Evening journal., 1900-05-25
Addicks Leaders and Workers in All the Hundreds
Are Tired of the DiCtatorial and Ruinous Policy
of Their County Chairman
.REPUBLICANISM GAINS
ALL ALONG the Line
Board Of Pension Examiners Frees
Itself From the Clutches Of
Georgetown Dictator

Stan Correspondence Evening Journal
Georgetown. May 24.-F'rom one end
Of Sussex county to the other the
Addicksites are in a ferment There
is revolt in every hundred against
the leadership OF DIR. Caleb r. Layton,
chairman OF the Addicks County Com
mittee. the personal representative Of
Addicks in the county. and a director
OF the Bay State Gas Company. who is
credited with receiving $2,500 a year,
nominally for his services as a direc-
tor, really as stated salary for his
political leadership. Whether or not he
receives that $500 he declines to state
When your correspondent called his at
tontlon TO the reputed testimony Of
Miller. in the case of Edwards VS.. the
Bay State Gas Company, that DR.. Lay
ton, John II. Bateman, J. Frank Alice.
Newall Ball and the other directors re-
ceived $1,000 year, he contented HIM
self with declaring that it would be
manifestly unfair for him to discuss
Bay State Gas directorate affairs for
publication. But It has got got abroad
that several OF the big Addicks leaders
are salared men and the Addicks hum
dred workers and voters are incensed
that such keen discrimination
= should exist For this and
various other reasons, notably his die
tatorial policy in dealing with his party
colleagues he never has been In such a
criucal position. The hundred leaders
are tired OF his bossism He pursues
a one-man policy, and permits no
other Addicks man in Sussex county to
have an opinion or make a suggestion.
They have determined that they no
longer will submit to serve as his pup
pets. and many OF them boldly an
nounce the fact The condition of Ad-
n dicksism here has become so critical
r that Mr.. Addicks himself is discom-
ne posed, and may make Or. Layton a
ve scapegoat to satisfy the many COM
GO painants against his leadership
10 MOORE'S STARTLING STATEMENT
ri Il believe that il money were kept
he out OF the fight and the Republicans
- and Addicks men We're to hold common
a. primaries here tomorrow, the Republi-
i cans would poll two votes to every
n one vote polled by the Addicks men the
~ county over" said Charles l.. Moore.
'-' The significance OF this statement Will
be manifest to every reader when it is
recalled that Mr.. Moore, who is a mem
Der OF the Sussex county bar. was one
Of the five Addicks members of the
Legislature who deadlocked it against
both Senator Higgins and Colonel Du-
IO Pont At that time he was a member
N OF the House of Representatives. He
is but one Of many to rebel against
Layton rule in Sussex.
w. J. Thoroughbred prominent
"a business man here, who was a member
10 OF the Addicks rump Legislature
which met in the Hotel Richardson
four years ago. is another man who Is
done with Addieks and Addicksism
forever.
TRUXTON RESENTS DICTATION.
Joseph ID. Truxton, a former sheriff
Of Sussex county, and one of the most
popular Addicks men in Georgetown
no hundred wants to be nominated for
eiu acknowledgements. DR.. Layton has
ION said practically that he shall not have
ate IT. Now. Mr.. Truxton is not a man to
eia submit to such a manifestation OF boss
ose ism on the part Of Or. Layton or any
no body else. and he protests against such
he, unwarranted interference without re-
lnu gard for the will Of the Addicks
an voters.
eo' Joseph L. Cahall, who formerly was
uh- law partner of Mr.. Moore, is another
en- prominent Addicks man who has wear
on led OF the Layton yoke. But for the
ne fact of his impending marriage the in
ug- surgents down there would have used
VIII him to defeat Or. Layton when he came
fno up for reelection as county chairman.
ma DR. Layton now numbers Former
:. Sheriff John Fl. Johnson as a political
led opponent and William II. Wilson, the
OK present collector. is his enemy. The
led Wilson feeling was brought about by
ith DR.. Layton's attempt to rule the Levy
be- Court as he ruled everything else.
nor Even after Wilson had been elected
n s collector DR.. layton it is said, in
'ct- sisted on him resigning to make room
for favorite Of his own. Wilson wise
ly declined and bad blood resulted.
John Barr. the last Addicks nominee
for the Legislature. is another George
town hundred man who is tired Of
wearing an Addicks collar with a lay
18th ton string to 1t. He was Layton's can
didate for clerk of the House a
year ago. but they have parted COM
no pany on Levy Court lines, and Barr.
TO who is a man of independent spirit.
ing refuses to be reconciled to help Dr.
Sc- Layton out Of the slough of trouble
Is into which he has fallen.
nd THE LEWES INSURGENTS.
VS. Dr. Hiram r. Burton never did like
Sey DR.. Layton. but he has tolerated him
as at times for the sake Of political ex-
fCOntinued On Fifth pauaA