Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1895-10-24


from the Senatorial squabbe, While
Higgins, Addicks and Massey were
deadlocked, and Burton, Ponnewill,
Richardson, Willis, Nields, Richards
and others too numerous to mention
were skirmishing around the edges,
Colonel du Pont was remote from the
whole wretched business. He was
adjoining private life and Herewith
was content. Without his seeking, the
managers brought him in at the close.
IL they mad secured sixteen votes for
him, we should not have said he was
badly treated. On tho contrary we
should have considered him very hand
somely treated; for sixteen votes would
have given him the honor aud distinc-
ton of seat in the United States SEN
ate. 1t would have been his without
the anxiety, contention, or toisome
public service which statesmen endure
In their efforts to reach the Senate. But
they only secured fifteen votes for him.
We do not know that Colonel du Pont
could Justly complain of that either
for the managers did the best they
could and got for him all the votes it
was possible to get. II they had stopped
at this point no hurt would have been
done to Colonel du Pont. He could
have pursued the even tenor of his
way, and the votes cast for him would
have been justly doomed pleasing and
entirely harmless compliment.
But the managers did not stop at this
point; and here the bad treatment of
Colonel du Pont began. They set up
claim that he had been actually elected
to the Senate, Two controlling motives
induced them to this step, and neither
of the two was personal to the colonel
or had his welfare in view. In the
first place, they hoped to diminish
popular indignation at the deadlock
which had deprived Delaware Of half Of
her representation in the United States
Senate. Public sentiment was outraged
by the utter incompetency Of the Re
publicans with big majority 10 ac.
complish an election, and the managers
sought pretext 10 say: Nov do not
be so hot; we will get Senator by
making this contest for the seat. - In
the second place, they hoped, in des.
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