The sun., 1898-11-06

Both Of the great parties in this State
Democrats and Republicans, have
practically completed their labors prio1
to the political battle in Delaware or
Tuesday.
As has been stated before, both are
confident of success, but from conserv
ative point of view the Republicans a,
this time have apparently the. best
chance of success.
The fight will be one Of the ferces
ever waged in the State during its entire
history and before the day Of November
8 is over the present Democracy, wher
they find how the tide is going, will nc
doubt resort to desperate means to save
the party from defeat.
A conservative estimate on the Demo
cratic side OF the House is about as fol-
lows, as far as the Legislative ticket il
concerned:
New Castle county-1st Senatorial District
$500 Republican majority; I'd, Democratic Sena
tor holds over these are in Wilmington; 80, 20(
cratic; 9th, IS Democratic; 7th, 15O Democratic
1st Representative District, 175 Democratic ma
jority I'd, 500 Republican; Sd, 800 Republican
4th. 200 Democratic; 9Th, 500 Democratic (these
five districts are in Wilmington) 9th, 90 Republi
can; 7th, 22H Republican; Sth, 240 Republican
9th, 40 Republican. 10th, $50 Democratic; 11th AZ
Democratic; 18th, 80 Republican; 18th, 25 Demo
cratic; 14th, 60 Democratic; 10Th, 80 Democratic
Kent County-1st Senatorial District, Demo
cratic I'd. Democratic; Sd, Republican; 4th, hold
1st Representative District, Democratic; ID
doubtful; Sd, democratic; 4th Democratic; 9Th
Republican; 6th Democratic; 7th, Republican
Sth, Democratic; 9th, doubtful; 10th, Republican
lican; I'd, holding over Democratic Senator; Sd
Democratic; 4th Republican; 9TH, Democratic
LIST Representative District, Republican, I'd, Re
publican; Sd, Democratic; 4th, Democratic; 9th
Democratic; 9Th, doubtful; 1h. Republican; sth
Republican,; 9th, Democratic; 10th, doubtful
1t will be seen that the Republican
Senatorial majorities in New Castle
county total 2,050, against 225 for the
Democrats, excluding the Second Dis
trict, which is strongly Democratic. In
the Representative districts in that
county the Republicans are 790 ahead on
majorilies.
The aggregate of this compilation is
ten Democratic Senatorial districts out ol
total OF seventeen in the State, and
seventeen Democratic Representative
districts, with four doubtful, out of q
total of thirty-fve. Ii this shall hold
good. the Democrats will have 81 of the
so members OF the Legislature, without
the four doubtful districts, or majority
Of one on joint ballot.
The Democrats are claiming a vote o
81 in the joint Legislature of 52, willis
the Republicans, who are more modest
claim 80.
The crucitixion of Hon. /. Irving
Handy on the 'cross of gold" is no
taken in consideration in the above esti
mate, but should this occur he will, nt
doubt, pit himself against Hon. George
Gray for United States Senator, should
the Democratic claims hold good.
George Gray, as has been intimated il
these columns before, will have the sup
port of certain Administration Republl
cans, and this, too, must be taken.intC
consideration in computing the ABOVE
estimate.
Hon. John H. TIoffecker will be the
next Congressman from the present out
look and he will be materially assisted by
the Sound Money Democracy.
These are facts cleaned after carefE
dissertation OF the political situation. 81
you can take your choice, and there yol
are.