Milford chronicle. [volume] (Milford, Del.) 1878-1974, 1902-10-17

HERE is sizing up of the Sussex
County political situation as made
by the Union Republican last week
from the pen of one who knows it
we'll;
The are now four tickets from which
the voters of Sussex County may make
a selection on November 4th-DemO-
cratic, Regular Republican, Union
Republican and PrOhibitiOnist There
is some talk of the Regular Republican
ticket being hauled down, but we are
not taking much stock in the report.
1t is very certain that all can not be
successful, and it is equally certain that
two of them, the Regular and PrOhibi-
ton, have not the least chance of Win
ming, whic narrrOws the fight down to
the Democratic and Union Republican
Parties. At the last election in Sussex
County the Union Republican candi-
dates, with five tickets in the field,
were defeated by maTjorities ranging
from one hundred and fifty to one
hundred and eighty votes. Since that
time, however, there has been a decided
change in sentiment. The Regulars
controlling the Federal patronage, and
not having enough offices to go around
have caused a great deal of dissatis
faction among the disappointed Office
seekers, and consequently the Union
Republicans will gain a few of them
The Democratic Party, which seems Il
always manage to get hold of the
sOOty end of the stick, has a fight OF
its hands in this county which threteni
t. split the party. At their convention
held in Georgetown last week, tin
salisbury men carried everything be
fore them, and whenever any Othe
kind of candidate put up his head t,
ask for an Office he was promptly
bOwled out. Many life long Demo
Gratis, men who have been stampin,
the pillow for years because they love-
their party, seeing now that the organ
1zatiOn is no longer controlled by sucl
men as were once held in high regar,
IN party cOunsels, but is being run a
a special party for the qualification O
the ambitions of certain politicians
have decided that it is now time to as
sert themselves in such a maner a
shall be long remembered by the pre-
sent political cOterie at the head O
their organization. Some will vote tn
regular ticket possibly, but man,
more, not relishing the treatment 0
the party managers and wishing +
administer as severe a rebuke as pos
sible will vote the Union Republican
ticket from top to bottom. As VOt
getter the Democratic ticket @
this campaign is a miserable failure
Men that have served the part,
faithfully for years were turned dow
and others nominated to fill position
which required considerable more in
telllgence than some of the candidate
are given credit for having. On tn
other hand the Union Republican
have nominated a ticket which is nc
only acceptable to the party but is az
knOwledged by all to be one of tn
strongest ever put up. There is not
single candidate on it who is not cans
BILE of filling the position for which h
is nominated, with credit to his part
and himself There has been consiC
cradle gain for the Union Republica
throughout the county by the registri
zion, and owing to the dissatisfactio
among the Democrats, there will be
still larger gain on the next registr;
lion day, October 18th. This alOn
will nearly even the vote in the count,
and taking into consideration the fal
above mentioned, that many Dem
rrats will support the Union Republ
ran ticket, and others who voted tv
gears ago will not vote at all, we ha,
hesitancy in saying that ''The Unto
Republican ticket of Sussex count
viii be elected on November 4th, I
lnajsrities ranging from $50 to 500
and at least two districts which fO
lnerly sent Democratic Representative
TO the Legislature will send Union r
lIblicans this time, and there Is eve
reason for believing that the Uni,
Republicans will elect two addition
Senators, making clear gain Of TO
votes over that of two years ago. ~
above we believe to be true, and thin
there is a strong probability of still Is
ger gains.