Evening journal., 1897-01-08
WILSON And HIS SCRUPLES.
A DEMOCRAT WHO IS PLAYING
HlDE-ANO-SEEK.

A DEMOCRAT WHO IS PLAYING
HlDE-ANO-SEEK.
HE WANTS TO SEE WHAT THE RE
PUBLICANs ARE GOING TO DO
BEFORE HE TAKES HIS SEAT IN
THE HOUSE or REPRESENTA-
TIVES.
DOVER, Jan. S.-The published re-
ports to the effect that Robert II. Will
son, one of the Democratic members
of the Legislature from Kent county
would refuse TO take his seat in the
General Assembly next week on the
ground that the Democrats were not
legally entitled to places in the legi3-
lative body caused considerable specu-
latiOn among the politicians of both
political parties Wilson was not pres
ent when the Legislature was organ
lied on Tuesday morning under such
exciting circumstances. On that occas-
ion DR.. Luther S. Conwell, a Repubh
can, reported to Speaker Dickey that
! Wilson would refuse to be party to
the action of his fellow-members in
claiming the seats Of the Republican
contingent.
When seen last evening Mr. Wilson
said: Il am a Democrat, and 1t Is
pretty hard TO pull away from ones
party, and under ordinary circum-
stances ! would be very slow to do It.
never authorized anyone to speak for
me to the rest Of my colleagues, and II
| Dr. Conwell used my name on Tuesday
It was without my consent | do feel,
and felt all along. that fraudulent
methods were employed by both part
/ les in Kent county, and l think the
proper course would have been for the
/ Legislature TO have thrown out the
I vote Of both parties In Kent county
and ordered a new election /, as well
/ as ether Democrats, have been dis
! satisfied with the condition in this
county. but as said before, ] have not
! fully determined what to do. My
! course is dependent upon the action Of
| the Republicans; that is, / will not
/ be fully determined until ! ascertain
what action the Republicans mean TO
pursue in the matter of organizing a
| separate and distinct legislative body
The reporter then called Mr. Wilson's
/ attention to the senatorial fight, and
asked him what his opinion was as re-
1 CARDS the outcome Of the interesting
/ fight 81 got a letter from Chairman
! Jones. of the Democratic National
| Committee" replied Mr.. Wilson "but
| 1t was a very mild sort Of a letter in
which Mr. Jones spoke Of the issues
/ before the country at the present time
/ and referred to the fact that silver
would continue TO be a factor in the
/ Senate. / want to say that Chairman
Jones did not ask me to support any
particular candidate for the Office how
ever.
Il hear it said that the old Sauls-
! bury-Wolcott feud Is TO be revived in
the coming senatorial fight in Della
ware but to my mind / do not think
the senatorship will hinge upon that
alone, It being pretty generally under
| stood that a silver man can be elected
TO the Senate when the time comes.
/ The name of John Gray. of Sussex, has
been mentioned, ] see, but ! think that
| Kenney has a good show, although
am not prepared to commit myself 10
| anyone. ! am sorry ! could not give
you enough information to repay you
for your trouble in coming down here
10 see me"
In response to a telegram from Wal
ter Fl. Hayes, counsel for the Union
Republicans, Sheriff Shaw Nelson II.
Vincon, the judge Of election of West
! Dover hundred, ana also Lne hepuDll-
can clerk left Dover yesterday for Will
mingtcn, where they will make afii-
davits for submission to the court in
5 The mandamus proceedings on Saturday
/, morning. ThcUnionRepublican are still
determined to push their fght in the
, Kent county case and they will ask The
Superior Court to grant them a manda-
mus compelling Thomas G. Baxter, the
Democratic inspector Of West Dover
hundred. to make q return Of the cleo.
,ion in his hundred. The Republicans
accuse Baxter Of holding the election
with two pistols lying by his side anc
! afterward refusing to make a return
, Of the election in his precinct. II il
held that the vote is not complete with.
out West Dover hundred.
n The Democrats will strongly protest
against the proceedings, It being claim
cd that the grossest fraud was porpe
4 trated by the Republicans II
! West Dover hundred, and fO
this reason they upheld the election
officer in declining to tabulate the re
turn.