Evening journal., 1912-09-12
THURSDAY, SEPT. IL. 1912
asucKER TICKET in THE FIELD.

"SUCKEB TICKET IN THE FIELD.
FRANK AILEE, DR.. Caleb r. Layton, Robert 6.
u Houston and State Senator Louis A. Drexler the
political cabal which has borrowed the livery Of the
Progressive Republican pauy to cloak their conspiracy
10 turn Delaware over to the Democrats, held their
state Convention in Dover yesterday and nominated
their "Sucker Ticket" II has gained that neme
through the fact that j. Frank Alice the leader OF
the political conspiracy, said recently that II was TO
be put In the field merely TO be voted for By suck
ersr as he and his immediate associates in the move
ment intend to vote the straght.Out Democratic
ticket
We have doubt that second sober thought viii
constraln Alice TO deny that he ever made such q
declaration in reaOn to the ticket, that he ever
characterized as suckers those who might vote IT,
Unfortunately for this Republican renegade and ally
Of the Democratic machine however, there are liv-
ing witnesses who will testify that he made such
characterization, and they against whom his
denial would not stand for instant
Thanks TO the indiscrotion Of Alice. the name
asucker Ticketr already has been applied TO the
fmii aed yesterday, and SOubtless II will stick to
throughout the campaign II may be said In passing
at when Alice said the ticket merely was being put
n the field 10 catch suckers he committed out
raceOus Onense against the hundreds Of Delaware
voters who had allied themselves with the Progress.
svc Republican movement from lofty motive and
with no thought that the duy-accredited party lead
IN this state would regard OF characterize them
~sufkers,rCr put up "Sucker Iicket' for Them
n
certain Of the the ticket who consented 20
ontlibute their personal responsibility to aid dis
credited political renegades like Alice, Layton, HOUs
ton and Drexler to float campaign to be prosecuted
not in the interest Of Progressive Republican prnci-
ples not in The interest Of Colonel Theodore Roose-
welt; not I'm the interest Of the State OF Delaware
It's people, but solely in the interest of the Democratic
machine IN this State.
We caunot commend the lack Of political wisdom
and discretion which mpeled Alice to proclaim that
the ticket TO he put In the field to catch the votes
OF ~suckerar Neither can We praise him for having
been 80 fnnk TO confess that ne and his immediate
associates will vote the s,aght.out DemOcraOc tick
ct and moi the @Sucker Ticket they have put In the
field n bid ior the suiirages OF Progressive Repub
iican voters, We feel constrained, however, to con-
graduate him upon the broad vein Of sarcastic humor
which runs through his utterances. II Is doubted that
auy other Progressive Republican leader in the state
would have had the hardihood TO make such pro.
etamaiion characterization, either as regards the
etkei those asked TO vote Il.
We Doubt however that the Progressive Republic
fan voters IN our State viii admire either the vein OF
sarcastic hum0r the frankness which prompted
Alice 10 characterize them as smokers" 70 put in
the field a "Sucker Ticket Tor them TO vote. MOsi
of the Progressive Republicans in Delaware have
gone into the campaign from an honest desl,e 20 as
slst Colonel Roosevelt Few Of them have done i
from a desire 70 assist Alice, Layton, Houston ant
Drexler turn State 10 tic Democrats. NJ
Progressive Republican regards himself sucker
does he Wish anyone, the IOquacious Alice
10 look upon him as q "sucken or to set up
Sucker Ticket Tor him to vote. The average Pro
gressiye Republican Is too intelligent and indepen
dent to permit Alice to put him In the sucker
class.
The ~surker Convention" has been held, the @Suck
Ticket has been put in the field and the @suck
ers.r Alice has ft to call them, have been IN
Yited 70 vote that ticket. Those things being tue,
may be well to pay critical attention the cOnven
ton and the ticket II may be said at the outse
that the convention made up largely Of delegate
who represented no constituency by regular delegs
ton and that in almost all It's parts the convention wa
tai ted BY gross rregulnriiy. Nor was there ever
national OF Q State convention in which there va
greater OF more shameful resort 10 steam roller met
ods by the conspirators and their neutenants.
outraged the sense Of Justice Of many delegates WI
mad gone TO Dover with no idea of the machine met
DDS With which they would have TO contend.
In discussing the so called Sucker Ticket" set
by Alice and his associates, IL Is unnecessary TO col
ment upon the three nominees for Presidential ele
tors. They stand for Progressive Republican pIsn
pies and for the election OF Colonel Roosevelt Pre-
ident. They represent the real and true mission
the Progressive Republican party. When II com
however, the nominees for the various State ofiC
and for Representative in Congress, much may
said.
George B. Hynson, OF Kent county, Stacker" nomir
Tor Governor, is a sorehead Republicanwho because
loald not obtain once which he coveted