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whether Inspector Mccoy of Duck
Greek hundred, Kent county, was found
or not, it would not interfere with the
mandamus proceedings which had been
instituted against the Kent county Demo-
cratic Inspectors. The case will be
pushed to finish, although it has now
been dragging along for nearly two years
in the courts. This is not the fault of
the attorneys who have been pushing
the case, but of the courts who have ap-
parently not been in any hurry to hear
the case heretofore. But there is now
every prospect of the case being brought
to successful termination and victory
for the Union Republicans in Kent
county.
The election of U. S. Senator appears
to trouble certain parties very greatly.
To us it seems that after the election OF
members to the Legislature it will be
time enough to discuss the Senatorship
1t is important that the Republicans
shall be able to shape legislation the
coming winter and thus advance the
welfare OF our people and the question
of the election OF Senator may therefore
be left to future consideration. II the
Democrats obtain majority in the
Legislature, the Republicans will not be
troubled about the election OF candi-
date. 1t is wise to secure prize before
proceeding to quarrel about its disposi.
tion. To hand it over to the Democrats
is unwise and exceedingly stupid and
therefore we hope better counsels may
prevail. If the control of the Legislature
is worth nothing, then the Republicans
may, like the Kilkenny cats, eat each
other up in their blind struggle for the
Senatorship. 1t is probable every men,
ber elected will be governed by the ac-
tion OF a caucus or the State will have
but one member in the L. S. Senate,
which would be preferable to allowing
the Democrats to control the Legislature
and have free trader and free silver
lite in the Senate.-DaiLy RepuJtcu.
Dollars to doughnuts that the recount
In Kent does not result in the seating of
any Union Republican unless it be the
sheriff, who is now represented by
holding-over Union Republican. In Sc.
curing canvass of the vote the Addicks-
ties are merely looking for campaign
thunder. They know that they cannot
obtain the offices by legal process, and
that no Kent county jury will give an
Addicksite claimant verdict to compen-
safe him for what he regards as emou.
ments of office due, unpaid and collecti-
BILE.
Frederick E. Bach, an astute Delaware
nnllt inlnn q nraIita1 ,,.itl, l,o, .,;I
in public place, that the election OF J.
Edward Addicks to the United States
Senate, in event OF Republican and Ad-
dicksite victory in Delaware this fall was
ga mathematical impossibiIity." lie
probably made the declaration on the as
sumption that no Regular Republican
legislator elected would vote for Mr.. Ad-
dicks, and that there would be enough
Regular Republican and Democratic
members to prevent the Addicks delega-
tion IRON making an election of their
leader. He evidently lost sight of the
caucus which is preliminary to the cleo
tion OF senator But the Addicksites
are not go shortsighted. knowing that,
if they carry Kent and Sussex counties,
they will be possessed Of majority OF
those members who would participate
in Republican or Union Republ-
can caucus, whichever name those par
ticipatlng might see fit to call
1t, they have already set to work to
make mathematical possibility of what
Mr.. Bach declared to be an impossibiItv.
They are importunng the Regular Re-
publican nominees for the Legislature to
agree to enter into caucus with the
Unio II Republican nominees, in event of
election, and to abide by the result of
that caucus. This is shrewd move on
the part of the Addicks men, for they are
morally certain of controlling any such
caucus held and it goes without saying
t that their choice for United States Sena-
tor would be j. Edward Addicks. 1t is
possible that the exaction of these ante
election pledges may carry with it the
sinister threat that the Addicks following
Will refuse to support any Regular Re-
publican legislative candidate who re.
fuses to agree to go into caucus with the
Union Republicans and to abide bv the
result OF the action Of the caucus 80 held.
Be this as it may, the only manner in
which the Regular Republicans can pre-
vent the election OF Addicks in event of
Republican victory is to refuse to enter
into any and all caucus pledges and
nts.-Erening JomnM.
The business relations Of the members
of the Republican Executive Committee
have not expired by any limitation of
time, or the conclusion Of the primary
election controversy. 1t is likely that
these relations are about to assume
much more important character The
result OF the primary election is not only
nnsat lsfactory because Of the methods
ny which the result was attained, but be-
cause it has already become apparent
that the 'reguars" have not intended to
act IN good faith in the primaries. and
do not now intend, if they can help it.
to abide by the terms Of the harmony
agreement binding the regular" Repub-
lean nominees on the legislative tt ;ket.
abide by the decisions Of general Re-
publican caucus during the coming ses-
sion OF the General Assembly. Several of
these nominees have already declared
that they will not so submit to the
general Republican caucus. This is
threatened violation of the terms upon
which party unity was secured and will