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nation to stay, there is no indication of
q change in the programme.


change in the programme.
All the while Mr.. Houston, the
Democratic candidate, and the mem
bars of his party, are making an active
campaigh in his behalf, and as he is
gaining friends all the time, there is
not the slightest doubt, if the existing
conditions continue until the election,
that be will be the next Congressman
from Delaware. In fact. he may be
elected even over single Republican
candidate, whoever he may be.
The Democrats are also hopeful of
electing a majority of the Legislature.
Good reports have been received by
Chairman Salisbury from all over the
State, and in all the close districts
there is good fighting chance for the
Democrats.
Many Republicans in this county are
SO disgusted with the condition of
affairs in their party that they are
openly declaring that they are going to
vote the straight Democratic ticket,
which is giving a great deal of encour-
agement to the Democratic candidates
for the county offices. The refusal of
the joint Republican board of canvass
to probe the Eleventh district matter
to the extent that was desired by the
Regulars was not pleasing to the latter
faction. The Regular members Of the
committee were favorable to hearing
all of the evidence and receiving any
/ documents connected with the affair,
but their purpose was thwarted, the
| Union Republican members declining
to support them in the matter. Fol-
lowing this, the Unionists placed Rob
ertson and Phillips on their ticket and
afterward Withdrew Phillips, because
it was alleged that he was disqualified,
and substituted Water Commissioner
James r. Jones, Unionist. Many Of
the Regulars had expected that, should
Phillips be withdrawn, Charles A..
Rudolph, their candidate, would be
| substituted as a compromise, but the
Addicksites were evidently not in a
mood to compromise and fixed their
ticket to suit themselves. All of these
things have tended to widen the breach
between the factions, not only in Will
nlington but throughout the State, and
1t will require a. great deal of pressure
on election day to get some of the
Regulars to vote for any candidates fol
any of the Offices who are Union Re.
publicans.
In Kent and Sussex counties Demo.
| cfhtb anu heBuihr hepuDllcanS nave
combined on some of the Legislative
candidates, which shows that there i;
pretty general desire on the part oi
anti-Addicks Republicans, as we'll al
Democrats, to emphasize their dppo
sition to Addicks by voting SQUARED,
against his candidates: and it i!
thought great many will vote tina
way even where they have candidates o
their own, in districts whers the,
cannot overcome the Union Republican
vote of themselves.
Politicians are laughing over stor.
printed in the Philadelphia papers t
the effect that the quarantine at Ney
Castle may prevent 100 or so of negroe
from voting As matter of fact, ther
are several houses quarantined, becaus
several smallpox patients were recent
removed therefrom, but people who ar
! familiar with the situation say that Q
the men quarantined scarcely dozs
are registered, and, all told, men
women and children, il is said tina
J there are not so people involved.