The sun., 1898-10-30
l,(1Es1 DEMOCRATS Al VAR
On Election Day the Party Of Kent
County Will Repudiate
Leaders.
The ESTIMATES AZ GIVEN
/, Figures Of the Ring Admit Decreased
Majorities In Their Dist ricts.-.The
\, Disguised EiemenC Will Aid
the Republicans to Vic-
tory.
I THE ESTIMATES AZ GIVEN
Astaf Correspondent.

VA On, Del, Oct. 29.-The Republi
tS u Kent county claim that on'
uiM e!om next Tuesday they will pol
I'M arge enough to carry Kent county
M ,od majority.
VI fDemocrats, of Kent county, CLAIM
mn heir majorities in districts formerly
VI ] \ ed by the Democratic party will b:
Ify' eased, but that they expect, never
N }ess, TO carry the county. @
y, /fhese are the two claims made BY the
Nwo great parties in this county. The
nv conclusion which it is possible tt
" from this is that Republican sue
\ 4.Ass will be the result Of the election or
|INoyember 8. II the usual Democratic
/fmaiorities are to be lowered, and this il
J admitted in all Democratic estimates
then, necessarily. Republican majoritiel
! in those hundreds usually giving Repub
lican maiorities, will be increased.
" In Duck Creek hundred the Demo
Gratis formerly received majority rang
ing from loo to l75. This week the
leaders Of the Democratic party in that
hundred stated that they expected q
majority OF 80. Little Creek, usually
giving SO majority is slated at 40. Ken
ton hundred is claimed by the Demo-
Gratis by reduced majority by %, and
likewise runs the estimate throughout
: the county. The Republicans outstriped
the Democrats on the last registration
4lay in the lower part Of the county in
some hundreds as North Murderkill regis
tered two to the Democrats one. In the
upper part of the county the registration
was more even, the Democrats having q
shade the better, especially in Duck
Creek and kenton hundreds.
The negro vote was nearly all regis.
tered and will poll about the usual
strength, while the greater part OF the
reduced registration is among the white
voters.
Added to the supremacy OF the Kepub-
lican party in the matter OF registration,
and even in the Democratic estimates, is
the determination being manifested, and
more especially showing itself during
the past week, Of crushing out the Demo
cratic leaders Of the county, Richard K.
Kenpey, William p. Dickson, James X.
Lord and Robert J. Reynolds, thereby
ridding the Democratic party OF unde-
.sirable leaders, men who during their
dong continuance in control having not
E%eceeted in uniting all members of the
party in this county; men who have
among their number those who have
placed themselves in an nnenviable posi-
tion in the face OF the law and who
bring harm to any political organization
ITO which they belong.
Notwithstanding the great stroke
played by Senator, Kenney, Dickson,
Lord and Reynolds, in having county
legislative ticket named OF men who
( were placed by themselves and who are
&piedged to free silver, Handy, kenney,
fIawkins, ct al. that great stroke is the
bidentical one which is bringing defeat
tto the banners of Kent county Democ-
racy.
The honest Democrats OF Kent county
will not and have t il week in inter
views declared themselves to this effect,
stand any longer for such men for lead
ers as Kenney, Hawkins and the others
named above.
The honest Democrats OF Kent have
declared themselves and, with the aid
of an increased Republican vote, their
declarations will be made good. Demo-
cratic success in Kent county looked
7 promising Just so long us the Legislative
candidates declared their intention of
voting for George Gray for United States
senator-that was a card which ilnpelled
every Democrat to stand by the ticket.
Yet it could not successfully be played.
The legislative candidates are silver men;
they are Handy men; they are Hawkins
and Dickson men, and the Democracy or
Kent knows that now, and defeat is to
be the result.
Men who have engineered such g'ar-
ing frand as the Democratic crime OF
1895. the honest Democrats OF Kent
county claim, shall be turned from power
and the party. ,,
,,ly lack OF nerve exhibited by
"A hsrats who desire honest govern
N do desire to rid the party OF such
: nN .ld followers is that they have not
asv " made public declaration that they
ssfnOt longer connected with the Demo-
4l(htic party.
An honest Democrat said yesterday
TIM the nerve would be on hand IN
| peaty on November 8, and the balloting
Y OF N iair-lninded, honest Democrats
woulddisplay that nerve.
The Eople OF Kent county want juries
honestly and trnthfulIy drawn, they
want juskce at the eNhands of county off
cials, andNoth Republicans and Demo.
Gratis have 1ecided that tuesday week lie
the day andtime on which a step in that
direction mut be taken.
An utter abence of political meet ings
and campaign \speechSs is the order Of
the campaign il Kent eounty. Neither
Republicans noADemOclats are partici.
\ pating is politi@l enthusiasm Of this
character. 1t is SOLID work, pIac.
ing batteries to WNpS frch the field the
forces Of the fraiN schemr's who have
dominated Kent punty Nr so many
e Already one Of tese has been rele. ,
gated to the rear--bhn + \Sanlsbury.
His disgrAcefuI actios on the last regis
traton day simply dikusted AL parties,
and he is counted a ded member. ts
After all, the summik up ofthe spt-
\ litical situation In Kent county to-day, I