The sun., 1898-11-10
UNOFFICIAL VOTE Of STATE
Hefecker and the Rest Of the
Republicans Have Nearly
1000 Plurality.
WILL CONTROL BOTH HOUSES
The Republicans Will Probably Have
q Working Majority Vote Of Eight
in the Next General Assembly.
Resume of the
n Victory.
WILL CONTROL BOTH HOUSES

!, Victory.
The election of Tuesday was COM
plete surprise to the Democrats of the
State and county and fully demonstrates
the fact that the respectable Jeffersonians
haye refused to any longer recognize the
leaders who for the past ten years have
done 90 much to bring the party into
disrepute.
Although the Republicans have been
sanguine all along Of carrying the State
the leaders had no idea as to the ma
jority they would have.
The reason for this was due to the po-
litical situation in Kent county, and IT
was feared that the Democrats would
again resort to the same tactics that they
adopted in 1896, when they through
bribery succeeded in so altering the re-
turns chat all Democratic nominees were
declared elected.
II was mainly due TO the efforts OF The
Sun that this famous steal was not re-
peated, and as their desperate schemes
were exposed from time to time they
practically gave up the fight in that
county at noon on Tuesday.
Beaten and foiled at every point they
now have the satisfaction Of knowing
that hereafter the people of the State
will insist on fair and impartial elections
and that they cannot again resort to
"dirt" under the new Constitution p
Hon. L. Irving Handy, candidate OF
the Democratic party for Congress, who
was defeated by Hon. John H. Hoffecker,
81 Smyrna, .Nas in this city yesterday
afternoon. NJ M
He takes his defeat philOsophically
and it is understood he says that the re.
suit in the State was due to the usual tidal
wave, that at times visits every State.
! Mr.. Handy has the satisfaction OF
knowing, however, that he was not the
only one who was crucified on the ''cross
of gold" although he has smaller
vote than any other Democrat on the
ticket.
Would. be-Recorder.of Deeds-for life
CORTLAND G. Montgomery and his
friends were more than surprised at the
large vote polled by Delaware CLARK,
his Republican opponent in this county.
Mr.. Montgomery was anxious to be,
but the people willed otherwise, and, as
natural result, Court will step down
and out of Office.
Another surprise to the Democrats was
the ease with which Thomas +. Gormley
was defeated in the First Representative
district by James Kitchens.
The large vote polIed by the latter was
sentirely unexpected, and, as a sequence
Mr.. Gormley is engaged in the pleasan,
occupation Of wondering how it hap
pened.
The Republicans and Honest Demo
Gratis who assisted them in-bringi ne
about the defeat of the ringsters are
more than pleased at the results that ac'
companied their efforts, and there was
more than one of the reform people who
INDUCED in quiet chuckle after they
knew the good news.
J. Frank Alice, chairman of the Unior
Republican State Central Committee,
and Hugh c. Browne, chairman OF the
Regular Republican State Central Com
miltee, are more than pleased at the vic
tory Of the party.
The victory Of Mr.. Alice for State SEN
ator in the Third district of Kent county
was at it should have been, and fully
demonstrates that the people were bount
to right the wrong done him in 1896.
The unofficial returns by city, count.
and State are as follows:
Wilmington-Congress-Handy $500
Hoffecker 5,9G6, Brosius l40. Stat
Treasurer-Ross 1903, Ball 5,90l, swail
463, Hutton l6S. Auditor-Bishol
5,444, Lingo 5,95s, Brand 467, Jone
$50.
New Castle county outside OF city
Congress-Handy 2,7OS, Hoffecker y, 4Se
Brosius l20. State Treasurer-R0s
2,7OS, Ball 3, ,403, Swain 1913, Hutton o.
Auditor-Bishop 2,747, Lingo 2,34e
Brand 2O5, Jones 5G
Kent County-Congress-Handy3 3,27(
Hoffecker 1872, Brosius l56. Stat
Treasurer-Ross 3, 1896, Ball 1856, Swail
1853. Hutton SO. Auditor-Bishop 3,275
Lingo 1876, Brand 150, Jones S4., =, :,
Sussex county-Congress--Handy 3l6t
Hoffecker $3.50, Brosius 115. Stat
Treasurer-Ross 3, 1856, Ball 3,961, Swai
73 Hutton III. Auditor-Bishop 8, l92
Lingo 3,943, Brand 70, Jones III.
State-Congress-Handy l4,467, Ho
iecker 16, 1926, Brosius 422. State Treas
urer-Ross 14,473, Ball 1921, Swai
SS2. Hutton 271. Auditor-Bishop a
$50, Lingo 16, ,727, Brand 1856, Jones 2Ss
The unofficial vote for the count
Offices is as follows:
Recorder OF Deeds-Montgomery S,22
Clark 9,l06, Shoup 655, Mccall IL:
Sheriff-Moody S,236, Taylor 0,O9S
LYNCH GG2, Brown 1856.
Coroner -Rothwell S,l37, Vandevt
9o55, Brown 662, Little $50.
The political complexion OF the Sta
Senate as it now stands, is as follows:
'" STATE SENATE.
New Castle county-First distric
Samuel M. Knox, Il Second, Jon
Pyle, D. (holds over); Third. Webst
J. Blakely, r.; Fourth, James M; shaR
sneare. r.; Fifth, Robert McFarlin, X
Sixth. Charles II. Salmon, D.; Sevent
George M. D. Hart, d. Total, Republ
cans, 8 Democrats.
Kent county-First district, stepht
Slaughter, D. Second, Robert ID. Lew
B.: Third, J. Frank Alice, r.; Fourt
Samuel Meredith, D. (holds over