Smyrna times., 1898-11-02
ELECTION DEMONSTRATIONS.
WHICH PARTY SHALL BE THE VICTOR ?

Inc registration, winch was cOnSld.
erably short in New Castle and Kent
counties, not SO much so in Sussex,
has served rather to mystify than clear
the vision of the politicians. Each
party is claiming the counties. Geo.
G. Rothwell, the candidate for Coro-
ner on the Democratic ticket in New
Castle county, from Information re-
ceived on Saturday believes they will
carry the county by 300 majority,
/ while other Democrats are claiming
the county by 800, Kent by 300 and
Sussex by 200.
On the other hand, Hugh G.. Brown,
| Chairman of the New Castle County
| Republican Committee, says:
| 81 have every reason to believe that
we will be successful both as to state
and county tickets.
81 give Chairman Neary credit for
being one of the most astute politi-
clans in the state, but he never put up
stlffer bluff than his interview on the
registration of last Saturday.
ga careful analysis of the registra-
tion shows decided Republican ma
jOrity in the state.
"We were ahead before the last day
of registration, and while the Dem
Ocrats made a strong effort in each
county, they were not able to over
come the advantage we had gained in
the earlier registration.
Son October % our registration
came up to our expectations, and fully
maintained our strong lead. This is
confirmed by reports from all over the
State.
eve have made a very careful in
vestigation in every district in the
State, and our calculations are based
on the exact figures of the several dis
tricts.
81 do not believe there is any doubt
OF the election of Mr.. Hoffecker and
the whole of the state ticket"
The NOrnin9 NctOs thus states the
situation:
so far as this county is concerned
1t is believed that the Republicans
Will elect a majority of their candi-
dates for the General Assembly, and
that the county will give such maiori-
ties for the State officers on the Re
publican ticket that the Democrats
VIII be unable to overcome it even if
the note should be in their favor in the
lower part of the State, which it will
not be. Authentic reports of the con-
dltlon of affairs in Kent and Sussex
counties show that the Republicans
Will also be victorious there. This is
shown by the registration, despite the
Democratic game of claiming every
thing in sight for the purpose of en-
cOuraging the faithful.
"The Democratic managers have had
the greatest trouble in getting their
following interested The voters have
taken 1t for granted that the Republi-
cans were in good shape to win and
saw no use of making a fight. 1t was
for this reason that the Democratic
policy of claiming everything in sight
was adopted. The last hope has now
fled and the Democrats are not ex-
pected to poll as many votes as thev
registered. On the other hand the
Republicans will get their registered
vote and will also be able to get the
votes OF number of Democrats who
are tired of the manner in which the
Democrats have been running the
affairs of this State in the past. The
record of the last General Assembly
alone and the official count in the Kent
county board of canvass case will be
enough to cause hundreds of Demo
Gratis to vote the Republican ticket
1t is not expected that many speeches
will be made ON either side during the
remaining days of the campaign, but
there may be some meetings held"