Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1916-10-27
REPUBLICANS solid
N baltimore HID.
Prominent Resident Says
Third Ticket Will Get
About IS Votes
IS HOME DISTRICT
OF COL. J. G. TOWNSEND
stan Correspondent.

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SELBYNILLE, Oct. 27.-What are
the exact political conditions in Balti
moro hundred repeated one of tho
most prominent business men OF tho
Seventh Representative district last
evening, when The FNENING JOUR.
Nal representative thus greeted him
IN his Office. SWELL that's an easy one
Baltimore hundred will give at least
800 majority for the entire Republican
ticket from top to bottom; il will elect
a Republican State Senator from the
Fourth Senatorial district, and Re
publican Representative from ts
Seventh district by the same majority.
Further. the third ticket will not poll
over six votes in this election district
on election day. Four years ago the
Progressives polled 81 votes in this rep
resentative district. but this time the
third party will not show over fifteen. -
"ls not there a possibility OF vour
permitting your personal homes 10 he
reflected In your opinion about thatg'
asked the newspaperman.
Not the slightest danger Of that. %
he replied 81 have been in politics too
long not TO have learned the lesson
that II is vital tactical error TO un.
derestimate the strength Of your oppo-
nents, or 70 permit vour hopes and de-
sires 70 mislead you in your caicula.
tions. know what vote thev will re-.
ceive. and who win vote that ticket.
You asked for the exact condition of
the political situation and 7 am tell
ing you exactly what you asked for.
In the first place. to begin at the
head of the ticket there is no opposi-
ton TO the election OF Senator du-
Pont in this hundred excepting those
fifteen scattered votes. Republicans
In this section study their party and
IFS candidates, and know thorourhIv
the value OF the latter as a public
asset. Full we'll they know that
Senator dupont Is an extremely valu-
able man in the Senate. not only from
a partisan, but from State and ns-
tional viewpoint, and be will be
loyalty supported az the polls BY the
entire strength OF Seventh district
Republicanism. That is a statement
made advisedly, and can not be chal-
lenged.
John @. Townsend. Jr.. candidate
for Governor. is personally known 10
every man, woman and child IN the
hundred, practically and every voter
Of whatever party. in this section.
viii agree that ne is exceptionally
qualified for that Office.
His wide and long experience in
the lumber business in four States
Delaware Maryland, Virginia and
North Carolina-his canning and
strawberry business, wherein he
handles millions OF pounds OF ma
terials annually; his extensive real
estate business and other interests
certainly keep him in close and init
mate touch with the business, farm.
labor and professional interests OF
Delaware. and his experience as
president Of four banks and as
director in several others adds 10
those necessary qualifications that
experience and familiarity with con-
servative financial operation which
would guarantee careful and adequate
oversight Of such fiscal affairs Of the
State as would come before him az
Governor.
These things are well known
through the State. and that the Della !
ware Republican appreciates their /
value as applied 10 his own personal |
welfare as a citizen will be shown 1
best by the vote that will be polled |
by both Senator DUPONT and John G. I
Townsend. Jr.. and the rest Of the
icket
Our Democratic opponents say
hat We have not as strong a ticket
Is theirs, but nevertheless you will
ind it has more strength than theirs
~ a great deal. from top to bottom"