Evening journal., 1908-10-22
Thursday. oetober p. 1oos.
THE FIGHr ON PENNEWILL.

~ ONE persons are very fearful lest Mr. PEN.
newill, the Republican candidate, should be
chosen governor They dout want him 10 be
elected, and as his chances for election by large
majority increase with the approach of Novem-
Der 3 the opposition becomes all the more fran
tic
Before the Dover Republican convention much
was heard from the Democrats about the Repub-
lican candidates. Finally, when it became evident
that Mr. Pennewill would be the overwhelming
choice of the convention there was lively sour
plng throughout Sussex county among the
Democrats. Some of those Democrats whose po-
lical activity for the last few years consisted in
knihng their party ticket and hobnobbing with
Dr. Layton, suddenly concluded that Pcnnewill
must be defeated at all hazards.
About that time there was talk OF Mr. Joseph
f. Holland of South Milford, for governor. But
the mention of the name of MIR. Holland threw
these suddenly aroused Democrats into spasms.
For MANY reasons Mr. Holland would not do. He
was a Democratic dry" and the scheme of the
Democrats, who were then convinced that they
would control the convention, was to punish
those Democrats who had voted dry. Then
again. Mr. Holland was known as an anti-rail-
road Democrat. II looked then as If the railroad
Democrats would control, and of course Mr. Hol-
land with them would have about as much
chance of nomination as Mr. Handy would have
Of successfully waltzing on the point of a pin
man, and Bryan men were under the ban. They
were 10 be sandbagged in the Democratic State
Convention. 1t was then that DR. Paynter was
coaxed into entering the race, and the forces of
the Democratic "wets' and the corporations
proved irresistible at Dover Previous to that
convention, DR.. Paynter was chiefly known TO
fame outside of Sussex a signer of liquor appli
cations, and this was urged by some Democrats
strong point in his favor. But TO accom-
psh their ends without fear of slip up, the
controlling element of the Democrats changed
the order of the convention, nominated the men
they desired, and let the others go by default
Once securely in the saddle with the nomina-
tons, the controlling faction of the Democrats
opened fire upon Pennewill One point of attack
is the Voters Assistant law, and yet the Demo-
Gratis formulated that law and were opposed to it
only when they found that it did not serve the
purpose intended, which was TO dislranchse Re
publican voters. Hundreds of voters are under
that law at present disfranchised because of mis-
takes in voting. 1t may be said in passing that
THE JOURNAL will advocate an entire change
In the ballot law when the next Legislature
meets.
Then again, Mr. Pennewin, while mem
Der of the Legislature, favored a bill taxing in
vestments. We believe that he was the father Of
that bill, and a very good measure it was. OF
course the influences that control the Democratic
party do not want any law taxing investments
Mr. Pehnew is free man, controlled by no
one, under no pledges, with his way clear to ap-
point judges in the interests of the entire people,
and in every way qualified to serve the people
and not the special interests Hence the violence
of the opposition