The sun., 1898-12-30

The United States Senatorial situation
remains unchanged despite the fact that
the General Assembly convenes on Tues
day next.
There are no new candidates in the
field and all Indications still point to the
fact that the only aspirants for United
States Senatorial honors at this time are
j. Edward Addicks. Union Republican
and Hon. George Gray, administration
Democrat.
The Regular Republicans have, it is
stated, mapped out their plan of action
and when the proper time arrives will
fuse with the Democrats and make the
attempt to re-elect Mr.. Gray, in order to
satisfy President Mckinley and Mark
Hanna.
The strength of Mr.. Addicks remains
the same and it is generally conceded
that he will have eighteen votes if not
more on the first ballot.
The chances of the remaining candi-
dates including ex-senator Anthony Hig-
gins, William S. Hilles, jonathan S.
Willis, Benjamin Nields, Col. Henry A.
du Pont and William du Pont are con-
sidered slim and all politicians concur
that it will either be Mr.. Addicks or Mr.
Gray.
The following officers have been
nominated by the Young Mems Demo-
cratic Club:
President, Garrett j. Hart; first vice
president, Thomas N. Stayton; second
vice president, Frederick G. Mammele
secretary, John 0. Lambson; financial
secretary, Herman E. First; treasurer,
Thomas Reardon; marshal, James H.
Kane; executive committee, seven to be
chosen, T. Judson McHenry, John J.
McGovern, John J. McGoldrick, &. c.
Montgomery, Charles J. Campbell, George
j. Finck, William P. Morrison, William
A. Ruth, John A. Jordan, Charles H.
Ten Weeges, Patrick Neary and John
McKelvey.
The election will be held on next
Wednesday evening, after which lunch
con will be served.
The members of the General Assembly
which is to convene in Dover next Tues
day will assemble under peculiar condi-
tions. They are looked upon as reform
ers. The conditions that attended re-
cent Legislatures were so bad that the
people became disgusted At the last
election they voted radically for
change.
The coming Legislature, therefore,
will be expected to do much better than
Its predecessors. 1t can do no worse,
but If it shows no improvement what
eyerthe people will have been swindled.
The fact that members of recent legis-
latures have been severely scored, by
press and people, for their manifold
shortcomings, may cause some members
OF the coming Legislature to feel timid,
or perhaps over-anxious to do nothing
that will not meet with unanimous pub
lie commentator. There should be no
such feelings, however, on the part of
any member.
No reputable newspaper, no honest
citizen, will expect a member of the
Legislature to blindly agree with it or
him upon matters of legislation. The
great fault with recent Legislatures was
the tendency to personal legislation; to
questionable methods; to extravaganza:
50 an absolute defiance of the peoples
wishes and an absolute disregard OF pub
lie interests.
There will be ample business of pub
lie character for the coming Legislature
to consider, and upon the details Of this
legislation there will be variety of
opinion, and, consequently, much criti-
cism. But the criticism will be honest;
it will be fair; it will be directed to the
merits OF the measures under considera-
ton.
No member of the Legislature need
fear criticism of this character. An hon
est difference is honorable And neither
press nor people will have any less re-
gard for honest legislators who disagree
with them on measures of purely public
propriety.
1t is only the personal legislator, the
seeker after profit at the public expense,
the promoter of purely partisan meas.
ures, that good papers and good people
feel compelled to pounce upon with
severe condemnation. Erery Erening.
The friends OF Mr.. Charles II. Sal
mon have not given up the idea of elect
ing him speaker of the Senate. He was
president of the Board of Trustees of the
Poor for one term and serving his sec
ond term when he was elected State Sen
ator. Yesterday at meeting of the
Trustees resolutions of regret were passed
by the Board at his handing in his resig
nation of his Trusteeship. Mr.. Salmon
responded he would rather be Trustee
of the Poor than be United States Sen
ator. That his association with tn,
members had been the most pleasant 0
his official life. Mr. G. M. D. Hart als'
spoke in the same vein. They both ex
pressed regrets in leaving the Board ant
thanked the members for their expires
sion of kind feeling towards them OF
their enforced retirement.-Daily RepuJ
hcdn.
The General Assembly for the yea
1899 will begin its session on Tuesda,
next, the Sd day of January. Unlike al
of its predecessors, its day OF dissolution
is, practically, as certain. Sixty day
will mark its period OF active existence
Compared with the sessions of forme
Legislatures, this period will be ex
tremely brief, but its members will fin,
it to afford abundant opportunity 70
good or evil work. In sixty days ever,
bit of legislation conducive to the genera
good may be enacted; or, in sixty days