The sun., 1902-11-07
DELAWARE FIGHT IN COURT.
IEGISI tTIIE CONTESTS COME
IP FOR SETTLEMENT.
Ballots Counted IN Tie Vote and the
Result Remains tnrhanG~i-u u
Parity TO the Al, antaGe Of Addicks.

DOVER Del Nov 8--Ths was an event
ful day IN Delaware's history, because
tho election Of the two United States Sena-
tors depends upon the action of the three
courts of canvass assembled In th" three
counties Five Addicks Assemblymen
were attacked in Sussex county. the Demo-
Gratis alleging that the election boards
in eleven districts had perpetrated frauds
to return IN" Ga-inan's candidates a.
elected
Two AddickS men were attacked In New
Castle county, while in Kent the Addicks.
men and Democrats fought hard 10 SECURE
the candidate from he Ninth Kent district,
the returns from which showed tie on
member Of the House. Sussex and New
Castle county contests are ntill pending
Ia the Kent Court of Canvass the election
of James Wilbur Powell was filed 10y Mr..
Hayes The petition SAYS the vote showed
tie at i?i between Powell and solomon
l.. Sapp. the Democratic candidate. The
claim made hv Powell il that six ballots.
on which the name Of Solomon Sapp had
been crossed out and the name of Powell
inserted properly. according TO law, were
not counted.
After "A long struggle between Richard
H. Hayes for tho Addicks Republicans,
the Judges ordered the ballot box pro-
duced and the ballots counted The count
proceeded until 7o'clock, when the count of
tho las, ballot showed exactly the same
result a. had been returned by the
election board Solomon l.. Sapp, Dem.
had received i2t votes. as had also James
Wilbur Powell Addicks Republican,
The districts failure to elect may leave
the hnth temporarily without representa-
tion IN the Legislature. When there is
vacancy during a legislative session by
reason of a failure To elect, ineligibilitv,
death, resignation or otherwise. the Presi-
dent Of that House IL compelled to issue
a writ of election. During "A recess, how
ever. the law says, the Governor shall
have the power to issue a writ of election"
sc. thus leaving the term optional with
him.
The vacancy will count almost as favor
ably for the AddiCks Republicans A. a new
member because only twenty--ix votes
will now be- necessary TO elect a United
States Senator. Addicks still has twenty-one.
lo-Uays work Of tine hent county court
of canvass when completed showed COM
parativcly no chang" over the election
figures already published. The statement
that Democrats would go into deal TO
defeat AddlCks and drive him out of Della
ware lelllll'> tN throwing IIlelT strength IN
the coming Legislature to the Regular
Republicans outright and electing two
regular Republican United States Senators
caused a big stir among the politicians
II had been rlImored for some time that
there was a movement on foot to elect
Willard Salisbury. Democrat, to the two
wears term and Gen James II Wilson or
Col Henry 4 Dupont Regular Republican.
to the four wears term. II has been learned
from New Castle county, however. that none
Of the Regular Republicans elected to the
Legislature would vote for n Democrat.
The quest ion then comes down to theDem-
ucra'ic organizations abilityto get eighteen
- { the Demo Gratis thus elected TO vote for
two r 'gular Republicans
' I'm a Democratic standpoint il il argued
u the vot. for Congress. candidate Hous-
ton, Dem, Of nearly 1900, in the face Of
Addicks's expenditure of money. shows the
state to be normally Democratic With
Addicks turned ont of the fight and a fair
field and no favor, two years hence, Della
ware could he swung back into line for the
Democratic ticket, when Governor and
State officials are TO be elected. This II il
argued, shows why the Democrats should
not elect Immediately two Regular Repub-
lCans
WuMINGToN, Del, Nov. 8--The canvass
# the votes Of Tuesday began IN the three
counties to-day. two State Judges sitting
in each case. Several contests were filed
I'm Sussex but no decision given. Contests
may be made in this county. Tho work
will not be completed before Sunday.