The sun., 1898-10-29
DEMOCRATS PLAY DOUBLE
Kent's Legislative Candidates,
Though Free Silver Men, Prom
Use to Vote for .iray.
ARE ESTlTLTIFYlNG THEMSELV YES
All Are for Free Silver Man aud
Have Agreed to Elect Handy Sena-
tOr...GOld Democrats Being
Buncoed Into Supporting
Legislative Ticket.
ARE STlTLTIFYING THEMSELVES


the Democratic party in Delaware, judg-
ing from the position OF the party in
Kent county, Is one which falsifies it to
the people.
The game being played in Kent county
is q double one, and, further, is not only
the game OF Kent county alone, but OF
the entire State.
L. Irving Handy, with the consent Of
his party leaders. is sacrificing himself
in order that the free silver element in
the Democratic party may defeat Hon.
George Gray for the United States Sena-
torship. Legislative candidates on the
Democratic ticket in this county, long
known ami openly proclaimed as free sill.
yer men and always demonstrating their
desire to crush men of their own party
who had become pronounced gold stand
ard men, have stultified theInsel .es by
promising their constituents that in
event of election to the General Assem-
bly, they will vote ior George Gray for
the United States Senate.
That promise IL lie, and George
Grav's chances for reelection are endan-
gered by every legislative candidate Of
the Democratic ticket in Kent county.
The free silver element in the Demo.
cratic party is vindictive element, and
has declared prior to this campaign its
determination to stand by Bryanism and
against all members of the Democratic
party favoring gold standard. 1t was
seen that Congressman Handy was not
likely to be reelected, and in fact his de.
feat is now conceded. Hence the fight
Of the Democrats was and is to obtain
control OF the legislature. Handy is al
lowed to 60 through the campaign max
ing his free silver speeches and keeping
in line for the entire ticket all free silver
Democrats. ..... j. Il SAL.
9 To h able TO win the Legislature for
free silver it was of course necessary that
free silver men b. placed on the legisla.
tive ticket. However, a reaction on this
monetary question in the ranks Of the
Democratic party and a pronounced lean
ing toward George Gray and the gold
leaders, hurried matters in Kent county
a little. Consequently before the change
OF sentiment became general, the Demo-
cratic leaders in Kent county called the
Democratic County Convention before
heard tell of in this State, calling a
county convention before the holding OF
the State Convention. 1t was done, how.
ever. and a county ticket nominated by
William NJ. Dickson, Robert J. Reynolds
and James r. Lord, all pronounced free
silver Democrats.
Every man whom they placed on the
legislative ticket had for IA long time
been an out.and out free silverite and an
advocate OF Handy and of BRYAN. What
these candidates had been and were
when nominated, is sufficient to insure
their support by all free silver Demo-
Gratis, but the question OF keeping in line
the gold Democrats has arisen. To meet
this the legislative candidates state and
have stated, since the day of their noni-
narion, that they will vote for Geo Gray
rs United States Senator, and that they, =
free silver men, bitter and determined
upon having as national issue the
question, will place George
Gray, an out-and-out gold Democrat, in
the United States Senate.
In one case, the most rapid change OF
sentiment and doctrine perhaps in the
DR.. PIeasanton nominee for State !
Senator from Milford, states that he will
VOTE for George Gray. DR.. Pleasant on
has for several years been Il free silver
Democrat, his place OF business has been
the rendezvous for free silver Democracy
and he is hearty supporter of William
Jennings Bryan. This is but one case.
All the others are similar.
This condition is true in all three
and the real man whom the
Legislature, if elected Democratic, will
elect is Congressman Levin Irving |
Handy. This is the conclusion arrived
At bv the gold Democrats of Kent county,
iron, Duck Creek hundred to Mispillion
and comes not from current re-
port or rllInor, but from those Democrats
who have been seen by the candidates
and promised that George Gray should
receive the votes.
The whole plan, then, upon being
summed up, is that the Democratic party
II Delaware, as a majority Of the party,
$ still for free silver come what may,
md hopes to get the support OF the gold
Democrats by promising to vote for
ieorge Gray, majority OF the
legislative candidates at the same time
,ting free silver men, who have agreed to
END l.. Irving Handy, a free siIverite, to
he United States Senate.
The double face put on by the Demo-
ratic party in this county is a certainty,
Is it is certain that L. Irving Handy is a
rec silverite. George Gray is to be de-
Gated ii the Democrats win the Legisla.
ure. and the gold men, having discoy-
red the plan, are not expected to lie
lown and let it be carriet out.
This plan, it is claimed, is the reason
or the action of Pat Neary and John
3iggs in New Castle county, they know
ng that the Legislative candidates Of
<ent and Sussex are going to vote for
iandy for Senator
Handv's defeat for Congressman is
ure. and the entire attention Of the
party in Kent county, Us
we'll as the State. is given to the legisla-
i've ticket. fhe open question now is
whether the silver lnen can be defeated
II their attempt to land Handy as Sena-
or, .S ~, :, !,