The sun., 1898-11-01
The SITUATION N KENT
Conservative Men Claim That the
County Will Surely he
Republican.
THEY WANT GEORGE GRAY
The Honest Money Democrats Want
the Present Efficient United States
Senator to Succeed Himself.
Republicans Claim Kent
by 500 Majority.

The average Democrat believes it, the
radical Democrat is not sanguine and the
Republicans do not claim sweeping ma.
jorities, but simply place before the pub.
lie clearly conservative estimates, which
indicate a majority throughout the
county of 250.
This majority of 25O is reached in this
manner: All known Republicans are
placed in one column, against which all
Democrats, Single Takers and Floaters
are placed. 1t is thereby shown that the
Republican estimate is exceedingly con-
servative, inasmuch as the Republican
party is quite as likely to gain as good
part of this floating vote as is the Demo-
cratic party.
The Democratic County Committee
comedies six out OF fourteen legislative
candidates, or, in other words admits that
the Republicans will carry the Second
and Fifth Senatorial Districts, and the
Second, Fifth, Seventh and Tenth Rep
resentatiye Districts.
Then the Democrats claim the remain
ing legislative candidates. This latter
claim would hardly seem plausible in
view OF the present standing OF the regis
tration, the Republicans being somew hat
in the lead throughout the doubtful dis
tricts. ..
The Democrats have made no estimate
on the county. The leaders, such as
James r. Lord, William NJ. Dickson and
R. r. Kenney, are devoting their entire
time to looking after the legislative
ticket in the desire of impressing the
Honest Money Democrats that the legis-
lative nominees will vote for George
Gray for United States SENATOR This
desire does not, apparently, meet with
success,a as the previous declarations Of ail
the legislative candidates OH the Demo-
cratic ticket that they are free silver men
and believe in free silver men, still ring
in the ears of many Democrats who are
opposed to the departure from cardinal
principles of the Democratic party.
The honest money and the conserva-
tive Democracy of Kent county consider
any likelihood of a free silver man being
elected to succeed George Gray an a
dangerous proposition, and propose to
see that it does not occur.
This danger is distressing to honest
Democrats OF Kent county. They de-
plore their ignorance OF tine scheme OF
the leaders in pushing the nomination OF
the county ticket through so early. The
Democracy of Kent county wants George
GRAY reelected Senator. They do not
want L. Irving Handy or any free silver
ite. If they cannot pledge the Demo-
cratic candidates for Gray then the
Democratic candidates will not receive
the entire support of the Democratic vote
in this county.
Democrats in this town to-day resent
the coward y attack made upon Senator
Gray by Jerome B. Bell in the Sunday
Star. They express themselves as un-
willing to believe that George Gray
would use corrupting methods to effect a
large registration.
Yet the Democrats OF this county say
that, if it be true that Chairman Neary
has used money to large extent in New
Castle county, it was done without
George Gray's knowledge or consent and
is but characteristic Of the conduct OF
the campaign in that county by Neary
and by John Biggs, so directly contrary
to the desires of Senator Gray and de-
feating his interests instead of strengthen
ing his chances.
From Sussex county the Republicans
come with better report even than
Kent. The last registration dav in the
lower county proved great harvest for
the Republican party. Upto that day the
result was conceded by the Republicans
to be in doubt, and, inlfact, was admitted
to be lost. Now with the figures Of the
last registration day, the county is
claimed by the Republicans by $50 ma
jority, while the Democrats claim it by
only 200 majority.
Dr. Hiram X. Burton, nominee for
Senator in the Fifth Senatorial dis
trict, says that prior to the last reglstra.
ton day he could not possibly have been
elected, while to-day he says that his
election is assured
This change, he claims, is due to the
great majority gained by the Republi.
cans in the registration of voters on the
last registration day.
William 7. Smithers, secretary of the
Union Republican State Central Com
mittee, believes that the Republican
party will carry the State of Delaware
next Tuesday by nearly 1000 majority.
MIR. Slnithers states that Sussex county
will safely give 800 majority, that Kent
will be carried by nearly 300, and that
the Republicans OF New Castle county
will come down with 200 majority.
The hardest fight in Kent county is in
the First Senatorial District, comprising
Duck Creek hundred, Little Creek hun
dred and part of East Dover. At the
present time it seems that Stephen
Slaughter, the Democratic candidate, is
in the lead, though the Democratic
claim is but Il majority of Is for him.
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