Evening star., 1896-10-20

junction with the democrats for Bryan and
Sewall. In their convention they indorsed
bryan and made free silver one of their
reading issues. There are upwards of 1000
single takers in the state, nine-tenths being
democrats -.-
The contest on the congressional ticket
al present is more doubtful than the con.
test on the electoral ticket The repubIf
cans have two candidates i'm the field J. 8
wins and Robert G. Houston the former
peihg the nominee Of the Addicks OIL
union republican faction, and the Latter
OF the Higgins or regular republican fac
tion With but one candidate the rcpubli.
cans might stand good chance of win
hing, with the aid of the gold standard
democrats. There is now. however no inn
mediate prospect that they will have hui
one candidate, although II is reported thai
Houston Will withdraw I'm favor Of Willis
before the polls open. L. Irving Handy,
the democratic candidate is sanpujne OF
I,ls own election. He regards the revolt of
the gold standard democrats as insignifi.
cant. and is contident that he will be elect.
co on me sentiment among the voters ir
1aVor OF silver this year. The friends nj
young Tom Bayard the candidate of IN.
sold standard democrats for Congress are
conndent that he will receive AT least COZ
votes M ln me srhte Should this prove TO be
true. win one candidate. the republicans
would elect the next Congressman NV n,
least 1000 majority
The State Ticket
On the state ticket il is safe to saw that
the democrats will elect Tunnel governor
py al least 2.Uup majority. The republicans
rave Two candidates in the field and each
facfion is determined to stay in the fight
TO the end. The Higgins republicans are
opposed to Addicks' control of the state adj
ministi alton just as much as they are on
poset TO his claim the United States
senatorship, and they propose to keen their
ha fol
though they sacrifice the Office for four
years John C. Higgins, their candidate for
governor. will probably receive 1000 out OF
l9Un republican votes. The remainder will
go 10 John Henry Hoffecker. the Addicks
candidate. With this division Tunnel can
easily win, even with the single tax can.Ii-
date in the field. While opposed to the reg
u,ar democratic state organization il is be-
neved that large majority of the single
takers will vote for Tunnel in view of the
split on the republican ticket. 'rh. Ford
democrats have swung in line and all are
now for Tunnel. The election of a COVER
Eor this year is necessary because of the
death of Governor Marvil in April IS.,,
Governor Marvil was elected for four N.ars
but died before he had served three months
Legislature May BE Democratic.
The contest for the legislature looks very
encouraging for the democrats The next
legislature will choose a Cnited States
Senator to fill the vacancy ctused by the
failure Of the republicans to elect a SUI
cessor to Anthony Higgins last year The
Higgins republicans are fighting Addcks
Tor the legislature, and have a ticket in
the held against him i'm each county The
democrats are united. and notwithstanding
the fact that the single takers have a leg
lslative ticket i'm the field there is every in
dicatfon that they will elect a majority of
the legislature from each county. Should
the democrats control the legislature the
next United States Senator from Della
ware Will be a free silver man.
On still another issue the republicans are
divided. and that is the constitutional con-
vention. which will be called in Decen,-
Der 10 frame a new constitution for the
state. The Higgins people don't want Adj
dicks TO control the convention and they
have taken decided stand against him by
fusing with the democrats of Sussex conn
ty on an equal basis OF five delegates each
The constitutional convention will consist
OF ten delegates from each coully In
two counties. New Castle and Kent. the
republicans will have separate tickets i'm
the field. This has opened a clear road
for the democrats and there is eyer,- in
dication that they will elect a riaiority of
their delegates in these two counties Del
aware has not had a change i'm her con-
stituticn for seyenty-five years am! the
repuhlicans have been anxious to have n
constitutional convention in order to cur-
tan the power of the governor i'm tn. an
pointment of the judges of the court and
all the principal county offices, as well as
to abolish the cld-time blue laws" on the
statute hooks