Milford chronicle., 1912-09-27

crat to Congress. The opinien is
taken from the 'Republicon Glasses
column of that paper and is as fol.
lows:
The State Convention of the real
Progressive Republicans Of Della.
ware in Dover must have been quite
a shock to the small group of So
called Progressive Republicans that
is headed by Alice, Houston, Lay
ton and Drexler. 1t really was
tantamount to a Statewide repudi-
alton by Progressive Republicans OF
the Allee-Layton- Houston Drexler
combination that had entered into a
conspiracy with the Democrats to
deliver the State to Salisbury and
Monaghan. From this time for
ward the Alice combination will
begin to dwindle until, when cleo
ton day arrives, it will represent
little more than the small group of
sorehead politicians that makes up
the organization.
1t must be admitted, even by the
members of the Alice crowd, that
the real Progressive Republicans
handled the situation with COM
mendable and business-like intelli-
gsnce. They had three objects in
view in holding the convention.
The first was to place the Roosevelt
movement in the hands of men who
stood for Roosevelt and not for the
Democratic machine. The second
was to do everything they could to
prevent the Democrats from regain
ing control Ofour State government,
and the third was to nominate for
Congress a man whom they believe
to be in sympathy with the political |
policies Of Colonel Roosevelt. They |
had no faith whatever in the politi- |
cal pretensions or promises of Louis
A. Drexler, Allee's candidate for
in Congress. They |
felt that George H. Hall, the Re
publican candidate, did not believe
in the Roosevelt policies; therefore,
they decided that the only thing to
10 wasito nominate John @. Towns
end, of Sussex county, whose loyalty
20 Colonel Roosevelt was unques-
Toned They did that, not because
hey desired to assist the Democrats
n sending franklin Brockson to
Congress, but because. having en-
lOrsed the entire State ticket of the
Republicans, they thought they
night at least demand the nominee
or Representative in Congress.
As the situation stands now, and (
S it is likely to continue to stand,
he vote on the Presidency will be
ivided between President Taft and y
,OlOnel Roosevelt. The vote on
be Congressman will be divided
mong Hall, the Republican nomi-
ee, Townsend, the real Progressive I
nominee, and Drexler,
.llee's Sucker ticket" nominee. \
Jere that condition permitted to Z
lntinue it would result inevitably &
! the elevation of BrocksOn, the I
nominee. That's what Z
le Alice Layton Houston Drexler +
desires, but it is not :
sired by either the Republicans or q
Ie real Progressive Republicans. (
mOng them the concensus of opin- q
n is that a compromise be effected Il
hereby Representative Heald's :
in Congress shall be Y
epublican. Brockson's candidacy Z
axes absolutely no appeal to Re g
Iblicans or Progressive Repubi- /,
rs, and only a weak appeal to \
He is not a man fitted tS
+ such a responsible position he y
IS nominated by the Salisbury Y
lchine because it desired to give (,
Kent county only one nominee e
the ticket and to make that 4
minee as weak as possible. y
1t is safe to say that if the wishes y
the Republican voters, Regulars e
d Progressives, be followed, il C
Il be only a short time before both /.
ngs Of the party will have agreed n
on one congressional candidate, Z
i that he, and not Brockson, will y
in November. q
HARRINGTON. =