Evening journal., 1888-08-29
ROBINSON IN SUSSEX.
esrhe Couuv Convention Tomorrow
Awaited with Great Enterest-The Unit
Rule w n Not Work.

eerhs Couu'v Convention Tomorrow
awaited with Great Enterest-The Unit
Rule w n Not Work.
nv Letter to EVENING JOURNAL.
GEuRekrOwN. Del, august 29.-Ihe
result Of to-lncrrows convention IN TINS
city is still uncertain. No man can pre-
dict the result with any certainty The
leaders OF both factions were in attend
ance yesterday upon the state convention
at Dover. and the Salisbury men have
come home with the intention Of enforc
ing the unit rule if they can accomplish
II Il is evident that the Wolcott men
IN Kent will not concede more than one,
If that. to the Saulsburys for the Legisla'
tive ticket 1T is virtually the unit
rule. said a prominent Salisbury man
this morning, s'and it is our purpose to
retaliate in this county by nominating a
straight Salisbury ticket. II is not be-
Neyed they have the nerve to do IT.
The anti salisbury men have raised
the cry, 1--WE are for a Sussex man, and
it is popular plea They are hopeful of
organizing the convention in their favor
with the argument chat since Uncle Eli
has lost his own county he is out Of the
race and it is the duty Of every Sussex
delegate to defeat W0lcott with a Sussex
man. II it Is done. Il now looks like
Alfred p Robinson as the man, State
Senator Jchn B. Dormah has declared
himself favorable to Robinson, and
State Senator Bacon has been FOR
SUSSEX all the time if Uncle Eli IS
out Of the race MIR Bacon's first choice
would undoubtedly be Colonel f.. -.
Martin. though he is not unfriendly 60
Mr.. Robinson Among the Salisbury
delegates are the Hon. w r. McCabe,
speaker OF the House; w. II. Boyce,
Esq, Mr. Robinsons law partner; w.
w Norris, the manipulater in any CON
wention, together with numerous clients
and warm personal friends Of Mr.. Robin
son, who, II is believed, the Salisbury
men cannot control by the unit rule ms
against legislative ticket for Sussex
man. None OF the politicians are Ger
tain, however, Of the action of the con
vention
Many Of the friends Of Levin T Souls-
bury OF Georgetown desire that he shall
allow his name ,te be presented for re-
nomination for Levy Court. He has one
friend on the committee against two for
Ahe anti Salisbury candidate Robert
Workman and could be nominated but
heis personally opposed to such action.
lie may consent if the unit rule is en-
forced He isoue of the best men in
4he Levy Court. an accurate and rapid
accountant, and his defeat win be loss
10 the county
The EVENING JOURNAL made amistake
last night in substituting the name Of
Judge John II. Paynter for Judge
Edwin r PaynteF 10 was the latter
who acted With the Saulsburys He had
been Familiarity and afiectionately called
sJudge" by his friends long before Gov
arnor Bggs made another Judge in the
family ia order to make place for "my
son, John The title creates no little
confusion at times and it is not surprising
that the EVENING JOURNAL fell into the
error.
Charles II. Treat, Esq, and J Frank
Bacon, Esq, addressed the Republican
club at Seaford last night. There was a
large attendance and the Republicans OF
Seafora intend to do their duty in Novem-
Der. Their duty is TO vote a straight
Republican ticket
A prominent Sussex Republican ex
pressed himself freely yesterday ON The
assertion made in your notice Of the
meeting OF the Republican State Conven
ton that some of the Sussex Republicans
prefer the convention To take place ''or
publicans have favored an early conven
tion, September g. or not later thar
September 10, because they believe th'
Issue should be fully anC
clearly presented to the people. He
shought that II any Republicans in tho
state favor convention ION election
day they live in Kent county, and moi
far from the capital. The young Republi
cans Of Sussex are wide awake and ar,
ready to follow the leaders at any tim,
Into any honorable conflict. They arr
opposed TO any dickers "A straigh
ticket" will put every Sussex Republican
in line, let II be for defeat or victory.
ION election dey" as stated in thesl
columns recently in reference to the call
ing of the Republican state conven
tion was an error II should have beei
ION an earlier day. Editor the EVEN
ING JOURNAL