Evening journal., 1899-03-17
DR.. LAYTOH'S PROMISES
SUSSEX COUNTY REGULARS SAY
n1E DOCTOR MADE FlAIIslE
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THE DOCTOR MADE FlAIlsE
STATEMENTS TO TTIEM
The Regular Republicans of Sussex
county do not hold DR.. Caleb r. Lay
ton, of Georgetown, in very high es-
teem, according to a statement recently
malde by a prominent Regular from
THAT county.
The conversation was brought about
by a reference to Dr. Gayton's stabe-
ment THAT he had walked from the
Senate at Dover chi Monday last to THE
Rlchardson House i'm company with
Fred Eden Bach, and at no time was
he in company with Senator Farlow.
why" said this particular Regular,
'It's a question I'M my mind whether
II would believe any' statement
made lby Dr. layton ais to matters in
which he is interested I can recall
the promises he made tn the Regular
Republicans in Sussex county some
time before the election, and (which he
repudiated afterwards with impunlty.
When the last campaign opened the
Republican parity DIN Sussex was split
asunder, as everyone knows. lDr. lay
ton, as chairman of the Union lRepub-
1can County Committee. was very anN-
ious that the two factions of the party
lshould come together and unite upon
a ticket, as 1T was well-lunown THAT
there could be no hcpe OF carrying the
lcounty if the party remained divided
"Dr. layton made numerunls efforts
to bring the eoecutive committee OF
the two wings of the party together
in cdnference, and afber several UNI
successful attempts the committees met
i'm joint session. This occurred several
times before amy agreemkmit was come
to and a ticket placed i'm the field. Al
the last meeting the question of Ad-
dicks and the United States senator
ship was brought up fer discussion
amid DIR. layton arcse and said TO thS
members OF the Regular Republican
commfttee present THAT HE could assure
them ON his word of honcr that if The
Republican party was successful in ths
state and obtained control of the leg.
islature, that the name Of j. EtiwarE
Addiclzs would not be mamtinmed il
connection with the Unated States sen
atorship, as he, as well as they, real
: lied that bhere WAS MO possible chancl
OF his election.
''Dr. layton further stated to ths
jdint committee THAT in case Of Repub
liican success, the Levy Court of Sussel
county would be abolished. as it wa.
cumbersome body and a. burden OF
the people, arid five commissioned
, would be substituted i'm its stead fDS
You mean ito say that df the RepubM
cars obtain control OF the Legislature
and the Sussex county Levy Court ais,
t that The court will be abolished?' wal
: asked rf Dr. layton by a Regular pres
emit. I most certainly do,' was the ne
ply, and can promise you that on m,
word Of honor Upon these promise
the Regular Repubhcans united witt
. the Unicnls and nominated a ticket.
How we'll DIR. Caleb R. layton loep
: his word is now HISTORY. Addiclzs' mann
}, was the most prominent before tn
d General Assembly and the Usvy CouT
= still exists. When approached recentl
!. by a Regular and asked what he mean
by making the promises he did, ID
layton ueplied: Oh, 1 didn't intend II
keep them when made them, and cnl
y did so because 1 knew that WAS the onl
n way TO get you Regulars to come
Il with us. l have no Apologies ito max
for my action. That lis why sa
> that the wOTs5 of DIR. Caleb IR. IAybo
is not to be trusted upon matters
which he is directly interested"