New-York tribune., 1905-02-13
4 FIXTURE IN DELAWARE.
That State More Liberal to Lobbyists
Than Missouri.

Than Missouri.
norsr Del. Feb. y (specian.-The exanp,e sst
bv Governor Folk in Missouri regarding lobbyists
.r the legislature Of that State viii not be fol-
loHed II Delaware, where more liberal methods
II this direction are countenanced. Lobbying is
g fixture n this State. ard IL will probably con-
TINE as long the sessions of the General AS
Eembly shall be held. Whenever a bill Of any
importance is launched its supporters turn up at
th state Capitol in tie form Of lawyers and other
Easn OF presumed influence, and constitute what is
known Il Delaware as the third house. body
that often pulls CT some cute" tricks
Within recent years. and at the session now In
rrogress. the Senatorial issue has been paramount
% every other subject. and legislation has there
.ore played = secondary part to this customary
deadlock. The legislators have had plenty OF time
however 70 take Of bills that needed at
fsztlon-" Delaware IS small community and it
beho0ves every lobbyist who wants 10 get next
% Senator So-and-so and Representative Blank to
become familiar with the antecedents OF these
members 70 establish friendship with their best
friends. When II is considered that some OF the
legislators represent not more than few hun
ored constituents. and that everybody in that par
ticnIsr district knows everybody else. It VIII be
seen how comparatively easy II is 10 establish
cordial relations
Delaware IS unique IN this respect and the same
methods obtain IN political fights. The successful
politician il this commonwealth OF politics and
reaches Is the who best knows "BiIr' Jones's
TE-zIFeS ana can trace them BACK 70 GntS-Dellurn
days. Particularly is this the case IN Kent and
Sussex counties. where there is Z sparse popula-
ron, although the question OF antecedents is by
10 means lost sight OF IN Wilmington. -he chief
cTy of the State. Get next 70 his friend" is the
4avE-labIe command given by the leader to the
workers when it IS desired to land certain lesis-
iztor
The parlor Of the State House which IS on the
sane floor with the House and Senate chambers.
Is e favorite place for the third house" to hold
f-r 1oFalz
Later and talks It over. but often the member is
nailed IN the small corridor while his way
from one house 10 the other. Another method IS
soE the lobbyist 70 hold conferences with the law
makers at the Dover hotels
Il is safe 70 say that important bill ever
got through the General Assembly Of this State
without the influence OF active lobby; it seems
- - - go 80 3e,-e nd vt7en the IesisstoTs are
pulled and hauled" IN every direction almost daily
this issue, il is only natural that they should
expect The same tactics TO be followed as regards
One Q: the most Influential Legislative specta-
~ who Is seen here at the conVening OF every
Il a Fraakford Sussex County who represents
= Pennsylvania Railroad Although Mr.. Gum. or
11zkes his headQ1arters at the Capitol Hotel just
Green, and IS rarely seen in either house Of the
legislature he knows Of every move that is made,
GUN Is one Of the prominent anu-Addicks Re-
2eoLcan workers OF the state puL noLWltns s[5nalag
lica1 members against whom he labered on Eec-
less true. The Pennsylvania Railroad is such a
powerful factor in Delaware. however. that this
nay be The cause Of Gums success
Wilmington was here in the interest Of the tobacco
Ene1 Who opposed the bill prohibiting the sale Of
cgarettes-a measure that crops up at every meet
ing Of the Assembly-and so influential was he
that the bill failed Of passage. although il was
apparent then that il would be enacted This bill
has not made its appearance al the present ses-
sion but Il is liable 10 bob up al any time. This
knowing nearly every politician Of note in the
STATE. and he therefore makes his presence felt
Al ANALYSIS OF conditions IN this commonwealth
me ne eSLelos are me sane as Fegaros cessation
hesdway one must be known 10 the members Of
rluch The easier viii his task De-
When Senator alec was talking recently about a
Delawarians are very. clannish. and unless a man
IS 70 the manner born he does not have the weight
~ Lnls state that ne otherWlse you'd possess The
Official II question was not Delawarian-
sTs-e tF-- 51tIt Gas ETgjTe W1TFe nf Pba1a5 III ~
epEied for franchise from the Street and Sewer
Commission 70 lay pipes and sell Illuminating gas
2 t5e citizens. The otto concern has bought a
me erection Of engine works to which il will
the capitalization OF the enlarged gas engine com
Ha2y S-5c9o0 and 70 employ several thousand
II cozuection with the gas engine industry the
Selling gas IL competition with the Wilmington
Snd ssss and Electric Company which IS owned very
e promote their cause The Otto people enlisted the
&C q Alfred .. Crozier. who came 10 Delaware
s9aparatiVely recently from Grand Rapids Mich.
y. Croz-er IS active member Of the Wilmington
BOARD Of Trade and il supposed that he would
= abe 70 push through the project The fact that
e & = not z native Delawarian. however, was used
SSeslnEt hin in the fight instituted by the Dobson
SIl-Sern lJley were represented by Wilmington
So alo strongly old this appeal 10 the powers
r-or2e 49, 2e that the commission turned down the
tfrpSSs-con L was heralded far and wide that
e e.. tSrozier was not OF US" and with effect.
= ne 1esult shows.
4-. Crozier's friends say that this plan OF cam
fs- Sators Of usTrOw-rnindedneSs, but neVerthe-
- = did the work. The Otto works, having
re-sHt { site. viii locate IN Wilmington. and the
e. [--es nov declare that they VIII make another
% get the much desired gas franchise II is
~ ~ improbable that. If the application should be
60 60" e. DelaEarlaEs viii directly espouse their
N-1ee hereafter
- late Ambassador Thomas F. Bayard, whose
go nas u Wilmington, always referred to Della
tt-e-S as my people" a that enGeared
E@5I, % lhe natives Of the State He knew every
srs' -A nc commonwealth who OF any note
fs-G - eD-lc discuss family lineage with them fam-
''- me same may also be said Of the late