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For speaker OF the House Of the COM
ing Legislature, numerous names have !
been mentioned, and it looks as Il every
representative elect, is for himself. This
will occasion some trouble before 1t is
finally settled, and the probabilities are
that the Democrats and Regulars will
also come out on top here.
For clerk OF the House, William NJ.
Pro &c, Of Magnolia, appears to be the
choice of the party, but another candl-
date on Saturday threw his def for the
position in the arena and that was W.
Scott Vernon, Of the Daily Republican,
Wilmington. There is no doubt but
that Mr.. Vernon would only too will
ingly accept the honor with its paying
perquisites, but-you know.
Levi G. Sterner, Of Camden, is named
for the reading clerkship.
The attorneys desk will be offered to
either William T. Smithers or Walter
H. Hayes, whilst the chaplaincy will
very likely be presented to Rev. Edwin.
of Cheswold.
In the Senate, John Pyle, Democrat,
of Wilmington, is the only one who has
so far announced himself for the speak
ership, but on what claim is unknown.
Woodburn Martin, of Sussex county, is
mentioned for clerk of the Senate.
When the Legislature meets in Janu-
ary next the first duty for the Senate
<,f, .o fn
told that John Pyle is one of the candi-
dates for the speakership. Now, what
has Pyle done to warrant him in de-
manding the position? He has been
figurehead eyer since he was sent to
Dover and we cannot see any good in his
selection. Pyle was member of the
greatest Doodle Legislature which ever
sat in Delaware, and it is men OF his
stamp who defeated the Democratic
party on November S. 1t is too bad for
the party that his time did not expire
with the rest of the thieves Let us be-
gin to redeem the State by selecting
good men for every office. Restore to
the people the confidence which they
long enjoved under Democratic rule, but
this cannot be done without the men in
power assist in giving clean legislation.
We warn the leaders of the Democratic
party that the election OF John Pyle to
the speakership will materially help to
defeat the party two years hence. Elect
anybody to the place, but not John Pyle.
Joe Rooney, Sunday Herald.
The business men OF Wilmington are
taking time by the forelock and are pre-
barring a general incorporation bill to be
presented to the next General Assembly.
This is an excellent move, although 1t
will prove futile at the coming session.
Their bill will pass the Republican House
practically as they shall present it, but
it will not pass the Senate. The State
Senate is precisely where it has been for
TWENTY-FIVE years, at least, in the hands
OF the most powerful corporation in Del
aware. Railroad attorneys mutllated
the incorporation clause of the new con-
stitution until it was made harmless and
unacceptable by its best friends, and
railroad attorneys and lobbyists defeated
the bill proposed in 1897 and again in
1898 They will defeat it again in 1890:
A proper bill will not be passed unit
1901 when the Senate will be RcpAbli-
can, as we'll as the House and when both
bodies will be free of the railroad ty'
ranuy.-Rcpublican Glasses, S'"d"3
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The correspondent of the PhilAdelphic
Inquirer had the following to say on the
Senatorial fight in this State yesterday
WILMINGTON, Del. Nov. 10-Havins
captured almost everything which wa
worth winning iu the last election, th'
Republicans have now turned their at
tention to the matter Of electinga a Cntet
States Senator to succeed George Gray
and the air is full Of rumors as TO wha
is to be done.
OF course, the Democratic newspaper
are shouting Addicks at the top of thei
voice in the hope of frightening som
one, and John Pilling. one of the Regula
Republican members Of the lower hous
OF the Legislature, is out in an intervie,
in which he says that he would b
ashamed to go home from the Legsla
ture again il he had voted for Addcks
No one doubts that Mr.. Pilling believes
just what he said, but this is hardly tn
time to give out interviews to Demo
cratic newspapers which are likely t
cause disruption in the Rcpublica
party.
According t, the best inlormatio
which can be gained the Republicans o
both sides are just now trying to fin
out whether there is to be caucus hel
for United States Senator Or whether th
candidate is to be selected in open honst
where each man will have a candidate {
his own until he chooses to drop hin
The Union Republicans, who are ger
orally known among the Democrats {
Addicks Republicans, have majority {
one III the two houses on joint ballc
should the Republican members caucr
that is, the Regulars have fifteen an
the Union Republicans sixteen of tn
thirty-one Republican members of th
two houses, Matters have been reverse
from what they were four years agt
when there was a contest between llis
gins and Addioks in the Legislature
Then it was that the Regulars were tn
men who were in favor of holding Cal
Gus, and a majority OF them did mee
and nominate Anthony Higgins to SUI
ceed himself The Union Republican,
who were then in minority and sna
one, but large enough to prevent til
election Of Senator did not believe i
going into a caucus, and refused to g