Evening journal., 1912-09-11
WEDNESDAY, SEPT. Ii. 1912
rHAr pEMocRATIC TICKET.

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ID threatened to destroy his candidacy. state Sen
ator Thomas NJ Monaghan. Of this city, yesterday,
won the Democratic nomination for Governor He
accomplished It only after hours Of unremittng ef-
fort to break down the conspiracy that had been form
ed TO sacrifice him by throwing the nomination into
Kent or Sussex county To do it he formed a com
bination with Sussex county delegates whereby he
traded that county three places on the ticket and
cut the represen aton OF Kent county the only Demo-
cratic county the State the nominee for Congress-
Quite naturally the Kent county Democrats are in
denant because of such treatment and everything in
dictates that they will revenge Themselves in Noyem-
Der.
In the fight to load Monaghan upon the party it
was represented Kent and Sussex county delegates
that II he passed and the nomination thrown
to either Kent Sussex county, the ticket would be
slashed to ribbons by Monaghan's friends in New
Castle county, no matter who might be nominated I'm
his stead That threat had the desired effect partic
ulary on CERTAIN delegates in Sussex county and they
entered into the trading agreement with the Mona
CHAN TO give the nominees for Governor, Attor-
sSsyfeenerss cnd lieutenantGovernor TO New Castle
1o,untv and to ake those for State Treasurer State
Auditor and state Insurance Commissioner for sus-
sex county Decision was reached by those who were
In the deal that Kent county should have absolutely
no representation the State ticket, but that It
must rest content with the candidate for Represen-
tatve in Congress- The fact that New Castle and sus-
sex counties have been going Republican and that
Kent county has been the only Democratic county in
the State was not permitted 10 weigh for instant
with the Monaghan In New Castle county and
their allies in Sussex county. They simply decided
divide the places the tsate ticket between them
cut Kent county out OF evrything in the shape
of a State nomination.
The result Of that deal the nomination Of the
weakest State ticket that has been named by the
Democrats in Delaware In many years-and there have
been many weak ones There is really not a strong
man upon IL from top TO bottom, unless 1t be Josiah
o wocott Of this county the candidate for Attor-
ney4G aneral. There have been Democratic tickets
heretofore that weak in spots, but seldom,
In the history OF the party in State has there
been one with such broad and general vein Of weak
running through It. Several of the candidates
unknown to the voting public, and others who
known offer little Of attractive nature to those
who will decide the contest in November. Regarded
broadly It is a weak ticket a weak platform, and
when We say that We think voice the sentiment OF
nine-tenths Of the voters Of Delaware The work
OF the convention is OF keen disappointment
to Democrats and a source Of qualification TO all Re
publicans II It were not for the oomplcating ehec
Of the Progressive Republican movement upon thu
local political situation. the ticket nominated by the
Democrats yesterday would be showed under II
November AS it is It cannot help being defeated
although the Republican candidates Will have to res
content with aller pluralities. owing to the Pro
gressive disanec ton.
n the Democrats had set out deliberately to defea
themselves they could not have taken better stel
than by nominating weak like Stat
Senator Monaghan for Governor and even weak
for most of the other offices. II the deegate
had done their full duty they would have Incorporates
IN the platform plank apologizng to the Democrati
voters for nominating such ticket and asking then
70 support it. Tn ey also would have adopted reso
luton instructing the nominees, when the stump
to apologize for the platform
The three electors named are spottswood Garland
Of this city; James II. Hughes Of Kent and Irwin
Culver. Of Sussex. Mr.. Garland is in Europe He ma
be back until the latter part Of October OF IN
early part OF November II be true he ha
not voted in recent years and prior his deparui
for Europe informed friends that he had become
dsgusted with the Democratic party that it h
purpose TO this year for the reelection OF Pre-
ident Taft If that be and there responsib
men who say II is true. the Democrats have pla
ed at the very head Of their ticket as Wilson eie
tor man who. prior TO going to Europe, asserted
purpose to vote for President Taft The second ele
tor is James H. Hughes, OF Kent county. He W
Secretary Of State under Governor Tunnell
dent supporter OF James L. Wolcott in his hg
against the sausburys utterly out Of accord wi
the aims Of willard Salisbury and his machine. L
tie may be said. good bad, about Irving Culv
of Sussex county, the third eector, except that t
people Of Delaware will have to be introduced
him
The candidate for Governor, Senator Monaghan. h