Smyrna times. [volume] (Smyrna, Del.) 1854-1987, 1909-07-28
STAND BY SENATOR RICHARDSON

SYmpathizing Friends Appreciate De-
Votion of the Junior Senator to His
Family Political Gossip of Week
The despatch from Senator Harry
A. Richardson, of Thursday last, con-
veying the intelligence that illness
prevented him from asbenting him
self from his family to resume his
duties at the National Capital, has
aroused universal sympathy at Dover,
for the Junior Senator. The affection
of Senator Richardson for his family |
is household knowledge there among !
his neighbors, and it is appreciated |
that his only daughter is his idol.
Her illness it is appreciated will and
does overtop any and everything with
her father for consideration, and
there is no one there who would de-
sire that he leave her bedside where
his presence may mean her restora-
tion to health. Senator Harry A.
Richardson has a deep hold on the
affections of the people of Kent and
his entire family share this feeling.
There is hope universal that his
daughter may be speedily restored to
health. The Republicans of Dover
are fully approaching the Importance
they have assumed in the eyes of the
Democratic leaders, proved so con-
clusively the extraordinary efforts
being made at this time to create
or at least "discover" trouble IN the
Republican camp by these leaders. A
story published last Saturday to the
effect that a crowd of disgruntled"
Kent Republicans had gathered up
there in the metropolis to air their
grievances, and servo notice on the
State Committee and the party
managers in general that they wanted
TO run affairs down in Kent without
interference, is a sample of the
efforts being made, and has about as
much foundation as the fairy tales of
the same order that have gone before.
The fact is that the Republicans of
this county were never more united
than at present, and never perhaps in
better trim to make a winning fight.
That the Democrats know this is pro.
ven by just these insane and desperate
t efforts to create dissension, and were
the Republicans not con to the game
there might be some results hurtfu
d to the party's interests from thi
e Democratic persistency. The trut
= of the matter is and it is fully ap
s preciated in Kent, the main objec
o is to affect the colored vote. to,
J. possible get it disaffected to at leas
l. the degree that would divide it
n strength, and two elements are a
: work in this-the Democrats, and thei
: few allies men, who were fOrmerl.
|. Republicans but who are today out
# side the party, and openly ignored b
e the party management. There ar
IS but few of this latter class, no
l. enough if their strength were CON
lie bined to create a ripple in a eros
If roads precinct. And even combine
i with the Democrats as they openl
st are, they find that their efforts ar
4 futile, for the colored voters kuO'
II them and appreciate the friendshi
is of the Democrats at its full value
e. 1t is unfortunate for the Democrat
Is that just at this time the colore
voters of Maryland should be fightin
for their political life, and that Mar!
lands Democratic Legislature shou
}. be trying to rob them of it. 1t put
bad block in the game the Democrat
vn. have started here, and kills it at Il
} outset. The colored men of Kel
know that the Democrats of this sta
a, are waiting to get control OF Il
lis legislature to start movement whic
ee will rob them of their votes, al
'. they are not yet ready to help towar
10. their own destruction. --Wilmingt
cy Evening Journal.