Evening journal., 1906-12-03
KEEP ON THE RIGHT TRACK.

MT NOTWITHSTANDING there appears to
be absolutely no room for any misunder-
standing Of how the next Senator should be Sc
lected, there appears to be an element in the Re
publican party that favors the tails l win, and
heads you lose" method. That element is COM
posed of those fellows who have no use for a
majority Unless it is with them. If it goes
against them they are ready to bolt. They have
cards up their sleeves and play the game OF poll
tics only with loaded dice.
When Senator DUPONT was elected last June,
it was generally understood that Kent and Sus-
sex would be accorded the right and privilege
OF naming the next Senator. The proposition
was not then and it should not be now for the
Kent and Sussex men to name New Castle
man for Senator or the New Castle members 10
select Kent or Sussex man. II, under the
present political division OF the State one Sem
ator is to be accorded to New Castle, and the
other to Kent and Sussex, that section which is
entitled to the Senator should in all fairness be
privileged by an expressive majority vote to
make its selection. A Kent or Sussex man who
is not the choice Of his counties, but is the choice
and selected and made Senator by the votes Of
New Castle is not to be considered a Kent or
Sussex man, because he was not the choice Of
his counties, but that Of New Castle.
Our proposition is, that il Judge Pennew
Harry A. Richardson, Senator Alice, Hiram r.
Burton, Charles II. Maul Caleb r, Layton,
Henry B. Cannon, or any other man Of Kent or
Sussex is the choice Of an expressive majority
OF the members OF the two lower counties, this
county should respect that choice. For New
Castle to take any one who is not the majority
choice and who might have only few votes, and
force him upon the majority and the two lower
counties. would be so manifestly unfair that it
would cause the greatest dissatisfaction and
perhaps lead TO another rupture in the party.
There is but one way to adjust the Senatorial
matter, and that is as has always been done, and
will be done again in the next Legislature, in
selecting the legislative officers speakers,
clerks. etc Whatever Offices are accorded to
any section or county the representatives of that
county section are permitted to select their
choice for them, and whoever they are they are
supported by the representatives of the other
section or counties The same rule is applied
in our State Conventions. Whatever Offices are
OF those counties in caucus make their choice
and it is invariably supported in the convention
by the delegates of the other counties.
We can recall but one exception to the OBJ
servauce of that rule. II was at the State Con
venton held in this city in 1900 Kent and Sus-
sex in their respective caucuses by resolutions
accorded 10 New Castle the candidate for Con
gress The New Castle caucus by large ma
jority selected Horace G. Knowles, but the mi
nority bolted the caucus and in the convention
induced enough delegates from Kent and SusseS
to violate their caucus action to defeat the choice
of New Castle by one vote and to force upor
this county a candidate for Congress who was
not even considered for the place. That is on,
Of the political crimes that has been committed
within the Republican party Such action is not
only in violation OF the long established custom
and usage, but it is rebellious and may lead tc
troubles Of great seriousness and long duration
The same principle is now at stake in the selec-
ton of Senator. The Senator is accorded
to Kent and Sussex. When the Republican
members of Kent and Sussex express them
selves, will the minority bolt9 And will the
New Castle members support the majority or the
boiling minority?