Evening journal., 1912-10-26
SATURDAY. OCT. 26, 1912
GEORGE H. HALL Will STAY ON.


N ECISION has been reached by the Republican
II State Committee that George H. Hall, the Re
publican candidate for Representative in Congress,
shall not be requested resign from the ticket that
compromise candidate acceptable to both Repub-
cans and National Progressives may be nominate in
his stead That means that the National Progress
sives will run Congressional candidate Of their own
that the Republican will be split three parts
the Congressional branch OF the ticket and that
Franklin Brockson. Free Trade Democrat will be
elected to succeed CONGRESSMAN William II. Head.
Actuated solely by an unselhsh and wholesome in
erest in the Republican party and the people of Del
aware We have said repeatedly that thought Mr..
should take the steps necessary for the substitution of
a compromise candidate In urging that compromise
We believed then. believe now that we voiced
the sentiments Of nine-tenths of the Republicans and
Progressves in Delaware We also asked for speedy
action that the decision might not come on the very
of the election.
Mr.. Hall and the Republican State Committee have
failed to act upon those suggestions. Mr.. Hall is to
remain on. and the final announcement that he is GO
ing to remain is deferred until less than two
weeks before the election. And accompanying the
formation that he is going to remain comes the
frank admission that his candidacy that Frank
lin Brockson, Free Trade Democrat will win the
seat in Congress held by Mr.. Heald We doubt
that the Republican in the State will understand
system of politics which gives to Free Trade Dem
ocrat seat IN Congress which might be obtained
without question by Protection Republican were the
Republican State Committee and the National Pro-
gressive State Committee to reach agreement
THE EVENING JOURNAL is a Republican news
paper Mr.. Hall is a Republican candidate We an
nounced at the outset that regarded him a splen-
did and that, should he decide to stay on we
would support him. We purpose living up to that
policy and pledge, despite the fact we feel sure
serious mistake has been made Mr.. Hall is deserving
of fun Republican support Our regret is that he
command the support Of the National Progress
siye party
Willard Salisbury. the Democratic machine leader.
part of and directs the editorial policy the
Dover Deawarean the Georgetown Sussex Journal
and the Lewes Pilot To show how highly Mr.. Hail
is regarded by the Salisbury Democratic machine.
quote the following from the editorial columns of
the Lewes Pilot of yesterday:
He regularly nominated at the Republican CON
vention he is we'll qualified al the Office elected
he Is christian gentleman he has no blot upon his
character; therefore We find only objection
they have Mr. Hall and that that the National Pro-
gressive Party will not support him. Well now, II
there National Progressive Republicans in
New Castle county than there are in Sussex Mr. Hall
may have no fear on that line They can be counted
the finger of one hand
It will be seen therefore that Mr. Hall not only
commands the respect Of Republicans but that he also
receives unstned praise from an organ of the sauls
bury Democratic machine
The National Progressive Republicans have nominated
Dr. Hiram r. Burton, of Sussex county, for Represen
tatve in Congress to hll the vacancy caused by tn,
resignation Of Col John G. Townsend from their cke,
They that he is the ticket 10 stay and ha
in consentng to serve he did it sacrifice OF hi
personal views, he felt that the Republicans an,
the National Progressiyes should select compro
mise man. DR.. Burton has been a lifelong Republi
He served in Congress four years mmedatel,
preceding the term OF William H. Heald the presen
incumbent The National Progressive Republicans ioo
% him to make strong run, particularly in his owl
county.