Milford chronicle., 1910-12-23

hundred, in recent years, has beer
/ the strongest Republican district in
/ Sussex County. That district, fai
from showing the use of Republican
money this year to keep up the Re-
publican vote, returned a largely re-
duced Republican majority. Twc
/ years ago Timothy E. Townsend, the
Republican candidate for Represen-
tative, carried that district by 345
majority over Frank w. Holloway,
Democrat, whose total vote in the
district was only 326, or less than
Townsend's majority. This year
Campbell, the Republican candidate
over Nelson. the Democratic candi-
date, was 261, or loss to the Repub-
licans Of "a votes in two years. How
the Democrats can reconcile such a
showing as that with their assertion
that the Republicans were engaged
in vote-buying is beyond my compre-
hension. The Republicans expected
TO get as large a majority in the Sew
enth district this year, if not a larger
one, than they obtained two years
ago, The returns show conclusively,
however, that influences were at
work in that district which gave the
votes to the Democrats and not to the
Republicans.
The Eighth Representative district
which is Indian River Hundred, is
normally Republican and always has
been Republican. That district has
gwen as high as 116 Republican ma
jOrity. In recent years, however, /
owing to fractional differences in the /
party, the Republican
majority has been greatly reduced.
This year, however, owing to those
having been in large part
dissipated, the Republican majority
for Hurdle, Republican, over Joseph
Democrat, was 81. Two years ago
Baylis, the Republican candidate for
defeated Burton, the
Democratic candidate, by majority
Of AZ. 1t is true Indian River hun
1red showed a gain Of SO votes for
he Republicans over two years ago, 2
out with fractional feeling dissipated
hat is not an abnormal gain in dis !
rict normally Republican and which !
las given to Republican candidates {
naiOrities as high as 116, In TACT,
ecent years the Republicans have
arried the Eighth district several {
ines by majOrities ranging from 80 t
Ipwards. Therefore, the Democrats
ave no valid excuse for raising the
uestiOn of vOte-buying in their ef-
)rts to account for their defeat in
nat district.
IN DIR. LAYToN's DISTRICT.
The Ninth Representative district
Georgetown hundred. 1t is the
ONE district of DR.. Caleb r. Lay
IN. This district has been carried
y the Republicans. Two years ago
le Democratic majority there was
lly 49. In that contest w. w.
awlins, Democrat, received 391
)tes, and Charles L Moore, Repub-
can. received 342 votes. This year
ammond, Democrat, carried the
inth districtiby a"majOrity of 206
'er Dodd, the Republican candi
lte. In other words, as further re-
tation of the Democratic cry of
'te-buying by the Republicans,
Ie Democratic vote in that one Rep
district showed a gain
is year Of 157. That could not {
we been due to DR.. Layton's can !
dacy because he was running for
ate Senator and was beaten bv 300 e
liority in that Senatorial district n
blackstone, the Democratic can :
late Blaokstone's majority over r
yton in the Ninth Representative 0
strict was 1856, or 10 less than
majority over Dodd in
that same district.
The Tenth Representative district n
of Lewes and Rehoboth =,
d Broadkiln hundred. 1t is
lbtful district. Two years ago A. IN
Dick, the Republican candidate
Representative, was defeated bv at
'eph w. Marsh, the Democratic g
ldidate by a majority oil That =
eat Of the Republican candidate y
} years ago was due largely to dis. f.
sion in the Republican party in so
Broadkiln hundred end of that
lrict. This year John Robbins. e.
Republican candidate for Repre- 10
tative, was elected over Jones til
Democratic candidate, by ma pl'
ty OF "a. Four years ago the bo
tn Senatorial district, which is ae
lposed of Georgetown, Lewes and D.
lobOth and Broadkiln hundreds
ted Roland, Republican. state DC
ator, l think by about 100. This Mi
r DR.. Layton, the Republican it.
1idate for state sa,o4Or ,, J..