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makethis statement in justice to Mr..
Robertson and his constituents.

makethis statement III Justice to Mr..
Robertson and his constituents.
Now that the dispute in regard to the
election returns of the Republican can.
didates for sheriff has been amicably set.
tied and the protests of candidates Nc.
Daniel and Stidham withdrawn, the
election Of the whole Republican ticket
in November should be assured The
candidates had the good of the Republi.
can party at heart, and instructed their
respective attorneys to withdraw their
protests and ratify the nomination OF
candidate John L. Taylor. By this ac-
ton they endorsed the honesty Of the
Republican Inspectors who held the
nomination election on Saturday last.
The only thing to be regretted is that the
nominee was not given his certificate Of
election on Monday last. Be that as it
may, all is well that ends well. The
prospect is now that every candidate
on the Republican ticket in New Cas-
tie county will be elected by a
good majority. If contest had been
made and the ballot boxes opened,
it would have established bad
precedent and like Banquo's ghost ever
after refused to down, while the people
would have become disgusted, no matter
who would have been declared nomi-
mated. The cry would have gone up that
cheating was resortec to and the men
who have not yet registered would have
refused to do go and vote. Now that
there ls perfect harmony in the party,
every Republican can have heart to turn
out and vote tor the whole ticket on
election day. There was no desire, we
are certain, on the part of either candi-
dates Stidham or Mcdaniel or their
friends to cheat Mr.. Taylor out of the
nomination, and the withdrawal OF their
protests yesterday shows that palmer
than any words of ours can convey.
There is one thing certain, and that is
that only one candidate could hope to be
successful and obtain the nomination.
The margin was small one, still James
Martin was elected sheriff of New Castle
county by only nine majority over Pur-
nell J. Lynch. The Republicans have
done nobly.-Daily Republicans.
The savage attack upon J. Frank Alice
of Dover, by the Every Evening yester-
day is entirely uncalled for. This paper
calls Mr.. Alice bank looter, which is
strong language, as he has not been con-
yicted and never will be, of the charge of
which he stands indicted in the United
States Court. Mr.. Alice is honest and
no more of bank looter than the man
who spenned the infamous article and
his trial will prove it. Mr.. Alice being
prominent Republican of Kent is the
cause of the attack and nothing else.-
Daily RepubHcm.
The Regular Republicans in Kent and
Sussex must be well pleased with their
action in 1896, which resulted in the
steal in Kent county, the control of the
Legislature, the election of General Ken.
ney to the L. S. Senate and the manage
ment CT the Constitutional Convention,
if we may Judge from their proposition
to form an alliance with the Democratic
party under the pretence of desire to
defeat Addicksism. The claim is too
shallow to deceive anybody of common
sense. Addicks cannot secure majority
of votes IN the Legislature, even if an
Addicks supporter should be elected
from every Republican district in the
two lower counties. They might pre-
vent the election of Senator and thus
leave the state with only one Represen-
tative, as was the case four years ago.
To us that would be preferable to the
election of an advocate of free trade and
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unrepresented than to have it repre-
sented by an opponent OF Republican
principles and measures. Ii the Regular
Republicans cannot see this, they must
be blinded by prejudice or self interest
Having been used as catspaws to pull
the chestnuts out of the fire by the
Democrats four years ago, we should
think they would not willingly be SUBJ
jected to such mental occupation again. |
We hope that sober second thought will
lead them to avoid any alliance to bene-
tit the Democrats even under the pretext
of getting rid of Addicksism. daily Re-
publ;can.
''Will Kent county Republicans fol-
low the lead of Sussex and agree to a
harmony ticket ~ is now the question
that is exercising the minds of the
leaders.
The Republican County Committee
will hold meeting at the rooms of the
Young Mems Republican Club at l.3O
O'Clock this afternoon.
The campaign for the election of John
II. Hoffecker to Congress will be COM
menced next week.
Tie State Board of Education in ses-
sion at Dover yesterday reversed the de-
cisiOn OF the County School Commission
of New Castle county, that Stephen S.
Armstrong was elected school commits
sioner in school district No. 81. Cor
nelius J. Horrigan, the contestant, will
retain his Office. Walter H. Hayes rep.
resented Horrigan, and Medford II. Ca
hoon appeared for Armstrong, The case
was the first brought under the new
school law.
Vote for tenders and take the strain off
t he minds of the motormen.
October 22d, is the last day for you to
register. do So nav vOur dollar and show