Evening journal., 1912-10-03
ALLEE-LAYTON
PROCRESSIVES
in CITY RALLY
Mr.. HynSOn Says Things About
Delaware Political Con-
ditiOnS
WOULD REPEAL THE
VOTERS ASSISTANT LAW

by HDoNtlN anu lauoNrA~
encies about the streets. the mass
meeting OF the Allee-Layton Progress
eives in Turn Hall last right did not
result in the hall anywhere near be-
ing filled At the outset the front Of
the auditorium was we'll filled with
small boys. who made much noise
and proved a source OF annoyance.
These were displaced later by men
who came struggling into the building
during the course of the evening, and
when the meeting adjourned the hall
was we'll filled.
Gathering on the outside the boys
made considerable noise, too. Their
chief object was to get Bull Moose"
pins A number OF women we're
present and few Socialists. The lat
ter started TO heckle the speakers, but
their questions. IN some instances.
foreign to the subject, were answered
by the speakers During the evenig
there was singing of the Battle Hymn
Of the Republic" and Onward Chris
tian Soldiers"
Horace G. Eastburn presided and
introduced the candidates who we're
seated on the stage. including George
3 Hynson, nominee for governor,
George W Tebo. for lieutenant-gov-
ernor j. r. Wilson, for state treas
drer; Henry Thompson for auditor of
accounts: A. A. Wilmot for instr-
ance commissioner; Francis l. du
Pont. for Presidential elector. The
illness of Mrs. Robert &. Houston pre-
vented the attendance of Mr. Houston,
VINO is the candidate for attorney
general
Walter Emerson, of Maine, former
newspaper writer at Washington, was
The fret speaker. He tolls Of some of,
the acts of Colonel Roosevelt, and of
the growth of the party IN Maine He
was followed by Mr.. Hynson, nominee
for gov rnor, who delivered a short
but stirring address, in which he
denounced the voters assistant law.
MT Hynson said he wanted the peo-
nl6 to docice whether he was a At man
for governor and he invited an ex-
animation of his record concerning
public questions Both he and his
ancestors were born In Delaware, he
said.
Opposed TO Bosses.
MI. I1NMtVM rrlu MH HNA " zen
aspire to be governor of the state
without g. sulting on his knees any
boss or any corporation. One. Of the
objects Of the Progressive party was
10 take government -ut of the hands
of the Bosses
MIR. Hynson said that he had heen
questioned as to how he stood on the
initiative. referendum and recall, and
added that the fact that he was q
member of the committe on reeolu-
tions of both the national and the
Dover conventions which framed the
nlatform Of the party on those ques-
tions should be q sufficient answer.
Political conditions must be clean
cd up in Delaware II we want TO get
anywhere Mr. Hynson said bach per
son in the audience would Ike TO see
certain things done, but they can
make no headway unless the purity
of the ballot box Is safeguarded. He
would rather have 400 or 1000 votes
cast honestly for him than 10000 OBJ
tanned by crooked means. Men have
taken Office in Delaware when they
knew they were not honestly
chosen. when they knew that they
we're euected by purchased votes
The cancer Of corruption must be
cut ont with the knife. Some 100000
had been spent. he said. for corrupt
purposes in one county alone in
single election, and this work Of de-
bauchery started by one political ma
chine had been continued by another
But there is one means by whlcn q
man can spend for example SlO'ooV
and not lose a cent OF u. for he knew
that the goods we're delivered, that
when he buys horse he gets 2
horse.
When the crowd laughed. th6
speaker remarked, you must have
heard OF that expression before. FMS
means of corruption was the voters
or bribers' assistant law. he said
Everyone knew why that law wa
kent on the statute books and why
after a bill for it's repeal had beer
passed. a governor refused to ap
prove the measure. Some one asked
who that governor was, and Mr.. Hyn
son replied, John Hunn."
Mr.. Hynson recalled that Will
egations Of citizens asked MI
inn to approve the measure (thes
delegations seeing him in the da,
hmel, other delegations came at nigh
and asked him 10 veto the bill,
Mr.. Hynson said that these matter
had TO be considered right out. II
did not wish to be personal but
was necessary. Mr.. Hynson score
the position Of Charles r, Miller, tn
Republican candidate for Governor, ol
the voters assistant law. He sal
the idenpendent voter knew how {
mark his ballot The straight pa1t
man can easily know how 10 mar
his ballot, for there are emblems o.
the ticket The purchasable vote
does not need the voters assistant, h
said The only man who needs tn
oyters' assistant is the man who buy
the vote, II Mr.. Miller thought tha
the voters assistant was necessar
under the present law why did he no
during the last session Of the Legis
lature introduce short ballot bill
Mr. Hynson asked Why does h
now want to sdvise Eomeboody else
Mr. Hynson said that If he wer
Governor when the Legislature me
he would send a message calline fo
the repeal Of the present voters as
sistant provision and he would con
tinuo TO send messages until sctio
was taken and he would call an e1tr
session If necessary. He would ais
recommend the passage Of corrur
practices act.
George l.. Records, a Progreseiv
of New Jersey, who was a candldat
for Governor recently, spoke on th
..off1r,I fra,,oe Mice Tu1tcffo Ardof