The sun. (Wilmington, Del.) 1897-19??, 1901-01-25
CHANCE FOR AN ELECTION.
Sufficient Absentees Might Permit the
Election of Two Democrats.

Special to The Sun.
Dover, Jan. 2S.-There is point III this
continued play ut balloting which per-
haps has not yet dawned upon the SELF
constituted leaders of the opposition TO
the wishes of the Republican voters OF
Delaware. Briefly and plainly, it is this,
on any day as the joint session Is at
present constituted, there is the BEST
chance in the world for the defeated
Democratic party of Delaware TO name
| two United States Senators. All that
| is needed to make this certain IS the
occurrence of an accident so natural III
IN assemblage Of this size that the only
wonder is it has not already occurred.
| Let it be sized up this way: The Demo
Gratis can poll % votes; % would be a
majority of 40. Let accident, illness or
the hundred and one happenings that
might take place, and seven OF the Re-
publican members be absent, and the
trick is done. This thought struck The
sun correspondent forcibly today as he
watched the balloting. There We're four
nbsentees today. They We're divided be-
tween the parties, it is true, but are
there not chances that three more might
he added to the list any day, and the
whole number belong to one party, and
that party the Republican.
With fully half II dozen men present
each day whose appearance shows they
ire suffering from severe colds and other
disabilities. the chances of such an event
lhuDpening are not quite so chmerical
; rs many might suppose. Any one con
yrrSant with the matter should see the
langer. Hundreds Of Republican voters
no doubt fear something of the sort hap
d. | ,t,if
here day after day are getting more
urgent than ever in the demand that the
2 Republican members shall perform the
duties allotted To them and elect two
United States Senators.
: Rather peculiarly il is beginning ia
t trike all the Republican members that
{ he contest of Howard D.. Ross for the
: seat in the Senate which Democratic
$ .hirancry cheated him out Of is ono
G that deserves ut least consideration en-
d rcly upon its merits. Some men appar
y nifty. though owing allegiance and theil
: presence here to Republican votes, have
{ Jailed 10 perceive il in that light here
oforr. Further, il is Just beginning t.
IS dawn on some men that the counsel the!
u have been listening to from outside lead
Z ars. was not quite as sound as they frs
Il imagined it to he. They see now tina
q hese leaders in their cndeayor to gail
ic flecting advantage for today, or thi
III esSion. are seriously ieopardzng til
= interest Of the Republican party tw
~ ears to come.
u The seating Of Howard ID. Ross in tn
- ,lace to which he is entitled ,till Civ
e he Senate of Delaware two years henc
i, the Republicans as surely MS fact
~ ind figures On outline it. The present;
- lou this scat to the Democrats {
i h. bchest of any set Of individuals, wi
49, IS surely make the body Democrat
~. ~, There is no Sinking responsibility {
=, his point The facts prevent anythl1
1o ike it. The constituents of Mr.. 10
~ have been around here during the pa
'cw days, quietly but determincdly q
am handing the rights that belong to the
ns. md their presentation Of facts is wa
~ ny some people mp. These constitucr
on. lainly show that they are rs good Il
rih ouhlicans ms any set Of men who q
tho working against their interests and tn
rto- make no cnncealmrnt of the fact tn
,ck they want their rights and will eitf
have them or know the reason why.