The sun., 1898-12-26

In one more week the General Assem-
bly, will convene and the organization OF
that body is being looked forward to
with interest by politicians throughout
the State.
As has been previously published in
THE Sun there are six out of nine Demo
cratic Senators-elect who are candidates
for Speaker of the State Senate and it
might not be amiss for the other three to
get into line and vote for themselves for
say at least twenty-four hours.
The candidates so far mentioned are
John Pyle, George M. D. Hart and
Charles II. Salmon of New Castle county;
Stephen D. Slaughter and Samuel R..
Meredith of Kent and William r, Moore
of Sussex. Both Meredith and Pyle are
claiming the right for speakership, but
even if they are hold-over Senators it is
more than probable that a dark horse
mayI creep in the in shape of Slaughter.
The Senate will also dispose Of the pro-
test Of DR.. Hiram r. Burton, Republi-
can, Of Sussex, who has contested the
seat of Senator-elect Franklin {. Maull,
Democrat.
1t is not believed that DR.. Burton's
protest will carry much weight with it
and the indications are that Mr.. Maull
will be declared entitled to the seat with
out any trouble.
For Clerk Of the Senate W. Lindsay
McFarlane, of Smyrna, is apparently in
the lead. The other candidates are
Woodburn Martin, of Georgetown; c.
w. Kenney, of Laurel and Alexander M.
Day of Dover.
George G. Rothwell, who was defeated
for Coroner in New Castle county by
Alfred Vandever, is mentioned for Ser
geant-a Arms.
A new candidate in the shape of James
Robertson has gotten in the contest for
Speaker of the House and besides there
are James D. Kitchen, John Pilling,
William Tharp and Mark L. Davis, both
OF the latter of Kent county. The proba-
bilities are that William Tharp will be
the man and the cerkshp will in that
event come to this county and w. Scott
Vernon be elected.
The other candidates for Clerk of the
House are William r. Smithers, A. A.
Watson and Frank L. Davis, of Dover.
The only person in the field for coun-
sci is Walter H. Hayes, Of Wilmington
Republican ~ Glasses in his last COM
munlcaton returns to his suggestion of
misfortune to accrue to the Republican
party of this State because of the cleo
tion of United States Senator this win
ter. He AYERS that the great need of Del
aware is Republican legislation and ad-
ministration; that the assurance of one
of these assures both, and secures the
futue dominance of the party, and that
both OF these are jeopardized by the
probability of hot and lengthy contest
over the United States Senatorship:
Coming from the source it does this is
a remarkable statement. 1t is either a
case of telling tales out of school or an
lmputation OF evil intent on the part of
his political associates. The fact is, that
these political associates OF Republican
(?) Glasses are the only people who can
make trouble in the next Legislature.
They are just numerous enough for that;
and unfortunately their disposition in
politics is to go in that direction. If,
therefore what Republican (?) Glasses
bewails as a probability occurs, the re-
sponsibility for it rests just where the
responsibility for all Republican mis-,
fortune in Delaware rests-upon the SELF
seeking coterie of which he is repre-
sentative.
The necessity for the election of a
United States Senator this winter, is not
a misfortune to the Republican party in
this State. That party writes its name
now with the prefix "Union." There is
no other Republican party in Delaware.
That party proposes to elect a Republi.
can United States Senator 1t proposes to
elect man to that position who is clean,
capable, honest and who is sincere Re-
publican. 1t will not be responsible for
the election of Gray or Kenney, as is
the Higgins wing of the Democratic
party. 1t is matter of history that the
major part of Republican misfortune in
this State has grown out of the failure
of Republicans to seize and utilize the
opportunities for such elections. Nearly
every Republican campaign in this State
has failed because of some pro or con o.
the Senatorial question. Of Republican
gubernatoria candidates DR.. Jump, AL
bert Curry and John H. Hoffecker, wert
all defeated by friends of Republican {?
Glasses, because their election would no
inure to their benefit in the Senatoria
canvass. The need for Republican leg
islation in this State was just as grea
then as now, but its loss was not con
sidered a misfortune. 1t was misfor
tune--it was crime-tosshrow ava.
these opportunities to secure needle,
Improvements in law making and ad
ministration.-Union Republican Glasses
Sunday Star.
81 recently heard one of the staunch
est Regular Republicans of this State sa
that he had about made up his mind th
only way to end this incessant fight an
wrangIing in the Republican party wa
to elect Addicks Senator; that he Cad
dicks) had furnished all the money ne
cessary for several campaigns, and Will
this was not very high order of clair
to attach to such high office, yet he re
cognized that his (Addick's) money ant
influence would keep him continually j
the fight, and the Republican party rem
with lactionalism until he enjoyed hi
ambition once to be Senator. This ma
was a practical politician and one VIII
enjoyed victory for its fruits, nevertht
less his influence among the Regular RI
publicans is very potent and his advic
much sought. His opinion may be take