Evening journal., 1900-05-25
SUSSEX COUNTY In
REVOLT AGAINST LAY
TON DOMINATION
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pediency. Dr. Layton has become wary
in dealing With Or. Burton, for the lat
ter viii only deal on the basis OF
equality, a relation especially objec-
tionable to DR.. Layton. Frank Perkins
and David Coverdale are two other
men in Dr. Burtons neighborhood who
have thrown off the Layton shackles
and declared their independence Of
boss rule.
LOSES PENSION BOARD.
The Board of Pension Examiners.
which DIR. Layton believed he had com
posed of men who would serve his in
terests in the manipulation OF the old
soldier vote. has released itself from
his grip, and DR. Messick and Dr..
Lawrence M. Cahall have made Dr. lay
ton the minority member and are rum
ming il to suit themselves, much to his
discontinue and annoyance
In addition to those above-named
in Lewes and RehObOth hundred who
are tired OF Layton dictation are p. B.
Norman. William H. Nirden, Robert
Arnell, Eli Sharp and DIR. w. r. Mes
sick.
DEFEATED IN INDIAN RIVER.
In Indian River hundred an open
fight developed against Chairman Lay
ton. Frank Lawson was Laytun's
choice. and he demanded that he be
named county committeeman. The
Insurgents not only defied him. but de-
feated Lawson and elected Burton G..
Prettyman. who has since died. On
Tuesday the County Committee met and
filled the vacancy caused by Mr.. pret-
tyman's death. Il is remarked that
Lawson was once more ignored. and
that Archie Lingo a son OF State Audi
tor John A. Lingo. deceased, was Sc
lected to represent Indian River hum
dred in the committee. Now some of
Lawson's Eiends are even more indig-
nant than they were when they met
defeat at the primaries.
All the Addicks leaders In Broadkiln
hundred are in revolt with the excep-
ton of John Black and Frank Walls
One of the most influential men now ar
rayed in opposition to Dr. Layton and
his bossism is Former State Treasurer
Charles II. Atkins, of Milton. lie has
served notice on DR.. Layton that the
Addicks men in Broadkiln propose tC
enjoy independence and home rule
and that mandatory instructions from
/ Georgetown no longer viii be needed.
Conditions in Cedar Greek hundred
are even more desperate from a Lay.
ton viewpoint He has scarcely &
friend in this stronghold. Charlie.
Sackett pretends to retain friendship
for the would-be autocrat Of Sussex
Mark L. Davis is listed as a Layton
1 candidate for the Legislature. but tn,
i insurgents have a movement on foot {,
name a man, regardless Of the wishes
/ of Layton, who now numbers Johr
4 Bennett among his opponents. S. e
\ Reed who was a member Of the Ad
dicks rump Legislature, also Is up il
arms against Layton.
DAVIS DEFIED HIM.
For some time there has been trou
bic in Little Creek hundred Curtis S
!, Davis used to be a warm friend O
4 Layton's. but certain things happenei
!, which estranged them Davis lost
lot Of money in Bay State Gas, an,
Layton and the other manipulation
failed to let him in on copper shares
While others were permitted to saw
themselves with copper, Davis was shu
cut At the recent primary election
IN Laurel, Davis went in, defeated Lay
toms man and elected himself a mem
Der of the County Committee. HI
never will be forgiven for his indie
pendence of spirit.
AS an evidence Of DR.. Layton's un
popularity in Little Creek hundred, {
may be cited that fifty copies Of hi
paper, the Unibn Republican, recent,
IsaftarnI Of Ir I t..FF Ff..r
and Postmaster Smith returned ther
to the publisher They were sent Z
Addicks men who did not care to re
ceive them. But four or five person
in the hundred now read his paper
and most of them are opposed to hi
leadership. Notable among them ar
Curtis S. Davis. ID. o. Moore, DAME
Fooks and Henry w. Belts.
NANTICOKE IN ARMS.
Nanucoke also is up in arms. TIL
insurgents there are led by Thoma
5 Curry and Leroy Tindall, a member c
b the Levy Court. Dr. Layton has bu
Z one man in Dagsboro hundred O
2 whom he can rely. That is Phil
] Short. All the other local leaders al
4 arrayed against him. On account {
3 much Of the hundreds portion of I'll
g S2500 put in Sussex county last eles
3 tion going astray, there is pronounce
4 dissatisfaction among the worker
down there Mr.. McIlvaine. once a 70
6 lower Of Layton and Addicks, is now
2 Regular Republican committeeman, an
O Layton is saying all sorts of uncompl
Q mentary things about him.
. Baltimore hundred remains an Addict
4 Gibraltar. There has been less chang
p there than in any hundred in the com
n ty. The Republicans lack leadershi
IS there. and Layton has not made hin
4 self so Objectionable to State Senat,
4 Brasure and the other Addicks worl
3 ers in the hundred, or else they al
h more patient and long-suffering.
Z In Broad Creek hundred there
n not an Addicks lieutenant left. Fo
81 mer State Senator John M. c. Moo
n is a prominent example of the defe
n ton from Addicksism
,6 CAHALL CALLED HIM.
DR.. Layton recently said to d
"a Lawrence Cahall that he proposed