The sun., 1898-12-10

SenatOrs-elect from New Castle county
yesterday afternoon was asked his opin-
ion on the United States Senatorial prob
lem.
'To tell you the TRUTH" he said in an
swer to the query, II don't know where
am at"
'In the first place." he stated, '"about
the only man who appears to have any
consistent following at this time is J..
Edward Addicks. He will go into the
fight from what l have been able to CLEAN
at the present time with IS out of the 81
Republican votes.
"The remaining Is votes are scattered
amongst almost as many candidates and
it would not surprise me to see some Of
the Regulars voting for the man whom
believe the administration desires, Hon.
George Gray.
Il do not think that the Regulars will
enter into any caucus for the reason that
in this event they would have to vote for
Mr. Addicks, as it is known that he with
his following, would be declared the
caucus nominee.
"The Regulars will do all in their
power to defeat Mr.. Addicks and in
order to prevent his election and down
the Union Republicans some OF them
would resort to any measure, no matter
how desperate.
GAS far as the candidacy of William
S. Hilles, Rev. Jonathan s. Willis,
Hiram r. Burton, Benjamin Nields and
others are concerned they have no show
of becoming elected to the high honor to
which they aspire at this time"
Taking this conversation into con.
sideration at this time then there are
only two candidates in the field as has
been previously published in The Sun
and they have been named in the per-
sons of Mr.. Addicks and Mr.. Gray.
The gentleman interviewed did not
deny nor affirm that the Regulars would
vote with the Democrats for Hon. George
Gray, and during his remarks merely
said that he merely knew that certain
members Of the next General Assembly
would not vote for Mr.. Addicks.
Under the new constitution he stated
the body could not vote for United
States Senator until after they had been
in session ten days and he thought that
the members, especially Regular Re-
publicans might know where they stood
by that time.
There may and there may not have
been significance in the inviting of the
newly elected Republican officials to the
dinner given by the Eighth Ward Kepub-
lican League. The turnout was large
and a very enjoyable evening was
spent by all present. Sometimes little
things show which way the wind is
blowing. Even as Insignificant an affair
as a supper has been known to precede
other great events in politics. Daily Re
publican.
The Municipal Court which occupies
an equivocal position notwithstanding
the decision of the Supreme Court of the
State, will have neither it's tenure nor it's
power extended, regardless of the press
of this city, SO long as j. Frank Ball pre-
sides over it. Time cannot efface the
three several decisions which he rem
dered on three cases sf assault, namely,
of Paul Ward, Edmund Mitchell, Jr.,
and A. G. B. Anderson. The fines these
three persons were required to pay were
respectively $3.50, S25 and SIS. Ward
made an assault upon Samuel N. Trump
at the polls in the Eleventh ward. Ward
is Democrat and he was fined $3.50.
Ma jor Mitchell made no assault at all,
he merely pushed aside the hand of a
Democrat, now fugitive from justice,
who was trying to hand in his ballot
ahead Of several Republican voters who
We're blocked at the window by one of
the old-fashioned Democratic inspectors.
Mitchell is a Republican and his fine
was $25. Mr.. Anderson as a Judge of
election properl Y Knocked down Demo-
cratic inspector who had rashly called
him liar. Anderson was fined SIS.
The Municipal Court must be divested of
poIitirs brlor 1T can get any more power.
me people OF Wilmington are entirely
competent to elect this or any other
judge. .-Kcpubticcm Giassas, Sun,loy Star.
Our Democratic friends are more agi-
ta,ed over the successor to Senator GRAY
tnan ii they had the privilege OF making
the selection themselves. They seem to
imagine that the Republican party will
be unable to find man who is qualified
to fill the position or to represent the
State with credit and dignity. Della
ware has made a good showing in the
uppGf house of Congress, and never
better than during the period between
March /, 1859, and March 4, 1895. 1t is
not absolutely necessary that II United
States S!nator should be brilliant
speaker, although a man who can speak
ia; 'ltjg nlly on public questions has an
"dl.lll"n"i advantage. The first qualih-
cation tor a Senator Is that he should be a
man If integrity and good standing in his
own state. ii selected by the Rcpub!i-
cans, tur instance, he should be in full
sympathy with the principles Of the Re.
publican party. lie should be d man Of
education and sound cOnmon sense con-
cerning national affairs. 1t matters not
so niucn what he may say on the floor of
the Senate 50 long as his votes are di-
iecird ia the proper way. Comparative
ly lew men appear in the Congressional
Record as speakers on the floor of either
house OF Congress, and the men who do
work III c. mlnittee are, as a matter of
fact, the ones who perform the most
difficult duties that come TO member of
Congress To vote right and to stand for
those things that are best for the inter-
ests OF the country is the full extent of
any members duty in Congress.
Delaware has a goodly number OF Re-