The sun. (Wilmington, Del.) 1897-19??, 1901-02-05
HOW THE PEOPLE VOTED.


There are evidences that the fog that
has SO long obscured the truth in the
prolonged Senatorial contest at Dover
is lfting-a Regular" has been found
that admits the truth, and frankly tells
his colleagues that the future success
of the Republican party in Delaware de-
ponds upon the election of Mr.. j. Edward
Addicks to the United States Senate.
United States District Attorney Will
liam Michael Byrne, to whom we have
had previous occasion to pay our re-
spects, seems to have come at last, how
ever reluctantly to the conclusion that a
majority of the Republican voters of Del
aware are Union Republicans, and so
announces in long article published in
yesterdays issue of The Morning News.
He also admits that the future Of the Re-
publican party in this State depends upon
the action of the Union Republicans but
at the same time makes the absurd prop
osition that the evil effects Of their de-
feat at Dover-the defeat of Mr.. Addicks
as the Union Republican candidate fol-
United States Senator can be overcome
by the election Of Colonel du Pont and q
Democrat to fill the Senatorial represen
tation Of the State at Washington.
Mr. Byrne makes elaborate use OF the
figures Of the recent election returns
calculating the proportionate vote Of thu
Union Republicans, the Regulars" ant
of the Democrats in each county, ant
election district of the State, but is ap
parently careful not to compute the tota
of the Union Republican and Regular
vote, leaving that to be read between tn
lines by any one interested enough t
analize his statements. Here is his tab,
States
City Of Wilmington. ............,.. 9,3S
Rural New Castle. Observation-Disclosures. 4,3O
Kent County INSTRUMENTATION. 3,9t
Sussex County observation-disclosures. 4,st
Total Republican vote. 22,5S
ne Union Republican vote Of thi
county according to Mr.. Byrne's concll
sion, is about one-third" of the Repul
lcan vote. 1t is more than that but
does not say so. lie also figures out I'll
Union Republican vote of Kent and Su
sex counties going infinitely in the di
trict divisions Of the vote with which "
have nothing to do at this time. The l.
suit of his work is as follows:
Union Republican vote:
w Wilmington ........,........ .'..., 81
Rural New Castle county ........ IA
Kent county ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. 80
Sussex county. ................... 4,3
Total Union Republican yote.... 1875
Dropping the per cent. expressions II
der which Mr.. Byrne conceals the rel
tive Importance Of these figures to t
ordinary reader, we call attention to t
fact that Mr.. Byrnc's figures make t
total Republican vote Of the State 2
537, the Union Republican vote 1850 a
the Regular" vote 1857, a Union /
publican majority 1923, q number
more than the entire Republican maj
ity Of the State which he figures to
2,244.
BY this computation Mr.. Byrne
proved that Mr.. L. I. Warmers ASSERT
that sixty per cent of the Republic
vote cast at the recent election was
opposition to the election of Mr.. :.
dicks to the Senate is not true; and
the same time he corroborates the sta
ment made in this column a few d;
ago, in which we asserted that SIS
cent. Of the vote cast at the recent el
ton was cast in favor Of the elect
of Mr.. Addicks to the Senate. In
analysis of the vote for members Of
General Assembly, in this city Mr. By
further says:
And it must further be remember
that certain staunch Republicans re
dent in the Seventh ward, not feel
sure that Mr.. Robertson W
two Senators to be elected would ag;