The sun., 1898-10-02

Under the caption of democratic
Plans the Morning Neus of Yesterday
contained the following dispatch from
Milford
Since the recent convention Of Demo-
Gratis at Georgetown resulted in a ma
jority of Gray men being named for
members of the General Assembly the
Democrats in Kent county have been
trying to figure out what kind of a
scheme is being laid. There are plenty
Of schemes being hatched, but the Demo-
Gratis of Kent county think that this is
the most elaborate that has yet been at
tempted.
Kent county men say that in the
series of events which haze followed the
Sussex county convention, as well as
these which preceded it, the plan not
only includes the election of Senator
Gray, but also the control of the political
affairs of the state for the next ten or
fifteen years. So far as the Gray portion
of the plan is concerned, it is not believed
that that would make much difference,
but it is the other part of the deal which
1t is asserted that ex-Congressman
John W. Causey has an idea of succeed
ing Senator Richard Il. Kenney when
his term expires two years hence. Mr..
Causey has recently shown an active in.
terest in politics. He has removed over
the creek in this place from South Mil
ford to North Milford, so that he is now
resident of Kent county and at the
same time is close enough to his old
home to "work' that county and be to
all intents and purposes Sussex county
man. This gives Mr. Causey chance
to carry two strings to his bow, for he
can work in the bailiwick of Senator
Kenney and keep his eyes on his old
constituents at the same time. The
friends of Senator Kenney do not like
this movement on the part of the ex-
Congressman, and while Senator Ken
ney is likely to do what he can for Sena-
tor Gray he is not yet willing to believe
that he is politically dead and allow his
mantle to fall upon Mr.. Causey without
some sort of a struggle and his friends
will not be pushed too far.
Next to Mr.. Causey the most active
person in carrying the struggle for SEN
ator Gray in Sussex county was ex-judge
David 7. Marvel. The Democrats are
speculating about his future. Mr.. Mar
vel is one of the best informed Democrats
in the state and is rapidly increasing in
popularity. 1t is asserted that what
particularly worries the Democrats is
that the ex-judge could be appointed to
office from any county in the state and
be eligible. He still has fine home in
Georgetown, he lives and practices law
in Wilmington, while recently, when he
was Judge of the courts, his fixed resi-.
dence was in Kent county. The Judge
is therefore regarded as man of univer-
sal residence, citizen of Delaware and
qualified and eligible to any office in the
state. The Democrats, therefore, are
trying to locate the particular object
which the ex-judge is trying to ac.
complish, all of which does not worry
him half so much as it worries the other
Democrats.
The other two men whom the Demo.
Gratis are trying to solve are John Biggs,
he of the silk tile fame, and Patrick
Neary. Of course Mr. Biggs, with the
railroad influence back of him, would be
very likely to get whatever he might
want, and he mi ght even want to sue.
ceed Senator Kenney two years from
now, which makes the kenney ad
herents eye him with suspicion. Patrick
Neary is working out of his love fol
Senator Gray, combined with his love
for politics, but it is not believed that he
would be adverse to gently ruling New
Castle county, and at the same time &C.
cepting some well-paying office should II
be offered to him.
To this plan there is but one serious
setback. There is also a contingency tc
be met. The drawback is that the Re
publicans are very likely to have a ma
jority in the next General Assembly, anC
Republican United States Senator viii
therefore be elected.
If this occurred it is supposed that the
some plan would be followed to lane
Senator Gray two years from now, bu
this would cause trouble from the Ken
ney men and others. The contingency
is that the Hon. l.. Irving Handy is t.
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