Evening journal., 1908-10-27
OF
INDEPENDENTS
Set Forth By Their Committee
in an Address issued To-day
to Voters of Delaware

The Independent Republican Party
has issued an address TO the voters of
the State, setting forth their attitude
regarding the opposition 10 Frank FL.
Davis for attorney general The ad-
dress is as follows
Under the coercion of the Republi-
can State and County Committees, all
the nominees OF the Independent Re-
publican party except Andrew c. Gray.
nominee for Attorney General. have
resigned from the ticket Of said party.
As practical consequence Of such ac-
tion. Mr.. Gray upon the request Of
the State Committee of the Indepen-
dent Republican Party. has also re-
signed from the ticket of said party
In New Castle County, it having been
considered that it was preferable TO
have no ticket of said party appear
upon the ballot in New Castle County
after the enforced resignation Of all
the other state and County candidates.
THE Independent Republican move
ment was originally intended solely TO
provide a means for effective opposi-
tion TO the election Of Frank Hall Davis,
the Republican nominee for Attorney
General, without weakening the gen
eral Republican vote. This intention
was carried out in New Castle County,
inasmuch as all the Republican nomi-
nees except Davis. appeared on the
ticket filed in that county. The same
was true, with minor exceptions. in
Kent County In either county the vot-
ers who felt compelled to vote against
Davis could have done so with in
jury to the state ticket. and generally
without injury to the county ticket.
we believe that the attempt on
the part of the Republican managers
to coerce the voters into the support
OF Davis contrary to their convictions
Is a serious mistake. With the Inde-
pendent ticket in the field. no votes
would have been lost TO the party. either
by reason of failures to properly cut
the regular ticket or by reason Of Re-
publican voters driven to the Demo-
cratic ticket
I'VE wish to counsel voters not to
allow their natural resentment against
the Republican management, on ac-
count OF its treatment of Republican
opponents of Davis. TO influence them
to vote against the Republican ticket
generally. The just opposition to
Davis can still be made effective by
cutting his name from the regular Re
publican ticket.
Two courses are open TO Republi-
can voters who believe that Davis
should not be elected; one Is to vote
the regular Republican ticket by cross
ing two lines in the square at the head
of the ticket and 10 simply draw a line
through Davis name on the ballot. with
the pencil provided in each election
booth. The other Is 10 vote the regu-
lar Republican ticket as above. draw
a line through Davis name, and write
over II in the same space the name Of
Andrew c. Gray, the other nominee for
the Office Of Attorney General. For
persons who wish to surely accom-
plish the desired result Of defeating
Davis, the latter course Is more effec-
tive inasmuch as it counts twice as
much as the first method
we believe that the good Of the Re-
publican Party and the public inter-
ests Of the state demand the defeat of
Davis; that party loyalty Is best dem
onstrated by a regard for the right
Of the people at large to have proper
candidates proposed for their support.
by party managers; and that the nomi-
nation Of Davis presents an issue which
should be met by all lovers Of Justice
and by all who believe i'm the enforce
ment OF the laws
independent Republican State Com
mittee"