The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1899-03-14
And Still There Is No Re-
publican Senator From
Delaware.
NO PROVISION FOR ELECTION
Will Be Required to Be
Strengthened Out Be-
fore City Election
Can Be Held.
LIVELY POLITICAL TIMES.

The Delaware Legislature is now
a thing of the past. 1t began its
session in a wrangle between the
two factions of the Republican par
ty for the organization of the House.
The deadlock lasted for nearly two
weeks, when the Democrats stepped
in and by voting with the Regulars
elected the speaker and other officers
of the House. The fight which be-
gan then lasted until the closing
hours of the Legislature, which was
yesterday afternoon at 3 o'clock,
when President Salmon announced
the adjournment of the Legislature
sine die.
The fight for Senator was long
drawn out and bitter and resulted
as it did four years ago, in a vacan-
cy, which was filled two years ago
by the Democratic Legislature who
elected r. r. Kenney to succeed the
Hon. Anthony Higgins.
The fight from now on for the next
two years will be hot one and more.
assinine political blunders will be
recorded against the leaders OF the
Republican party.
Judge Spruance has solicited the
names of five citizens from the Law
and Order Society, from whom to
choose the Police Commissioner to
succeed John w. Lawson.
The changing of the Police Com
mission from Democratic to Re-
publican body win necessarily
make considerable change in the
police force. The chief, captains
and sergeants should come from the
present force. The men who have
made good officers should be advanc-
ed and not new and untricd men
put at the head of the force. 1t is
desired that the police force should
be kept up to its present efficiency
and not allowed to retrograde. The
lives and property OF our citizens
demand that for the large sums of
money expended yearly for its
maintenance, it should be the best
that can be procured. None other
will answer or satisfy the public.
1t remains to be seen il the State
Treasurer pays the members of the
House for their mileage, which they
saw fit to vote themselves. notwith-
standing the new Constitution en-
pressly says the members shall
only receive IS per day for 60 days.
The corporation act which was
passed, was worth what the Legis-
lature cost the State, tits said five
new charters were granted to cor
porations under the new law this
morning. This law alone will bring
thousands of dollars into our State
Treasury and God knows funds are
badly needed at the present time in
Delaware.
The State of New Jersey will this
year receive something like $4,000
600 for registering stock companies.
Delaware will now divide some of
this revenue with her sister State.
General Sherman aptly said "war
was hell that's what we think of
politics as now conducted. Men APP
pear to forget great many prom
ises made before elections, after they
have received the fruits of their VIC
tory. Politicians are the most un-
grateful set of men on the face of
the earth. They make promises
and never intend to fulfill them, but
like the mushrooms that spring up
in the early morning, they are soon
lost to view and others spring up to
lake their place.
The question of vacancy in the |
United States Senate is not any more
than the loss of the local
patronage to the party and State
'tficers. The Legislature, after
:aking 1l5 ballots for Senator adj !
ourned on the 18th day of the month.
rhc Regulars voted for IS candi-
iates for United States Senator.
still what's the use, they had the
Measure of visiting Dover for sixty
lays and received $500 for going
here.