The sun., 1898-10-12

I to reverse victory won by such corrupt
and debasing methods. The Union Re-
publican leaders made frantic efforts to
create public sentiment in their favor,
but public sentiment treated them with
deserved contempt.
The action of the Superior Court in in
sisting upon canvass OF all the votes
cast at the election is not a vindication
of the Union Republican party. 1t is
simply judicial declaration of the fact
that our Boards of Canvass has no right
to reject returns Of an election, even on
the ground of fraud, but must count all
the votes and certify to the result as as
certained by count. That they must
leave the question of fraud, and the con.
sequent vitiation of the election, to the
courts for judicial determination.
This is all that depends upon the final
count of Kent county's vote at Dover to-
day, in obedience to the mandate of the
Superior Court. The Addicks Republi-
cans are welcome to all the political cap
ital they may squeeze out OF it.-Erery
Erening.
Congressman Handy has the good
fortune of the support Off united De-
mocracy. He was nominated for sec-
ond term without the shadow of opposi-
| ton and the unanimity which char
acterized his nomination will mark his
support. There is no disposition on the
part of any Democrat to refuse to sup
port him. He has made splendid rec
ord during the past two years; done all
he could for his constituents, and his
election and the defeat of John II. Hof-
fecker, the Addicks congressional candi-
date, are matters only about a month re-
moved from the present time on the po-
litical calendar. .-Erening Journal.
Are the Addicksites about to repudi-
ate their own circular letter in the face
OF the bold front which the Regular Re-
publican legislative nominees are put.
ting on at this critical juncture? The
straws of information blow that way.
There is but one legislative nominee
in New Castle county who will vote for
j. Edward Addicks in caucus or out of
caucus, and the gas man knows it. There
is but one who will vote for anything
which he advocates. and he also knows
that. He has drawn his pledge and he
has drawn his knife, and before the
week ends he may, for fear of retaliation
in Kent and Sussex, withdraw them
both. 1t is quite a victory for the Regu-
lar Republicans. E',e"iDg Jo,nnol
Congressman l.. Irving Handy is hay
ing the fight OF his life this time for re-
election to the House of Representatives.
His first election was a mistake caused
by detection in the Republican ranks,
when two candidates were voted for two
years ago, Willis and Houston. This
year there is but one candidate and that
man is John Henry Hoffecker, who
should be sent to Congress in Mr..
IIandy's place. If the Republicans are
united and Mr.. Ioffecker receives the
whole vote, there is no reason why he
should not be elected. Mr. Handy's
views do not meet the approval of any
thing like one-third of the voters in Del
ware. His free trade ideas have no
place with the men of his own party
outside the Democratic Silver League. -
Daiy RcpuJl;ca0.
A foolish story has been going the
rounds in Delaware that President Nc
kinley has given orders that Senator
George Gray is to be returned to the U.
S. Senate. The President has not taken
SO much interest in Delaware politics, as
our readers can readily see by the ap-
pointments thus far made by the Presi-
dent. The story is that George Gray is
to have the loyal support of the Regular
Republicans throughout the state. We
can say that no Republicans, Regulars or
otherwise, will vote for Senator George
Gray for L. S. Senator. The report is
preposterous and nobody but a fool
would give it credence. .-Daiiu RepuU-
can.
Come you politicians, send in your po-
litical gossip.
Richard W. Brown, the new chairman
of the Prohibition party in this county,
will be "bottled up" in water" OF
course, for the remainder OF the cam
paign.
The harmonizing of the leaders won't
eiiViluee Uic Odlky ulSuIlCU llell DIS Ulle Idll
out of the leaders put them on corn
husks, and they refuse to be harmonized
in minute.
Suthin is a-comin' so keep your ear.
lids to the ground.
Won't some one please tell Collector OF
the Port Cooper to stop those "rackets'
in his office.
This will be red letter" day in the
history of the Republican party of New
Castle county. All buildings are re.
quested to be properly "draped' for the
occasion
Another effort is to be made to re.
galvanize the Lincoln Republican Club
into life. President Henry G. McLear
has issued proclamation calling on all
the old club members to ''get together
and turn out and rehabilitate the club.
A meeting has been called for next
Saturday night tor this purpose. Bach
and Higgins have signified their inten.
ton to be present on this lnomentous oc.
casion, which fact ought to bring every.
body, and more too, out. But what about
the unpaid dues? Will they be wiped
off the slate and 1--WE begin on the new?'
In the Democratic campaign in Della.
ware this fall there are no gold men, nc
silver men, but large body of Demo.
prn ntc Who or nd eh IL l..