Evening journal., 1911-01-11
WEDES DAY. JAN. II. 1911
coon INTENTIONS GO WRONG.

MO DOUBT the Republican members OF the
Legislature from New Castle county must
have some queer thoughts these days After the
election with the best of intentions, a series OF
meetings and conferences was called. delega-
tion of members Of the Legislature Of exception
ally high standard chosen 10 represent New
Castle county standard that was reached by all
the men chosen TO county Office in this county.
Somehow feeling got around that it would be
a good thing for these members 20 meet together,
70 become acquainted and to talk over matters
relating to the approaching session. Conferences
of all the. members from this city and then of
Republican members from the county we're held,
There has been in Wilmington a widespread sem
tment in favor of legislation for the benefit Of
Wilmington that in no way confcted with any
legislation affecting the State at large The peo-
.ple had begun TO think that something good would
surely come from the New Castle county men,
bers OF the Legislature as regards Wilmington
There are certain problems which confront the
city that are purely Of local nature And so the
conferences we're held.
Word came from Kent and Sussex not authori-
fative word Of course that the members from the
lower counties would give Wilmington what she
wanted. Il was said that the trouble in the past
had been that no one in the lower counties could
find out what Wilmington wanted. II was Saio that
whenever any matters pertaining 10 Wilmington
we're brought up before the Legislature, Whining
ton was divided and there was no way OF sscer-
tanning what Wilmington wsnted--that IL was
house divided sgsinst itself with the result that
members from the lower counties we're pulled and
hauled about and perplexed by questions relating
70 Wilmington OF which they could not have per-
sonsl knowledge and in which they we're not d.
rectly interested. And so these conferences were
held with the best Of intentions
But II seems that they we're not so regarded by
members Of the Legislature from Kent and Sus-
sex counties. One of them in an interview says
that the Kent members heard about the New
Castle county members holding conferences and
being dined at each others houses. As conse-
quence the Kent members began to hold confer
enoes, and it is supposed that the Sussex members
did the same thing. The only natural inference is
that the Kent members became suspicious of the
New Castle members. What schemes are those
fellows up there conoocting when they meet at
these dinners? must have passed through the
minds Of the lower county members. Here are
these mysterious conferences and something is in
the wind so shall have TO watch them"
When the New Castle members gathered al
Dover they we're viewed with suspicion. The most
natural thing would have been for the lower couu-
ties TO offer the speskership to Mr.. Moore If
they knew him as he is known in Wilmington thew
would have been glad 10 have him as speaker and
before the Legislature shall have ended they may
wish that they did have him Then some of the
lower county members thought that New Castle
WohtNh ~ SloNh lhN uCduo OF htnt ana sussex TO-
gether. We don't believe they had any such in.
tenton. Certainly their withdrawal from the
fight and their abandonment of the Offices
which. by the way, We think was hardly wise
showed that they had no such intention
At any rate, due 10 the misoonception and fears
of the Sussex and Kent members--and that is ex-
pressing It mildly-a situation was created st
Dover that brings no credit 10 the members or 70
the Republican party. The session Of the Legisla-
ture started in tumble and a tangle with bad
feeling when the plan was TO start il in lust the
reverse manner In the future in order TO keep
things above suspicion We presume that after the
election any two members from this county who
are seen dining together should be hanged in
stantly.
How silly II all is. How can Delaware progress
as she ought TO progress with such suspicious and
dstrust rife without the slightest valid reason for
entertaining them?
One thing VIE now fear is that the Legislature
will impose some sort of punishment on the Hon.
Charles R. Miller, Mr.. Josiah Marvel and others
who we're active in promoting conferences and
good feeling among the members They may be
sentenced to stand on a street corner in Whining
ron every eight and wait for Peoples Line Ris-