Evening journal., 1913-05-20
s'BULL MOOSE"
LEADER LAUDS
REPUBLICANS
If Elected Mayor, DUPONT Does
Not Promise Better Ad-
miniStratlOn Than
ROWeIl'S
MAKES THE STATEMENT
IN CAMPAIGN LETTER

Some of the Bull Moose Pro
gressives of this city are Jared by
the campaign circular issued by
( Francis J. DUPONT, their nominee for
Mayor in which he frankly states
that he does not claim that if elect
ed he can administer the affairs of
the city better than the present ad-
ministration. Some OF the Progress
sives regard this statement by Mr..
DUPONT as too much of a boost for
the administration of Mayor Howell
and the present City Council.
IL was said today that some of the
Bull Moose" Progressives did not
wish the circular in its present form
to be issued by Mr.. dupont but some
of them have gotten out, and they
have caused somewhat of a stir, as it
is claimed Mr.. duPonts statement
leaves no ground for the Bull
Moose" Progressives to attack the
present Republican administration or
to offer anything better in the ad-
ministration of local affairs.
The Bull Moosers" have filed their
! ticket with Clerk of the Peace Brown
and with the Department of Elections
and il will get a place on the ballot.
j
part says:
Since the Progressive party has Sc
lected me as its nominee for the Office
of mayor ] wish to take this oppor-
tunity Of declaring TO you the princi-
pies for which | stand and Of calling
your attention to those things which
stand in the way Of our growth in
prosperity and in the principles Of fair
dealing
Il do not claim that if elected can
administer the affairs OF the city bet
ter than the present administration.
II, however, have looked into the
matter sufficiently TO feel confident
that II elected ! could perform the du.
ties required Of me.
"The present city charter and state
laws permit things to be done only in
certain ways, and conditions can b'
improved only by changing these laws
One Of the principal difficulties in
the way Of getting a better city char.
ter is the unequal representation II
the state legislature. Very few people
realize that the vote OF one man il
the Fifteenth district (Blackbird hun
dred), New Castle county, counts more
than fourteen votes in the Second
Third and Fifth districts, Wilmington
What could be more unfair thar
that matters pertaining TO the govern
ment of our city should be absolutel.
dominated by men from the countr.
districts who being non-residents ar
hopelessly out of touch with our re
Quirements.
Would any one argue that tn
voters in Blackbird Hundred ar
fourteen times as wise as the voter
in Wilmington?
THE practical way in which thi
inequality works out is that amonl
the few representatives from vii
mington there are generally som
who are friendly with those VIII
profit from the bad city government
/ In this way they present an appear
} ance OF disagreement. and the coun
try representatives. being ignorant o
Wilmington affairs. naturally vot
against any change. believing tha
the people of Wilmington do no
know what they wapt."
"If Wilmington had representation
, in the LEGISLATURE according TO It
population. there would probably b
enough fair-minded men among th
Representative AID Senators to out
d vote the few who might be -riendl
with those who are proh'ing from tn
r unjust conditions.
Another serious -esult OF the in
equality is that it permits money
be sed in the elections We neve
hear of money bein- used to any eN
!, tent in Wilmington, but there are al
> ways rumors of it I'm the rural dis
tricts. lis Is. OF course, becaus
there IS no use spending none
where the vote counts one when tn
same money will go further whef
: the votes count from 6 to IA.
81 believe that the present Stal
Constitution should be altered to CO.
4 rect this inequality IN the vote an
e to correct the system OF taxation an
IA e am elected. my influence to brir
l. about these ends will be greatly II
b creased"