The sun., 1898-12-12
sembly Of the State. They are both OPP
posed to such an election.

| referlng TO the senatorial cieCtiOu SAYS
at is unfortunate for the party that a
Senator is to be elected this winter"
Supposing Republican (?) Glasses to be
what he assumes to be, in the assump-
ton of that title, his opinion about the
matter is remarkable. The fact is, how
ever, that he is not speaking for or about
the Republican party. If l am correctly
informed as to this gentleman's identity,
he left the Republican party in 1896, and
ioined new party constituted and in
stituted by the Democratic Clerks of the
Peace OF New Castle, Kent and Sussex
counties, acting for and in the interest
OF the Democratic party, and specifically
for the prevention OF the election OF a
Republican United States Senator. He
is still member of that party. He has
acted with and for it in two campaigns
for the same specific purpose; and where
he speaks of a misfortune TO the party,
he means his party. No one should be
mistaken as to what he means in that
matter.
1t will be remembered also that sew
eral months ago, Republican (?) Glasses,
presuming to speak for the Republican
Administration at Washington, said, in
effect, that the Administration was not at
all anxious about the election OF Repub-
lican United States Senator from Deia-
ware He called attention to that dccla
ration last Sunday. This doubtless is the
basis OF his objection to the election of a
Republican Senator. 1t is not the basis
of that objection, however, that is i'm
portant. 1t is the inspiration of it. Its
repetition, under the circumstances, is an
apparent veriicaton of the oft repeated
report, that the Administration at Wash
ington desires-or would be very well
pleased with, the reelection of Senator
Gray.
Democrytic Glasses would doubtless
agree to that He, at least, would pre-
fer Gray TO any Republican which this
General Assembly can elect. The moral
of all this is that Regular" Republicans
and Democrats are still agreed in oppo-
sition to the Union Republicans.
One other word about my highly es-
teelned contemporary article of last
Sunday. He says: Republican Glasses
has within the last dozen years put
the true stamp upon the falsehood'
ferring to the charge that Messrs. Hig-
gins and Massey were responsible for
the defeat Of the Republican party in
1892.
have no doubt that he has frequently
put his stamp of denial upon that truth.
A good many others have tried the same
experiment, but with very little success.
The story still goes, is given general
credence, and is vouched for by unlm-
peachable testimony. Under the circum-
stances ! can see no reason why Repub-
licar ~ Glasses should not put several
more true stamps upon it-they don't
seem to effect much.
Democratic Glasses calls attention to
the argument made in this column sew
eral weeks ago, proving the legality OF
the election of J. Edward Addicks to the
United States Senate by the so-caled
trump Legislature" OF 1897. The argu-
ment offered in opposition to this takes
the opposite tack and attempts to prove
the legality OF the election of R. R.
Kenney to the United States Senate.
The argument was made by the editor OF
the Delavarcon. The facts of the case
were very plainly stated in this column
in the article to which Democratic Glasses
refers. The Delauoreml's editorial, how
ever, assumes that an election to office
by a Legislature de facto is legal. So it
is until its legality is questioned. That
is acts passed or business transacted by a
legislative assembly meeting in the place,
and at the time specified in the law for
the meeting of the Legislature are ac-
cepted as the acts OF the Legislature dc
jure, until such action is questioned,
simply because the law supposeS the in
tent of the act establishing such Legisa-
ture has been obeyed. In this case the
legality of the Legislature has been at
tackled and the judgment of the court
given against it. The question then is
can an illegal body perform legal acts.
In the matter of a senatorial election
the State Assembly is not the final Judge
Of the legality of the election, The Con-
stitution of the United States makes the
Senate the judge of the qualifications and
election of its members. This case has
been appealed to that body, and con-
trary to the DelaWdredn's statement that
body has never considered or decided it.
Senator kenney holds his seat in that
bo1v-or was seated there, upon the sup
posed validity Of the certificate of cleo
tion given him by the Governor of Della
ware. That has been attacked, and a
conclusive case has been made up against
it. The election of Senator Kenney was
illegal. u Union Republican Glasses, Sunday
Star.
The candidacy Of Colonel Benjamin
Nelds to succeed Senator Gray in the
United States Senate has been discussed
during the week. Mr.. Nields is one of
the most prominent Republican lawyers
in this city, and this is not the first time
that his name has been mentioned in
this connection. He is a Regular, and
was one Of the most bitter opponents of
Addicksism in this city.
1t is said that the boom for Mr.. Nields
was started by Representative-cect John
| Pillng of Newark
The friends Of Colonel Nields have not
heard him express himself regarding the
Senatorship. There is but little doubt
but that his name will be brought promi-
nently before the Republicans when
they go into caucus.- Wilmington Cores
pondem PhiIadciphja Press.
The coming session of the legislature
is receiving considerable attention out.
side of the Senatorial contest, and there
are Some mattnrs whinb tho bnl,, ~; 1