Evening journal., 1903-11-05
The Union Republicans
Showed Themselves to.
be Much in Earnest at
Yesterdays Convention
DR.. layton Was Master
of the Situation and
Overshaldowed All the
Others

.taf Correspondent Of Evening journal.
Dover. Nov. 81 he Union Republican
heeting held here ), asterday was IN many
Isspects a remarks BILE gathe1ng, and
here has never bee another like it.
. In the first place d !. was neither mass
seering nor meet1 ng Of the State Com
+ zMtee. but a comhn ia8tion of both.
AS a massmeeting it was a dismal fail-
v. for notwithstars Eng the efforts ito get
. good attendance. ithe exceptionally fine
L.. and the fact lthat Dover is in she
nter OF a Union r epubMcan community.
Nere were only a. little over a hundred
Resent
~ a State Commd tee meeting Dc was a
nrce. since a set Of resolutions which
+ d been prepared dn advance by c. r.
Ayton, who is MA member OF the
smmlttee. were ad opted by an irpespon-
DIe crowd and pa Rsed in q perfunctory
&inner by the com ndttee.
(. BUT the remarlSab L. feature of the gath
ng was its effo NJ to make harmony
a Assible, while re- niining all that has
used and maint aimed discord in the
rty.
Men in Earnest.
was evident tlasm these men were
,ious and in ear nest-pathetically in
nest. We believe that their desire for
mony IS really so iTreat that they would
pice in the kuowb dge of the absolute
nination OF Added Ks. But how were
y TO get ri 4 Of III m2 Those who hold
ce owe an Z o him. and those who hope
retain office or tc, gain 1t are booking
mm for help.
lcse men found cred between senti-
81 ut-a rememb rancis of the days when a
ed party fought for principles re-
nbrance of nbe men who had stood
.ilder to shoul, Ter with them-and their
glance to a pauty- which. argue as we
Y. represents. and has represented,
a principle, but an individual.
Layton Master.
,e master OF ne situation was c. r.
ton. He oversl iado,wed all others. and
s,,red the a,r ion of the meeting alb
.ely. 1t is W orah sonfething no the
ont Of humaa nature to know Dr.
* t5n. He IS shire wd. plausible. arrogant,
hottie. He can argue almost any OPP
mt to sta ndstnl, and leave him
II unconvinS ed.
sll. it seems that Layton conceived
meeting drew the resolutions. had "a
r written TO D imself by Addicks. and
Hed every m pve Of the gathering.
only man whoi ventured TO differ with
in minor de tails was Walter H.
IS. but his objections were usually
lowed up in Laybon's volubility.
Governor Hum There.
IN Hum, Gove nnor OF the State Of
ware was there. He was tolerated,
his painful effo rts to express himself
listened TO with that silence that be-
Ks sympathy Il II the novice. 1t was
mt that fully conscious Of his 20
I he felt It his duty ITO help direct the
erauons. but one could not help re-
ing that the points he endeavored to
In were those which had been made
city clear by speakers some min
previously.
) dignity OF john Hum Is something
Vote admiratio n. even On the rank
nperialist but it falters in the pres
of his Secretary of State. To watch
COX Of admiration, approaching awe,
is face as he follows DR.. Layton in
pr his eloquent periods, Is worth 60
niles to see.
Governor HUM made his senti-
IS known most emphaIidcally during
reading of Addicks' letter. He nod
ponderous approval. and he it was
led the applause. When that part
reached wherein a common primary
yed he nodded so emphadcally that
Layton looked concerned.
ator Alice was not much IN evidence.
diatoly after calling the meeting to
he excused himself. saying he was
to the phone. That message must
been somewhat lengthy as he did
ppear again on the scene till all
over. He had little to say, save to ex-
an eagerness for a reunited PARTY.
gould gather from his conversation
aow that he is a Senator. the party
pm is distasteful to him. and that
guld sacrifice much ito be able to say
ashington he has behind him tho
Republican strength Of Delaware.
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