The daily Republican., 1902-12-31
UNION CAUSE
WINS A VOTE
PoWell5 Election in Kent In
creases Union Republican
Legislative Vote to "a.
he HAD A WALK OVER.
No Evidence of Vote Buying
About the Polls As Has
Been Predict
ed.

Ry the election Of J. Wilbur
Powell, Cnion Republican in the
Ninth district Of ikent county, yes
terdaV over Solomon L. Sapp, Demo
crat, j. Edward Addicks gains an
additional vote for the position of
| United States Senator
The vote cast in the district was
a surprise to the Union Republicans
themselves q kPowel received 4OG
votes to 3O4 for Sapp. This gave
| Powell majority of 1872. while in
| the late election the vote was a tie.
thus necessltatlng Yesterdays special
| polling.
The election was quiet and or
derly and there were no evidences
Of vote buying about the polling
places, as had been predicted. The
Union Republicans were benefited
BY the fact that the Prohibitionists
gave their support to Powell in
some cases and the liquor men
worked for the Democratic candi-
date. Instead of benetiting him this
threw the temperance people to
Powell
In November the vote was as
follows: James Wilbur Powell.
Union Republican, 424, Sapp, Demo
c"at l24; Smith, Regular Republi-
can, 32; Knox PrOhibitiOnist, 81
907 votes in all.
In addition to this the Democrats
lost yOIes from other causes, and it
is evident that number of them
must have voted tor Powell. The
nion Republicans won on account
Of their excellent organization.
The election will Of course increase
the vote OF M Addicks tor Senator
by one, and it is thought this will
benefit him. although it will now re-
Qutre twenty seven vct0s to elect a
Senator, while it would havs re-
qured tut twenty SIX had the
vacancy been allowed 10 remain.
The election will also be the mcans
OF 6h owing the authorities at Wash
lnston who is in control Of the party
organization in the STATE. Only
eighteen Regular Rcpubica votes
were cast In tile district.
The frOh!Otonsls Endorsed Pow
ell because OF his leaning toward
their views bat the Democrats
took hope rom the fact that a
split seemed likely in the ProhOl.
tiOn ranks. More than half OF the
p Prohibit jon!sts are said to be
Holiness men, and some OF them
feared that 1t would not be right to
vote 70! 4 man wJo would vote for
AQdicks.
Normally tie district is Demo-
cratic by from 100 to $50. and the
Democrats had nc doubt oil their
ability 10 carry t al the No7cmU
e,eCt. on.
The Union victory hits the saloon
mel hardest Local option legis-
alton is expected for Harrington
nd Pennington il the Union men
AN compass il. to reward the Pro.
libnjOnists for their help and 10
'un'sh the Democrats for tie bit.
crNcss OF their fight.
A,,u>E THE EEUuImIIrNIsTS.
Democrats aud Regular Tcpubll-
ans accuse the Prohibt!UnIsts OF
throwing the victory 10 Mr.. AddIcks
'oweII, In the campaign that has Just
ndcd, showed strong Prohibition
,aninss, and It was embarrassing
Jr the Democrats to fight him on
his gruuo1 because their own can
idate, ~app, ia strong temper u,
nee man and IS closely identified
th church Int tcst.
There has beea some talk Of the
eguar RepubIcars aud the Demo
ats continuing to dsre at Mr. At-
cks, but it isuUt Likely ltIot It can be-
me, The Democrats tear that II
l"re IS a freak IN their ranks Nj
idiclS nlag get enough Of tA2m TO
ect himself Senator,
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