Evening journal., 1896-11-11
THE pRosPEcTIvE FARcE.

THE PROSPECTIVE FARCE.
Dover will be full Of contests and
contestants this Winter. No doubt the
Addicksites will contest the right Of the
Democratic delegates from Kent county
to seats in the Constitutional Conyen-
tion. They may even be foolish enough
to endeavor to keep the five Democrats
and five regular Republicans Of Sussex
county from participating in its delib-
erations. Whether they do or do not,
will make little difference, because in
any event the Democrats will have
majority with which to pass upon the
qualifications of the several claimants,
and the end Of it all will be that the
ten Democrats of Kent and the five
Democrats and FIVE Republicans of Sus-
sex will be seated This will leave Ad-
dicks without a solitary representative
in the convention. This viii all be done
during the first week in December, and
the smoke OF the first skirmish will
have cleared away before the legisla-
tive battle begins.
Addicks proposes TO contest the right
Of the Democrats elected in both Kent
and Sussex counties to seats in the
General Assembly. Each house is the
judge Of the qualifications OF its own
members. Assuming that the conten-
tion of the Addicksites, that no mem
Der shall have a right to vote on the
matter of his own eligibility, Is correct,
there will be no trouble in the House,
for the six Democratic members from
New Castle county win be in a posi-
tion to seat every Democratic claim
ant who presents himself.
In the Senate there are four holding
over Republicans and Addicksites and
two Democrats. The Addicksites con-
tend that these holding-Gver senators
will organize the Senate but their as
sertion is not borne out, as the follow
ing extracts from the Senate Journal
for 1889 will show:
at a session of the General Assem-
bly, of the State of Delaware, convened
and held at Dover on Tuesday the Isl
day of January, in the year of oui
Lord, one thousand, eight hundred anC
eighty-nine. and of the Independence O
the United States, the one hundred anC
thirteenth,
"Messrs. Calvin w. Crossan, Coler
Ferguson and John p. Donahoe, of New
Castle county; and
"Messrs. Beniah l.. Lewis, John e
Collins and Alden B. Richardson, OF
Kent county; and
"Messrs. Thomas Bacon, John B. Dor
man and David o. Moore, of Sussex
county;
Appeared and took their seats.
"The late clerk, Benjamin j. Moore
called the Senate to order
ION motion of Mr. Collins. Mr.. Fer
guson was appointed speaker pro tenn
pore.
"On motion OF Mr.. Collins, Mr. Dor
man was appointed secretary pro TEN
pore.
"On motion of Mr.. Collins, the re
turns of the election of senators of tn
several counties We're read
by the returns of the officers of Ney
Castle county, appointed by law judge
of election. IL appeared that on tn
Tuesday next after the first Monday II
the month of November last, at tn
several and respective places appointe
by law for holding the election in an
for said county, John p. Donahoe wa
duly chosen TO represent the sal
county in the Senate of the State c
Delaware for the ensuing term of fou
years.
by the returns OF the officers {
Kent county, appointed by law judge
of election, il appeared that on tn
Tuesday next after the first Monday
the month OF November last, at II
several and respective places appointC
by law for holding the election in an
for said county Alden b. Richardsc
was duly chosen TO represent the sa
county in the Senate Of the State
Delaware for the ensuing term of fol
years.
by the returns of the officers
Sussex county, appointed by the judg
of election, it appeared that on q
Tuesday next after the first Monday
the month Of November last, at q
several and respective places appoint
by law for holding the election in al
for said county David O. Moore W
duly chosen to represent the sa
county in the Senate of the State
Delaware for the ensuing term of TO
years
ION motion of Mr.. Collins, the Sc
ate proceeded by ballot to elect
speaker
ION motion Of Mr. Collins, the espeal
pro tempore was directed to appo
two tellers.
"Whereupon the speaker appoint
Mr. Collins and Mr. Donahoe as su
tellers.
Upon the vote being counted it v
found that Beniah l.. Lewis had
ceived votes.
"Whereupon Beniah L. Lewis, hi
ing received all the votes cast was
clared duly elected speaker OF the s
ate.
"The speaker pro tempore appoin
Mr. Dorman and Mr. Crossan a &C
mittee to conduct the speaker-elect
the chair
Mr. Lewis. speaker-elect, was c
Quoted to the chair by the commit
appointed for that purpose
"The speaker and members-el
were then qualified according to
Constitution of the state and the 2
visions of the act of Congress EMIT
AN act to regulate the time and m