Evening journal., 1896-10-16
WHEN THE MIsTs HAvEcLEARED
AWAY.


All conventions have been held; all
nominations made; the certificates Of
the rival political organizations have
been filed with the clerks of the peace
by the duly accredited officers Of the
several organizations. and the opposing
forces are irrevocably lined up so far
as official ballot is concerned.
Both Of the old parties are divided.
The Democratic party is split upon the
national ticket and the Republican
party is split upon the state ticket. .
Under ordinary circumstances this
would lead one to the natural conclu-
sion that the Republicans will elect
their presidential electors and the
Democrats their state ticket. But there
are elements OF uncertainty on both
sides especially as affecting certain
candidates. While the gold Democrats
will poll several hundred votes against
the Bryan and Sewall electors and
Hon. l.. Irving Handy, the regular
Democratic nominee for congressman.
we must not lose sight OF the fact that
several hundred free silver RepubH-
cans and the Single Takers, however
numerous they may be, will vote with
the regular Democrats for these candi-
dates, thereby offsettlng the effect Of
the negative action of the gold Demo-
Gratis. The electors will most certainly
get the benefit Of the suffrages Of these
two classes of voters, and Mr.. Handy,
in addition to the same benefits, is as
sured OF the support OF a very large
percentage of the gold Democrats who
do not believe that the cut at Bryan
and Sewall should have extended to the
state ticket Not only that, but he has
the additional advantage Of the regular
Republicans and Addicksites being di-
yided on the congressional ticket
Messrs. Houston and Willis being the
opponents who will divide the Repub-
lican vote and insure the election of
the Democratic nominee. Thus Il will
be seen that, while the fight will be
nearly even on the electoral ticket, Mr.
Handy's chances 'of election verge on
certainty
Taking up the matter OF the candi-
dacy Of Ebe w. Tunnel for governor,
he occupies a position which is just as
advantageous as that of Mr.. Handy.
He will not receive the Single Tax
vote, and there are a few Democrats
who will not vote for him because OF
the unpleasantness attending the late
state convention, but what he loses in
Fhaao 10 a.. 49, . ~.
unanimous support which he will re-
ceive from the gold Democrats and
conservative Republicans, while Hig-
gins and Hohecker will divide the Re
publican vote for governor, and there
by give Mr.. Tunnel a handsome ma
jority.
There will be strong minority rep
resentation in the Constitutional Con.
vention, no matter which party secures
control of IL, and we do not believ,
that any honest Democrat regrets tn,
fact. To begin with, the Democrats
and regular Republicans of Sussel
county have fused upon this branch o
the ticket, and this gives assuranc,
that there will be five Democratic an,
five Republican members from tha
county. Everything indicates that tn
entire Democratic Constitutional Con
vention ticket will be elected in Kent
although two or three of the Union Re
publican candidates, who have the en-
dorsement Of the regular Republican,
may succeed In pulling through il Ad
dicks spends his money as lavish
this year as he has done in the pas
In New Castle county the situation o
this branch of the ticket is more con
plex. The Democrats are united o
their entire ticket, while the Republ
cans and Addicksites are agreed upo
candidates in some instances, and I
loggerheads in others. Those reguli
Republicans who have the Addicks el
dorsement have an excellent fghtir
chance. but the other regulars and the
'Addicksite opponents have no chan'
whatever. We believe that it is safe
predict that three. and possibly fou
of the regular Republican nomine'
will be elected, and that some of theT
as well as some Democrats, will III
ahead Of their tickets by reason of Il
Prohibition and Temperance Allian'
support, although the implication a
tending such support may injure the
in other directions.
Taking the conditions as they exi