Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1900-10-11

Chairman Neary of the New CASTLE
County Democratic Committee has
made the prediction II st two Demo-
cratic Senators and 10 democratic Rep
| resentatives will be elected in this
county, leaving one Senator ard five
Representatives for the Republicans
with q possible chance If reducing the
number OF Republican Representatives
| to four. He also believes that the
| county will elect the major portion of
| the general ticket and give majority
| for Peter j. Ford, the gubei Material
candidate, and the other nominees on
| the Stat, ticket Many Democrats did
| not become registered in August for
| various reasons. One reason assigned
is that some did not care to qualify for
| the primaries because they did not
want ~ vote against friends and would
have been compelled to do so il they
had voted of all at the primaries, hav-
ing more than enc friend running for
some of the Offices. 1t was a difficult
matter for many to decide for whom 10
vote, as nearly every aspirant for Office
was worthy of their support aud Ut was
dIstasteful 10 favor one and vote
| against the Others.
As result there are many Democrats
who arc otherwise qualified 10 vote
| who have not been registered, but it is
believed nearly all avail themselves of
the opportunity to qualify which will
be the last before the election-on Sat-
urday, October goth. The proportion
| of unregisteI ed Democrats is about tine
same 10 all of tha districts. and as a
full registration is expected on October
Goth, the members of the committee
and others who have given the matter
any thought can make pretty good
calculations as ,tosthe future. The Re-
publioans have much nearer complete
registration than the Democrats. There
was more interest in the primaries, aud
as each faction was engaged in strug
gle to outnumbor the other faction ard
each was, naturally, anxious to nomi
nate its candidates, every effort was
made to get all OF the voters qualified,
where it was possible to do so, in order
that they might participate in the
| primaries. 81. IT, -e,s
COMPARISON OF PRIMARY FIGURES.
As matters now stand, Chairman
Neary' claim az to the legislative can,
didates is based upon comparison OF
the number of votes cast in the several
districts for the various offices. The
figures show that the Democrats rolled
more votes in two Of the three Sena-
torial, 10 OF the Is Representatives and
three of the five Levy Court districts,
and with only a normal additional reg
| istration it is reasonable to believe that
Mr.. Neary's prediction will be realized,
and also that Tho Democrats will elect
three Of the five Levy Court Commits
sioners, with aGpossibility Of electing
the fourth, in view of the opposItion to
John Lynn, present Levy Courtmap
from the First district, who was re-.
nominated by a comparatively small
plurality.
| In nearly every district in the county
the party leading has substantial ma
iority, but where such Is not the cass
the chances favor the Democrats, as
they have more people from whom to
draw for the additional registration.
The following comparison Of the figures
of the Democratic aDd Republican
nominations showswhat the claims are
based upon:
| STATE SENATOR'S.
| WILMINGTON.
Districts. Democratic, Republican. Difference
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