Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-07-07
DEMOCRATS WIN AND LOSE.

Notwithstanding the great Ehuci,
occasio by the Democratic set
back OF 1883, with the loss Of prestige
and the political reaction caused by
| the election of Republican Senator
| from Democratic state, the Demo-
Gratis uf Delaware came up for the
/ 1890 campaign. two years later, In
/ good form and with a unaninimity
that was somewhat surprising, con
sideting the bitter feelings engendet
ed by that unfortunate campaign
/ Robert j. Reynolds of Kent county.
after an exciting primary contest.
carried his county delegation by a
good majority and was nominated
| for governor on the first ballot by
| the state convention IL being kents
turn for the choice. John w. Garseg
Of Milford was nominated for Rep
! resentative In Congress. Hon
| Thomas r Bayard was elected a
/ delegate to that convention from the
| Eleventh ward of Wilmington. and
! took an active part in the proceed
inas. besides making an inspiring and
altogether admirable address
The Republican nominations were
Harry A. Richardson ok Dover for
governor and Henry F. Cannon ~
Bridgeville for Representative In
! Congress and by vigorous and ae-
! sressive Republican campaign, put
i the Democrats or their mettie. The
/ latter lost New Castle county. but
carried Kent and sussex by MAORI
/ ties sufficient TO give the state e.
\ Reynolds by 543 and 10 Causey hy
/ SOS They also elected a majority Of
/ the Legislature But Democratic
4 leaders hreathed Sigh ~ relief when
/ complete returns showed them tr
4 have won by even such = small
/ margin
! Democrats we're encouraged by this
victory, tneasre though It was in
margin, and they felt exceedingly
| hopeful two Years later when they
| They accepted the third successive
| nomination of Mr. Eles eland with
enthusiasm and resolved 10 give him
| the elesstoral vute ~ the state. Ton
| sreasman t'ausey. ~ course, was re-
| nominated by aeclamatiou. and the
contest opened most auspeinusly
/ The Republicans nominated Rev
/ Jonathan s. Willis % Milford for
/ congress
i Again the contest was clpse and
4 for awhile the result seemed tretn
/ bling IN the balance. by reason ~ the
confident aggtpssivenaas If the Re
pubiican leaders and their support hs
a united marty But fate ia eufed the
"a -
counties. with very close margins
and a few MIXED results on local
4 tickets. by majority of sot fut
+ C1eveland and 4T4 fot taurey A
( Democratic legislature Was elected
and this was tho great prize uf the
+ campaign. az senator tscorse Gray $
term expired or the fourth n March
+ following He was duly r. elected by
/ tho Legislature the following Jan
uary
Delaware Did Not Respond.
Throughout tho country the
elections of 1890 and 1892 had been
unusually favorable 10 the Demo
craIs Al the former they swept away
the Republican majority In Congress
and made Il Democratic in both
bra anches. and IN 1892 they main
tained this control and elected C1eve-
/ land by an overwhelming vote. But
the general influences which made
these two campaigns so Democratic
/ in their trend elsewhere did not af-
fect Delaware. which was saved 90
the Democratic party only by mar
row margin on each occasion. II was
I natural. therefore. that the party
managers here entered upon the 1894
campaign with deep apprehension.
Already there was manifest through
out the country a strong sentiment
adverse to the Cleveland administra-
tion. growing out Of the financial
panic Of 1873. which was attributed
10 the intention Of the Democratic
Congress 10 enact reform Tariff
law In reality. il was due to the
silver infa tion legislation OF the pre-
Vious Republican Congress. which
was quickly corrected under the
Cleveland administration, when times
became prosperous once more.
Delaware felt the effect of that wave
of sentiment adverse to the Demo
cratic party, in 1891, and the party
suffered here as elsewhere. Ebe w
Tunnel of Lewes was nominated for
governor and Samuel Bancroft, Jr, OF
Wilmington for Representative In
Congress. and the ticket proved very
satisfactory. But too many Democrats
blamed the "panicky" times on Cleve-
land and voted the Republican ticket
Joshua Marvil of Laurel for gov
ernor and Rev Jonathan s. Willis
for Congress. and it was elected by
about .200 majority. And worse than
all else the Republicans carried the
Legislature. by Is To Il, thus depriv-
ing the Democrats of an opportunity
of retrieving the factional blunder of
1883, which resulted In sending An
thony Higgins To the Senate as the
first Republican member from this
State. Higgins term expired the fourth
of March next ensuing, and here was
a Republican Legislature to choose his
successor.
Addicks to the Front
Then il was that j. Edward Addicks
stepped 10 the front. and for ten wears
maintained such hold on a faction
of the Republican party which prov
ed itselfs in party contests 10 be the
majority faction that he was able 10
prevent an election of Senator at that
session. 10 throw the honor into the
hands Of the Democrats at the next
session, and to prevent any choice
h s.l.Fs tor