Evening journal., 1897-02-05

ELECTION CORRUPT ION.
STAFF Correspondence Evening journal.
DOVER Feb. 5.-The dual Levy
Court ia Kent county caused hot de-
bate in the Senate just before adjourn
mcnt. Mr.. Fsnimorc presented a copy
CT q resolution adopted BY the Demo
cratic Levy Court asking for the APP
poinment CT legislative committee
OF hy8 to confer with a similar commit
tee from the Levy Court together with
the courts attorney and the attorney
Of the House. relative to necessary leg
isiatiun affecting that body.
(which one Is il to meet2" asked
Senator Handy "We have two Levy |
Courts In Kent county
"It is signed by B. c. Cubbage as
president of the Levy Court said
Speaker Harrington, after looking at
The signature.
"Thgt Is ono Of them, responded The
Brandywino hundred statesman. and
the other proposes TO go TO law and
find out which is the legal one
This is from the court i'm session
now explained MIR. Fonimore.
"Wcll. which one of the cOurts2' de-
session
~ bog pardon. there Is but one in
session to-day insisted Mr.. Fenimofe
Therefore. action on cur part ought
to be put eli until we get this lknowl-
edge as to which is legally constituted,
said Mr.. Handy 81 think 1t would be
boiter TO wait until we gel that iesa
knowledge before going ahead on that
resolution. u is always better to so
right
II vas going TO make motion that
the request be granted said Mr.. feni-
mor7
$50 that they can say that they are
Acknowledged aa the Levy Court OF
Kent county hy the Senate and House
of Representatives of the state
Of Delaware, broke in the
man from Brandywine hundred. There
IS net o man Ina Kent county who can
uuthfuiy say that five Democratic
members of that Levy Court were
elected by the people They hold their
seats with no authority. but that of a
rumD Levy Court The vote of Kent
county has never been fully counted
and tabulated. and If this thing is going
10 20 on I'm the State Of Delaware as 1t
has IN Kent county a republican form
of government will not exist, nor can
not exist I'm such place, where men
dualintd to hold an election refuse TO
Nbulate the vote Then for men not
elected by The people 10 send TO this
Senate and House of Representatives to
yet acknowledgment is preposterous
This is for nothing else. They will im-
mediatoly yet up this plea of recosni-
ton and say We arc the Levy Courl
OF Kent county because we have got
recognition from the Senate and House
OF Representatives That is what this
resolution means, and nothing else. II
is for tho benefit of a set of men who
never we're elected. and who are sit.
ting there in defiance of the expressed
win of the voters Of Kent county. Let
the courts settle this controversy, then
wherever body is recognized by oul
honorable Judges of Delaware as the
legal Levy Court OF Kent county, am
willing 20 abide by &C. But | think 4
wrong TO acknowledge it as 1t nov
stands. with one body usurping posi-
tion TO which it Is not entitled. Neye
before ina the history of Delaware wal
such "a thing done Only here las
week some of the election officers wer
fetched before the court and made e
do their duty. and before month mon
hope the others Will be made TO d.
the same Lei a candidate be OF what
ever political complexion he may, II b
has one more vote tnan ms opponent
say sea, him. This Levy Court ma
not done that. The returning board @
Kent county has doled the law an
the voters of the county, and | say
gentlemen, that / cannot vote and Wi
not vote 10 grant this request. Ii
within the jurisdiction of the chairma
of the Senate TO appoint such CON
mittee. but ] am in for right all ia
time.
mo doubt that inquiry made by tn
senator of New Castle county ems
mates from cne OF high authority
said Senator pyle. sarcastcally "He
ex-speaker Of j. Edward Addicks Les
islature. and he should know tho in
and outs of all he is talking about. W
are not supposed to know what the me
tivcs may be i'm this case Any citize
has the right. and should have ii
right and privilege to come here wit
"a resolution. IL seems to me, and v
are not TO anticipate what the obje
may be. That we will learn later c
when we meet these people.
"a resolution follows this any way
aidsSpeaker Harrington.
IT may be that the idea is to reco
cile somtthing,' continued Mr.. Pyl
''It may be; we can't tell. have gre
respect for the cx-speaker Of the lie
islatnre that has just adjourned sil
die. hut ! don't see any bad results tn
can grow out of this measure ] thin
IL is the province Of any citizen
come here and make suggestions
this Legislature, and We should tire
their requests with respect. it is o
business and our duty
',He refers to me as the speaker
or .he agent OF J. Edward Addick'
retorted the Old Man Eloquent Il q
neither speaker or agent. but ! am a
gally elected senator from New Cas-
county. ! can defy any man TO co
tradict H. But is this Levy Con
which sent this communication to Il
body legally representative of Ke
county? Ii the honorable senator a
disagree on this one subject we "
net on every subject But gentlem'
this body that sent this communi'
ton here is net a legal body un