Evening journal., 1903-05-28
INDEPENDENT
VOTER GIVEN A
HARD BLOW
Union Republican Members
of Department Refuse to
Accept Citizens Ticket
MATTER MAY co TO THE COURTS
Commissioner Hutson Makes Himself
Very Conspicuous BY Trying to
Change Position Of the Tickets on
the Official Ballot.

Although every protest made by the
Union Republican First District Com
mittee against the accepting of the
Citizens Republican Party ticket was
dispelled in a communication from the
latter party read at the meeting of the
Department of Elections last night
that body again refused to place the
Citizens Party ticket on the official
ballot. The effort to get the ticket on
the ballot was supported by the two
Democratic members, Martin e. Fairy
and A. D. Chaytor, and opposed by the
Republican members, J. II. Lewis.
Robert =. Edwards and 4. A. d. Hut
son.
Colonel Chaytor declared during the
meeting that the Citizens Republican
Party would be on the ticket and Dam
iel f. Stewart, who is the instigator
and candidate for mayor on the ticket
also stated that he would still continue
to fight with that object in view.
Objections Denied.
The second effort of the Citizens Re-
publican Party to get on the ballot was
in the shape of a denial to each of the
nine objections raised by the Union
Republicans. All Of the protests of the
Unions were disposed of in such a
manner as to leave no room for argu-
ment, and the matter was simply turn
ed down for the second time practi-
cally without any discussion whatever.
To the first objection. which was that
the Citizens Party had no right to use
the word Republican" the answer was
that the word Republican" is not
copyrighted or made the trademark of
any party, and therefore they had a
right to use it.
"That the Citizens Republican Party
is a faction or portion of the Republi-
can party of the State of Delaware be-
cause all who signed it's certificates are
are true and tried Republicans. was
the substance Of the reply to the sec
ond objection.
To the third objection. it was stated
that there is no act in relation to mu-
nicipal elections that would compel
the Citizens Party to file it's ticket
twenty days prior to the election.
In reference to the fourth objection
the communication declared that there
is abundant proof that the signatures
are genuine.
The fifth was a denial that the can
didates on the Citizens ticket had the
opportunity to file their names with
either of the Republican organizations
In answer to the sixth. seventh and
eighth protest, the communication
stated. sixth, that the candidates were
named at mass meeting of Repubn-
cans; seventh, that the party followed
the law in selecting it's candidates;
eighth, that the ticket was filed in ac-
cordance with the law.
The answer to the last protest was
denial that the time for filing the ticket
had passed.
On motion the communication wa.
accepted and ordered spread on tn,
minutes
Mr.. Edwards moved to adjourn, bu
lIr. Fairy objected, holding that soml
notice should be taken of the reply
which he held had dispelled all the oh
jections of the protest. He moved re
consideration of the vote of the nigh
before whereby place On the ticke
was refused the Citizens Republican
Party but the motion was lost.
Hutson Turned Down.
Commissioners Hutson made an ef
fort to have the order of tickets on tn
ballot changed, but it failed. He IA
vored placing the Union Republican
ticket ahead of the Regular ticket, tn
Democratic ticket coming first. Afte
some discussion on the matter, Mr.. ed
wards moved that the order of tn
ballots remain the same and the mo
ton was adopted.
Fred f. Bach and Jimmy" Jones. al
though not members of the depart
ment took an active part in the meet
inc. They coached the Union Republi
cans and were otherwiseVery oiilclou
Held Annual Thank Offering.