Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1902-07-24

Special Correspondence Of Gazette and Journal.
Smyrna, July %. There is music in
the air in old Duck Creek hundred
among the Union Republicans. IL is
all occasioned, so the local Addicks
men say by J. Frank Alice, chairman
of their State Central Committee, try
ing to dictate the nomination for Rep
resentative. IL is understood that he
wants Joseph Smithers, the Pennsyl-
vania railroad agent at Clayton, nomi
mated. The local leaders are very much
opposed to this arrangements and swear
vengeance at the election il the State
chairman succeeds in having his way.
Nothing can be said against Mr..
Smithers personally, but he does not
stand in with the workers and on sew
eral occasions has been one Of the
kickers. The friends of former Post
master Thomas Jefferson, who, with
DIR. T. G. Moore, runs the Addicks'
machine in the First Representative
district, would be very much dissatis-
fed with such a nomination, and while
they would no doubt vote the ticket,
they would not enter into the cam
paign with the enthusiasm that Is all
ways necessary to a successful contest.
The majority of the Addicks' workers
are now backing Mr.. Jefferson for post
master hero to succeed Thomas B.
Megear, whose term expired last Janu-
airy, but Mr.. Smithers brought out
another candidate in Joseph M.
Reynolds, and it is said, has made a
very bitter fight against the appoint
ment of Mr.. Jefferson.
Mr. Smithers is also accused of trying
TO depose DR.. Moore as the Addicks
leader here. DIR. Moore's friends view
with suspicion the anxiety Of the State
chairman in trying to force Moore on
the ticket as their nominee for State
Senator from the First district. He
was nominated four years ago and de-
feated by Stephen Slaughter, and the
Duck Creek Leaders, friends say this
was brought about by the treachery
of Allee's friends in the Second Repre-
sentative district. A local Addicks
man said few days ago that "Allee's
friends had denied this until few
weeks ago, when they acknowledged il
was fact, but promised that it would
not occur again.
Another thing that is fresh in the
minds of DIR. Moore's friends is the
''calling down" which the Smyrna
man gave Alice during the last session
OF buo llcSi5idbuIbs NO bOVeI Dthbe
Senator, who had been manipulating
all legislation that passed the Senate,
tried to do the same thing in tht
House DIR. Moore, in very positive
terms, informed him that his place
was in the Senate, and that the Repub
licans in the House we're competent Il
attend TO their own business. Will,
DIR. Moore and the State chairman are
still on good terms, there is not tina
cordiality between them that once ex
listed. With the present conditions ex
sting, DIR. Moore's friends are urging
him to decline the nomination for Stat,
Senator.
There seems to be strong senti
ment. and it is not on the wane by an,
means, against the leadership Of j
Frank Alice. His efforts to dictati
the nominations in the various dis
tricts Of the county are very distaste
ful TO the rank and file Of the party il
the upper part of the county. A stron,
Addicks' worker said last week: II
Frank Alice succeeds in naming tn
ticket in Duck Creek hundred it will
take the election officers all night Il
count the cut tickets" The Demo
crate, who are thoroughly united, ar
viewing tine fight with amusement AM
with the unusually strong ticket whicl
they will nominate on August 9th, ex
pect to bring the hundred back in tn
Democratic column.