Evening journal., 1912-10-19
SATURDAY.. OCT. 10. IeI2
GEORGE H. HALL AND HIS CANDIDACY.

GEORGE II. HALL AND HIS CANDIDACY.
,v,HE people Of the State Of Delaware want
i who believes In the great Republican and Amer
lean principle Of the protective tarin elected TO Con-
gress 10 succeed Representative William H. Heald
They do not want n Free Trader like Franklin Brock
sou, the Democratic nominee, to be sent TO Washing
ton 10 strike q blow at Delaware industries and at
the tens Of thousands Of and women in our city
aud states who depend upon those industries for
their livelihood ana the necessarles aud comforts Of
life There Is only one thing that stands between the
people Of our state and the election OF who will
vote 10 preserve the protective feature OF the tarln
even though he may favor revision downward That
thing Is the failure OF MIR. Hall, in the party and the
public interest to resign the Republican candidate
for Congress and create situation whereby the Re-
publican State Committee and the National Progress
siye Committee may agree upon compromise candi-
date who, n placed in the field, unquestlOnaby Will
sweep the State. The people OF Delaware are eager
for she opportunity to lpform Mr. Brockson
that neither he nor any other Free Trade Democrat
may represent this district In Congress. The trouble
IS that they cannot do II II the Republicans have Mr.
Hall in the field; ii the National Progressive Repubi-
cars hnse Col John G. Townsend some other can
ddate In the field, and II The "Sucker" Progressiyes,
as the Alice Layton Houston-Droxer allies OF the
Democratic machine are known, have Louis A. Drex-
Ter in the field. The only solution OF the vexed po
ical problem Is for Mr.. Hall 10 retire In favor OF
compromise candidate to he agreed upon by the Re-
publicans and The National Progressive Republicans.
II is useless for the Republican State Committee
and Mr. Hall 10 waste valuable time in passing from
one tho other the burden Of responsibility for
action this exceedingly important matter. II must
be 10 both the members Of the committee and 10
Mr. Hall that n situation he created which results
IN tho election Of Free Trader BrocksOu TO Congress
the people Of The State Of Delaware viii fix the
responsibility for the lnllcon Of such misfortune
upon them. Nor should those In control Of the Re-
publican organization or Mr. Hall lose sight Of the
fact that when Il comes 10 fixing responsibility the
American public the Delaware public. has acul-
" Of brushing aside technicelties and cutting straight
through to the seat Of the trouble
Nothing IS to be gained and much Is to he lost by
Nr. Han remaining the ticket Much Is 10 he
gained by his retirement from Il. with the Repuh-
ean vote In this district split into three parts, Mr.
Han could not possibly he elected The inevitable
result Of his running would he the election Of Frank
lin Brocksou. a Free Trade Democrat We do not
think that the worst political enemy Of such ad.
mirabe citizen Nr. Han would wish to drag him
through a campaign With the seal OF death already
attached his candidacy The Republican State Com
mittee knows that he cannot win with the National
Progressive Republicans refusing to accept him. He
and his friends also must know H. Certainly the peo-
pie Of State well aware Of H. Under such
circumstances IL rs surprising that the Republican
state Committee which Is the concrete representative
and Of Republican interests in this State
and Mr.. HaT whose standing as q Delawarean and
Republican Is without reprOach, fail TO meet the Is
sue and adapt themselves to situation which calls
for sacrifice for the party and the public good.
We are in no sense opposed to the candidacy o
Mr.. Hall We think ne would make splendid Con
eressman II would give great pleasure to sup
port him heartily in any campaign in which he nigh
have even a remote chance for success. In this sit
nation II makes difference what we think;
makes no difference what the Republican State Com
mittee and br. Ball think. All the thinking in tn
world win not change the ail-important fart tha
votes alone will elect Republican Congress
man and that In this campaign the National Progres
siye Republican organization in delaware has IN
votes that viii elect or the candidate for Cor
gresham. Therefore the only sensible thing for n
Republican state Committee and Mr.. Han 20 do
to look at the situation not they would wish
to exist but as II does exist. ana to govern then
selves accordingly.
In conclusion wish to say that a definite al
nouncement from Mr. Han viii end the whole ma
ter, and that announcement should he made witho
further delay. The election Is almost upon MS. II
campaign Is In full swing. The Republican candida
for Congress should be ont the stump peadir
the good Of protection for American industri
and labor. II Mr.. Hail should decide to remain
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