The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1896-11-30
CONSTITUTIONAL
CONVENE On
Both Parties to Hold Caucu;
Tonight.
TIE EENT COUNTY tELEEAGs2i
There May be Compromise Be-
tween the Democrats and
Republicans in Regard
to the Contested Del.
egates.

DOVER, Nov. 30.-The announcements
that the Superior Court will deliver Its
decision in the mandamus case on Thurs.
day has caused autter among the Demo.
Gratis, because 1t u considered moro than
probable that a Recount will be ordered.
Acting Governor Watson, will not give
commissions IN !he Q94!ested cases.. The
Constitutional Convention conVeflcs here
tomorrow and there are all manner Of
rumors regarding its deliberations. There
are II Democrats and Republicans; from
Sussex and New Castle counties Cru.
cases will be held Tonight by both parties
and tho work will DO outlined. - -
como before tfe 5Sflventioa WIFI s. tfss
appointment of Committee on Creden-
tinls, which will consider the contested
Kent county seats. The Republicans, it
seems likely will resist this proposal Of
the Democrats and may insist that the
convention cannot seat the Kent claimants
but should await the decision Of the courts
The Democratic plan, however, Is to elect
president and appoint q Committee on
Credentials, majority OF which Will be
Democrats.
This Committee on Credentials can, the
Democrats claim, go into the entire kont-
County contest. 1t can hear the specific
charges Of bribery at the recent election.
while no such charges have been specific.
ally made in Court.
The Democrats also claim that they
have the legal advantage il that tho Re-
publican returns made Of the Kent county
election by the Board Of Canvass were NOT
signed by the sheriff and II majority of tho
Board as required by law, while the DoW1-
cratic returns were signed by majority
Of tho Board Of Canvass.
Tho Republicans will, Of course, resist
all of this programme, but there ID every
indication that the whole Kent County
trouble will be- aired before the Commit
tee on Credentials Of the Constitutional
convention.
Democratic leaders during the last few
days have become slightly Suspicious Of
the Republican delegates. The kepubli.
cans desire to control tho convention, and
1t Is binted THAI Indefinite proposals OF II
plan to seat one half Of the Kent delegates
from each party have not met with tho
favor OF tho Republicans who want all
their Kent men or none.
Coupled with this report Is another
that Some Of the prominent Republicans
delegates are not in favor Of submitting
the work OF the convention to the people
for ratification. Should the Republicans
control the body tho ~ G1n;estlng dole
gates from Kent arr expected 10 present
themselves Oh the floor Of the convention
On Tuesday, but they will 0o asked to re-
tire until the cases haye been decided by
he convention, which they viii probably
do.
There has been much gossip about the
probable work of the convention and tho
reforms that will DO proposed 1t Is gem
orally admitted On all sides that the ju1io-
larry will be- reformed and that the judges
will be made either elective Or appointed
for n term of years. The position Of Chan
cell0r Is not likely 10 BE- abolished, al
though reforms will be made III tho
practice.
The plan to elect all the county
officers seems to meet with favor in both
parties as well as the election Of Static
officers The abolition OF the present polL
tax system and the substitution o! reg
istration fee for voting has many aIVo'
Gates, and it is probable that the whole
present tax collection and assessment laws
will BIO wiped CUT 1t IS also proposed to
givO the Governor tho veto power. Tho
provision that the Speaker Of the senate
Shall act rs Governor in case Of vacancy
is likely 70 stand,