Show attle delaware j delaware was the first state admitted to the union and is the one to which randolph of roanoke referred contemptuously as having two counties count iea at high tide and three at low tide it is still governed by antiquated colonial machinery the senate of its legislature consists of nine members only dela ware is one of alie states which has no i lieutenant governor and therefore from I 1 out of these nine members one is as presiding officer and the colier eight are the lawmaking body the detate is divided into three counties newcastle i which includes the city of wilmington j kent which includes the capital city of dover and the rustic south I 1 county new castle has several thousand more voters than kent and sussex combined but the basis of representation in the dover senate is the for all three three members from each county and I 1 on any public question therefore in the banate a minority of the people can by a two thirds majority outvote the ma bority the city of wilmington fon casts about one third of tho total vote of the state but it has only one representative in the senat the house of represents 1 consists of 21 members chosen without reference to population 7 from each county san francisco ar gonauz |