Evening journal., 1910-12-13
BOUGHT VOTES
IN EVIDENCE
RFPTBITCANs ARE SEEMING TO
GET EVIDENCE IN SEVERAL
CASES IN SUSSEX.
DOUBTFUL DEMOCRATIC GAME
IN DAGsBORO THE PRICE FOR
FLOATERs SEEMED TO BE
ABOUT FIFTEEN DOLLARS.
POLITICAL.

0AOOhlltn1s tftlsf AttNs - ~ nv
polling place IN Sussex county, per-
haps, did the Democrats resort TO more
desperate methods to carry the cleo
ton than in the First Election district
OF the Sixth Representative district.
The voting was done at Pole Dam. J.
Edward Goelee, secretal z OF the Repub-
lican County Committee Of Sussex
county, is prominent in the affairs OF
that end of that Representative dis
trict. His attention was called to the
Democratic stories that large amounts
Of money were spent by the Repubh-
cans in Sussex county ts sarry the leg
islative districts against the Demo-
Gratis. Mr.. Goslee made emphatic
denial that the Republicans in that
district had used either money OF whis-
key or resorted to other corrupt prac-
tices to influence the election. He
spoke of the candidacy Of ]. w. Mes
sick, who was running for Representa-
tive on the Republican ticket, and
John r. Layton, who was running for
the same ONCE on the Democratic
ticket
"Mr. Messick won in this end Of
4 Dagsboro hundred, his vote being l55
as against 1862 for Mr.. Layton" Goslee
said I'm other words, the majority for
the Republican candidate in this end OF
the Sixth Representative district was
only seven. Two years ago the Re
publicans carried this end of the dis
trict by a majority OF "a. The result
of the election shows, therefore, gain
OF twenty-four votes by the Demo-
Gratis and a corresponding loss to the
Republicans. In an election district
of only 325 registered voters that is an
unusually large falling of in the Re-
publican vote, and this year there was
no dissension OF other trouble in the
Republican party here to account fer
1t. II WIS due largely in my opinion,
to the use Of Democratic money ana
whiskey The fact that the Demo-
Gratis voted at least 70 pei cent. of the
white noaters, who never vote from
patriotic motives, also shows the use
, OF Democratic money. II usually takes
money to get them, and ] think that
the fact that the Democrats got them
this year speaks for itself There was
! also plenty Of Democratic whiskey in
tuAo Alnll-At niA CAtNiAVn ~ lhh
credit OF the Republicans It may be
, said that they dispensed neither money
1 nor intoxicating liquors. q cannot say
v of course, the exact source Of the sup
ply Of Democratic whiskey, but I dc
. know that most Of it was drunk b,
/. Democratic workers, voters and noatera
! The Democrats also resorted 10 intimi
4 iation ia this district. lt rs true the,
] dfH have enN~hndrs arr.ufad
Il they threatened 70 do t. hoping 4
q intimidate the Repubncan voters"
. II was asserted that in one election
/ district in Dagsboro hundred at leas
4 six men, who usually vote the Republ
Z can ticket, were seen going on pri
f vately with Democratic workers who's
d names are known After those mel
% had voted they went to stores wher
!. they owed bills and settled those bill
! with what looked like new money
l. although previously they had assertei
e to the storekeepers they had no none,
l. with which to make sucn settlements
s Some OF them had s. bills and other
# SO bills The prevailing Democrat
q price Nr votes In Dagsboro hundre
/. seemed TO be about SIS. BY resort &
l. such methods, prominent Republican
i III lnt DAAll itctIldAtNH nAhlA AtA a.
e sert. the Democratic workers induce'
IF mon to vote the Democratic ticket VIII
l. never had voted It before. One Repuh
D. llcan Of prominence says the Demo
}, Gratis even bought young men VIII
j. were exercising the elective franchis
Ie for the first time. The natural sympa
s. thies of those young voters were wit
ic the Republican party and their father
re are staunch Republicans. Notwith
"a standing that, they were debauche
/. by the Democratic corruption funC
a IL is asserted, and voted the Demo
D. cratic ticket In one instance th
is father of young voter is an oil
4. soldier who always votes the Republi
l. can ticket. The son, however, vote
y the Democratic ticket this year. 1t
ne hinted broadly by Republicans {
SO prominence that this young man an
o others may be asked to explain whs
ne hey received 70 influence them TO vot
o. the Democratic ticket and from whol
they received it.
IN More money was spent in the Stocl
Ia ley end of Daesboro hundred
al the Democrats this year than anyor
o. ever knew before" Goslee said. "Me
g. voted the Democratic ticket who nev'
Ii had voted it before. and afterwar
ce began settling up the, liabilities"
nv In the lower end of Dagsboro hui
On ired, II is asserted, the Democra
cn also made lavish expenditures In the
an efforts to carry the district. If il
of formation obtained be true, howeve
or the largest use of money and whiske
a was in the upper end Of the distriC
,c- In both districts the Republican leade
BY made It a point to keep the campaie
rs free from both money and whiskey.
Is. In the northern district the Republ
he ,ans say they have evidence that
er man who lives IN Stockiey went behiI
he a building with a Democratic work
ne near the voting place at Pole Dam, al
at that afterward he went into the boo
er and Toted the Democratic ticket. Lea
an ing the booth he wenS from Pole Da
tic to a store not far away and display
n SIS in new bills. He said he had 7
ed ceived II from the Democratic work
ne who took him behiuh the building
tic Pole Dam Then he proceeded 10 seti
BIS an outstanding obligation with I
money he said he had received Tor ha
.w ing voted the Democratic ticket Til
40 and other cases almost similar now a
ne being Investigated by the Republica
1w with view OF resorting 70 proseC
or tions II sufficient evidence can be {
a tained.
no -s-s-s-----
ed summary Actloa Approved.
DELAWARE CITY. Del. Dec. Il
10 Loyal Republicans here are delight
s." that Governor pcnnewill, Thomas