The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1898-11-10
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4 for Senator in the Third district COM
dreds Even General ]. P. Donahoe was
elected Representative In the Fourth Rep
resentative district. Congressman Handy
wh,m that paper refused to support was
defeated, but Lot through any efforts Of the
livery Evening. The people did their
y own thinking and from the return, must
hive voted as they thought.
It Is q long lane that has no turn and
that WAS what the Republicans Of Della.
ware have been thinking for several years.
X All they wished for was chance to ex.
press their convictions at the polls. Tho
provisions in the new constitution paved
ths way, and the voters did the rest.
There are several changes in our present
elections that should be changed and that
10 the doing away with cumbersome costly
ballot. Voting should be made as easy
q possible and overy free man should have
/ right to prepare his ballot before going
20 the polls to cast his vote.
Then again every election officer who
"A wilfu]ly breaks the laws should be pun
ishec. The throwing out Of ballots after
thoy have boon voted should cease.
Men for years In this State have dedsd
the laws and done pretty much as they
pleased, throwing out sufficient ballots
and altering the returns to suit the occa.
sion, thereby electing men to Office who
had received the minority instead Of tho
nnjority vote Of the Citi2!ns in certain
districts.
As the election returns became freer
from being tempered with, the big Demo-
cratic majoritios given in years gone by
have boon steadily decreasing. until such
\ Democratic strong holds as even New Gus.
tle hundred have given tho honest vo:o Of
the mon residing in it. This hundred has
often given as much as two hundred Dom.
ooratio majority. Last Tuesday it only
gave Lewis Eiason 3 Democratic majority
and elected several candidates.
Even Eliason's election will be contested
by the Republican candidates wh) con.
tend that it Is illegal. The election as con-
Quoted by the election officers in thu fifty
fourth district WAS such as should DO con
Quoted ut cvery polling place in the city.
There was no wrangling or even n cross
word said from tie opening OF the polls in
tho morning at s. 80 o'clock until tho poles
were counted off In the evening at 10
o'clock,
Every man who had right to vote vot-
cd, and every Democrat out of The 6 reg
ist,red, with the exception Of one. vo;ed.
The Republicans did no, got out ther full
vote by about eight.
Thu soldiers Of tho Delaware regiment
who have been all sent home TO DO must
cred out did not take much interest IN tho
election, not half rs much as the Demo-
crnts who were trying to get them to reg
lister and then afterwards to VOTE for tho
Democratic candidates, on the ticket.
For the outlook at present the next Gov
ernor of Delaware will be Republican
end will como from down tho State
The Court House officers will in ali
probability DO Republicans to succeed tho
present Democratic officers, Delaware
CLARK has broken tho magic circ!o, and is
tho first Republican county official to hold
offic, in tho House since is election.
The next county offi,e to 9ocomc vacant
will be that Of Clerk of tho Peace, Mr.
fsrson B. Foard Of Middetowu, whose
torn expires January lst, 1899. Tho name
o Winfield S.QugIoy is spoken of in con-
nee ion with this position. But lots of
things may happen b.for5 January lst,
1853
Tho next county flee to become vacant
In the Court House will bs that IF Victor
= Wooley in 1870 tits nearly time that
the Republicans where given u chance TO
s;cupy those good fat offices.
! Cards were printed and dis ributed in
the city the day before the election asking
the people If they wanted farmer for Re-
corder Of Doeds. Evidently by tho vote the
farmer Delaware Clark made II very cred.
liable iruu. II NJ. Montgomery had ben
ON the Republican ticket he would hayo
madD just us sditable u one.
The judges of the court, Chief justice
Lore and Judge William C. Spruance,
opened court at IL o'clock. Chief Justice
Lore requested Court Crer Smith to open
court which he did in the usual way Then
the Chief Justice informed those present
shat no boistcrOus conduct would bo toler.
Ate and the person SO forgetting woUld he
ARRESTED and locked up.
Everything at the hour OF going to press
was proceeding in q quiet and orderly
manner and all but three Of the districts
had been heard from and their csrtlncate1
OF the election returns handed in TO the
court.
There Is quito difference between the
manner in which tho election returns are
being canvas'ed this year and the years
preceding, when tho election boards car
ried on things ina high handed manner.
For Instance this time last yaur when tho
democratic election inspector, ater pied
Sochange Sheriff Films maj,rity so that
James b. Toma:l would be returned elect
cd in the faGo VI Films thirteen hundred
majority.
Sheriff e,cc' John l. Taylors majority
ATS Delaware CLARK has .sDl majority
The citihnns Of Delaware can not help
wv tnnuk lnb new constitution Tor Inc
innovation Of the court certifying to tho
SECTION Of the different candidates, in
stead Of the old plan Of the Returning
Beard, which Board IN Its provisions were
Beyond even the reach Of courts Now al
Of this las boen changed and the judges
rocoivo the oleCtiJn returns and every.
thing works AS smoothly as If Court was
IN session. Tho work OF the necors have
20 n circumvcnted by The change In ike
III thols of certifying to the election re-
Lurns Every good citizen VIII welcome tho
change rs the party receiving the major
ity vote will now he able to get the fruits
Of Il 0 vic,o2y.
~ Equality In America
"Tbe Land Of Contrasts" Is tho title OF
an engaging book on this country, by a
Mr.. Murhead in the course of which the
author makes anumber Of remarks which
will be instructive abroad and amusing at
home, But his rharacterizattons, wLil0
happy, are not always accurate. Il have"
he says, "hailea with delight the Demo-
cratic spirit displayed in the greeting Of
my friend aud myself by the porter Of u