Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1898-11-03


publican Glasses" in last Sundays
Star, the final bluff of the Addicxs
Republicans is given in great detail.
1t is, in effect, that Mr.. Addicks will
not be candidate for the United
States Senate before the next Legisla-
ture, should it prove to be Republi-
can body, but will content himself by
contesting the seat of Senator Kenney,
thereby leaving the way open to some
other Republican to take the seat now
occupied by George Gray.
The entire story is detailed most en-
tertainingly by these "Glasses. !" We
are told that the last Leg islature should
have had Republican majority. That
Kent county was bodily stolen by the
Democrats, and that subsequent re-
canvass of the votes showed that Sus-
sex county had also been stolen in the
count, although the theft was not dis
covered until some time afterwards.
This Sussex county recount is still
remembered, as the greatest political
burlesque ever attempted in this State.
The regular count by the Board of
Canvass, body composed of Republic
cans and Democrats, showed that the
Democratic legislative ticket had been
elected by majorities averaging about
$50, and certificates were made out ac-
cordingly. Afterwards, when the Rev.
Jonathan S. Willis had instituted his
contest for a seat in Congress, this vote
was, so far as it applied to the office of
Representative in Congress, recounted,
under the provisions of a law of Con-
gress regulating contests. 1t was Re-
publican count, pure and simple, the
Democrats very properly looking upon
the affair as burlesque and refusing
to have anything to do with it. OF
course, it reversed the Democratic
majority honestly ascertained by the
non-partisan Board of Canvass, and re-
vealed general Republican majority
of about 200. 1t might just as well
have been 1900.
Now, these farcical proceedings,
coupled with the equally farcical organ
ization of the Addicks ''Rump' Legis-
lature at Dover, which elected Mr.. Ad-
dicks United States Senator, are re-
vamped and put together as forming a
substantial claim of Mr.. Kenney's seat
in the Senate for Mr. Addicks And
the many Republicans in this State
who absolutely refuse to lend their
votes to the advancement of Mr.. Ad-
dicks senatorial aspirations. are as
sured that he will not look to the sena-
torship as a result of the next
election, but will reach out for Mr..
kenney's seat, leaving the Gray sue
cession to some other Republican of
this State.
Tho ridiculous nature of this mag
unanimous resolve on the part of Mr..
Addicks is apparent on its face. II
Mr.. Addicks ever had any serious in.
tention of claiming Mr.. Kenney's seat,
he would have done so at the session Of
the Senate last winter. And he would
have been rejected even more inconti-
nently than was the other claimant of
the same seat, as he well knows. He
might, If defeated in his ambition al
the coming election, make the contest
as dernier resort, but Just as surel,
as the next Legislature of this State
proves to be Republican body, JUS
as surely will Mr.. AddiclSs 60 after til,
senatorship-and get it, too. We Dc
not believe any man in Delaware, n,
matter what his politics may be, j,
foolish enough to doubt this.
Mr.. Kenney's term in the Senat,
uns only two years from the fourth o
next March. The term that the mex
Legislature will fill begins on the fourtl
of next March and runs for six years
Does anyone believe that Mr.. Addick
would be generous enough to give up
full term of six years in the Senate Oh
the mere chance of getting a seat il
that body for only two years, as the re
suit of a contest?
Really, the matter is too silly for fur
Their consideration. The people of Della
ware know as well as they know any
thing that Republican Legislature a
Dover next winter will mean the cleo
tion of Mr.. Addicks as the successor q
Senator Gray. This is an issue of tn
campaign that must be determined O
the 9Th of November.