The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1898-12-27
The i.tpiklAture.

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The Legislature.
Tho Legislature viii convene at Do.
yer, next Tuesday. 1. Is said that Sam
uel II. Meredith Of Kent dounty. will very
probably be elected speaker OF the senate
Whether the Speaker Of ihs HoI'e will
come from this county or SUSSEX has not
yot been decided. Various important
measures Will BIS proposed but thoir pas
sage Is another matter. The rsorgahiza'
ton Of tho Levy Courts In Kent and Sus.
sex counties Is not 80 important. as that
the opportunities for Jobs by hr,etles' a.
torneys should I've done away with Of
this abuse moro hereafter may DO said.
The first duty Of the Legislature after Or
uaniztug will DO the IuhdlnR OF tho Gov
ernor message. and the app0intmsnt OF
the various standing committees. Oae VI
the most important matters TO be disposed
OF will be the election Of II U. :. Senator.
Voting on that question, howevsr. will not
commence befo ia the middle OF the month
Whoever may be elected should not dis.
Eupt tho phlty. nhoN'N w ASPtS
scented by al advocate OF sound money, G
supporter Of a tariff for protection, and IA
upholder OF the Presidents policy for tho
govern nent Of our newly acquired terri
tories Republicans cannot unite with thu
Democrats to prevent tho election Of ANY
objectional candidate, rs by so doing they
would certainly secure the election Of one
still more Objectionable. The reelection
OF Senator Gray is mere nonsense. rs ho
belongs to the Democratic party and Is
prepared to uphold 1t.
Now that the tina for the Legislature IL
drawing near the boomtots Of tho cAudi.
dates for the several positions in the House
and Senate, are being sprung one aftor m.
other. 1t Oogins to Look rs If Harry 4.
Salmons would capture the speakership Of
the Senate, and Jane, W. Robertson, the
Speakership of the hou.e, Both gentle
mon are in every way well qualified for
tho positions which their party associates
Will confer upon them There will DO five
other positions to fill and probably six in
In cach OF these bodies. They will be
cle'k, rcadiog clerk, sergeant-a arms,
page and chaplain and an enrolling clerk,
who generally acts for both Houses. This
year there is q prospect Of each body hlv-
Ing 1t, own enrolling clerk. The Demo-
Gratis and Republicans Will hardly agrao
ON the same enrolling clerk and this will
neCesstatc IL ST. arate clerk fu-' both bodies.
From personal observation all of the Of
fees in the Legislature will be filled by
Kent and Sussex men New Castle coun-
ty will DO completely ignored in this Civ
Ing OFT OF these positions. 10 j. The same
old cry, 10 matter Who'll pnIly is in asGen.
doncy in Ken and Sussex counties. Give
US all the offices in sisLt.
TIE sun thinks that tho r,scindIng OF
tho civil service rules uy President Mckn.
ley, opens the doors to the spJilslnen.
What u Shame that Republican,, should
occupy the positions now h iii by he ! en-
CORA undera Republican administration,
under tine civil service The very men
who voted against President NJ krnlry are
holding fedenl posii jns today that should
be held by Republicans. The Government
did not go o the bow-wows when Prcs-
dent Grant, President Lincoln and other
Republican Presidents did not know VI
any civil service rules.
CHRISTMAS has come and eons and
thousands Of young as we'll rs Old were
made happy hy the visits If the mylhItll
Kris k"ingI" who brought pgrsvu', to
Choor the heats Of those who W. r. 80 ltcu.
ercusIy remembered. From al ii, cunts
this has been one Of the M st lrnspnrDH5
Christmas tbs country las SAN daring
the last twenty yvsrs. he live "Idc
awake Mer, hanls who were noj afraid to
spend II dollnr rcapgI tho brauli If the
trade OF our seventy thUuslui pupu alton.
IuWN zorro, published in New York,
say: Mrs Al ticks, the second = lie ii Mr.
} Edward Adlicks from wLuru %ho pro-
cured divorce, is living in Philadelphia
IN the Ii 5u,r which NJ. AId.ris styG Ter.
But rs har income wH, entirely cut of sho
nnI her daugh or by hia first marriage,
""' ~ 'N0 way vas '''' ''loH" 'H'S' Au'
n-'"'''' "'p1""e"r "p'" '"o
""S"''t eno''' H. " ''''""' "a "ns'iSh
Nv "' c""1"''r in'"'r''' t'r
tlspleasure of her father by uphoIiin; hor
step mother in her suit for divorce. Thus
the ""FN'ns' Vi tl'ho Di'les strange
"'nss W n"ppeh'
SENATOR GrORGE GRAY has returned
kome from his arduous dutias as one Of
the five American Commissioners wh, mp.
raAred the details of tho bas,sof s.ltIc-
pleat with Spain, 1t is uronrs.a nv nur
leading citizens TO give soma or GRAY n
complimentary sumner at an early date in
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