Middletown transcript., 1897-01-23
OUR FoUn SENATOR'S.

Delaware is bound to excel. The
people cannot always take pride in the
prominence given the State yet We get
our names in the big city papers, and
that is something. The point in which
Delaware excels to-day is the number
of her United States Senators. Mr..
Gray was elected four years ago and
has undisputed title for two years
more from March 4th next. Col. Henry
A. DUPONT is possibly the only man Of
the four who personally wishes himself
out of the quartet. The manner Of his
call by his party, his selection on May.
9th, 1895, when Governor Watson
stepped in to try to negative the choice
of the Republican Party. his applica-
tion at Washington for admission, and
the fight that was made against him
by Addicks and Addicksism, are too
well-known to the TRANSCRIPT read
ers to need repetition here. His friends
believe that his claim rests upon mer
its which will be emphasized by subse.
quent events and he will be admitted
to his seat.
This week has added the other two
to the list of Delaware's Senators. The
followers of Mr.. Addicks in Kent and
Sussex counties organized a "Rump
legislature apparently merely for
the purpose to select" Mr.. Addicks to
the Senate. The gentlemen from Kent
county were and are without doubt en-
titled to sit in the General Assembly
in the State House but we have no
knowledge of the claims of the men
from Sussex except the filing of con-
tests against their opponents. The
Democrats were declared elected by
returning board presided over by Re
publican Sheriff and upon the face of
matters the d. mocrats were fairly
elected. Senator Handy, the only legal
ly qualified legislator of the Rump As
sembly, had the pleasure of declaring j.
Edward Addicks elected to the Senate
of the United States which "election"
has been described as giving that geE-
tlemau as much pleasure as a new toy
to child. Mr.. Addicks will take his
credentials to Washington and in the
investigation which will follow Della
ware politics will be shown up to the
country.
The other aspirant, who has been a
obbyist for Mr.. Addicks in the past,
went to Washington yesterday with
credentials from the present General
Assembly. The Republican members
refrained from voting, holding that
Col. DUPONT was elected two years ago
and there is no vacancy. The selection
of the Democrats gives no enthusiasm
to the rank and file of thatparty: Rich
ard r. Kenney is not the equal in abil-
ity or experience Of score of Demo-
Gratis that any man of knowledge of the
citizens of Delaware Can pame. His Sc
lection carries a chill to the friends Of
Wolcott and the house of Salisbury.
1t is the result of running with the
free silver Democrats and "holdingn
with the gold men Of that party. The
latest senator is affable and can ride
two political horses as easily as the
next man, but the fond boast of the
ability Of Delaware's Senators will no
longer be made should Gen. Kenney be
seated though be is undoubtedly the
peer of many men in the Senate. The
choice of the Democratic caucus has
MT pleased the Democrats of Della
ware, neither the leaders nor the rank
ana file. but there is a ''silver senti-
ment'' which will rally around Gen.
Kenney.