The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1898-09-08
POLITICAL
Al Il
GOSSIP.
The Candidates Are Pick.
ings for the Vulner-
able Voters.
LIVES MADE MISERABLE
Before Election Day. Be-
sure and Notify the
County Committee
that You Are
a Candidate.
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Arc not the Republicans responsible for
the voters who are always ready to uso
! their influence for consideration in ia
vor of this or that candidate 70. Office who
puts up the wherewith. This practice
which IL bad one, has been going OH for
yenrs in the Republican rs we'll MS tie
Democratic party. 1t is time that tho
candidates cry halt to this bleeding pro-
cess. ltse bad practicc1and the man who
has to be bought should be debarred from
voting at all nominations as well us geper
al elections. Its p0rnicious habit and II
dangerous one to our free form OF govern.
ment. The same Old fight is on 10 Keno
and Sussex counties and The result will bo
that tho Democrats as usual will walk
away with the prize. 1t is nearly tlmo that
the Republican voters had learned some
thing after the fight that has hcen going
on for years for Republican supremacy and
then thrown away when 1t was within
their grasp. BY all that Is honorable in
politics. If there is any honor in 1t, the way
tho ballot box has been stuffed and tho re.
suit of the elections altered and nianipu.
lated, should ond.
Stop fighting within the party and
make up your minds that success Is much
preferable to defeat and Democracy to be
dominant in Delaware. The Deuiocratic
party Is not united one. There are two
factions In it. The free silver sentiment
is rampant In Delaware and the gold Dem
ocrats will not mix with them. The free
silver sentiment has grown at q rapid rate
in this city and down the State Congress-
man L. Irving Handy is looked upon rs Il
FREQ silverite and SO Is Senator r. X. Ken.
ncy. The gold Democrats have only SEN
ator George Gray and for this reason mere
than any other lie has been recognized by
President Mckinley in several federal up.
pointments given to Delawareans. The
next sheriff candidate on their ticket will
DO free silver man. Tho contest ut the
primaries will BIO between the silver and
gold wings of their party.
For this reason he " hole strength Of the
Democratic party will not be brought out
on election day and for this one reason the
Republicans should by all means have Il
date on their ticket in all three OF the
counties.
The speakers at the ratification meeting
to be hsld on Friday evening, at the Lin
coin Club rooms, Tenth and King stress.
will sound the alarm Of the opening Of the
campaign when J. Henry Hotfecker
should be elected to Congress and DR.
Lewis H. Ball, 81 ate Treasurer. and John
A. Lingo, State Auditor. The Republican
ticket in all three of the counties should
receive good majorities But they wont IL
the contention that Is again cropping upis
not abated. This fight only tends to dis
gust well thinking Republicans and make
them luke warm about oven registering,
let alone voting OH election dny.
Mr.. William Wilson, Jr., who was
member Of the House in the Legislature
in 1895. from Christlana hundred Is a
can iidate for representative to the Gcner-
al Assembly from Christiana hundred.
He is George Frizzell's opponent.
=. } Ohm G. Ireland is a candidate for Coro-
ner on the Democratic ticket
Robert g. Houston, of Georgetown, will
stump the lower part of the State for Hof-
fecller and the whole Republican ticket.
The Every Evening will not support L.
Irving Handy as the Democratic candidate
for Congress 1t will have to favor the |
election of j. Henry Hoffecker. |