
THAT the Senate of the United State 3
Is the sole judge OF the qualification Of
its own members Is not gsinsald. II may
seat Mr. Dupont. Mr.. Addicks, Mr.
higgins or anybody else, and there will
be no review, bnt a public body Is not
supposed to do an outrageous thing II
is presumed TO act upon the law, or. at
least not upon a case 10 which there is
no coloring OF law. 1t Is for the Superior
Court of the State of Delaware to inter
pret the constitution of the state as TO
Governor Wataon's right to exercise his
functions as a member OF the State Sen.
ate; and 1t Is for the United States
Senate to base its conclusions upon such
Interpretation.
wAshlnEton End OF 1t.
Senator Sherman, Of Ohio, who has
been regarded as an authority in matters
OF this class. said:
''Mr DUPONT will, In my judgment be
seated, assuming that Governor Watson,
when he cast his vote as q senator, was
then governor of the State OF Delaware
The views OF Senator sherman came
into sharp contrast with those Of Senator
Morgan. Of Alabama. the late Democratic
chairman OF the Committee on Foreign
Relations. The Alabama senator il
inclined TO the belief that Mr. Dupont
will not be seated. He doubts the right
of the United States Senate tD question
the legality Of Governor Watson voting
IN the dual capacity OF speaker ane
governor, contendlng that IL Is only bJ
virtue of the fact OF his being speaker
that he can act as de faeto governor.
MIR. Morgan contends that the lar
requires a certiiicRte from the governor
Of state, and he believed the presump
tion would be against a man VIII
| applied for admission TO the Senat
| without this vital evidence OF his righ
to seat. Senator Morgan recalled bu
one instance where a senator had beel
/ seated without the governors certificate
/ That wss the case OF Senator Roscoe
i Conkiing, OF New York; but In tina
L instance the Senate WAS advised tina
the certificate was in the malls on III
way to Washington, and had bsei
accidentally delayed.
Senator Morgan suggested that prot
ably Governor Watson would appoint
senator, ia view Of the failure Of tb
LIE sislsture to act, and that in that wa!
the whoe question would come bsfor
the Senate.
Should Mr.. DUPONT not be seated, an,
the Delaware senAtorship be left vacan,
it would decrease the total Repuolica
vote by one, but it would not change th'
majority In the next Senate With
full Senate the Republicans would hav
TO possess As votes to make q majority
Il - H.,
81 members Al would be a majority
The Republicans would be able TO CON
mand that number OF votes on partisan
question.
It is noteworthy that Senator Cameron
Of Pennsylvania, who has bseD followin
the oourFe OF the Delaware contest, sal
TO friend to-day that ne had neve
Thought there would be an eleetio
there, and that he could not say tbs
there had been now until the case shoul
be passed upon by the Senate
Senator German says the action Of th
Delaware Legislature opens up an 81
tirely new question. you must II
mem mbsr, Hssaid the Maryland senate
"that Delaware is q peculiar state Il h'
peculiar customs, aud its state eonstitV
tion Is different from that Of any othl
state I believe their constitution prS
yides that upon the death Of Il
governor the president Of the Sena
shall act as governor Now, do not b
lieve any other state in the union hi
such pecuiar provision.
THE people Of Delaware have son
very peculiar notions about obseryir
ancient customs. You will remsmbI
that they still retain the whipping POI
there. aud they build their church doc
high enough to allow the camel and b
rider to pass into the house Of worsh
without dismounting.
'As Senator Coke once said 'Dslswa
is the most remarkable state In the Unio
: It consists Of three counties when Il
tide Is out, and but two when the tide
in"
q Large crowds on the North Side eve
+ Sunday.
The Early Closing Movement.