The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1898-11-10
SEVERAL CHANGES IN FIGURES.
Contests May Result in the Eleo-
ton Of Several More Rep :,
resentatives and
Senators.

Complete returns Of Tuesdays c,ectior
will DO in today. Yesterday afternoon
| Sussex and Kent counties returned theil
official figures but they made no matrrlal
change in the figures printed yesterday.
Chairman Browne and Anthony Hig-
| gins went to Georgetown last night to in
ouire into the status Of the election there
and to lle papers Of contest In the Fifth
Senatorial district where 1t is claimed DR..
Burton defeated Maull, and in the Fourth
Representative district, where it is claimed
| Conaway is elected. In tho Fifth Senator
ial district it is claimed forty -eght Repuh-
lican ballots were discarded. A contest
also will be made in the First Senatorial
district In Kent county, in tho effolt to scat
Dr.. Thomas G. Moore.
Tho news that tho Republicans may
yet control both houses Of the Legislature
and SECURE seven holding over senators
was received with pleasure at state head
quarters during tho afternoon. Under
the schedule Of the now constitution 1t
was provided that the senator from the
Second senatorial district In New Castle
county, the senator from tho Fourth dis
trct Of Kent county, and tho senator from
tho Second district of Sussex county should
serve out their terms and that at ths cleo
ton held on Tuesday last tho even num-
bered districts should elect senators for
two yenrs, whiIo tile odd numbered dis
-, al tor P:,r f,r,r
Hereafter all senators will be oloctsd for
four years.
In the contest the Republicans elected
these senators for four years: S. M. Knox
First district of New Castle county; Web.
ser Blakely, Third district; Robert Nc
FarlIn Fifth district; ]. Frank Alice
Third district Of Kent county;S. John ABB
bott. Fifth district; J. 8. Pennswill, First
district Of Sussex county. This gives the
Republicans total Of ax.holding over or
four years term sonators.
The four years senators elected by the
Homocrats were: Georas n. D. Hart, Sew
enth district Of Now Castle county; Ste
lhon Slaughter First district of Kent
county; L. H. +. Farlow, Third district Of
Sussex county. and franklin G. Maull OF
the Fifth district Of Sussex county. This
givos the Democrats total OF but four
holting-over senators. In order to con-
troi the Senate which meets in 1901 1t will
be necessary for the Republicans to elect
but three senators in 1900. while for the
Democrats to control the Senate 1t would
be necessary for the Democrats to elect
five senators.
DOWN THE STATE.
SHazettville, Del, Nov. o. The vots
counted showsa Democratic majority Of
40 on the Legislative ticket. The election
was quiet James p. Aaron was arrested
for Offering James E, Davis sl5, to vote
the Republican ticket. Mr.. Aaron declarss
that he Is innocent and also states that he
never saw the nun who caused his arrest.
Seaford--State Treasurer w. NJ Ross,
when interviewed expressed himself as
being satisfied saying he believed 1t was
an honest and fair election. Single Takers
pollsd five votes and Prohibitionists fifteen
here.
Georgetown, Del, Nov. 0-Senatorial
candidate In the Fifth Senatorial district
of Sussex county, DR.. Hirman H. Burton
will contest the election Of Democratic
candidate Maull on account of number
of votes that wero thrown out In Broad.
kiln and Lewis and Rehoboth hundreds.
There will also be an effort made by
the Republicans to have recount Of the
votes In Broad Creek hundred.
Lewes, Del, Nov. 9.-Franklin G. Maull.
Democrat, is elected SeDator from the
Fifth district by fifteen over DR.. Burton
Fifty. eight ballots were thrown out In this
hundred, and DR.. Burton was summoned
to Georgetown to-day to meet other party
Leaders, to consider the advlsability of
trying to hnvo these ballots counted, in
which event the doctor would be seated.
PARIS, Nov. Ex-senator Gray. referring
to tho successful campaign Of Colonel
Roosevelt In the contest for the govern
orship Of New York, said !:
"Thc returns show the result Of a hard
battle, In which all the vehemence of the l
successful candidate and his splendid mil
itary record appealed to the military spir-
1t which Is still SO alive and potential
In consequence Of a war SO recent and flag.
rant and not yet technically ended.
The result in the country is too much In q
doubt to warrant any expression Of opinion
ItIdoes not seem TO one at this distance as l
though tho policy Of expansion entered at |
all into the campaign :.