The sun. (Wilmington, Del.) 1897-19??, 1901-01-31
THURSDAY, JANUARY 81, 1901.
A QUESTION OF PER CENT.


Union Republican. That statement is
based on the election returns Of 1896
the only figures by which a division OF |
the Republican vote of the State can |
be made on fractional lines-when the |
Union Republican vote was sc per cent. |
Of the whole Republican vote. There has |
been nothing in the history of the States |
politics to indicate any change in the |
figures as they appeared in those cleo |
ton returns, and the statement has
never been seriously questioned until
now, when Mr.. L. I. Warner has re-
versed our proportions, in statement
which he must have known to be utterly
false
We make that statement supposing
that Mr.. Warner had examined the fig
ures Of the last election returns, and that
he knows something about the senti-
ments Of the members Of the Legislature
ON the Senatorial question. His interest
in this matter, his activity in opposing
the election Of Mr.. Addicks to the United
States Senate, and his proffers Of advice
to members Of the Legislature, justifies
that opinion. Now Mr.. Warner makes
a statement, over his own signature, in
a letter which we publish elsewhere in
this paper, in which he makes the un
warranted statement that 60 per cent Of
the Republican vote Of the State at the
last election was in opposition to Mr..
Addicks.
This statement is absolutely at vari-
ance with the facts. The proof of this
untruth is 50 easily found that we think
Mr.. Warner knew his statement to be
untrue. Here are the facts. Taking the
vote for States attorney as basis, the
Republican vote at the last election is
set down at 22,37l. Sixty per cent. Of
this sum is 1891. Forty per cent. the
remainder, and the Union Republican
vote, according to Mr.. Warner, is $3.50
in the whole State The Republican
vote Of Kent and Sussex counties is set
down at $500. This sum less the "Regu-
lar" Republican vote, about 600, is $500,
Or a sum only about 800 less than the
total Union Republican vote Of the
State, according to Mr.. Warner. Does
it need any figures 10 prove that the
Union Republican vote of this county
was vastly more than 600i Mr.. Warner
will doubtless admit that all the Republi.
can votes, less the Irregular" vote Of
Kent and Sussex counties, was favorable
to the election Of Mr.. Addcks. He will
doubtless also admit that the Republi.
cans who voted for Mr.. BayAard and
Mr. Ewing, and Mr.. Groves, knowing
the sentiments Of these gentlemen, were
at least not in opposition to the elec.
ton Of Mr.. Addicks." At least, If ID
objects to allowing all those voters to b.
counted upon the Union Republican side
he must admit that the larger part oi
them knew what they were doing, know
ing, as he doubtless does that an al
tempt vas made 70 defeat Mr.. Baynard'
nomination because Of his supposed
leaning toward the Union Republican
side of the Senatorial controversy; h,
must also admit in all the other districts
there were enough Union Republican
votes to balance any portion Of Mr.. Bay
nards vote that is not properly CniOr
Republican; and that the same thini
holds good relative to Mr.. Groves vote
The vote for Mr. Ewing was all Cnioi
Republican,; but the margin We are al
lowing il wide enough 10 cover larg
allowance even there. Computing tn
fpurng Xyp have given Ia find a tntnl ",