The sun., 1898-11-14

Now that the election is over and the
official count completed in all three coun-
ties Of the State, the minds Of the politl-
clans have naturally turned as to what
will be done by the members OF the next
General Assembly, which will convene
at Dover on the second Tuesday in jan
uary.
As the matter now stands the Repub-
licans will have an overwhelming ma
iority in the lower house, the election
showing twenty-three Republicans and
twelve Democrats.
In the Senate, however, the Democrats
have working majority of ne and it is
not probable that they, having nine
votes to the Republicans eight, will
allow any measure to be passed by the
latter party without hampering them to
marked extent.
That the Democratic members will re-
sort to these tactics is certain and the in
dications are that but very little legisla-
ton will be done in creating neH laws by
the next General Assembly.
The question of who will be the speak
ers of the next two houses will come up
for discussion in political circles within
the next week but as yet no names have
been mentioned for these respective po.
sitions
1t is more than probable that there
will be fight for this honor between the
Union and Regular Republicans, with
the chances in favor of the former.
Another question that is now upper.
most in the minds of the politicians is
who will succeed Hon. George Gray in
the United States Senate. There is mt
dearth OF G, cd material and the leading
candidates at this time are J. Edward
Addicks, Unionist, and Col. Henry A
du Pont, Regular.
The former at this writing appears tt
have the inside track, and, hilst thu
Regulars claim that J. Edward Addick
shall never represent this State in thu
United States Senate, there are othe
leading Republicans who are equal.
as positive that Mr.. Addicks will b.
elected.
Other names mentioned for good sena
torial material are those Of eX-Senato
Anthony Higgins, William S. Hilles an
Rev. Jonathan S. Willis.
The following article under the hea
of special dispatch from this city, AZ
peared in the Philadelphia Times OF We:
terdav in reference to the political sltui
tion in Delaware:
The election took place on Tuesda,
the ''post-mortem' is still in progress
Numerous reasons are put forth in e,
planation of the failure OF Democrat
votes to meet Democratic prediction
and among those which are believed
have had an important bearing on IL
result were the 81 registration fee, whic
is a constitutional provision, the ado
ton of which is charged to the Dem
Gratis; the last Legislature, Democratl
but criticised by Democrats as well
Republicans for ncompetency; the effe
of the steal Of Kent county two yea
ago and the attempted steal of Ne
Castle county, the voting of the Repu
lican ticket by many Democrats.
addition to the foregoing possible re
sons, may be mentioned a feeling tn
Cong l.. Irving Handy's positi'
on the money question prevented his
ceiving the full! party strength, and tn
the party made a mistake iii electi
Richard Il. Kenney to the United St&'
Senate.
- In some respects the Republican swe
and the size Of its majority was as mu
OF II surprise to the yictors as 1t wa
shock to the yanquished. 1t may W
be taken as popular protest to parts
management grown careless throu
long continuance in Office. The DO
Deipwmran, a democratic paper, remal
concerning the waterloo "We CAM
says that it is much in the nature o
surprise to US. We have feared and
pecled it, and for that reason the ID
Warcon has not made any prediction, c
torialy as to the result" The ID
h,dcr, also party organ, saws that -
Democratic party was held rcsponsl
as party for the new registration
requiring the payment OF the rel
tration fee. 1t is undeniaby. II
though scarcely complimentary to the
that great many voters fancied that
requirement of the registration do
was the result Of the last lHglslat,
which was Democratic"
In spite Of the fear that efforts mi
be made to debauch the voters in
lower counties, there appears thus
to be Ittle indication that any g
amount Of money was used. One
OF explaining Chow it happenc /" i
say that voters were bought but
tie OF tangible nature has been
ycloped, and it would seem that
election was no. a circumstance in
line to the one CT 1896, when mo
flowed like water
Under the present law the v
stamped his ballot with q rubber sti
bearing the design OF a star, and ba
marked with any other design was
to be illegal. Yet it was developed
number of ballots were stamped
cross, a design which was used
previous election. AS these stamps '
nivnn tn tho vrtnra nv members of