Evening journal., 1902-09-10
KENT COUNTY REPUBLICANS
NOMINATE A FULL TICKET
Adopt Resolutions Opposing Corruption Stirring Address
By MaDIOVe Hayes New County Committee Organ
ized-NO Brass Band But Much Business

without a brass band, and with no
noise OF trumpets, the Republican con-
vention Of Kent county nominated a
ticket for the various county ofnces,
and for the Legislature. The rain came
down in torrents and the Dover streets
turned into liquid, but nothing damp
ened the quiet enthusiasm OF the con-
vention-
There was little delay in calling the
convention to order. This was done by
Gssorge B. Hynson, the retiring chair
man OF the County Committee, who in
a few words thanked the organization
for it's courtesy to him, and expressed
the belief that ere long there would be
a united Republican party and that this
would be secured on the basis that
would be honorable to the party. He
spoke of the growing disgust at the
methods OF Addicks and declared that
there was an open revolt among his fol-
lowers in New Castle county. He gave
It as his opinion, that the Addicks nom
inee for Congress could not poll ex-
ceeding twenty per cent. of the vote OF
New Castle. and assured the convention
that both the Administration and the
Congressional Campaign Committee
were favorable to the election Of DR..
I Ball.
He then named as chairman Of the
convention Samuel II. Derby, who had
been selected by the County Committee.
Mr. Derby, who is one of the most re-
spected and intelligent of Kent county
farmers and fruit growers, accepted,
saying that 1t was an honor TO be Sc
lected by the Regular Republicans Of
Kent to perform any duty. Dr. w. f..
Davis. of Dover. was made secretary.
Manlove Hayes Views
After further preliminary work, Man
love Hayes, the veteran Republican Of
Kent county, and known throughout
the State was called on to state his
views Of the situation. He spoke as
follows:
"In view of the action taken by the
so-called Union Republican Conven-
tion on Tuesday last, and the charges
made against Representative L. Heisler
Ball. by their Committee on Resolu-
tions seconded by Mr.. william Michael
Byrno in his address accepting the
nomination for Congress, It may not be
a1niss on this occasion to make a few
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the distribution of patronage between
the factions OF the Republican party is
fully disproved, by carefully prepared
article published In the Evening Jour
nal and the Sussex Republican of Sat
urday last showing that, of fifty ap-
pointments made on the recommends
ton OF Congressman Ball, sixteen
were Regular Republicans and thirty
four Union Republicans. Pray how
many Regular Republicans would have
been appointed if Union Republicans
held the power? venture to say, not
one!
ITO my persnal knowledge In the
appointments 10 the rural delivery ser
vice In Kent county, Or. Ball was ex.
tremely solicitous that the Union Re
publican faction should be fairly rep
resented.
"In tho face Of such facts to the
contrary of their statements, why
should Mr. William Michael Byrne, the
present United States District Attorney
appear as the champion of Mr.. Ad.
dicks and his party? Could he not SCI
by the reluctant reception of his nRms
as its candidates that no one in thai
convention believed In him? He stand.
today as the personal candidate of Mr.
J. Edward Addicks, with whom he bold.
1y claims to have been in close com
munication for several years past Is
this possible in view of his position ant
political relations to leading men il
the Republican organization in recent
years? may be permitted the privi
lege in justice to the sincerity of Mr.
Byrne's former professions, and II
amazement at his recent conversion. e
read a letter written by him to th'
editor OF the Middletown Transcript
dated October r. 1892 and published
also two days later in the Morning
News. which l happen to have pre-
served"
CHere Mr.. Hayes read the letter re-
ferred to. in a most impressive man
ner.)
How could he have put it stronger
than in this paragraph:
Should the voters Of Delaware nov
supinely see their political honors de
voured by a leopard with spots un
changed? Shall we now condone wha
for decade we have condemned?
Such were the words less than tbre'
years ago of William Michael Byrne
Now he seems to be willing to ali