Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1898-12-01

Evidences multiply that tho coming
contest before the Delaware Legisla-
ture for the Office of United States
Senator, to succeed George Gray, will
be full of interest and excitement Also,
that none of the leaders now promi-
nent in the contest are likely to win,
but that a compromise candidate--a
man like Judge James Pennewill Of
Dover-will probably succeed in the
end.
In connection with the senatorial
contest, AN editorial in last weeks
issue of the Milford Chronicles strong
Addicks organ, is Of significant in
terest. 1t opens with tho statement
that there will be but two real can
dates in the field, Colonel du Pont
and Mr.. Addicks, and then proceeds
to assail Colonel du Pont with much
fierceness. 1t says:
Mr.. du Pont will be voted for bo-
cause he was claimant for a seat in
the United States Sonata and was re-
jected. At heart he has possibly two
loyal supporters-and others will vote
for him = because he is from New
Castle county. and because he was the
legatee and dispenser of Federal pa
tronage, brought about as a result
of the disgraceful st. Louis deal,
whereby the lawfully elected delegates
from this State to the last National
Convention were refused to be seated.
Win the Union Republicans of Kent
and Sussex counties who are members
of the General Assembly, consent TO
1t and vote for du Pont?
Under what obligations are they to
Mr.. du Pontg
Did not his henchmen in Kent OPP
pose every one of the eight Union
Republicans elected by their votes on
the Sth day of November, when they
ran an opposition ticket? And did not
his henchmen in Sussex try to defeat
two of the Union Republicans in that
county by theisame tactics, in running
an opposition ticket and voting for
the same?
Did not his henchmen in New Castle
county try 10 defeat two Union Re-
publicans in New Castle county by
voting against them?
1t is beyond the realm of possibili-
ties for such magnanimity to be exer-
cised.
Colonel du Points aspirations to the
senatorship, under these circumstances,
are classed by the Milford Chronicle
as ga piece of supreme presumption,
brass and gall" 1t asks if the men
whose appointments to Federal office
have been secured by Colonel du Points
influence ''are to be made the re.
cipients of fayors unchallenged, and
expresses the opinion that the United
States Senate should defeat the con
firmation of every one of them, because
'they voted to defeat the successful
Union Republican candidates for the
General Assembly" Concluding, the
Milford Chronicle says:
1t Is the duty of all Union Repub
licans to loyalty support Mr.. Addick.
and to have no second choice. Any
man who has second choice is not,
and cannot be, loyal to his first choice.
The election of Addicks will place
the people in control Of their own
that which rightfully belongs to them.
This editorial is evidently printed
by authority, and represents the Unior
Republican view. 1t also indicates tn,
bitterness of, the two factions. L
shows that while the Regular Republi
cans may stand out to the end agains
the election Of Mr.. Addicks, the Unior
Republicans will display an equal de
gree of hostility to the choice of Col
onel du Point. 1t seems impossible
therefore, at present outlook, for eitheI
Of these aspirants to win.
Probability is thus added to tn,
theory that the result will be tn,
election of some compromise candi
date, for whom the adherents of boil
factions in the Legislature can vote
Who this compromise selection will
be is the interesting question Of tn,
day.