Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1900-10-18

special correspondence Oh bhzette nnu JOurnal'
Georgetown. Oct. l7.-The Regular
Republican county ticket was filed
with the clerk of the peace, yesterday
afternoon, and now goes on the official
ballot. This means that there will be
no Republican harmony in Sussex
county this year and that the Regulars
will do all in their power to defeat the
Addicks legislative ticket.
The Regulars were disposed to har.
monize and would have agreed to
common ticket had tile Addioks Re
publicans allowed them a fair repre-
sentation. But when their oveItures
were so insolently rejected they becane
more firmly resolved than ever to de
feat the Addicks ticket from top to
bottom.
Following is the letter written by
DIR. Q. r. Layt chairman of the
Union Republican County Committee,
in response to the proposition OF the
Regulars with respect to common
ticket:
Robert G. Houston-Sir: In answer to
| your communication "that the Republicans
be conceded one-thld OF the county ticket
as nearly as can be arrived at, that Is one
nominee of the Legislature from each of
| the five Senatorial districts, two of the
nominees for county offices. and three
members of the Levy Court, | am d.
rected by the Union Republican County
| Committee of this county to convey TO you
their definite declination of the foregoing
propositions The committee of which !
| have the honor to be chairman, regard the
proposition aforesaid MS not only subyersive
of the plain light of the people OF this
| county to nominate candidates Tor Office by
| the normal and constitutional methods, of
open primaries, and by majority rule. but
if acceded to and brought about by the
arbitrary action of this committee in view
| of the large concessions already made by
| the Union Republican party OF this State,
full of peril and grave menace to Republic
| Gun success. They are unaware of any sountl
or equitable reason why majority rule
should not prevail in the county of SUSSEX
| as we'll as in that of New Csstle.
| In order, however, to allay any Suspicion
of undue desire to grasp factionnl advan-
tage in the matter, am instructed to make
| to your committee the following propose s
ticket. that the majority ticket be endorsed
| and placed upon your official ballot. and ii
acceded to- to pledge to your organization
the following OBLIGATIONS:
| "FiIst-Ihat the factional lines shall be
cast aside, and the patronage of the county
shall be equitably distributed between the
two OF CARNATIONS in each district in pro-
portion to thu vote at the ensuing election.
"Second-That the Union Republicans OF
| the Legislature from this county those to
be elected as well as those already elected
| shall cast their votes for two candidates for
date to be the untraminelled choice of the
members of each faction"
| The committee has requested me to SUBJ
nit to you the above as the only feasible
line of action at this hour and to ask your
acceptance of the same for the sake of all
1 aln tsrfa nj ntpE IN hnth u
and In the State. 7s+- L.-
Yours respectfully,
| Caleb r. Layton, Chairman.
SPLIT WIDE OPEN. q,
The Republican party of SUSSEX
county, in the language of prominent
| Addicks worker who expressed himself
plainly and emphatically with respect
to the situation, is 'split wide open,
clear down the back" Democrats are
now confident of carrying the county.
THE BROAD CREEK FIGHT nt
Democrats all over the county are
incensed at the fight raised against
William j. West, Democratic nominee
for Representative in the Fourth, Oh
Broad Greek hundred, district Mr..
West WAS fairly nominated, and Is ar
unexceptionable candidate. But bght
| has pe6u Ihlsou aSuiuct hiili auu ycS
terday an attempt was made to file
with the >clerk Of the peace an in
dependent Democratic nomination fol
Representative in the Fourth district
The movement failed, however, as tn,
promoters could not furnish the Ie
CURED % aifiuavits that their tickle
was backed by at lesat 100 voters
However, the fight IS still on, and i
it is not checked West will be defeated
and an Addicks Republican elected ii
the district. Democrats here openl,
assert that Addicks Republican none.
is back of this Fourth district fight
1t is also commended that the Salisbury
Biggs fight for the Senatorship is /
factor. Some hold that Mr.. Saulsbur,
and Mr.. Biggs can, il theg see ht, pu
stop to the affair and unite the part,
in support of Mr.. West. II something
is not done, and done soon. the dis
trict, which is naturally Democratic
will be given to the Addioks Republi
cans. clearly as the result of Demo
cratic folly.