The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1897-01-08
POLITICAL NOTES.

Ia Delawarc's New Constitution to
Effect Big Changes-A Lieu
tenant Governor One Of the Pos
sibilties-The Two State Detec-
tives Outwitted--The Court to
be Asked to Compel Mr.. Baxter
to Sign the Election Returns.
Tho nsitutional Convention, which
is being held in Doyet, is preparing to give
the citizens Of our State a better and more
liberal constitution. Tho proposed changes,
if hey are adopted, will be u big step to-
wards giving the people the popular form
of self government, which is that the
people should elect the county officers, and
they should not be appointed by the Gov
ernOr, as at present. The providing of u
Lieutenant Governor will IN the future
avoid ali confusion over the Speakership
o, the Senate such us the middle that
took place when Acting Governor Watson
Was Speaker and had assumed the office of
Governor.
That he shall be the Speaker of the
State Senate and have Il vote only in that
body in cas- of IL lie. In other words it
Is hard to make II person believe that u
human being could be both male and
female. This may re q freak of nature but
not such Strange TRANSPORTATION in the
anatomy of humanity
A good story Is told at the expense of
detectives Barney McVey and Witsil that
will bear repeating. When the necessary
Mherewith was being sent down into
kentand Sussex counties to pay the taxes
OF the Republican voters the men who
We've to take the STUFF down went out
to ClaymOnt to the residence OF Mr.. j.
Edward Addicks to get the necessary,
The two state detectives had been put
on to the trick and they drove out to
Claymont, and did some fine detective
work for the men who sent them out
there. The plan was that they tho detec-
tives, We're to seize upon the men who
we've to carry the satches containing the
money, and bring them under supposed
arrest TO Wilmington, and Contne them
in the city hall until after election day,
which would have been two days they
wele to have been held under restraint
But the down country men were too
Slick for the detectives and gave them the
slip going to the station at Claymont and
taking the midnight train were soon
speeding away Ion there dies liuatiou, Dover
whore they and their money arrived safe
and sound.
10 say the detectives were not chagrined
and fairly outwitted ut their own game Is
drawing it mildly. If the detectives had
attempted us much as to lay their hands
On the men carrying the SltChels there
would no doubt have been somebody kill
ed us the men had their reyoIvera covering
the two detectives a. ono time, and our
readers by II for unatC ClrculG stance We're
saved from being treated to IL genuine
sensation, that would have placed those
Engaged i'll the Kidnapping business i'll IL
very uuenYiablo light before the puhlir.
There VIII be another protest fled in
the Superior Court of Kent County by
Waiter II. Hayes to compel Mr., Baxter
Democratic Inspector Of West Dove" II an
dred to sign the returns of tie secgtiOn
held in his Hundred during the last cleo
ton and to lhnk that the law should have
~ be invoked To compel an Inspector Of
an election to Hp1l hi, returns, and this is
one Of the beauties Of allowing election
officers to do ~ they please it by doing so
they shall help to retnin the Democratic
party in control ut the affairs OF oar state.
No ballot box >tv!Icr or Democratic cleo
ton vilirr vino llna been known TO help
steal n sat b. the cjElting out aud
thr w II out process has ever b,en pun
n!zhrj Gur the wur5t c!n5 that could be
cu'l.niIt"d on tho community,
Men have been rewarded for the ras-
Gully work performed by thrrn for the
benefit Of the Democratic party. Even
police jobs hayo been tcnhnIcd them and
their Places male rs easy as possible for
tholn Even Such.ltOle indisaretions as
being "indisposed,' goes with those. who
have the running Of the police depart
nenl, and no protests find any favor with
the Police Commission.
The REPUBLICANS has no fault to find
with the Judges on the bench, but We still
think it hard lines that all Of the de-
cjsion9 in political cases should beadyerse
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