Evening journal., 1899-03-20
TRAITORS DENOUNCED.
Farlow, Clark and King Read
Out of the Democratic Party.
WILL INVESTIGATE BRIBERY

KENT COUNTY DEMOCRATIC COM
MITnEE ADOFr RESOLUTIONS
REGARDING THE ACTIONS OFF
1ldlE THREE DEMOCRATIC TRIAL
TcIRS WHO VOTED FOR j. ED
WARD ADDICKS FOR UNIFIED
STATES SENATOR.
At meatang Of the Kent county
Democrats, held i'm THE Levy Cour.
re- m, Dover, Satunday, resolutions
ware a5oF5ed reading Farlolw, king
and Clark oirt OF the parity, and a COM
m.ttse appo.nteH Ito recelvle unoniies TO
aEsist in Investigating lbIibdry dhhrges
made in Comnlecticln with lthIe last GEM
eual Assembly.
County Committee Chairman John
d. Hawkins called the meeting to or
der, and in doing so referred to what
he considered the irregular method Of
calling the committee meeting. He
stated that the meeting was cal.ed
without his knowledge, though as
chairman 1t was his duty to call all
meetings, and asked for information
as to the object of the meeting.
Secretary Daley stated that when the
call for the meeting was made, Mr.
Hawkins was away, and that he had
been advised that IN such case Ii was
his duty TO act I'm the matter.
Jack" Jones stated that the object
OF the needing was to take action on
Clark, Flar.ow and King, the boltng
Democrats, who voted for Addicks. and
Offered a series Of resolutions roundly
.oondemninlg the rolters named. Tho
resolutions also set forth thai it was
claimed and changed that other WE'LL
known Democrats had aided and abet
ted these man. While no names were
mentioned in the resolutions, these
either Democrats referred to We're in
Guided in the denunciatlon and CON
demnation directed against Clark,
FarlOw and King
Mr.. Hawkins thereupOn resigned the
chair, and called on George Millington
to act as chairman, Stating that he was
one of the Democrats against whom
mmor and gossip was directed, and
that he wished to square himself with
his parity. He objected to the resolu-
cusaticns against other" Democrats
but demanded that specific charges be
made and persons be named. To that
end he moved an amendment, and pro-
vidcd that a fund be raised and placed
at the disposal of the states attorney
for the purpose CT ferretng out any
guilty person and demanded that an
Democrats be deemed innocent until
their guilt was proven.
Mr.. Hawkins stated that While Clark
was relative Of his, he never had any
influence with him, and that he was
not his relatives keeper, politically.
Senator Bob Lewis, whose name
was mentioned in connection with the
rumors, stated that he was in favor Of
anything that would investg tgate and
c9sar up the matter. John f. Sauls-
tmys name was also mentioned, but
he was not present.
He lat5r gave out the fol.kwlng state
nA-r iegarding his position
In reRtlcn to THE dep,Cratle cCn-
du-. Cf The three traitors who dis
'gracci the Democratic panty last Mon
'dly by voLng for Mr. Addicl1s, certain
persons arculd the tcwc az Dover
hays. by innUendo, tried Ito ccnNay the
impIeEs.on THAT / was conmected with
THE nlslariOuis business. /, for Cne, court
h's Fullest Investigation. / want tlhe
liElLs turned Cln, AND ] want l1naves
sn1 h-Achguards who concerted with
dhle Addicks gang, and who were too
good to speak fSr THE Democratic panty
last Fall to explaln. Thank God, no
salisbury was in the scheme, and tine
.pcltrOons amid edwards who started such
a rum-r. CIT even circulated 1t, are but
the renlhants of those who were bought
fcr Adiicks a few years ago."
THE meeting was a warm one In
every respect, amid after two hours had
been speint ,n dlenoumcingJ .EdwardiAd-
dicks and the Demucratic traitors who
voted FOR him, a set OF resolutions were
addrtad READING F'ar,ow, KING and
|Clhrk out OF the parity
THE Following amendments It's 1.-THE
|rd5o.ut'on was also unanimously
adopted:
Resolved fuutheh, That a committee
|of ihrae be appointed t1 raliels funds to
he placed at THE disposal Of the attor-
|rsy- general for lthls purpose of dnvesti-
eating all maItters im uelatiOn ITO the
acticIas -if Farlow, King and Clark, and
|ary clhIsns if thlere he sudh."
n. Y. Wal.nL john H. Jones and
Gr1uge Harrington wene appointed a
committee to secure the fund, amid $1O0
was eidbsaribsld immediately after the
meeting. Jchn ID. Hawkins amid Sen-
ators lewis and Meredith waue among
uhls first contributions
The injecting was largely attended.
and many PROMINENT Democrats from
all over The state were present