Evening journal., 1902-05-14
POLITICAL FIRES
BURNIN KENT
Union Men Dissatisfied Over
Failure to Elect Senator's
DEMOCRATS ARE DIVIDED
Regular Republicans Likely Will
Nominate Full County Ticket.
Their Lines UnbrOkCn
specIaI to the EvenIng Journnl.


Dover. May 14.-Under a peaceful
exterior the political fires OF Kent are
smouldering. 1t is conceded that one
OF tine greatest political battles of re-
cent years will be fought to a finish
early IN November. Preliminary slSir-
mlshing is going on, and under the
smiles which wreath the faces of poll
tlclans of rival parties and factions
When they meet, is an intense purDose
to get there or die in the attempt.
The Democrats are divided. The Re-
publicans are lined up into two dis
tinct factions. and the Union Republj-
cans are split. II is not fanciful di-
vision to class a part Of the latter as
Union Republicans, and the rest as Ad-
dicksites. This distinction means more
at uhe present moment than ever he
fore
The first mutte1ings of discomfort
were heard when at the last session. Of
the Legislature there was a failure To
elect senators. 1t has been revealed
THAT at that time many of the STRONG
est Union men went to Dover and ap-
pealed to-the members of the Legisla,-
ture to elect two senators, even though
Addicks had to step aside.
Failing in this they urged that one
senator should be elected. giving MS
proper representation in Washington.
A prominent Union Republican who
has been suggested as the candidate
for an important Office told the writer
that he urged Frank Alice to use his
influence to elect good Union Repub-
hcan senator He urged as his reason
that 1t would take the patronage out Of
the hands Of the Regulars and give it
to the Unionists.
He says that he urged Addicks to
yield, but was told by Alice that even
II Addicks were willing, the Ad-
dicks members were not. The
feeling is that a great blunder was
made; and there is a disposition to
hold those members accountable for
it.
Alice will doubtless be nominated
again. but there are predictions that
he will be defeated Much is being
said by the rank and file about per-
petual Office holding; and many re-
marks. not altogether complimentary.
are being made about the candidacy of
john B. Wharton for the lower House.
Wharton recently left the sheriff's
office with a pot of money, and evil
IDENTIFY HE realizes that the itch of Of
flee once acquired is apt to be perma-
nent disease. Many of those who have
been modest aspirants for Office for
years are not pleased.
James Lord, the present recorder of
deeds, is being urged by his friends as
candidate for the Senate to oppose
Frank Alice. 1t is said that Mr.. Lord
does not care for the honor but is re-
gar1ed by many as the best man to op-
pose Alice. 1t is understood, however,
that kKenney will oppose the nomina-
tionFbecause Mr.. Lord has a tendency
towards independence, and would not
pledge himself absolutely to anybody.
The Regular Republicans are saying
little, but their lines are unbroken.
There will undoubtedly be more of them
at the next election than at the last.
Besides, there are many vest-pOcket
voters who will find their ideals repre-
sented in the Regular Republican
ticket, although they will say little
about it,
There is a pronounced sentiment this
time towards nominating full county
ticket, as in the past they have gener-
lously adopted the Union ticket for
county officers, but have received moth
ling but abuse in return. Without
this vote two years ago the Union tick
let for county officers would have been
ldefeated, and there is a feeling that
this time the Regulars will have to be
recognized.