The sun., 1898-10-17
REPUBLICANS FOR CONGRESS
Supposition Prevails That George
Gray's Successor Will Bea
Republican.
TO CONTEST KENNEY'S SEAT
Kent COunty's Count Establishes The
Fact That j, Edward Addicks was
Legally Elected United states
SenatOr-..A Administrat to
Support His Claims.

The political situation relative to the
representation of Delaware in the
National Congress is producing quite a
little speculation.
The probability OF three Republicans
representing the state at Washington has
opened, and the manner in which this
probability may be carried to certainty
is presented in several different forms.
The result OF speculation along this
line as discussed by leaders and workers
in the Republican party is that the
Democrats stand to lose the one seat in
the National House of Representatives;
that Republican will be elected to sue
ceed Senator George Gray, and that Sena-
tor Kenney is no lohger entitled to seat
in the Senate and will be deposed by a
Republican.
That the Democrats stand to lose the
Congressman is evident, and John II.
Hoffecker, the candidate of united Re-
publican party, will be elected over L.
Irving Handy, the present Congress-
man.
The placing of two Republicans in the
u. S. Senate, is to be accomplished in
this manner. Assuming the election Of
Republican Legislature, and such an
assumption is clearly fair one, the
election of Republican successor to
George Gray is assured.
But first, before the election of Gray's
successor, comes the deposition of Sena-
tor Kenney. The action of the Superior
Court in Kent county caused the vote
polled at the general election in 1896 to
be recounted and properly signed by the
Democratic inspectors who held that
election, which act they had refused to
perform.
The count was made and revealed the
fact Though already known that in
stead of the Democratic candidates to the
last legislature having been elected, on
the contrary, the successful men were
the candidates of the Republican party.
However, owing to the refusal of the
Democratic inspectors to tolerate the
Kent county returns, the Democratic
candidates took the vacant seats in tse
last Legislature, and the Republicans
were flagrantiy robbed of their election.
That seated in the Legislature seven
Democratic representatives and one DEM
ocratic senator.
Kent county was not the only place in
which frand existed. Sussex county had
her share. Eight Democrats from Sussex
county took seats in the Legislature on a
claimed Democratic majority OF 276 for
the county as made by the Board OF Can
vass. Congressman Willis, however,
made claim of fraud, and upon Con-
gressional investigation it was proved
that in the place of a Democratic majority
of 276 the true vote showed clean Re-
publican majority OF 255.
This investigation and the recount in
Kent county, ordered by the Superior
Court of Kent county, establishes the
fact that the last Legislature in which
the eight Democratic members from
Kent and the eight Democratic members
from Sussex sat was illegal and that the
so-caled "Rump" Legislature convened
by the Republicans at Hotel Richardson,
Dover, who we're righ!fully elected, was
the only legal Legislature.
The Democratic or illegal Legislature
elected Richard r. Kenney to the United
States Senate. The "Rump" or legal
Legislature elected j. Edward Addicks
to the United States Senate. The action
OF the Kent county court establishes the
fact that J. Edward Addicks was elected
United States Senator by legal Legisla-
ture and that Richard r. KenneY was
elected United States Senator by an lille.
gal Legislature and one never authorized
by the people.
That was the situation which now
leads to the present speculation which
proposes to depose Richard r. Kenney
and seat J. Edward Addicks in the SEN
ate.
J. Edward Ad6icks, as declared by the
action of the Kent county court, is the
legally elected U. s. Senator who should
have the seat now occupied by Richard
R. Kenney. The supposition now ia
that with this fact established by the
courts of the state, Addicks will 60 to
Washington and reopen his contest for
the seat now held by Senator kenney.
His right to the seat could not be denied.
In his first contest he lacked but one
vote of obtaining the seat and now with
the courts of Delaware at his back, and
with congressional change in his favor,
there is not doubt but that the United
States Senate will recognize the legality
of his election and unseat Senator Ken
nev placing Mr.. Addicks in the seat.
To obtain the entire support of his
! party in this move Mr.. Addicks, it is
proposed, will go to Dover at the meet
ing of the next Legislature, in event of
it's being Republican, and throw his sup.
port to the Republican who will, at that
time, be elected to succeed Senator
George Gray. In that way the Republi-
can party will have two senators IN the
{ Senate and one congressman in the
Uouse of Representatives.
1t is manifest on the face of it that the
national administration desires ull the
Republicans in Congress that it can pos
bibly get, as certain it is that the ques-
lion will be raised in that body as to
whether the administration has properly
tonducted the recent war.
n tThe administration will need all the
n (pport it can obtain, hence, the support
~ tthe administration will be granted
Addicks in his contest of Senator
ney's seat, and also in anv plan
ch may have for its object the elec-