Evening journal., 1897-03-15
sPRuANcE For JUDGE.

oIhOANOL fOlt JULIE.
Within the past two days there has
been a decided change in the judicial
situation, and, unless all signs fail,
Hon. William c. Spruance will be nomi-
mated by President Mckinley to succeed
Hon. Leonard e. Wales, deceased, as
judge of the United States District
Court. The Addicks men are banking
their hopes on Herbert II. Ward and
the State Sentinel, the Addicks organ
in Delaware, even goes so far as to offer
to bet dollars against doughnuts that
the young New Englander will secure
the prize, but there has been a new
shift of the scene and Mr.. Ward is not
in the cast as at present constituted.
Friends of the gas man have been in
dustriously circulating two rumors
during the past few days. One was
that Henry G. Morse, of this city, had
been down to see the president regard
ing the judgeship, and that Mr.. McKin-
ley had told him that he had better re-
turn to Delaware and attend to his le-
gitimate business. keeping as far as pos
sible out of factional politics. That
story had such an incredible sound that
the number Of persons who believed it
was very small, for Mr.. Mckinley and
Mr.. Morse have been lifelong friends,
and the regular Republicans OF the
state knew that the relations existing
between the two men were such that
Mr.. Morse could never receive such
shabby treatment from the president.
Another Addicks story was to the ef-
feet that as Delaware had no Republ-
can senator the president had dele
gated to Senator Quay, of Pennsyl-
vania, the duty of selecting the judge,
and that Senator Quay had declared
that he would not recommend anyone
over 60 years of age. This was con-
strue1 to mean that Mr.. Spruance could
not be considered a factor in the fight,
as be had passed the age limit set by
the Pennsylvania senator
But to-day we have evidence that
both of these stories are untrue, for a
delegation of the most representative
regular Republicans went to Washing
ton this morning to confer with the
president relative to the appointment
He made an appointment with them
several days ago, and they have gone
/ down in the interest of Mr.. Spruance
There is not an Addicks man in the
delegation, but there are men in it
whose word will bear great weight with
the president. Not only that, but they
carry with them the majority endorse
ment of the bar of both New Castle and
Sussex counties, together with some
recommendation from the bar of Kent.
1t is evident that they intend to come
back with positive assurance that Mr..
Spruance will be named. This will be
a terrible blow to the Addicksites, but
it is merely part of the punishment that
the regulars have mapped out for them
in the matter of Federal patronage.
We congratulate Editor Downham. of
the Niddletown Transcript, upon the
fact that he is recovering from a long
and serious sickness He is one of the
ablest editors on the Peninsula, and
since he was taken sick his paper and
its readers have seriously felt his abb
q sence from the editorial chair.
Some farmers delight in killing the
crows which come within range of their
guns, never dreaming that the bird IS
one If his best friends. 1t is estimated
Q that one crow will destroy 100000 in
sects every year. Then why begrudgC
10 the bird the few grains of corn it eats
- while strutting about the newly-plowet
deld in search of insects, many of which
4 are particularly harmful to crops?
The office Of state insurance commits
sioner is a highly responsible one, anC
% Governor Tunnel will do well to givi
the matter of the appointment of a sue
cessor to the present incumbent hi
% most serious consideration. There ar
several applicants in the field, and h
=" should select the best that the field af
fords.
If The wholesale killing of dogs whicl
t is now going on in Cecil county, Md, i
ID merely proof that somebody besides tn
n dogs has gone mad. Fully ninety pc
ID cent. of the dogs supposed to be ma
are merely afflicted with fits.
ly EDITORIAL COMMENT.
ne Cleveland has pardOned a citizen q
pr the District of Columbia who had bee
!, imprisoned for swearing in public. Thi
- was no more than right. Any man VIII
~ is constantly associating with congress
OF men is likely to get into their ways
lg New York Advertiser.
a The West cannot claim to have bee
of sighted in the makeup OF the ne
Cabinet.-Omaha Bee.
10 The United States Senate is so fon
- Of Quarreiing that it fights even oyer
'n treaty of peace.-Pittsburg Times.
u Considering the blizzard harve.