The sun., 1898-11-12

The official canvass OF the vote in New
Castle and Kent counties has been COM
pltted, and now all eyes are turned on
Sussex, where the war is still being
waged between the Republicans and
Democrats Of that county.
The Sussex county Superior Court
yesterday decided that they had the
power to inspect and count in the re-
jacted ballots if they deemed it advis.
able, and, as far as they have gone, have
already declared Republican repre-
sentative, assessor and inspector elected.
Attorney General Robert G. White
ensered an indignant protest against
thissprocedu;e on the part ofthe Judges,
and at one time it looked as if an open
''tilt" was about to occur between him
and Judge Grubb. This, however, was
avoided and the canvass OF the vote is
progressing very slowly. -.
By the decision Of the courts of New
Castle and Sussex counties the Republi-
cans have SO far gained two representa-
tives, and the result Of the fight in Sus-
sex for State Senator between DR.. T. G.
Moore and Mr.. Maull before the court OF
canvass is awaited with almost breath.
less interest.
Ex-senator Anthony Higgins took the
trouble to appear before Judges Grubb
and Boyce, who sat in Dover Yesterday
for the purpose of canvsssing the vote
cast in the election on Tuesday. Several
contests were offered the court for which
ex-senator Higgins appeared for the con-
testants, Attorney General White ap-
pearing for the Democrats, who had
thrown out enough ballots to elect the
Democratic candidates, and asked to
have the whole proceedings quashed.
He appeared in the capacity of a lawyer,
not as Attorney General. The Republi-
cans Of Sussex county have good and
sufficient grounds for their contest. 1t
remains for the Judges to give them a
fair and impartial hearing. day of
reckoning will come. Daily Republican,
1t will take two or three days yet be.
fore the official vote in this State is cal
culated. The general result, however,
will not be changed. Now is the time to
run down all men guilty of sharp
practices at the polls, whether they were
election officers or plain voters, or
whether they were Republicans or Demo-
Gratis. The new Constitution provides a
severe punishment for those who commit
fraud or fail to do their sworn duty, and
not guilty man should be permitted to
escape. -IIo,WingNcms.
As a result Of Tuesdays elections, the
Democrats will have but 20 of the 80
United States Senators after March 4,
1S99 four less than one-third. In the
fateful elections of 1872 the Democrats
got only 20 Senators. But that was 20
out of a Senate If "a members. In the
elections of 1874 this representation was
raised to %. And since then the Demo-
Gratis have always had just a few less or
just few more than the Republicans.
Twenty-Five Of these 26 Senators will be
from eleven Southern States. One will be
a hold-over from Delaware, which now
has Republican Legislature. One will
be sound.money hoId-over from Ken
tucky. The two remaining will be from
Utah, which has only three electoral
votes. There will be no Democratic
Senator from the North or Northwest or
the Pacific slope. There will be no Demo-
cratic Senator from Maryland, West Nir-
ginia or North Carolina. In all, the
Democratic Senators will represent l20
electoral votcs-much less than one.third
of the total electoral vote. In view of
these facts the Npw Y0rk World asks:
elias not the Democracy had enough
Of free silver and Populsm?'- -Ererp
Errning.
1t is likely that the Democrats will
control the State Senate by Il majority of
one vote. The contest in the Sussex county