Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1902-06-19
ENEELlNG TO THE REGULARS
Kent and Sussex Addicksites
Pleading for Harmony.
SCARED BY PROSPECT OF DEFEAT
Their Nominations viii Also
Cause Trouble.
There Are Many Aspirants to the Various
omces, and the Disappointed Ones VIII
Kick up a Row--A Different state OF Az
fairs Among the Democrats.

Special Correspondence Of Gazette and journal.
. Dover, june h. The proposition
made to tho Regular Republicans. OF
Kent and Sussex counties by the Union
Republican County Committees OF the
two lower counties has occasionea con
siderable surprise at the State Capital,
and from now on almost anything may
ne expected from the followers OF the
gas man. 1t was only short time ago
that they openly detied the Regulars,
and intimated that they would so 1T
alone in the coming campaign, but
already they have changed their tune
and are very anxious for the Regulars
to assist them Everybody understands
that the proposition for common prl-
maries is only bluff. The real object
is for conference to decide on
county ticket independent of the legis-
lntiyp nominations. The Ad0icks men
are willing to divide the places on the
ticket in Sussex county, and hope TO
| have the assistance of the Regulars of
| Kent county without having to give
| them any places on tho ticket. This
spirit of compromise has been brought
| about not by the radical Unions, but
| by those who have been deprived Of
| election on account of tho split in the
| party. =,
The closeness of the vote in Kent
county at the last election and the
threat made short tine ago by the
Regulars to put up separate county
ticket caused great apprehension among
those who expect to be nominated Tor
office this fall. They were we'll aware
Of the fact that with the Regulars
having separate local ticket and the
splendid organization which the Demo
Gratis have already effected, their hopes
of being elected are already blasted.
Some of the Union Republican leaders
were very much averse to making inc
proposition, but when they found SC
many Of their best workers so muct
opposed to sacrificing everything els'
for the Legislature, they knew tina
something had to be done to que
these men whose services they vii
have to do the work of the campaign.
, The prominent Addicks men in thi
vicinity are having other trouble
besides this, For every nomination t
be made there are at least half dozel
7 candidates, and each one is maxim
! threats as to what he will do If nc
i nominated. How to pacify those VIII
' will be defeated in their aspirations
e causing a number of Addicks' liet
n tenants much loss of sleep,
!, Among the Democrats conditions al
e very different. They have no Office
i and they know that the only way the
a can succeed in the coming campaign
d to have harmony all along the lin
With this in view, all elements of Il
}. party are being consulted as to who
7 is hest to nominate for the warrior
y offices to be filled. Already numb
N of nominations have been agreed upo
" and it is more than likely that Il
nominations suggested will be so sati
TT factory to the voters that there will
o no contest at the primaries on the
to day OF August, and that when the co
yention is held on the 9TH it will non
nate a ticket that will be supported
every Democrat in the county, a
that it will he composed of such hone
81 able men that many good thinking II
=, publicans will unite with the Dem
g ge Gratis and give the Addicks crowd su
a, a defeat that they will quit busin'
70 in Kent and Sussex counties.