Middletown transcript., 1896-05-16
RkpuBL1cAN PRIMARIES.

In political interest the Republican pri.
maries of last Saturday throughout the
State riyaled those of the Biggs-Cochran
campaign in 1886. In several hundreds in
this county there was no Addicks senti-
ment, or if there was it was not manifest.
In some of the hundreds of Kent and Sus-
sex the Addicks people had their own way,
the opposition making no fight at the polls.
The result was 81 Addicks delegates. 50
anti-Addicks delegates, and IL contested
delegates from Wilmington Where con-
tests were made it was manhood against
Doodle. and Doodle was victorious in too
many places. There were said to be so
many five dollar notes in the city of New
Castle that the merchants could not change
them all. In Sussex we are assured that
Democrats worked for and voted the Ad-
dicks tickets and that Doodle was all power
full. On these grounds contests will be
made at St. Louis.
Inst. Georges hundred most determined
fight was made with an energy worthy a
better cause. In the Port Penn District
there were 81 anti i-Addicks votes against IS
Addicks votes; in Odessa District the vote
was 94 anti-Addicks and Is Addicks, or for
East st. Georges 155 votes against Addicks
to % for him. The delegates elected were
Boyd R. Cleaver and Frank R. Pool; Alter
mates, Robert 8. Carpenter and George L..
Townsend, Jr.
In Middletown or West st. Georges the
anti-Addicks ticket was for delegates, JOS
C.Jolls. McKendree Downham, and Martin
b. Burris, Esq; for Alternates Joseph c.
Parker, Thos. E. Hurn, and Merritt N.
Willis This ticket received III votes
against IS for the.Addicks ticket which was,
J. NJ. Clayton,;P. B. Alrichs. John W. Dick
inson, w. A. Rhoades and Samuel E. Eaton.
This ticket was run throughout the hum
dred with the idea of contesting the cleo
tion of the other ticket which was voted
for separately in East and West st. Georges
as has been the custom for years. The
making out the certificates was delayed for
over an hour after the ballots were counted
in Middletown by the oltside Addicks con-
tention that the elected ticket was not leg
al. One judge refused to sign the certifii-
Gates.
The Democrats were interested observers
of the election. 1t appears that two or
three of the Democrats were near the polls
to assist the Addicks vote but the most were
only observers and many thoughtful men
were not in sympathy with the Addicks
encouragement. Of the S5 votes cast for Ad-
dicks 1t is but just to say that veral were
from the belief that he is the man to win
with but the great bulk were cast BY color
cd men and evidently for consideration.
That is denied but evidenceis too strong and
too convincing. The potent influence was
Doodle. 1t is said that colored man from
Wilmington, an Addicks employe. offered
Rev. NJ. H Horsey who has recently been
appointed by the Delaware Conference to
Dale's NJ. e. Church, $4,000 ifhe would
open his church to the Addicks people and
make two speeches in their favor. At
Mt. Pleasant the Addicks Colored Club
have boycotted Rev. Aaron Brown who has
charge of their chapel because he re fused
to make merchandise OF his manhood.
Such conduct deserves the most severe con-
demnation and it should have itirrespective
of party. An effort was made to vote q
Democrat by the Addicks workers and also
a repeater it is said. Doodle did not win
in st. Georges hundred Lut 1t opened the
door to greater efforts and moro uncertain
results in the future. The election 0f last
Saturday appeals to the cupidity Of some
men but It should appeal 10 the sober sense
Of every shouehtfal man withoutrespec to
party. 81