Smyrna times., 1898-11-23
POLITICAL NOTES.

It is understood now, how the un-
usual Democratic majority in Little
Greek Hundred was obtained and the
individual who bought the votes.
The treachery attempted in making
up the board of election officers for
Duck Greek Hundred, was a feature
that sank deep into the bosom of the
Union Republicans.
The EUeTy EUenipg, that credits the
Republican victory in Delaware to the
negro vote, noticed the fact before the
election, that there were 1900 colored
men in New Castle county that did not
register, which made them feel sure of
carrying the county. The Republicans
say that to this can be added the same
number in the two lower counties
3, 3,000-which serves as a reserve force
to the $500 majority in the State, and
so long as they can have fair election
there is no question of their carrying
every county in the State in the
| future.
Robert S. Downs, candidate for
clerk of the peace for Kent County,
got the highest majority on the Repub-
llcan ticket, 406; and John b. Whar-
ton for Sheriff, got the next highest,
357.
Much is being said by the papers
that were two years ago urging, despite
the position of Messrs. Bayard and
Gray, the success of Free Silver. Had
they succeeded they had not intended
to do honor to a gold Democrat, but
they now think Mr.. Gray the proper
one for the Republicans to elect to the
y. S. Senate. If the choice has to be
between him and Col. II. A. Dupont,
we think that the general choice of
Kent and Sussex counties, without re-
gard to politics, would be for Hon.
George Gray.
Mr.. Handy has abandoned politics
and has turned his attention to law;
so it is reported. 1t is also reported
that John ID. Hawkins has retired from
politics since Kent county has gone so
largely Republican.
The Democratic party, though de-
feated throughout the State, is proud
of the fact that it went down without
violating the laws and the Constitu-
tlon." The editor of the SUSSEX Jour-
nal wrote the above without once con-
sulting John ID. Hawkins about Kent
county.
The agitation as to who will be Sen
ator from Delaware to succeed George
Gray IN the United States Senate, will
be source of considerable revenue to
the space political writer's of Delaware
IN the city papers, from now until the
Senator shall have been elected by the
Legislature.
AT the late Christian EndeavOr Con-
ventiOn, held at Wilmington, hope
was expressed for the time when the
local option features of the new Con-
stltutlon may be advocated until an
enlightened people curtail the rum
traffic and then a more enlightened
community abolishes it altogether.
The Thanksgiving proclamation is
sued by Governor Bradley, of Ken
tuckey, is not much as a rhetorical
gem, but 1t covers the ground. 1t is
as follows: Thursday, the twenty
fourth of November next, is hereby
set apart as day of thanksgiving and
prayer" Mr.. Hughes might have
asked the papers of the State to pub
llsh this kind of q proclamation free,
with some kind of prOpriety.
The Morning NeaOS of yesterday
says the Democrats are talking of re-
organizing the party if new leaders can
be found, and says: "What most wor-
ries the Democrats is that they have
few leaders in the State. 1t is claimed
that in the last campaign, John ID.
Hawkins, the Kent county chairman,
made failure of the campaign there
and that John F. Salisbury, who was
assisting him, did more than half a
dozen men could undo. The Demo
Gratis, therefore, have no further use
for these leaders. Senator Kenney
is also done for as leader and there is
no one else left who has had the ex-
perience to lead the party.