Evening journal., 1913-01-04
DEMOCRATIC VIEWS
ON u. S. SENATORSHIP

political victory which made the
House Of Representatives a Demo-
cratic body this year, and elected
enough Democrats to botr houses to
give the Democrats majority on
joint ballot and the prize of a United
States Senator OF the 20 Democratic
members of the General Assembly, -
are from Kent county and 10 from
Sussex. New Castle county can lay
claim to only seven OF the 81 Demo-
cratic members of the House of Rep
resentatiyes. nine were elected from
Kent county. out of a total representa-
ton of 10; seven out OF 10 from Sus-
sex, and only five out of 10 from New
Castle county. Looked at from the
other side. the Republicans elected
only one lone Representative in Kent
county and three in Sussex. while 10
of their IA members in the House
were elected in New Castle county.
It is a fact unpleasant thought it
be, that the Democratic organization
in New Castle county made a very
poor showing at the November cleo
ton, in the face of general conditions
which should have resulted in a
sweeping Democratic victory Here,
as i'm Knit and Sussex counties, the
Republican opposition was divided in
to bitterly hostile factions. in the two
lower counties the Democrats not
only reaped the full advantage Of this
favoring situation, but secured a ma
jority for their county tickets But in
New Castle county the Democrats not
only failed to elect their county ticket,
but were beaten in several close legis-
lative districts also. In the First Rep
resentatiye district heretofore so
close that il had been twice carried
| by the Democrats, the Republican ma
iority I'm November was 167, with III
votes cast for the Progressive candi-
date Republican. The Ninth district
went Republican by u, the Eleventh
by % and tn Thirteenth by IA, all of
which should have been carried by
the Democrats, while tho Fifteenth,
ordinarily good for 125 Democratic ma
/ iority, elected a Republican Repre-
sentative by FIVE The Sixth Senator
ial district, also good fighting ground
for Democrats, was carried by the Re
publicans by a majority of AZ.
Here we have the situation OF a
splendid showing made by the Demo-
Gratis of Kent and Sussex counties and
miserable showing made by the
Democrats Of New Castle county. so
far as results in the Legislature are
concerned Had the New Castle coun-
ty Democrats done half as well as
their brethren of Kent and Sussex
counties, the state Senate would have
been Democratic instead of Republican
while the House majority would have
been larger than il is. Therefore,
it is only natural that Kent and Sus-
Sex should claim the major portion of
the fruits of the victory. which would
not have been won had it not been
I for their work. On political grounds
they have a right to the best that the
Democratic majority at Dover has to
dispose of-paying Offices in the House
of Representatives and the United
States Senator This is not, of course,
placing this performance of public
duty on a high plane. but the claims
of the two lower counties are natural,
| reasonable and not in any manner
creditable. And, having the votes at
hand, it will not prove surprising if
they take unto themselves the full
fruits of the victory they have won.