The sun., 1898-11-23

cana are keeping uHuouaiy 4u'oo 'o'oe
in their heads regarding the outcome OF
the United States Senatorial problem.
Taken from q conservative point OF view
this, no doubt presages danger from one
point or the other, and the probabillties
are that the Regulars are Strengthening
their fences in order to reseat hon.
George GRAY in, the United States Senate
under the lash OF President Mckinley
and Mark Hanna and that they are more
than suspicious Of their common enemy
the Union Republicans.
1t is now conceded by both OF these
waring elements that no caucus Will be
held by the next General Assembly, but
the fight will be an open one from the
start.
This, prominent Republicans say,
presages deadlock in the body but
neither are willing to state the length OF
time that will be consumed in the con-
test. =,
The Unionists still say that they will
have eighteen votes for J. Edward Ad-
dicks, whilst the Regulars as positively
assert that they have sixteen to their op-
ponents' fifteen.
Even taking the latter estimation it is
n weil-known fact that neither side can
elect Republican to the United States
Senate, and it is on this point that the
Regulars hope to join issues with the
Democrats, keep the promise made to
the Administration and elect George
Gray to succeed himself to the high
office which he has SO ably filled with
credit to the State for so many years.
Regular Republicans and Addicksites
have gone over the list OF Senators and
Representatiyes-elec and separated the
sheep from the goats. This is the result
OF their work:
Anti.Addicks Castle County
Senators, Samuel M. Knox, First dis
trict; W ebster J. BIakely, Third; j. NJ.
Shakespeare, Fourth; Robert McEarlin,
Fifth. Representatives, James Kitchen,
First district; Robert M. Burns, Second;
James W. Robertson, Third; T. 7.
Ewing, Sixth; George Frizzel, Seventh;
j John w Dennison. Eighth; John Pill
ing, Ninth; Theodore +. Clarke, Twelfth;
Francis Lattomus, Fourteenth,
Sussex County Representatives, John
Conaway, Fourth district; George W..
West Seventh; David Hazard, Tenth.
Total sixteen.
Addicks-N Castle County--Repre-
sentative, Harry W. Hushebeck, Tenth
district
Kent County J, Frank
Alice, Third district; S. John Abbott,
Fifth. Representatives, William A.
FAIRIES, First district John Satteriield,
Fifth; Jabez Jenkins, Seventh; George
c. Herring, Eighth William Tharp,
Ninth; David II. Frazier, Tenth.
Sussex County-Senators, Simeon S
Pennewill First district Isaiah }. Bra
sure, Fourth. Representatives, Mark J.
Davis, First district; George S. Buell.
Second; William z. Short, Sixth Joscpl
W. Hunter, Eighth.
Total, fifteen.
This sounds very well, but we mus
not forget that Addcks declares that nj
Republican shall 60 to the United State
Senate from Delaware until he goes, am
that Represcntative-elect John Pillln
represents the opinion of certain nun
ber Of members-elect when he declare
that he will never vote to send }. Edwar
Addicks to the United States Senate
The figures used above are based on til
assumption that the men will 60 into
binding caucus. The side which SCI
that it is the minority will never go int
caucus, and five determined men c
either side cali block an election. TIN
is the rcaI point in the controversy.
Ercui0g Jo"Dm.
How much the new constitution h
added TO the canvass and determlna
result as to the candidates elected in Il
several counties, is something more tn;
conjecture. for it is apparent, tn
under the old method there would ha
been trouble if indeed satisfactory !
suit had been reached. Two years a
an effort was made to change the figul
in New Castle county, and in Kent al
Sussex, as per recount, the Offices We
not filled according to the expression
the people at the polls. In differe
way but to accomplish the same rcsu
local boards tried the same method,
the Returning Board,' in which
two of the Judges OF the Supreme Cou
went over the figures where there wa
sworn statement of false account. Th
the Judges found that in both n
Castle and Sussex counties a Republic
had been elected to the Legislature WI
the local boards had given it to Den
Gratis. In tho same way the tigu
were reversed in the case of seve
minor offices in New Castle county
Smyrpa Times
The members elect Of the next Ie
lature will have no lack OF advice as
what they should do when they asst
BILE in session at Dover next Janua
There are plenty of advisers in all p;
of the State who can tell them just W
they ought to do for the best interest
The people.
But upon the members themselves
devolve all the responsibility Of lie
lation. No matter what they may
sist that the people demanded OF tn
they will be held accountable for "
they may do, or for what they may
to do.
Bearing this plain fact in mind, th
fore, the members OF the next Leg
ture should resolve ogive their attent
solely to matters that concern the pu
welfare. They have but sixty days
which to continue in session, and t
should devote these sixty days to pu
business entirely. let them IpsOlu