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more safely Republican. 1t went
for that party by 354 in 1904 and
by 46O in 1908. The Fifth Senate
district in 1906 gave Democratic
majority of SO. In 1910 it swung
to the Republican side with ma
jority Of 1919. The Sixth Senate
district is debatable ground this
year. 1t gave a Democratic ma
jority Of 40 in 1904 and a Repub-
lican majority of 100 in 1905. The
Seventh Senate district was car
ried by the Democrats in the last
two elections for State Senator.
The Democratic majority of 1T in
1906 dwindled to 83 in 1910.
This year elections will be held
in the Second Senate district, nor
mally Democratic the Fourth dis
trict, normally Republican, and
the Sixth, which the Democrats
carried in 1904, and the Republi-
cans in 1908.
Having shown how precarious is
the situation with respect to the
Senate districts. let us now turn
our attention to the fifteen Repre-
sentative districts in New Castle
county and see by what narrow
margins several Of them have been
held. In all Of those districts elec-
tons will be held this fall.
The First district, which is in
Wilmington. went 80 Republican
in 1904; ) Democratic in 1906; 80
Republican in 1908, and Z Republi-
can in 1910. 1t will be seen read
lily how easy it would be to swing
that district into the hands Of Will
lard Salisbury were a few dissat-
, ;stied Republicans disposed to do
The Second Representative dis
? trict, also in Wilmington, has been
solidly Republican. 1t was carried
2 by the Union Republicans in 1904
. by rs majority. That was due to
2 big factional fight in the Repub-
| lican party. Following that elec
| ton the Republican voters assert
> ed themselves. In 1906 the Repub-
e lican majority was 667 in 1908.
: 1913. and in 1910, 962. ,.....
In the Third Representative dis
trict the Republican majorities
have ranged between 900 and l 900
in the last four elections. In 1904
the majority was 97S; in 1906.
C o59; in 1908, 975, and in 1910, Oil.
d Without a skip the Democrats
4 have carried the Fourth Represen.
J. tative district since 1904, but by
= varying majorities. In 1904 the
l. majority was 1873; in 1906, 102; in
l. 1908. 16O, while in 1910 it jumped
n to 311.
S The banner Democratic Repre-.
l. sentative district in New Castle
f county has been the Fifth. It gave
: to the Democrats ma jority of s71
J. in 1904; 61S in 1906; 594 III 1908
d and 6O4 in 1910.
s. All the above districts are in the
k city of Wilmington. When II
g comes to the districts in the rura
l. sections, however. the official re
l. turns show an entirely ditferen
$. situation. In 1904 the majority
l. was 97S.
is The Sixth district embraces
e Brandywine hundred. 1t Wen
'e Democratic by a majority of 30 il
n 1904; Republican by majority o
It 70 in 1906; Democratic, by only 2,
10 in 1908, and Republican by 127 il
If 1910. 1t will be seen at once tha
a. under normal conditions that i
id anybody's district and that thos
Republicans in it who do not wis
a. Willard Salisbury man electe'
,r to the House from there, mus
to stand shoulder to shoulder on loca
st issues, no matter how far apar
N they may be on national issues.
re The Republicans should carry tn
in Seventh Representative distric
he which embraces Christiana hun
es dred. In 1904 the Republican m;
a. iority was 1873; in 1906, 172:
1908, 16S, and in 1910, 223.
he What is true Of the Seventh, di
Nv trict, also is true of the Eighth, (
1e. the Mill Greek district. There tt
'ly Republican had 17S majority
Ia 1904; $50 in 1906; 1T in 1908, an
y, 1872 in 1910.
nd The Ninth, or White Clay Cree
,ly hundred district, is another clio
10 one in which it behooves Repub
in cans to be exceedingly careful.
it 1904 the Republicans carried it !
w the scant majority Of 3S. TIL
an dropped to 13 in 1906 and to 8
so 1908 The Democrats captured
as by majority of q in 1910. Tf
lis year the Republicans should
i.