The daily Republican., 1902-11-01
CLOSE OF CAMPAIGN In
CITY, COUNTY and STATE
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little State Of Delaware is to remain
in the column Of Republican States
or whether it is to drift backinto the
hopeless confusion and mismanage-
ment Of Democratic rule. In the
few years Of Union Republican rule in
Kent and Sussex Counties we have
brought order out of chaos in county
| affairs. And this is so In spite Of
every pressure, every malign aud cor,
rupt influence that could be brought
to bear against u.s. Not with the
Federal Government being with us,
but in spite of its being against US.
"Our strength lies in our well organ
lied aud determined party, which TO.
day is stronger and better organized
than ever before. With the prestige
of our splendid victory two years ago
and with the hardest and most earn.
nest kind OF work between now and
the closing of the polls on election
day, success Is assured, and with it
the passing Of the 'Regulars"'. =
CAN THIS DE TRUE.
New Castle, Del, Nov. IA re-
port has been in circu lation here
that Regular Republicans have en-
tered into deal with the Democrats
to elect certain men to Office. A
leading Union Republican said last
night:
"One of the leading Democrats
here has informed me that Regular
Republicans are to scratch the can
didates for the Legislature. They
will go step further and substi-
tute the names of Smith and Hol-
comb for MoFarlin and Taylor.
Under the plan, Republicans in
the first, ninth, tenth, eleventh and
twelfth representative districts, are
to traitorously scratch the candida
ties and vote for the Democrats
provided the Democrats elect Sparks
over Robertson"
The Union Republican remarked
that when the Irregular Republicans
are going 10 turn over the state to the
Democrats that the latter should
have the County offices. 1t is game
that two can play and it is as easy
for Union Republican to vote for
Democr at for a State or County
Office as 1t IS Tor Regular to vote
for Democrat for State Senator or
Representative.
If Sparks was cheated out of the
nomination why should he be afraid
to meet Robertson at the general
election for he would get the votes.
But why should Republicans, Fed
eral Office holders, desert the Re-
publican party to settlea dispute in
one district2'
A few prominent Regular Repub-
licans deny there is a deal, but some
of them admitted they were going
to cut and slash on every side. They
will give no quarter to Republican
who is favorable to the election Of
J. Edward Addicks for United
States Senator. A prominent Dem,
Ocrat remarked that New Castle
hundred will go Democratic by fully
$50 majority.
MIDDLETowN TRANSCRIPT.
The Middletown Transcript of to.
day contains the following review
of the situation:
THE conditions in this state make
it almost certainty that the Demo-
cratic candidate will be selected to
Congress.
"This is about all that the Demo
Gratis expect in the State. Thu
Republicans will re-elect the State
Treasurer and Auditor of Accounts
by increased majorities over the
banner year of 1900, thus adding
further evidence that Delaware is
Republican State. In Sussex County
the county officials may be Demo-
Gratis as the Republicans have two
tickets in the field. But majority
of the members of the Legislature
will be Republicans. In Kent Coun-
ty the Union Republicans expect to
elect their County ticket and are
claiming eight out of ten Repre-
sentatives and two of the three
Senators. This claim may be too
large, but majority Of their leg
islative candidates will be elected
'In this county candidates were
never more favorable to the Re.
publicans. With county ticket
that represents the deliberate judg.
ment of a majority of the Republi'
can voters as expressed at joint
primary, participated in by over
5000 of the registered voters, the
workers Put forth every effort at
tho registrati and las a result
this county is undoubtedly Repub.
lican by a large majority. In spite
of the efforts of the Democrats
to stir up fractional strife, all are
working together for party success.
Locally, no harder fight has ever
been put up by the Democrats.
Realizing at the start that they
were beaten the workers have used
every means in their power to
avert the defeat that faced them.
With the desperation of drowning
men they have grasped at straws and
shadows and have found them use,
less in their extremity. The hard
est fight has been made to attempt
to save their legislative nominee.
No lie has been too base, no claim
too absurd for them to make against
Mr.. Aspril. To the writer's personal
knowledge, a prominent Demo-
cratic candidate has told Regular
Republicans that they should not
vote for Mr.. Aspril because he
would surely vote for Addicks, and
within fifteen minutes has told
Union Republicans that they must
not vote for Mr.. Aspril as under
no circumstances wonld he ever
support Addicks. But unfortunately
for the gentleman's veracity, tina
Republicans are working in such
harmony that in a short time con-