The daily Republican., 1902-11-01
CLOSE OF CAMPAIGN IN
THE CITY, COUNTY AND STATE.
ESTIMATES MADE BY ALL SIDES IN THE HOT
CONTEST OF BALLOTS THAT WILL
SOON BEGIN.
BYRNES FICURES---VIEWS OF PAPERS,,

| The campaign is almost ovel
| Viewing the situation in Delawar
in its many aspects The DAILY RI
PUBLICAN sees a likelihood that til
next Legislature will stand YER
close. AS many is thirty KepublI
cans may sitin that dody, but scarce
| ly more than that number can b
elected. Republicans, 26; Democr t 8
2o; may turn out to be the polti
cal status.
Those figures do not agree will
figures given by William Michae
Byrne in an address at Camden last
night, for he saw possibility OF
thirty-five Republicans or thirty
two at the least. His prediction
does not accord with Democra tic
and Regular Republican informa-
ton. His figures won't do any
HARM" said leading Democrat.
Here is one estimate for New
Castle County.
Republicans Senator'S Groves
and Ellison, holding over; Sparks,
Sterling.
Representatives Jones or Ru.
dolph, Bancroft, Tyre, Film, East
burn.
Democrats Senators McNultv,
holding over; LaLta.
Representatives. Connolly, Iol!
comb, Hart. Wright.
nnIihl Fnl TiciI, ltc
trict. AS to Representatives, First,
Fourth, Ninth, Eleventh, Twelt b
and Thirteentl.
That is based on Regular Re-
publican estimate.
Here is a Democratic prediction
which claims less districts as. doubt
full.
The election of Sparks and Stirl-
ing as Senators conceded; Bancroft
Tyre, Finn and Eastburn as rep
resentatives conceded Red Lion
doubtful; and the following Demo-
Gratis claimed: Smyth and Latta for
senators; Buckmaster, Hurlock,
Monaghan, Connolly, Morrison,
Holcomb, Rose, Shallcross, Hart
and Wright for representatives..
In The First district in this city,
Hitchen the Republican nominee,
had majority Of Al last time but
the Democrats count on hundred
Republicans to Cut him this time.
In the Second district, where
Jones and Rudolph are the Republic
can nominee, the Democrats hold
that Hurlock has good chance to
win. Here is how they figure it out.
The total registration is $40 Of
which 2040 is Republicans, 1l57
Democratic, aud 2l3 doubtful. Civ.
ing the Republicans all the doubtful
vote, their vote divided by two would
be about 1927 or thirty less than the
Democratic vote. And 10 case per.
sons fail to vote, Tie Democrats
have a proportional advantage.
The Democrat who made this es-
Innate said if Hurlocl did not have
Il good chance to win he would have
Democrats to vote for Ru-
lolph.
In the Third district Bancroft, Re-
should have large major
ty as the Democrats have only 911
)ut of the total registration of 3,259.
In the Fourth district Monaghan
s picked to beat Lawton, in the
Democratic view. The Regulars
'all the district doubtful.
Coanelly should have 400 majority
'yer Wrightington in the Fifth dis.
ri5t says the Democratic prophet.
l. picks Smith to beat McFarlIn for
cnator in the Fifth District.
As TO the two lower counties,
e ader predicted that Addlcks could q
'ot get more than thirteen legisla. s
ors in Kent and Sussex. that means |
hirteen out of thirty. Kent has two I
Democratic holding over Senators. +
)f thiteen other legislators this :
'r0phet gives Addicks six.
In Sussex there is one Republican r
md one Democratic holdingover /
enator. OF the thirteen other logis- ,
.,tors, Addicks is given four, the |
,egulars, TWO, and the Democrats $
even. r
Consideration of the foregoing fig t
res together with those given by t
If. Byrne must inevitably give the l
onclusiOn that the contest is like. Ii
y to be very close. A very few
otes either way may decide the
of the next La gislature.
CLAIM CONGRESS. T
Officials OF the Democratic Con- is
ressiOnal Committee estimate that r
10 Democratic majority in the o
ext House will be not less than il