Milford chronicle., 1910-12-23

reputable men. Sam you dldn
offer me any money for my vote
and l didn't want to get you int
this trouble, but l was persuaded t
do it. 1t was told that l would ge
/ S100if l would give evidence agains
you and if do get it, will give yol
half Notwithstanding this admis
sion, Scott was held for trial.
1.-THE Third Representative dis
trict is composed of Seaford and par
of Nanticoke hundred. Two year:
ago Dr. William F. Haines, the Re
publican candidate for state senator
lost this district to James Z Dutton
the Democratic candidate by foul
votes. The same disaffection in the
Democratic ranks that existed two
years ago with reference to the state
senator, existed this year with regard
to the candidate for representative in
the Third Representative district.
Notwithstanding this the Republican
candidate, Mr.. Collins, was defeated
by Layton, the Democratic candi-
date, by sixty-seven votes. That
showed the real state Of the vote. l
think the Democrats voted the float
ers' there too.
The Fourth Representative district
is scomposed of Broad Creek hundred.
Normally. tits a Democratic district.
Owing to disaffection among Demo-
Gratis over the nomination for a levy
courtman, the Republican levy court
man was elected by thirty-one ma
jority. Two years ago Senator Haines
came within four votes OF carrying
that Representative district. This
year Hastings, Democrat, carried it
by sixteen majority, against Phillips,
the Republican candidate, or an in
crease of ten votes over the majority
received in that district two year.
ago by w. w. Bryan, the Demo-
cratic candidate for representatives
That shows that while there were in
1uences at work on the Democratic
side to save the Democratic candi-
late for representative, those same
Democratic influences were not ex-
,rted to save the Democratic candi- |
late for levy court commissioner.
The Fifth Representative district, |
Of Little Creek hundred, |
S normally Democratic. We, how
ver, elected Elliot, our candidate for
representative, in that district four
ears ago. We also elected a senator
rom the Senatorial district that
axes in the Fifth Representative dis
rict four years ago. In fact, we
ave elected a senator there three or
our times, in the cases of life and |
}. o. Moore, by good majOrities.
he Democratic candidate for State
snatOr was elected this time by "a
Majority. That certainly does not !
,ok like vOte-buying by the Repub-
cans. There is a difference of at
,ast two hundred votes for senator
] that whole district, as compared l
18th four years ago, and those two I
undred votes are in favor of the
They had two arrest y
lst before election in that district.
he Republican candidate for State I
nator, Thomas Records, and Re- !
rider of Deeds John w. King, a Q
epublican, were the men arrested. q
hey were accused of offering men Il
Oney for their votes. Certainly Y
)bOdy with any sense would believe L
at even if vote buying were being 7.
soted to by the Republicans that u
man running for State senator a
Duld be an active participant in q
ch work. Both those men were D
Id for trial by the justice Of the u
ace in Laurel, Locates, the Demo- D,
attic candidate for representative 81
the Fifth district, received a ma L
'ity of 157 over Owens, the Repub- a
an candidate. Two years ago the ID
ljOrity of Ward, Democrat, over IN
)slee, Republican, was 2S5 The
ference between that Democratic Is
ljority of 2S5 two years ago, and al
, Democratic majority of l57 this DC
lr was not due, however, to the "
rchase of votes by the Republicans 10
to the fact that two years ago Jc
ire was disaffection in the Repub- ca
an ranks in the Fifth district that de
not exist this year. Hence, the tW
publicans we're enabled this year, SCI
poll larger vote than they did tn
, years ago, and bribery had alb dl'
utely nothing to do with it. tn
DEMOCRATIC TACTICS. SCI
As to the arrest Of Mr.. Records and tn
King. if the things said in rela- lor
! to those arrests be true, l think III
is outrageous that Democrats col
uld resort to the policy of hiring Re
n to swear away both the charac- ele
and the safety ofrespectable men, ser
matter who they may be. Ger ye;
llV that il as had &c ;f not ,,,,,.,, cal