Evening journal., 1910-11-17
THURSDAY. NOV. II. 1910
A KENT EXPLANATION.

TN lsCUSSfNC the result OF the election IN
IL delaware the Dover Index evidently does
not put much faith in the stories to the ehecs
that the election was purchased, tales iha "
late have been widely circulated Inc lnueA says
.,-h snlondid victory OF Woodrow Wilson IN New
Jersey a. most convincing evidence OF the trulh ~ V
claim that the right candidate can wn ana 'n"e ~
party usually wins when and where y oese.Nes ~ - h
..al,cre IS no place whore this lesson neea5 10 ~
learned more than in Delaware, and by peaWaro nsuo ~
Gratis and Republicans alike ana To pflhs lng iess 3
closer home The election IN Kent county on iuesu"s
ought be impr ssiye II me. oe mn 1S M o asnay ~
PLAYED ai se par, in bringing about inc ueio"t Va
democratic legislative candidates ON Tuesuay o ma
was the only cause In iNent.,ino 9usssN Nou"ses
in particular the Democratic legislative uehee M"o
much weaker than the one OF two years ago Wn.n
there was United States Senator so s'ahe ANo s''s
ano I'M Kent county the Democrats elected seven ol
the ten representatives and both OF the senators oeu
for The ticket on unusually good one sa'lsiao-
tory n every way the people OF the oisfles anu II
won because ii deserved TO VIM
ddatos was little considered and in some instances
the people the districts, beyond ieW We're not con-
suited solf-constutcd perennial senatorial candidates
and their leuenants busy and candidates were
forced on districts 10y outside influence or interference
many districts dsgused and resented
this interference a Tuesdays election Kent county Is
less Democratic than II was TWO years ago IN lace
IS Democratic Two years ago Democrats elect
ed a shorn. prothonoary and coroner This year they
have elected the clerk OF the peace recorder OF deeds
sheriff and by larger ayefage majorities than two
years ago The people are sensitive about the right to
select their own candidates. and the politicians
and candidates understand this the oetter
'The result OF Tuesdays election i'm Kent county
this than change Of sentiment
The view of the Index confirms much OF what
we said during the campaign. Democratic faction
al ambitions and jealousies had an important bear
ing on the struggle. The Democratic campaign
was without energy or vim, in striking contrast
with the fight the Democrats made two years ago
when they nominated a strong State ticket which
had the united support of the party.
The Democratic leaders put up an aggressive
campaign and the party was assisted by the dis
affection of Former Senator Alice and his follow
ers. Naturally Mr.. Alice could not command the
support he did two years ago
Then. again, in most of the districts of Kent
the Republicans nominated strong candidates, and
therefore there is nothing surprising in the result
Ii will be recalled that several districts in Kent
were carried by the Democrats two years ago by
very small majorties and these districts are likely
TO flop from one side TO the other as the close
districts in New Castle do Two years ago the
Democrats carried New Castle by a small ma
jorty but this year the Republicans won that dis
triCt. Two years ago the Democrats fost White
Clay Greek but this year they won it, The Re-
pubhcans carried Red Lion hundred two years
ago and lost it this time Why then is there any
thing odd in the overturning of districts in
kents As the Index practically says, local causes
were responsible for the result of the election
in Kent county.
And another thing is that the Democrats we're
not so fully registered as they were two years ago