Middletown transcript., 1896-08-01
CONSIDER THE FIGURES.

CONSIDER THE FIGURES.
'sWe care nothing for Addicks, we
want to win. and Doodle wins,n is the
sum total of the argument of many
Republicans when they are appealed to
to stand by the G. o. p. They will
justify themselves in the use of money
by saying that the Democrats have
purchased votes for years and that the
Democratic cry against Addicks is
hypocritical. Suppose it is, Republic
cans most certainly have case against
the man who would defeat his party to
gain his own personal and selfish ends,
the man whose only claim was that he
furnished the Doodle, which he put
only in the hands of his trusted lieu
tenants. These are causes sufficient
for turning down Addicks, but consult
the figures.
In 1894 the following vote was cast
for Governors:
New Castle County IL, ,47s 1000
Kent County S18l 3,oiS
Sussex County 4,67l 4,440
1Ottl A0SOOo io5o1S
Reflect on these figures. Governor
Marvil's majority in the State was
1921. Kent county was Democratic by
SS majority. Sussex county was Re.
publican by 231 majority. New Castle
county was Republican by 1918 and
without the use Of money. Put pin
there. By the deciion of the Clerks of
Peace the Republican Party with the
Democratic Party will have the choice
of the Voters Assistants-we have
not the Australian Ballos Law at hand
but believe there are but two of those
assistants. How can Mr.. Addicks
know that his money is being properly
used? He may bribe even few Of
fcers, of either or both parties, but
what advantage is there in an increas sed
scattering vote? Republicans are op-
posed to the bribery that has made the
State notorious. The Voters Assis-
tants appointed by Republicans will
lend Mr.. Addicks no aid nor comfort.
Where then is the hope of the men who
rely on Mr.. Addicks' money? OF course
the fellows who work on per centage
care less for results, but the Republicans
who hopes to see his party win by this
means is doomed to disappointment.
In the primary election on May 9th the
Addicks workers where they did not
use money used the potent argument
that at the election Mr.. Addicks would
pay bountiful sums for votes. The
argument was effective but it now
turns out that Mr.. Add icks will not
control the election officers and it is
not presumed that even he is foolish
enough to pour out his money blindly.
There are many unselfsh Republicans
who only suffer Addicks because they
hope to win with him-if he cannot
win. what then? Study the election
figures.
Of the II, ATS Republican votes cas- +
in New Castle county for Governor
Marvil, the Addicks Party cannot Sc
cure over 1000. 1t is true that at their
last primaries without contest they
reported that number cast but the re-
port was made with the intention of
influincing the National Committee to
whom they appealed. At the nomina-
tion for Receiver of Taxes, Sh eriff, sc.
when they had candidate and showed
their strength in the county it was less
than five hundred, and those figures
were correct. In Sussex county there
are flom 1900 to 1900 Republicans who
will not touch the Addicks ticket.
Twenty per cent. of the Kent Republic
cans are of the same mind. Giving the
other Republican vote in those counties
to the Addicks Party and its total vote
in the State would be about 5000. But
without the lavish uss of money that
vote cannot be held and it Is question
as to how much money Mr.. Addicks
will use merely to defeat the party for
revenge. This vote may be sufficient
to defeat the party though that is prob
lematical. Thousands of Democrats
will not support their ticket in the
State, and the great majority of then
will support the Republican ticket.
The more that Republicans are united
the more Democrats will vote with
them. 1t behooves the earnest Repub-
lican to consider the situation, and not
throw away this opportunity.
The election figures are interesting
as indicating the probable result in No
vember but let them be applied to the
Addicks effort to change the State Com
mittee. Under the present Republican
arrangement of 160 delegates in State |
Convention, New Castle county fur
nishes IS per cent. Of the total vote
and has 4S per cent. Of the delegates,
division by no means unjust to Kent
and Sussex counties. By the arrange
ment of the Addicks Party at the
convention on May 18th, Republicans of |
New Castle cast So per cent of the vote |
and have 80 per cent. of the delegation,
IS to New Castle, 60 to Kent and 81 to |
Sussex. Mr.. Addicks said that he
wished it 50 because he could trust the |
voters of Kent and Sussex. This |
illustrates the Addicks methods. Let
Republicans who desire to see the fair |
thing done study the figures as appli-
cable to the vote and as the Addicks
managers apply it to party representa-
tion. Of course if they are to be applied
to the probable vote for the Addicks