Evening journal., 1905-12-28
FIGHT In SUSSEX
IS WAXING WARM
Result Of Meeting Of County
Committee Now Causing
Much Speculation
SESSION NOT HELD TODAY
Special TO The E1ening journal.

gress, 10 be chosen. has caused the poll
ticians to begin preparations for activ-
tiles even during holiday week.
The Republicans must harmonize and
organize. The Democrats are already
planning a gigantic state organization,
using as bait to some independents
and young men the promise of an anti
bribery campaign.
Already plans are being made to or
ganize the Republicans I'm every dis
trst. to hold the Republican strength
and solicit the Independent vote on the
ground that Delaware under Republi
can management I'm the State and all
three counties. is making and saving
money paying her indebtedness and
giving the people the best they ever
enjoyed Almost every department of
the State government shows splendid
revenues, and the Levy Courts are
building bridges and roads and keeping
neat balances In bank.
The Democrats undoubtedly do not
intend to carry out their ant-bribery
declarations and some Of their strong
est newspapers in lower Delaware have
declared that all this anti-bribery talk
was simply talking to the galleries.
The Republicans, however. have le-
termined to take prompt steps to clean
house and organize and harmonize
Organization and Harmony.
The organization contest for the
management of the coming fight of the
Union Republican party of Sussex
county is now attracting much atten-
tion because Of the questions and out
come that may grow out Of the decision
Of this contest in the dominant party
Of Sussex.
There was no meeting Of the COM
mittee. as had been called by a petit
Ition of thirteen of the nineteen MEM
bers. acting over the head of the coun-
|ty chairman, Secretary of state JOS
eph L. Cahall, for the election of
successor TO him.
The chairman's official call of COM
.mittee meeting for Tuesday. January
%, put a quietus on the feeling for
quick decision and all sides accepted
the call OF the chairman as final and
.acquiesced. The meeting will, there
fore be held on January %.
There is "a movement on foot to have
this committee meeting declare against
the use of money at the primaries and
at general elections in this state.
Quiet Meeting Tonight.
The greatest interest i'm the Sussex
fight centered around a private meeting
TO be held tonight of the voters of the
Georgetown district. al which the lead
ership Of Chairman Cahall or former
Secretary Of State Caleb r. Layton
has been selected for the principal topic
of discussion. 1t was rumored today
that this meeting was to be packed
with Layton supporters and that the
Cahall men would be I'M the minority
and Cahall would be asked TO resign as
committeeman from the Georgetown
district, thus retiring him from the
committee. and consequently, from the
craftsmanship without any more fight
ing. The meeting was Furthermore
planned by the Layton men to test
Layton's strength.
Story Of Removal.
The Sussex committeeman who are
behind Layton are declaring that Mr..
Cahall is about to remove to Dover
.and thus get away from the centre of
action and campaigning in the heat of
a campaign that is coming on with
rush. and that he is not a Union Re-
publican
Friends Of Mr. Cahall are denying an
this and declaring that Or. Layton Is
playing double.
The Union Republican County Com
mittee had it met today. would prob
ably have lined up as follows:
For Layton-Mark J.. Davis John w.
Bennett Milford John w Green.
Bridgeville; Leroy Tindal Georgetown:
Charles @. Tomlinson. Delmar: Will
liam p. Short Dagsboro; James S.
Donoway. Gumboro. Greensbury Short.
lGeorgetown; Elijah G. Lynch. George
town: stephen f. Richards. Ocean
View; Harry Prettyman. Hollyvine:
Ebe n. Lynch, Lewes; Harry Robinson.
Milton. (These We're the signers of
the Layton petition)
For Cahall--George Buell., Farming
tons John X. Brown, Seaford Robert
m, Spicer, Bethel; Curtis e. Davis. Lau-
rei; Joseph l.. Cahall. Georgetown;
Thomas Pritchard. Lewes.
"By January 2S- when it comes TO
actual voting on this proposition" said
Ia Cahal man yesterday. this showing
Will be materially altered. In other
words that's the way it looks on
paper"
Do Not Need Money.
Former 'Assemblyman Mark L. Davis
stated his petition in the Sussex coun-
ty contest yesterday. He said;
II believe the Union Republican par
ty can win in this county without the
expenditure Of. one cent Of money at
elections. The people are loyal and are
satisfied with the government our party
has given them. am. personally,
sorry that feeling has arisen between
DR. Layton and Mr.. .Cahall, but there
is no desire TO oust Air Cahall or elm
mate anybody.
Notwithstanding the loyalty and do
termination 20 win among the Union
Republican ranks. Il takes work and
Organization and leadership TO win
every time. and we feel that the man
TO lend this fight at this time is Caleb
J r. Layton. II is true that it Is said of
! him that he has had enough and that
he has reaped "A rich harvest Of re-
} wards for his party service. but while
5 all this may be so. yet where is there
in the county such an aggressive. we'll
equipped and fearless tighter for his
party and able leader as Mr.. Layton?
'It was also generally understood that
: when Mr. Cahall became Secretary Of
state and DR. Lavton returnS1 to
Georgetown. that the two would ex-
change places as county leader and that
DR. Layton had come 10 Sussex again
to take charge Of the party for the
coming campaign. Whatever may be
=. the feeling against Dr. Layton In some
e ouarters. 7 feel that the party would
indeed be at n great loss without him.