Evening journal., 1912-07-25
THURSDAY. JULY 25. 1912
DUTY OF SUSSEX REPuBLICANs.

DUTY Ot SUSSEX ktfibLitANS.
+ ROM Democratic sources comes the information
that In the approaching campaign willard Saus-
bury. Ir. the Democratic boss. and his heutenants
viii make desperate effort capture every doubt
ful legislative district Sussex county That is not
surprising So much has been heard of dissenson in
the Republican party owing to the Taft Roosevelt
fight that the Democrat takes for granted
that because Republicans cannot agree upon the
Presidential question they cannot agree upon any
other question. Nothing la farther from the truth.
The average Republican in Delaware regards the
possibility of willard Salisbury. the Democratic boss.
controlling the machinery of government here and
being elected 10 the United States Senate things
repugnant politically that he feels instinotively
that matter what may be his views the Presi-
Dental situation is his duty TO stand with all other
Republicans in defense of our State and its people
against such calamity. That feeling is particularly
strong Sussex county which, years ago. felt the
Salisbury heel on its neck and the effect Of
saushry methods on the body polite.
There are several legislative districts in Sussex
county which while normally Republican. are
by the party by such small maiorites that is in
cumhent upon every Republican to go out and work
10 hold them in line against the Vaccinations OF the
Democrats On the other hand there are several dis
tricts normally Democratic which II the Republi
cans were 10 present an unbroken and aggressive
front ought to be shifted to the Republican column
in November The plan should be to fight to defend
all Republican districts which msjorities small
and to work intelligently and effectively in all dis
trics in which the Democratic maioriues small
BY good work the Republicans should carry at least
one Democratic Senatorial district and two Demo
cratic Representative districts addition TO holding
the districts which now Republican There is
one Senate district for instance in which four years
ago. the Democrats victorious by only ma
jority There Representative district in which
they trumphed by only i6 majority Both those
districts should be shifted the Republican column
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the polls From one end Of the state to the other
the sentiment among Republicans seems to be that
II Is the paramount duty this year TO defeat Boss
Salisbury and his machine
In Sussex county this year state Senators will
be elected one from the Second and the other from
the Fourth district Il may be we'll however, for the
enlightenment Of the reader to show what the state
Of the has been in an hve districts since 1904 II
will give them comprehensive idea OF the
lineup in all seouons Of the county.
The First Senate District Sussex county is over
whelmingy Republican In 1906 it gave Republican
majority Of $50 and one Of 2O9 in 1910
In the Second district however. the Republicans viii
win this year they viii 90 into the tight the spirit
that should govern them local issues That district
was carried by the Democrats in 1904 by so majority
In 1908 the Republicans shrveled that Demo
cratic majority TO s
The Third district in which there viii he election
this year. owing the hodins-oyer provision relative
10 state senators is an exceedingly uncertain
In 1906 IL gave 80 Republican majority while in 1910
Il vent Democratic by s4
The Fourth district is one Of the banner Republi-
can districts It returned Republican majority Of
le2 10 1904 and Of S7s in 1905
The Republicans carried the Fifth district in 1906 by
100 and in 1910 the Democrats carried it by 800 That
Is another district that keeps the politicians of all
parties guessing.
Passing from the Sussex county Senate districts to
the Representative districts the election returns show
districts protect Several are so close that the
slightest Republican Democratic disaffecuon may
change the complexion Of the legislative representation
OF those close The Republican party is blessed
with three Representative districts which give heavy
msioriues They are the First. Second and Seventh
The Democrats have district which approaches
them in the certainty Of big maioriues
The First Representative dstrict Cedar Greek hun
dred was carried by the Union Republicans in 1904 by
sos Two years later it went Republican by 2i7. II
1908 the Republicans victorious again by the ban
ner majority ss1 and 1910 that majority droppe'
10 is1
The Second district Northwest Fork gave Unioi
Republican majority Of az in 1904. Republican
majority on 1e2 in 1905 and followed that in 1908 viii
Republican majority Of 247 The party majority fel
to 1o7 in 1910 That shows steady shrinkaEe in IN
Republican msiorities. and one that the Republican
there should keep constantly in their minds eye.
when 1t comes to the Third district, OF seafcr
Hundred 1t has been consistently Democratic by sms
but varying majortes. In 1904 the Democrats carrie
by 1905 by 81; 1908 by So and in 1910 by s
The Democracy has held the Fourth district or Rroa
Greek hundred by smaller msiorues, but the
have been able to pull through since 1904. In the
year their majority is; 1906 it increased 10 p
then 1t dropped to 1908, and in 1910 it onl
Is, The Republicans If they stand united, should b
able to capture that district
In ths Fifth district or Little Creek hundred n
situation Is different There the msiortos have range