Evening journal., 1910-12-13
CLEAN ELECTION
HELD IN KENT
THAT is so FAR As THE REPUB-
LICAN PARTY WAS CONCERNED,
AS is SET FORTH.
s9DECQRES TREASURER BENSON
BUT THERE WAS EVIDENCE THAT
THE DEMOCRATS Used ROTH
MONEY AND wHIsKBY.

DOVER, Del. Dec. l3.-Aiden X
Benson, treasurer Of the Republican
Dtate Committee. challenges the-Demo-
sTats to prove that the Republicans
eobauched the electorate in the recent
election Mr.. Benson, who lives In
Dover, the honre town OF J. Frank
Alice. also discussed to-day the po-
hticsl conduct Of that former Republi-
can and showed how little the Demo-
Gratis mad prohtsd by having Alice as
en- ally.
I'm attempted justiheation of going
ever to the Democrats, Alice asserted
that Colonel dupont promised to send
him back to the United States Senate
end that after the Colonel had failed 10
90 it, Alice joined the Demo-
Gratis ia an effort TO wrealy
personal revenge?" Mr.. Benson
said. mo one believes what Alice says
about thai DUPONT promise, because. IN
view of the party temper, the Colonel
could not have sent Alice back il he
had desired TO DO so. When Alice
told the Democrats he was going 70
work with them and for their candi-
dates. he evidently made them believe
that he could carry with him into the
Democratic party many Of his former
Republican friends / don't believe M
carried a dozen of them The Demo-
Gratis were disappointed in him because
they were banking high on him in his
own district here. In that district /
DO not think ne carried a single Re
publican with him into the Democratic
camp. II is true there we're some Re-
publicans in that district who voted
tie Democratic ticket. but that was
due to what they regarded grievances
OF their own. utterly apart from those
OF Alice Now that the election is
over there are Democratic leaders here
who do not hesitate to say that the
alliance with the former United States
Senator old not do the Democrats
pa ~ any good. The returns in Alice &
home district we're a great disappoint-
mont 10 him. He was oonfdent,that as
q result OF his work for the Democrats
they would carry that district by
at least one hundred majority, and il
went one hundred and forty the other
way In fact, Il was the biggest mn-
jority it ever gave for a Republican
candidate
Everybody in this section laughs al
the idea OF Bob White making con.
test for Heaid's seat in Congress. Nc
one takes il seriously. In view ol
Heald's majoritS 1t IS preposterous Il
suppose that the Federal House o.
Representatives will resolve itself into
a Delaware returning board. The idei
of making a contest against Heald. Il
view Of his 2O0n majority. IS ridicu
o1iled. even by the Dover Delawarean
owned and edited by William Sauls
bury. cousin OF Willard salisbury, Jr
leader of the Democratic forces In tn
state OF Delaware William Saulscur'
admits that White was dsfeated b,
Feald, not because Of the use OF none.
By the Republicans. but because WHIT
vas an exceedingly weak candidate.
''On the Republican SIDE the reosn
siection was stsuluiely clean. Tn
Republicans had nobody AZ work buy
Ing votes. Thu Democrats. on IN
other hand. hsl several automobile
IN sarvice rushing about the countr
and getting voters 10 tho polls. Every
body Know full we'll by the class 9
men the DorpoL-atic workers we're voi
Ing. tat they were getting the float
crs. or the vena. white voters In thi
district. Tho Democrats not only vote
~ aoaters. but they also restored I
1t ~ .sssrR. sro tried 10 ir1tsce ~