The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1898-10-12
LEGISLATURE WORTH $4,000.
Why So Much? Lots to
Learn in Politics. Can
didates Who Have
to Purchase their
" Offices Think
!. :. They Have a
Right
TO MAKE ALL THEY CAN.

others but VIC nearly had our breath TAX
on away recently by we'll known gentle.
man telling the writer OF these notes that
he would DO willing to give three thousand
dollars to become member of the next
Legislature Of Delaware. Why, said the
writer. never knew that tho honor Of be
ing a member of tho Legislature was
worth any such sum, as the legal pay has
been fixed at $500 for the session Of 90
days. And the cause Of the sudden jump
in the price Of seat in tho Legislature as
yet remains mystery to the writer.
Tho Constitution plainly says that no
member of the Legislature shall directly Or
indirectly spend ono dollar towards his
election to that body. We have every roa.
son to believe that numerous dollars were
spent at tho last nomination election that
could not be put down as purely legitl-
mate expenses. We for one had hoped
that tho day had gone forever by when 1t
required the use of the almighty dollar to
get tho support Of the mon Of yout party,
but wo are sorry to say that such is not the
fact The means adopted to secure nomi-
nations and elections are roprehensible
and should not for minute ba tolerated
and they would not be only men are afraid
to come forward and prosecute the guilty
ones
But rs we have Cften salt; In these notes
politics makes lots of strange friends and
shows the honesty of soine mems charac-
ter.
AT a meeting Of tho Kent county Regu-
lar Republican committee held in the Of
flce Of George NJ. Jones, Dover Monday
morning. 1t was decided not to fuse with
tho Democrats.
In consequence OF this there will be two
Republican tickets in the field in that
county.
Another meeting of the committee is
called for next Monday.
The Republican State Committee has no.
where the business of this committee will
hereafter be transacted until the close Of
the campaign.
Few Of the original counsel are left Of
the contested election in Kent county. or
the Democratic counsel James L. Wolcott
is dead; James H. Hughes is Secretary Of
State; Richard r. Kenney is United States
Senator; and ex- Congressman JOHN B.
Pennington Is in bad health, leaving but
John d. Hawkins alonc.
On the Republican side of the counsel
James Pennewill is judge of the State
courts. William Il. Smirhers was mem.
Der Of tho Constitutional Convention and
H. H. Ward and Walter H. Hayes did the
most towards getting the Superior Court
order the recount and tabulations.
Itnow remails to DO seen how far the
Democrats of Kent county recognize the
order of tho court
Tho Republicans of the Fifth representa-.
tive district met last evening in the Wee
cacoe Fire Company's house ut Second and
Jackson streets and nominated Daniel +.
Stewart for representativ in the General
Assembly for that district. On motion Of
Charles Solloway, Edmund Mitchell was
elected chairman and Thomas Rile secre..
retarv. Mr.. Solloway moved that Mr..
Stewart be nominated. The Secretary
cast the ballot fer his nomlnation.
Every precinct In tho district was repre-
sened
The Democrats of tho Eleventh ward
hold rally last night at Maryland avenue
and Adams street. Hyatt's Military Band
gave musical programme. Daniel w.
Mullin presided and among the vice-presi.
dents were Frank McGovern, Johu j.
Ryan, Andrew j. Travis, Richard J. Ryan,
AMI Patrick Secrecy, Legislative Candi-
dates McNuity and Donahoo and Caudi-
date for Recorder Of Dcods c. G. Mont
gonicry, also occupied seats on tn, plat
form.
Tho drawing card of the meeting was
OK Congressman Charles H. Turner Of New
York, who is fnmiliarly known as ice
Man Turner, he having been elected to
Congress while driving an ice wagon. He
stirred up the faithful and had them cheer.
Ing. short addresses were also made by
ev.Judge Marvel and John G. Gray.