Milford chronicle., 1907-07-19

As to the political situation il
Delaware from the view point of I
Republican, there are several points
for all who desire to see success il
the next campaign to study, anC
think over dispassionately There
is without question a concensus o.
opinion, that the next gubanatoriai
candidate of the party shall come
from Sussex county, and there are
fifteen or more of her favorit4 sons
spoken Of for the honor Daniel
J. Fooks and Curtis +. Davis of
Laurel, John Townsend of Selby-
vile, Harry P. Cannon and Philip
L. Cannon of Bridgeville, Thomas
Curry and Simeon S. Pennewill of
Greenwood, George H. Hall of
Milford, Charles H Atkins of Mil
ton, DR.. Hiram R. Burton, Charles
H. Maull and Harry V. Lyons of
Lewes, DR.. Caleb r. Layton oil
Georgetown, Lewis Z. Wallace Of
Seaford and others have been named. |
With three prominent leaders in the
race, no one candidate is likely to
have a majority of the delegates
from Sussex county; a condition
which will be vital to the feelings |
Of the people Of Delaware at the
present time. With such a condition
prevailing, what will be the result ?
Delaware is divided into four po-
litical divisions, viz Sussex, Kent,
Rural New Castle and the City of
Wilmington. It has been the Gus
tom to rotate the Office of Governor
among these so, lets look at the
way the pawns are placed. The
last Republican Governor from Sus-
sex county was Governor Marvil,
then Kent county had Governor
Hum, and now the City of Viii ,
mington has Governor Lea, while {
Rural New Castle county, has had t
no Governor since the Republican
party has been dominant. With this :
before us, it is plain to be t
seen what will develop, should, t
Sussex county fail to go to the next b
State Convention with a majority v
favorable to some one of its candi- :,
lates. 1t is all very well to make OF
,laims, but it requires votes to get
'esults at a convention, and we hope in
hat there will not be an opportu- a
lity for any trading for personal in a,
erests at the State Convention of a
lext summer, on an office so inn be
'ortant as that Of the governorship. co
With no one having a majority, "
S we have outlined a possibility, bq
is more than possible that the di
overnorship will be captured by WI
,ural New Castle county, and the m
orthern end of the State again be iel .
onored. We have no objection to r,a
le honor going there on geographic wi
al grounds, for they have many m'
Bile men in Rural New Castle, who in
ould be a credit to any State as a on on
lief magistrate. Such men as Mr.. IN
ranston, or Mr.. Corbit, or Mr.. tul
right and many others to choose otl
ON, would make able heads for am
e ticket but as we stated above, Iul
ere is a concensus of opinion, that ho,
Essex shall have the naming Of the far
xt Republican candidate for Gov ira
nor, and in all seriousness we ask,
E the people Of Sussex county
ldy to meet the situation facing
I'm ? We have been governed by .i +
-poration interests for thirty years Sta
Delaware, and we must keep a Vel
ather eye open for that particular ties
K but above all, the people of into
sex should awake to the fact W, w.
it is absolutely necessary for han
N to agree upon some one other Age
ny available candidates for Gov cash
II before they go into conven- SOM
; because, if it is thrown on the @ luoS'
r, it is more than likely that it off II
fall into a combination which and