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as an indication of how others may feel
81 have also heard that two Regula
Republicans, members.elect of the com
ing Legislature, are reported by theil
close friends and neighbors to be read.
to vote for Addicks if it comes to a tgh'
that means 'Addicks or nobody They
want Senator, and intend to have NJ
vacancy.
81 have no interest in this fight" co n
tinued the speaker. II regard Addicks as
utterly unfit fer the place he seeks. Thi:
information has come to me without any
effort upon my part to obtain it. YOU
may set it down for what it is worth anC
regard it as a political straw indicating
the direction of the Senatorial breeze.
Notwithstanding the Republican asser'
ton that the people decided, by the cleo
ton, that they wanted Republican tc
succeed Senator George Gray there are
not few Republicans who would be
happy to see Senator Gray reelected
The indications of failure between the
factions to unite on any one man
furnishes an opportunity to make a
selection that would rise somewhat above
the plane of partisanship, although avail.
able through political exigency, namely,
to join with the Democrats in returning
Senator Gray.
And the regulars, in their zeal to pre-
vent the selection of Addicks for the
Senatorship, are credited with making
similar overtures to the Democrats, yet
Notwithstanding the overtures, if they
were made, and the opportunities for
standing with the Democrats which oc-
Cured, neither faction of the Repnbl-
cans did SO and there was no election. 1t
has been reported that the return of
Senator Gray would be pleasing to Presi-
dent Observation-Disclosures Cores.
pondent, Philadelphia Times.
In speaking of a certain DR.. Jekyll in
the Sunday Star of yesterday, Republ-
can Glasses says:
In 1893 he struck James T. Shallcross.
now member of the General Assembly,
to the tune of $1,000, and with him fell
j. Frank Biggs and R. E. Sanborn, So
called commissioners" each for $1,000.
Those indices cost the taxpayers of this
county $l1 200.
In 1894 commissioners" W. r. Ly-
nam, George T. Brown and Peter L.
Cooper Jr., each 81 800; total $4,000.
This item must be added to the $l1 900
above, making total of SIS, 800, for one
job. 1t was fat.
In 1895 the handsome Prothonotary of
tie county dropped for $1,000, and
commissioners Victor B. Woolley and
Branch II. Giles for 500 each; total $2,.
400. How modest.
In 1897 what was the matter with
1862 Register in Chancery Colen Fer.
guson got $500; commissioners" An
drew c. Gray and Charles B. Evans $l5O
each. This was such little one, you
know. Mr.. Evans was elected member
of the Constitutional Convention that
year and afterward tried to get clause
put into the constitution requiring that
the Prothonotary's office should ever be
filled by a lawyer appointed by the
court.
In 1898 Recorder of Deeds Mont.
gomery induced the late General Assem-.
bly,, save the mark, to authorize him to
make over the job performed bv Mr..
Shallcross and various young Demo
cratic lawyers during 1898 and 1894, at 8
cost of $4,000 for himself, and $l,5OC
each for commissioner Cooper ano
James Ponder; total $1,000; grand total
$685. 500.
Right here let it be set down for al
taxpayers to read that large part of the
floating and illegal debt now hanging
over Sussex county was incurred just
this way, and not dollar of it got int
the purse of Republican. 1t went tt
Democratic commissioners" offict
holders and lawyers.
If there are any youthful lawyers o
alleged Republican faith standing arount
with eyes bulging and mouths watering
at the prospect OF such fat and unhol,
fees, let them take swallow of alum a
once, for there will be no such legislativ
fees under Republican control; or
there should be, mark this prophec
we'll, this county as well as SUISSE,
county will slip back at the next electio
into Democratic hands. If the publ
treasury of Delaware must be looted
then the Democrats will be allowed to d
the looting. The responsible leaders {
the Republican party of Delaware wi
give this State honest and decent admir-
istration, or else they will put the rt
sponsibility of administration upon tn
party that has supply of adept agent
at looting.
Whether all of the Union Republican
in the Legislature will vote for Addicl
for Senator will not be known until afte
the Legislature has met and the Republ
can members of both branches have col
suited in reference to the situation. The
may and they may not. They have
right to do as they please, and that
exactly what they will do. They fe'
that the majority has Alright to do as
may choose, and there are many peop
outside the Legislature who have tt
same view. At the same time there
nothing to prevent them from choosir
some one else if they should desire an
nothing to prevent any Republican frol
being candidate for the position if
wishes to be.
Jonathan S. Willis has been spoken
as candidate for Senator. He is
Union Republican, and unless there h;
been mistake somewhere made, /
will receive some votes from that part
despite the fact that it is being asserte