Evening journal., 1902-05-17
THE WHIRL
OF POLITICS
Bits Of Political Gossip Picked Up by
"East Side."

tickets In the field this fall.
The Senate would be composed OF:
Ten Democrats,
Five Union Republicans,
Two Regular Republicans.
The House would be composed Of:
Twenty-Five Democrats,
Ten Union Republicans,
Three Regular Republicans
On joint ballot there would be:
Thirty-twO Democrats,
Fifteen Union Republicans,
Five Regular Republicans.
The Democrats would have a major
ity Of twelve on joint ballot. They
would have three majority in the Sen
ate and nine in the House. The above
figures do not appear as II Addicks can
win over the combined forces Of Demo-
Gratis and Regulars, Notwithstanding
the game Of bluff he is giving out.
In New Castle county the RepubH-
cans would lose the following repre-
sentative Districts First, Second,
Sixth. Ninth. Eleventh, Twelfth and
Fourteenth.
The Regulars probably can win Out
in the Third. Seventh and Eighth dis
tricts. The Third gave Robertson al
majority of 1851; this district ISL
strong Regular. The Seventh gave
Finn a majority of 26O, and the Eighth
gave Finn a majority of 26O, and the
Eighth gave Pilling a majority OF 264I
at the election two years ago.
With two tickets. the Republicans
would lose the Third and Fifth sena-
torial districts Of New Castle county.
The Third gave Blakely majority of
1877. and the Fifth, McFarlin, 105. AS
over half the Republican vote in these
districts is Regular, the Democrats
would win with case.
The result with two tickets in Kent
and Sussex would be about the same
as two years ago. The vest-pocket vote
will materially help the Regulars. and
probably defeat Alice and Abbott inI
Kent. although In the estimate these
two districts are given to the Unions
Addicks has no hold-over senators in
Kent The Democrats have two. This
leaves State senators TO elect in three
districts. the First, Third and Fifth.
The Democrats will surely win in the
First, and they may also win in the
THIRD. defeating Alice if nominated.
Addicks has one hold-over senator
in Sussex-Senator Brasure. of the
Fourth district. The Democrats have
one-Senator Wright, of the Second
district. This leaves a successor toI
Senator Pennewill, of the First, to be
elected. The Unions can carry this
district, unless the bitterness against
Pennewill divides them. Senator Far
lows district, the Third, will elect a
successor to him. Farlow had twenty
seven majority. and with two tickets
this number will be increased some
what. The Fifth, which was represent
ed by Senator NIaull, Democrat, for
the past four years, will also re-elect a
Democrat. although Maull had but
twelve majority.
Both Kent and Sussex had five Ad-
dicks men in the lower House two
years ago. There is not likely to be a
change this time, although the Fourth
representative district of Sussex gave
West but five majority.
There are three close districts in
'lKent, the Second, Fourth and Seventh.
The Second had six majority for Scot
ten, Democrat, and the Unions will
make every effort to overcome this
lsmall number The other two close
districts gave twenty-three and TWEEN
ty-eight majority, respectfully, and as
There is a fighting chance for the
Democrats the battle will be fierce
+ fought one.
Some persons may differ with East
Side as to the probable makeup of
the two branches OF the Legislature, In
the event OF two Republican tickets,
and for the benefit of those who would
! like to know how the different districts
, are classed l will submit the following
/ table, showing how It Is believed the
I election will terminate:
D Senatorial districts, New Castle county:
& First-Regular Republican.
e Second-No election McNulty, ID.
+ holds over.
Third-Democratic-
Fourth-No election. Groves, Il.
D holds over.
5 Fifthf-Democratic.
ID Sixth-No election. Ellison, r.
o holds over.
Seventh-Democratic
Kent county senatorial districts:
First-Democratic.
Second-No election. Clements, d.
holds over.
Third-Union Republican.
Fourth-No election. Harrington, d.
n holds over.
Fifth-Union Republican.
D., Sussex county senatorial districts:
"a First-Union Republican.
Second-No election. Wright, ID
holds over
@ Third-DemOcratic.
s. Fourth-No election. Brasure, L. r
III holds over.
Ffth-Democratic
New Castle county representative dis
tricts.
or Democratic-First, Second, Fourtl
y, Fifth. Sixth. Ninth. Tenth, Eleventh
ay Twelfth. Thirteenth Fourteenth an
h. Fifteenth districts Total, -.
Regular Republican-Third. Sevenu
IN and Eighth districts. Total, 3.
an Kent county representative districts.
ne mocratic-Second. Third. SiXt
an Eighth and Ninth. Total, 5.
ed Union epubhcan-First. FOurt
eel Fifth. Seventh and Tenth Total, 5.
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