The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1896-12-04
POLITICAL NOTES.

Tic VOtG Ill hClll SOulltv ofuSi-
ed Recountcd, Judge Grub
Dissenting-D:mocratic Rascal
ity and Altering of Returns
Winked at-Kent and Sussex
Both Gave Republican Major
ities-Are the People Going to
Submit to Being Cheated out of
Their Rights
The decisions of the Court In the Kent
County Mandamus case, was rendered on
Thursday. Chief Justice Charles b. Lore,
and Judge Cullen asserting while Judge
Grub, dissented.
The Board Of Canvass was ordered to
Assemble on Tuesday next and count the
votes as cast, at the election on Tuesday,
November 3D.
1t remains to DO seen whether the Board
of Canvass will obey the order of the
Court.
The Democratic party has been law
unto itself in Delaware and the leaders
| through the aid of the rascally election
officers, have carried things with high
hand. 1t is time halt was called or
blood shed may yet result from the South
Carolina methods Of conducting elections
in our State. The people are not going
| to tamely submit for all time to come, to
the rascally work of few Democratic
heelers and toughs, who undertake. to
make the returns suit their notion aud
political preferences.
Tho course of the Republicans in the
Constitutional Convention is not meeting
the approval of the Republicans who
voted Tor them. If they remained true to
their party and principles, then they
would not sit in the Convention as it las
been organized.
The contention of the Evening Journal
that the Constitutional Convention was
the final Judge Of its own members, IS
remarkable statement. If the cou Mt is
made in Kent county and the ten Union
Republican members as claimed by tho
leaders Of that party are found elected
then those ten Republicans will most
surely sit in the Constitutional cUnyeH-
ton.
This will alter the complexion of the
Convention us now mapped out by our
Democratic friends. They were most de.
sirous of admitting five Republicans and
, County. While John d. Hawkins, James
/ L. Wolcott and John +. salisbury, con
tended for all ten of the Kent County
delegates, the Convention thought other
: wise and through the advice of John
( l'iggs, the Republicans were given five
. delegates. Wo have contendcd that of
{ five Republicans were elected, that ten OF
$ them were This is nothing more than
| compounding felony, and the sooner
+, men are punished for their political crlmrS
in our State, the better 1t will be for its
j. good name.
) The Republicans in Kent County arc
1 worked up to u high pitch of excitement.
: 1t Is no wonder that they should be,
/ with faulty indictments drawn against
!. the men who have debauched the ballot
box and run the election to suit them
selves.
There is evidently plenty of law, but
not much justice in our State, as admin.
n istered by our courts, when political
h crimes are committed The whole affair
l. is treated rs huge joke by the men who
5 were indicted charged with altering their
. tally sheets. They were promised i'm
II munty from punishment Thus far
they have boon protected from the result
n Of their evil acts
). We are pleased to see that Woodward
) w Cheairs, Of Delaware City, who was
t. counted out by the eleven Democratic
Is Inspectors has filed notice with John L
Dickey that he will contest his seat in the
d General Assembly This fight will be al
, interesting one and will also open Mr.
d the Legislature. He, Cheairs, had better
, huvo taken tho position offered him by
10 john T., to got In out of the wet.
is Big Chief John and Big manager JOIN
r. held quito an animated discussion las
re evening in front of Hotel Jennings from
" their manner there must be some import
&c ant political job to be fixed up
t. The name of Seth H. Fcastcr is men.
TONED as n candidate for Mayor on tn
IS ; rpublican ticket. He would make
10 first class Mayor but we arc afraid tina
Sch has not rs big a pull as he shout,
Ill have to side track some of tho lawyer aspi
vi rants for the position.
no George W. Phillips intends he says t.
succeed Edward Il Mitchell as tax col
lrCtor. He is after the Office with boil
20 feet.
Y We I'M icrstand that Thomas S. Levi,
the present Superintendent of streets, vii
also b, u candidate The Office is wort
tying for as it is one of the best puyin
GO Offices within tho gift of the people.
Us There is something rotten to the cor
If, with our present election system. 1t VT
Ill enacted by a Democratic Legislature, an
AT made so cumbersome that even thu
r. party has grown tired of it. The Dem'
RN cratic papers nrA now crying out that
hg new mode of conducting the election
ny shall be tried With reasonable hope
OF capturing both branches of the Lcgisl
~" tue such laws VIII DC passed, that 1T WI
nc be next to impossible for the Republican
ne to carry the state in the next twent
ne years,
est This is tho unhappy muddle that is no.
staring tho Republicans of Delaware
the face. How do our people like itr SURF
&c, ly their must be some redress sumewher
his ii not at the hands of our courts.
ng Laws We havc in plenty but justice is
N. discount in our State, Tho leaders
IA nCi Ia fp
lgc the present state of affairs, With unit
)rc party Delaware would have been redeem
DR.. from Democratic mis-rule and govern
he | by dc majority.