Milford chronicle., 1910-11-04
SALISBURY and GRIER
Held A conference

Developments are coming to the tor
IN the ranks Of the insurgent factions
o,the Republican Party in Delaware
and the conferences with Willard
salisbury both in Milford, Dover and
georgetown, with those who are an
ronnced and we'll known kickers a
osinst the party management, have
beep held. To certain Democrats this
has been the same as shaking a red rag
IN the face Of bull, and their anger
has boiled over in protests which will
he potent at the polls next Tuesday.
II will be recalled that G Layton
qrier. Of Milford, recently engaged in
controversy with Colonel Townsend
over some political advertising, which
the latter declined to allow to 60 into
the Milford Chronicle.
Mr.. Salisbury in an automobile is
touring through Kent and Sussex
Counties fixing up his political fences.
II is said that twO.thirds Of the Demo.
cratic candidates for the Legislature
are for Mr.. SALISBURY for United States
Senator.
Last Saturday Willard Salisbury,
accompanied by Alexander NJ. Daily,
OF Dover, visited Milfordsand held a
conference at the laboratory building
Of L. D. Caulk & Co., which set ole
faction Of the Democrats by the ears,
and resulted in some action being taken
by them.
In view of the facts Of the criticisms
of the action OF Colonel Townsend in
refusing to permit the use of the Chron
iele for advertising, which was to have
been personal and direct assaults upon
nominees Of the Republican Party, and
and that the public in Wilmington
might know that subsequent develop
ments justified him in taking the pO
sition he did at that tune, the follow
ing letter was written by him;
Milford, DEL, Oct 3Oth, 1910
To Edmund Mitchell, Chairman Re |
publican State Committee, Winning. |
ton, Del
Dear Sir The desire not to open a
closed incident causes me to hesitate
10 write this letter, but the human
feeling of qualification that one ex
upon vIudicatiOn is its justl
iicatiOn.
Such was my confidence in the pro-
priety of my position, that the whole
correspondence was published in tie
''Chronicle" without cOmmeut other
than the caption LET the PeUple
Jud0e.n Faitn in the bed rock seuse Of
fairness of men enabled me to bear
with resignation the iabOred distOr
tiOns INDUCED III by the democratic
press
II there are any who would cTiticise
me for acting prematuIeiy, let them
know that the correctness OF the lnIOr
nation on which then acted, has now
been demonstrated, let them know
that G. Layton Gner is in open league
with the Salisbury Democrats OF the
Fifth Senatorial District of Kent COun-
" and the First Senatorial District OF
sussex county, plotting to the best or
heir combined cunning ito defeat the
nominees, State Ieglsla-
i've and county.
At Milford, on Saturday, October !
9Th. 1910, at the laboratory building Uf I
he L ID. Company, conference was
leld aid attended by Alexander M
)aly, Esq dry" Democrat Wlllald
salisbury, Esq, a "wet'' Democrat,
nd g. Layton Grier, "wet dry" Re [
publican Democrat.
This combination was so offensive 10
he decent Democrats Of Milford that
ertain of the more influential OF them,
by phone with former
Democratic United States Senator IN
Dover, who communicated such a sui
,huriOus message to the two Demo- c
rats above men toned in conference,
hat they Immediately withdrew. Five
minutes after the first phone message
vent to Dover, the chug chug chug OF
heir automobile was heard, and they s
eft the laboratory building to find other r
elds green and new.
want you to realize that this letter ls
written not in q spirit of vindictiveness, i
ut to state plain facts, so that the real I
oIitical, and not the pretended posi- r
ion Of G. Layton Grier may be known.
have the honor to be
Yours verV tTulya
THEODORE TOWNSEND. o
The former Democratic United States ?
enator referred to was Richard r. a
.enney Of Dover, who is said to be in l
combination to support Mr. Sauls- n
ury for Senator this year in return b
II which Kenney ls to have the sup
ort Of Saulsbury's forces two years
ence.
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