The sun., 1898-11-25

have dark skins. There are Others. -
Morning Neacs.
t. is stated that the Republicans IN
the next General Assembly will stano
sixteen for Addicks and fifteen again
him, This majority of one would pe
sufficient to secure the cauc's nomina-
ton o. the Gas. man, provided ms ne
publican opponents are caught IN eau
Gus, As matter Of fact, however, Those
fifteen against will be found to grow
sadly fewer and fewer as the session time
approaches. -Dorer Index.
Regular Republican and Union Repnb-
lican members-elect OF the General AS
sembly continue to dodge the qlreti"n
of their purposes in the matter OF voting
for a United States Senator to succeed
Hon. George Gray. Thus far Jol"
piIling, of Newark, is the only Rrgu'ar
Republican who has had the manhood
to come out and frankly announce his
purposes. He declares that he VIII
never vote for J. Edward Addicks for
United States Senator. His action is in
strange contrast with that of Representa-
tiyes-elect Burns and Robertson, OF this
CITY, who evade all questions with
umsy grace and say that they "wlll DO
their voting at Dover next January. -
Euening Journal
If the Democrats did not want the new
civ charter when everything was Demo-
cratic in our city government with few
exceptions, and now that there is like.
lihood Of the city government changing
hands and the Republican party to come
into control, the new citv charter ghost
is trotted out. 1t won't stand ghost OF
a show of passing before the coming
Legislature. The people think what has
been good enough for the Democratic
party would be good enough for the Re-
pubicans. - Daily Republican.
From John Piliing, who runs an inde-
pendent machine, on down through the
various political avenues, there Is cry
for ballot reform. The present method
of registration and roping of the voting
places, has the endorsement at least OF
The honest voter, but they want pencil
to mark the ballots, as Is the case IN sew
rra of the advanced States, instead OF
being stamped with ink, as was the case
here. The blanket ballot and stamp
with the possibilities OF wrong stamping,
put the voter largely at the mercy OF the
inspector or election board. 1t is stated
the inspector of West Dover hundred
had band OF colored matter around his
wrist against which tickets of the oppo'
site party were gently pressed III the act
of putting them in the ballot box, anC
forty of these tickets we're thrown out II
canvassing the vote, as marked or de
faced.
Thomas 3. Coursey, who has been
Z voter for seventy years, voting for ever,
= President from Andrew Jackson to Nc
~ Kmey--iourteen out OF the seventeen
. successful canddates-says at his pac'
. there We're no signs uf bribery, but be
q ieves that the voter ought to be full
y protected, and is against the ink stamp
J. lie believes the change OF canvas>in
y board to the Jud yes Of the Superlo
} Court an excellent provision, but thn;
IL further benefit would be in havin
II separate ballots, printed on paper OF d
ferent colors, So the voter, however j!
ncrant of the devices at their head, coul
not mistake them, each to be placed in
It 1t uniform envelope on being deposited
-e the box.-Smgrna Times.
t, Considerable interest is being take
r. in the action brought in the case
Y. Charles & Fisher, coIored, convicted
IN paving a mans registration fee, to d
ne eide the constitutOnaity Of that pr
to vision Of the constitution of this Sta,
yt which provides that certain offenses a
ty to be tried by the courts instead OF by
" Jury. 1t will be held by those interest
IN. in the case that this provision OF t
state constitution is in direct conf
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