Evening journal., 1910-11-21
MONDAY. NOV. 81. 1910
A DEMOCRATIC VIEW.

THE DOVER DELAwAREAN frankly thinks
i little of the scheme of Mr.. Robert y Wnile'
the defeated Democratic candidate tor congress
% contest the election of Mr.. Head Evidently
the Delawarean was not consulted oy M "H''0
before he decided TO make the contest
The Dover newspaper obviously fears that there
NAV he q come back" in such a contest, ana no
doubt there would be. Despite all the talN aoout
bribery and corruption the people IN DeIawele
knou and firmly believe that Mr. Head was chosen
10 Congress from this State by large majority
,nd thew have only to read Democratic newspap-
ers since the election to confirm them IN that
belief
For instance the Delawarean itself says: Mr.
White was not a strong candidate TO heao the
Democratic ticket in such campaign and the IN
Auences which brought about his nomination. ana
the dominating forces and figures at the State
convention made defeat almost inevitable from
the start
In other words there was great opposition IN the
party. as we said frequently during the campaign,
10 the nomination OF Mr.. White and he was re-
uarded by many Democrats as weak candidate.
Tke Delawarean adds that IL is not altogether
unreasonable TO suppose that the dominating
figure AT the State convention may have large
influence after the election and some men were
in large evidence whose leadership did not tend
10 attract independent votes.
The Deawarean goes to say that the Demo
Gratis of Kent believed they we're entitled to the
congressional nomination aS tncN ala Two years
ago Mistakes were made, according to the Della
warean, in many legislative nominations. Some
of the legislative nominations we're very weak
Then there was trading and cutting OF the ticket
according to the Delawarean. This cutting, con-
tinueS the Delawarean, was influenced not only
by feeling against the candidates running on the
ticket but by prejudice against persons who were
supposed to be thought of for United States sena-
TOT
Democratic hlunders have been potent, the
Dover newspaper says contributing causes TO Re-
publican victories and have helped bury Democrats
under large Republican puraties. These points
in the view Of the Delawarean-and we may add
to be fair to its view that the Deawarean also
thinks that great deal of money was spent in
vote buying-are not considered at all by those
who raising the corruption cry.
Maddened as some of them are at the thought
that their scheme to prevent the Republicans from
controlling the Legislature has been baked they
seek TO dscredit Colonel dupont and to make it
appear that the Republican victory in Delaware
was due 10 the wholesale purchase of votes. And
YET the Democratic newspapers that know the
facts tell the real reasons for the slump in the
Democratic vote and the failure of the party 10
make better showing in Delaware than it did
make. Just what can be accomplished bv placing
the State before the world pest hole of politi
cal iniquity is not apparent. Certainly no one
thinks that any Investigation in Delaware would
show enough fraud TO overturn the result Ane
II the Democratic congress should seat Mr. Whit,
In the face of the majority of more than 2OOO
secured by Mr.. Heald what the Delawarean evi
IDENTIFY fears would happen-the Democrats woul,
face a crushing defeat at the next election AT
tempts to overturn the result as found in tn
ballot boxes have been tried by Democrats befor
with disastrous consequences