The daily Republican., 1902-12-29

Kent County, which is composed of
Mlspillion Hundred, the home of
the Saulsburys," will in all proba-
bllity elect Republican to the
General Assembly 1t is a special
election due to the tie vote cast
there on November 4th last. Mr..
James Wilbur Powell is the Repub-
lican candidate and Mr.. Solomon l..
Sapp, the Democratic. This situa-
ton has been the cause of consider
able and conflicting interest through
out the whole State.
Immediately after the election
the Democratic organs and their
factlonal Republican allies asserted
with the usual positiveness of iy-
norance that no special election
would be held to settle the matter,
but that the Union Republicans
would depend upon the then deter
mined Republican majority in the
House ito seat their man They
asserted repeatedly that they would
mot permit Governor Hum to
call a special election that they
are afraid to have another trial at
the polls that they prefer to
get another member by hook and
crook rather than to trust the peo-
pie" on a square issue; etc, etc,
etc.
All at once the situation changed.
Governor Hum called special
election and thus sent to the four
winds all the inventions Of the
scrlbblers, both Democrats and fac
honal Republicans, who had scrib-
bied. Columns Of assertion were
knocked into cooked hat and the
scrlDblers had to take 4 new turn.
"Of course explained they then.
the Union Republicans discov-
cred that they could not depend
upon the Regular Republican
members for the steal originally
proposed. This explanation lasted
about one week. In the meantime
the scribblers. both Democrats and
factlonal Republicans, figured ont
daily how the opposition in Mis-
Fllllon was going to do up Mr.. Pow
ell
Then came another change. 1t
happened that the Prohibitionists
of Mi~pilIon, who number half a
hundred, resolved 20 support Nh
Powell and dispense with candi-
date of their own. Now cane the
series OF strange bed fellow" cdi-
torlals. They are on file now up
town III every newspaper office.
They are all alike. They express
surprise, doubt, timidity. little
poorly assumed horror and arc
made up Of assertion without tact
or reasons. This attitude lasted
about two weeks then came the
meeting Of seventeen saloon men
IN Kent County at Dover, on or
about Tuesday, December 10Th last.
Not a word has been said about
this meeting by the scliLbIers. both
Democrats and lartiunal Republic
cans. Not Word about theIr rais-
ing fund of elVU per man. expect
ing to make it up to $1,000. by
dragging INTO the combination the
three tavern keepers, who did not
attend the meeting,
But instead all Of the s,ribb,pro
felicitated themselves uuon the
wit which the Rev, Mr. EIwooC.
Ut this city, paid to HARRINGTON two
aays on two nights after the Kent
saloon men held then hnancla! pUw
WOW at Dover. He made "a strong
fpeerh:' on he spoke in his usual |
hfOng way. one CT the other of |
these phrases yrnamente,t each ref |
trenre to the episode, regardless as .
to the paper III which the story AZ. |
peareu. Then came a luIl Of Il few .
hayS unlIt yesterday or Saturday |
when thr ~crlbLl"l's discovered that |
here was not much interest taken /
II the MINplIIIOu election The /
N1bDers are getting ready for the
lnweicUme news.
The fact is that lett to Itself the
Ninth District Of Kent County
would at any time select Mr. Pow.
III as against Mr.. Sapp Mr. Pow
III is one Of the best and most rX.
nlplary citizens IN the State. He
: clean, square, temperate and in-
teIneent His nelghburs know him
thoroughly ana nDt one Of them
ever THINKS Of doubting his word
tie VIII Yot" for the application Of
The principle Of Local Option IN
Kent County not because hr prom
seI, II h" dld promise. which NAV
well be doubtvd, but beralie. he
bas always believed in that pliurl-
pie. He dId not lave to promise to
Vote for the prrpO oltiou. His rec.
Ord had done tina for him Years
ago u was hi, opponent. Mr.
Happ. who was asked to promise Dv
those ProhlbitlOnlstS who because
OF rheir antccedent.. preferred
DenorratIc Sapp to- EepuUIicat
powell; bat when Mr. Sapp. be-
faHsr Of his close alliance with the
saloon men Of Kent and probably
also because Of his appreciation Of
what they would he likely to do
Tor him and which they alterward
ma do, evadrd the question, equiv
Dcated and sneaked ont Of direct
reply, 1t was then and not till then
That the PrOhibitonists Of MIspiI-
ion Hundred made up their minds
TO elect Mr.. Powell.
This is the history of the case in
MIspillion. The above are the facts
Dnt the scribblers, both Democrats
and tactional Republicans, have
teadily ignored them and conse.