Evening journal., 1910-12-13
VOTE ANALYzED
N N A CLEAR WAY
SHOWING THAT THERE Is NO
POSSIBLE REASON FOR CHARG-
ING FRAUD BY REPUBLICANS.
RESULT A PERSONAL NATTER
HINGED ON "WETr AND ~DRYr
CANDIDATES IN SRAFORD
AND NANTIC0KE.

nothing in the election returns IN the
Third Representative district OF Sus-
sex county, which takes in seaford aud i
South Nantcoke hundred, 10 indicate
that the Republicans used money in the
recent election, but ample evidence on |
the face Of such returns that the Demo- /
Gratis did use it. DR.. w. II. Haines OF |
TINS town, a Republican who was de- |
feated for state senator two years ago !
by four votes, says that all such Demo- /
cratic stories OF bribery by Republi- !
cans are absolutely untrue so tar as
this district is affected.
"The returns snow a falling of IN
the Republican vote and a proper
tlonate gain In the Democratic vote.
DR.. Haines said. "That is due 10 the
Democrats getting the white noster
! do not say that they bought thein,
but they got them, and Il seems 10
me that that speaks for itself
DR. Hanes said that the indications
are that the Democrats used both
money and whiskey freely, and that
the gains they made IN the Second
i. Election district can be attributed 70
those causes II is said that in Sea.
ford hundred the average price paid
by the Democrats for votes was $40
II ranged from that down 10 81, II is
said. with plenty Of whiskey thrown In.
The total number OF voters In the
whole representative district is about
1900. Two years ago the Democratic
candidate for Representative, Waller
Donoho, carried Il by 80 majority
This year their candidate was elected
by a majority OF g..
so far as | know .nere has been
no bribery of any kind here by any
Republicans" Dr. Stacy i. Collins the
defeated Republican candidate for Rep
resentative. said III there had been
any bribery on the Republican side it
would have been disclosed by the votes,
do not think the Republicans here
made any attempt whatever 70 bribe
the voters. As a candidate for Repre-
sentative on the Republican ticket in
this district 7 never would have stood
for anything Ike that for q moment
A man cannot AFFORD 10 disgrace n
respectable name for anything like
that | said that publicly before the
election"
Former State Treasurer Thomas n.
Rawlins was equally emphatic In his
declaration that the Republicans did
not resort 70 brlpefys
"In South Nnnticoke hundred, which
is the First Election district Of this
Representative district, Dr. Collins rar
, materially ahead Of his ticket, gettinE
very nearly two TO ono over Layton
the Democratic candidate" Mr.. Rawlin
. said. "That is explained by the yer,
: decided opposition there was TO Lay
ton. who was unpopular in that die
- nrt
. question also entered into his defeat
he having been nominated by the wet
, Democrats. Layton Is from Nanticok,
I hundred, and the dry element there
I among the Democrats would not stant
! for him. and he was cut materially by
I, his own party In the First district
he got SO votes as against Or. Collins
Z l69. Edgar L. Kinder. who was ths
Democratic candidate ror county traas.
surer in that same district, got 10l
: votes and the Republican got 15l
: votes. That is normally a Republican
: district, and the Republican vote her,
was a matter with which money hac
absolutely nothing % do. II was largely
= personal vote, due 20 the charactel
/. and popularity Of Dr. Collins, and "a
\ the resentment felt by the dry Demo
Gratis against Layton, the Democrat,
n candidate, who. they feared, would
4 represent the liquor interests ana Dc
4 what he could to bring about resub
mission Of the liquor question to Tho
p voters Of Sussex county. Such resub
a mission was not desired by the dry
4 Democrats When we come TO th,
. Second Election district OF the Thirg
q Representative district we shonl,
. normally have a majority there o
e anywhere from % 10 40 votes. Thi
q year that district tied on Representa-
tive TO Congress. DR.. Collins raT
z seven votes ahead OF MS ticket there
e and that was due 10 the vote of tn
s dry Democrats. That shows there wa
N no money influence used by us, o
we at least would have held our own
More than that, there were Republl
cans VINO went home without votine
When you come to the Third Election
e district Of the Third Representativ
district, which like the second, is 4
Seaford, A Is normally Democratic b
a large majority, and this year Tia
!. Democrats more than held their ow
= there. Dr. Collins vote was a littl
~ ahead there because he got the vote
"a OF the dry Democrats. In that dis
trict many registered voters did M
.. vote, as is also true Of the Second dii
ss trict, and they We're largely Re, vi
,e licans. I think the actual number
sv ! those in this district who did not vo
ts was 45, and on the east side somethiI
hs like 30, or 75 altogether. Most Of the
he were Republicans. That does not loo
- as though we We're flush with none
1r II any money was used around here
fic the Republicans Il must have been US
"A very carelessly, because If Il had be
he used Systematically there would ha
u, been different results. There was
I, slump in the Republican vote in Sc
bv ford hundred. DR.. Collins ran abe
re- of his ticket. Notwithstanding IL
To- the majority against him was 81 Il
an year in the Representative district
"a compared with a majority of 90
nj Donoho, Democrat, two years a.
il That was largely due TO the excise gu
AT rion. As against that you N
ces say that DR.. Haines, Republic
10 candidate for State Senator Z
no years ago, was defeated IN q
40 representative district by sot
ttv That shows on it's face a gain by {
lis Democrats this year Of 63 votes, has
ant on that Senate vote Of two years az
red 10th Haines and Collins stood on {
of same platform 50 far as the wet al
ew dry question was concerned. IN ON
ha. words in both elections the hepnpi
10 an candidates refused 10 declare then
he ,elves for license Therefore the COZ
ss ltions existing each year on that cue
,se ion were the same. Without neati
d.