Evening journal., 1904-10-15
The Clerk Of the Peace Nomination

Wilmington, Del, Oct Is, 1904.
Editor Evening journal:
knowing your love of fair play from
a long personal knowledge of you,
venture 10 address a note Of protest to
the public through your valuable paper
well knowing that should / forward II
to certain Of your contemporaries IL
would meet with oblivion in the shape Of
a pigeon-hole-sO seductive is the pros
pect of a chance to earn a stray dollar
i'm printing a license list or what not
I want to voice my approval OF your
method OF handling the recent frauds
In the Regular Republican primaries
am not a politician. having voted for
the first time at the primaries i'm New
Castle county this year. I fear it will
be my last as a Regular Republican in
county issues unless something Is done
toward the stoppage OF the disgraceful
acts that have smirched the fair fame
of Regular Republicamism. Deep-seat-
ed disgust at the chicanery and double
dealing that has manifested itself in
certain candidates for high Office, cam
not help showing itself. My protest is
more especially aimed at the frauds
that grew out OF the contest for clerk
Of the peace. These frauds originated
in the trickery that was brought TO
bear when the party rule was made null
and void that prohibited the succession
OF a candidate by himself. This in
itself was an outrage as all win agree
who have n deep-seated dislike Of that
specimen OF the genus porous known
as the political hog"
From then on until the primaries OF
a few weeks ago was a history Of dou-
BILE dealing and broken faith not ex-
ceeded by the most unprincipled bosses
OF Addicksism. And the elimination OF
IL all was the fraud I'm the Shellpot dis
trict In which Harry A. Brown was
rightfully nominated as Regular Re-
publican candidate for the office of
clerk of the peace as is attested by the
sworn statements of some fifty honest
citizens. Can il be that the consciences
and sense of honor Of Regular Repubu-
cans throughout New Castle county
have become 80 stultihed that they will
permit such gross injustice to be done
without a protest? ?I say NO, and [ think
] do not speak ill-advisedly when ]
state that ] know a score or more OF
as staunch Republicans as ever voted
who, sooner than see the present candi-
date for the said Office. endorsed by the
county committee. who. 20 their shame
be 1t said, are but the mouthpieces cir
many instances) OF the court house
ring elected, would vote the Demo-
cratic ticket.
IL is a crying shame that broad-mind-
ed and upright Republican voters are
compelled to turn to the Democratic
party for salvation.
This must not be.
And the end is not yet, for there Is Z
persistent rumor Of the voluntary re.
tirement OF another candidate for thi.
office thus leaving the field open to tn,
so-called choice of the Regular Repub.
lican party. In conclusion / wish Il
commend Mr. Browns manly and gen.
erous acceptance of the cut and dried
decision Of the committee that defraud.
ed him OF his own.
However he may personally feel n,
can't alter the decision Of his adherents
and friends to demonstrate at the polls
in November their dissatisfaction at tht
shelving Of his just claim as nominee
for the Office of clerk of the peace.
Republican.