Evening journal., 1896-10-16

to-day, we assume that the relative
strength Of the parties in the Constitu-
tional Convention will be probably
eighteen Democrats; nine regular Re
publicans and three Union Republi-
cans, thus giving the Democrats
good working majority and the Repub-
licans a strong and healthful minority
In New Castle county the Democrats
will carry all, or nearly all, OF their
legislative ticket. One or two OF the
regular Republicans may live through
the day If Addicks wills it, but it does
not take the son of prophet to pre-
dict that he is not goingto give aid and
comfort to the men who are cutting has
throat In all three counties. In Kent,
II the regular Republicans have the
strength which they claim, there Will
not be an Addicks or regular Republi-
can legislative candidate left to tell the
tale, no matter how much money Ad-
dicks may put into the fight, and the
same may be said of Sussex, where Ad-
dicks is confronted by a regular Re
publican ticket, backed by from 800 to
1000 men, who are determined to
stamp out Addicks to prevent being
stamped out themselves. In addition
to this, the Democratic Levy Courts
have dropped from the assessment lists
hundreds Of venal Democrats who, two
and four years ago, we're bought by the
Addicksites, and but for whom the two
lower counties, naturally and largely
Democratic would never have become
debatable ground
The Democrats will certainly control
the House Of Representatives, although
by some fluke the Republicans and I'm
\ ion Republicans may secure the SEN
ate. The holding-over members are:
John w. Fenimore and Hezekiah Har-
rington, Democrats; Samuel Alrichs
George Fisher Pierce and John NJ c..
Moore, regular Republicans, and Robert
j. Handy, Union Republican. This
election there are three senators to
elect, one from each county To Sc
cure control of the Senate the Demo-
Gratis must carry that branch OF the
ticket in all three counties. II they
carry two and lose one, the regular
Republicans will not be in control, be-
cause Mr.. Handy, who is an Addicks
man, will hold the balance Of power
Having already been read out OF the
regular Republican party, expelled
from the regular Republican County
Executive Committee, Officially de-
nounced as a boodler and Democrat,
and reviled and abused, In meeting
and out of meeting, by the regular Re
publicans, they could have no earthly
claim to his allegiance, and Mr.. Handy
would be free-footed to deal with both
Democrats and Republicans, and would
be the dictator of all party legislation
coming into the upper chamber Who
knows but that, in such an eventuality,
he may not be the next speaker OF the
State Senate and legislative car of
czars with both Democrats and regu-
lar Republicans down on their knees
begging for his influential, II solitary,
vote. II would be a sight for the gods
and balm for the weary soul and
wounded heart Of the man who has so
many old scores to pay off and who
has had, in the past, so few opportuni-
ties to meet his obligations in this
direction.
From all that can be gathered the
| Democrats will retain control OF the
Levy Courts in two. and possibly all
three, counties New Castle is sure.
and unless the fight now being made in
the First district against John Lynn,
the Wilmington machine-made candi-
date, by the friends OF r. Lewis Arm
strong and the other defeated aspirants
for the nomination, subsidies, there is a
possibility that the Democratic mem
bership Of the county's financial body
will be increased from three to four. II
Lynn is half sharp he ought to pull
through for the Republican majority
in the district is large, but every day
adds to the Republican disaffection in
the district, and Abram Palmer, the
1 Democratic nominee is receiving con-
stantly-increasing assurances OF Re
publican and Addicksite support. In
Kent county the Democrats have a
holding-over majority. But in Sussex
county the Addicksites and regular
Republicans have agreed upon two
men, and as they only have to elect
one TO have seven of the thirteen mem
bers, they have a living chance OF
beating the Democrats there on this
branch, although the Democratic man.
ayers are making no concessions.
Great uncertainty attends the hun
dred tickets in rural parts Of the state
for in many Of the hundreds there ar,
factional disputes and rival tickets OF
the Republican and Aodicksite side
while in other parts the lion and th'
lamb are plodding along in double har
: ness, for all the world like a circu
happy family" The Democrats pre-
, sent an unbroken front on the hun
, dred tickets, and their unity will resul
! in their carrying all those hundred
which are usually Democratic an