Evening journal., 1912-09-11

few of the qualities which go TO make up good
Governor. He lacks ability to grasp important public
questions, Is devoid of seadfastness Of purpose and
dignity, and. when compared with Charles r. Miller
the Republican candidate simply Is ouclassed on all
points. This who has been placed at the head
Of the Democratic ticket has more of the qualities
Of little ward boss and manipulation than those Of
a wise administrator or statesman. Those who franz
cd the original constitution Of State and provided
for the office Of Governor contemplated that
Of the Monaghan type would be nominated by
any party to I'll It, He may be a good man for some
political boss to have IN the office 10 receive and exc
orders but that is the best that be said for
him.
Colen Ferguson, the candidate for heutenant-Gov-
ernor formerly was Clerk Of the Orphans Court In
this county. He laid the shelf years ago as
a political mummy and It not until It became
apparent that the place the ticket going beg
gng for a taker that he dragged out of the Dem
oorano cataoom bs and utilized a candidate His
candidacy will be element Of weakness TO ticket
already too weak to stand without props
Franklin Brockson, Of Kent county, the canddate
for Representative in Congress, is In sense COM
parable TO George H. Hall, of Sussex county the Re-
publican nominee Mr.. Brockson has fairly clean
political record, it is true, but he simply would be
lost n placed in the House of Representatives in
Washington He has little knowledge Of national af-
fairs the Of the nation and those who know
him we'll say that in the remote contingency Of his
election he would fail utterly to bring distinction to
himself his tate or add the ustre to the lower
branch Of the National Legislature
The nomination Of Josiah o. Wolcott Of this coun-
ty for Attorney-Genera probably gives greater salts
faction to Democrats than any of the other nomina-
tions That is because he is Of former Chan
cellor James l. wolcott, the who whipped the
Saulsburys to a finish In Delaware years ago. The
former followers and admirers of James L. Wocott
seem 20 regard the nomination of young Wolcott as
a sign that within two three years those who de-
sire to smash the Salisbury machine will have some
one for a leader in that commendable enterprise.
Little may be said in the way Of commendation Of
the three Sussex county who captured the re-
naming places on the ticket result Of the deal
between the Monaghan and certain Sussex coun-
ty delegates to put Monaghan over" the Demo-
for Auditor Of Accounts; Charles A Hastings the
candidate for State Treasurer, and William R. Nc
Cabe the candidate for State Insurance Commission
er are practically unknown outside their home com
muntes Perha ps the strongest Of the three is Nc
Cabe and he does not rank with Robert p Robinson,
New Castle county, the Republican choice for head
Of the State Insurance Department
II is inconceivabe that a minority party in close
State should nominate such ticket and enunciate
such platform In a year when except the
strongest and most popular and representative DEM
and the very best and wisest platform declar
atons could bring to the party the votes needed for
victory However the folly has been committed and
It cannot be recalled Nothing remains for the
Republicans, and the Progressive Republicans who
are controlled by the AeeLayon- Houston Drex-
Ter caba Of Democratic allies. to do except to go
into the election with the disgusted Democrats
and administer to the Monaghan ticke an overwhelm-
ing defeat It deserves it, and it will get it.