Evening journal., 1910-11-03
BOTH SIDES CLAIM
NEXT LEGISLATURE

sentative respectively from the dis
trict
Democratic claims regarding Sussex
county do not seem TO tally with the
Republican estimate, however. DR..
Rowland G. Paynter says the Demo-
cratic county ticket will be elected,
although he does not claim big ma
lority, and he figures that the Demo-
Gratis Will get at least six Representa-
tlves and two Senators from Sussex
this time This estimate includes the
election of Democratic Senators from
the Third district, now represented by
Senator life, Republican, and the
Firth or Senator Rowlands district in
which Or. Layton is the candidate.
Diner About Kent.
In Kent county the Democrats
seem most enthusiastic. but the Re-
publicans say they cannot see a rea-
son for the Democratic exuberance
unless 1t Is that they expect TO dunn
a whole lot of money into close dis
! tricts. Alexander NJ. Daily says the
] Democrats are claiming the entire
county ticket, nine of the ten Repre-
sentatives and all three Senators from
Kent this time. He comedies the Re
publicans the Tenth Representative
district or Milford hundred, and says
that DR.. G. w. Marshall will be beaten
for the State Senate in that Republi-
can stronghold, the Fifth district.
| Other Democrats, not so extravagant
in their claims, say their party may
get as high as seven Representatives
and two of the three Senators this
/ time.
On the other hand the Republican
leaders say the Democrats are build
ing air castles. The Republicans
claim the county by as high as 250
! majority for some of the candidates,
and at least five of the ten Represen-
tatiyes and all three State Senators.
They Slain that Alden B. Richardson,
| Republican candidate for State SEN
ator in the First district, will develop
surprising strength among the Demo-
Gratis because of his personal popular
/ ity, and that he will be aided by the
strength among Democrats Of James
! Edwin Hoffecker, Republican candi-
/ date for the Legislature in Duck
] Creek hundred, the First district,
where Robert H. Denney is the Dem
ocratic candidate for the House. Rob-
ert G. Walls is the Democratic NOM
1 inee for Senator in this district. u
Alice Helps Democrats.
Former United States Senator J.
Frank Alice is the principal thorn in
the Republican flesh in Kent county
! this time, as he was two years ago.
! Then he worked in a quiet way
/ against certain Republican candidates
This year he is openly working
against the Republican legislative
] Of fhfu Ift
tude it is said that he Is rapidly los
ing the small coierie Of followers he
had Several of the Republicans
around Wyoming and Camden who
were with Mr.. Alice two years ago have
turned IN fo- the Republican ticket
the past week or two. The Demo
Gratis, however, are banking heavily
on former Senator Allee's assistance
In fact, they expect with Allee's aid tc
defeat William NJ Hazel and oleci
William Pennewill as senator from
the Third district. The Republicans
however, say Mr.. Hazel will be choser
senator He was a representative In
the last Legislature and had an eX
cellent record. MIR. Pennewill is alsC
well known resident of Dover. Tn,
Republicans say Dr. Marshall will ge
the usual big majority for senator il
the Fifth district.
Reports received here from New
Castle county are that the Republi
cans are inA bette shape there thar
they have been for many years anC
a majority of at least 500 Is expected
in that county. The Republicans ais,
/ claim at least eight representatives
/ and probably two more, and three o
the floor senators, from New Castle
county this time. The Democrats dis
pute this, however, and say they vii
get at least eight representatives an'
- two senators. They point out tha
q New Castle county has many clos
districts that are anybOdys district
! until the vote is counted The wet
and dry" issue in rural New Castl
= county is complicating the situation
there. too. The Democratic leader
do not seem to be making any rea
: claims 10 victory for their New Castl
county ticket.
Summarizing this, if the Republican
/, claims are borne out, they will carr
the State by somewhere around 1.50
: to 1000 majority for Congressman
e and will control the Legislature ol
= Joint ballot by two or three majority
S On the other hand. the Democrats b,
their own claims of county for count
T cannot see victo~y for their Congress
+, siOnal or State ticket, but they CLAIM
n the Legislature by a majority of a
: least four on joint ballot. OF the es
=. Inmates. that Of the Republicans seem
Y to be the better founded by the sit
e uation district for district