Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-11-02
REPUBL| |CAN
DECENTRALIZATION
IN SUSSEX COUNTY
Voters Opposed to Leadership OF
the Laytons and Determined
to Break II.
LEGISLATURE CHIEF PRIZE

Georgetown. Nov, TN the eve OF
election, politicians of both parties are
II sea as TO the probable result, or at
least hesitate to make predictions Tn
doubtcdly the Democrats are better
organized than The Republicans The
latter have not accomplished the pre-
liminary work of organizing and qualify
ing the voter as well aS i'll past campaigns.
This Is accounted for by the lack OF
interest ON the part ui many Republicans
who have been active in past campaigns
The Democrats on the other hand, under
ne capable leadership of County Char
man .Iamcs NJ Tunnel. have all elc-
ments of that party united and working
harmoniousiv for success. II Is apparent
hat the Republican harmony IS not as
present and patent rs II Is charmed 10 be.
In Sussex county the result Is affected
hv the personal riValrleS IN the Repuhl1-
can party The Lavtons, bv Altrcd |.
du Pont favor have been elevated TO
thc leadership OF the party aud arr run
ning II IN a domlneCTing and dictatonal
way. awakening and arouSing old ami
nloslticS and many Republicans are
determined 10 show Alfred du Font
hat the LaytorS do not own or control
sussex county The way the doctor was
dominated for Congress i thorn IN the
flesh of old-linc Republicans, and they
are glad oi the chance Ia show how I'M
popular he really Is
LAYToNs AM UNPOPULAR
rhl, i the second time nr Layton
has risked a test Of his popularity "a the
voters Once before lie ran for State
Senator in the fifth Senatorial district
and was Overwhelmingly defeated by
I>r " f. Blackstone Ills political
enemies will try 10 make his defeat greater
this tine than NJ that time Some OF
hem say that II he should tc elected the
place would not be big enough 10 hold
nm. and lie would think he was the boss
ni the whole Republicans party. lie was
Instrumental two years ago IN defeating
Id Organization and while members 0i
he latter are not saving much II Is known
hey propose to put an end 70 Dr. Lay
lnis political career this election His
son Daniel ] LAYTON who seems 70 b.
he high mogul IN the Alfred / camp is
-aid 10 have made himself unpopular with
he people of his county - member OF
-he Local BOARD, and this animosity Is
expected to cause many 10 cut DIR. Lay
ton DANIEL j also has made the friends
OF some Of he candidates mad bS forcing
them out OF the pTInlary fight. and they
are expecting 70 get even ON election day.
lie Is charged with having forced cx-
Sheriff Robert Short out the register Of
wills contest and that sore spot Is not
healed The late George Chandler Of
DagSboro received the same treatment,
and his friends are expecting 10 voice re-
vtngc on the Laytons this time.
POLITICAL FuFJ III At sTAKE
Republicans generally believe that the
political future Of the Laytons depends
on this election. l. their ticket Is elected
tLcv viii run the Republican party il
he future The doctor III CongGes~
would control the Federal patronage in
this end Of the tate IN case oi Republican
>urces> They have put UP William II
Book hammer of LeWeS. uncle OF the
Younger Layton bv marriage, for county
commissioner. in AZ effort 70 gel control OF
;hf. county Ii they elect Bookhammer
his time. they will move heaven and
earth 10 elect another member two years
from nov. and i they should succeed
hey would control the Levy Court for
.our wears and with the control Of the
Federal patronage and control ol the
county patronage. backed by Alfred |.
III POnt they are said to nope TO put
Daniel J. in the United States Senate as
Wolcotts successor Republicans see
these things brewing in the future and be-
heve that now Is the time 10 put an end
10 these plans and the Layton domina-
ton OF the Republican party III the
future before they grow any stronger
IL i Il safe bet that DR. Lavton for
Congress and William H Bo0khammer
for Levy Court Commissioner Will be cut
more than any other Republican nomi-
nees, because the political future Of the
Laytons depends upon the election this
time Many Republicans are SAVING
.'If Al Polk was good enough for DR.
LAYTON 10 help elect two Years ago, he
ought To bc good enough for other Re
pubiicans TO elect this time
Senator Salisbury will undoubtedly
pou the Democratic vote, and many
Republicans from patriot motives and
some because DR. Bah Is considered
Alfred du Pont9 candidate. viii vote
tor him
II i leaking out that the present E.-
publican Leaders are making their greates7
drive to elect the candidate Tor Leglala-
tre 1t Is apparent from the very latest
!. velopmcnts that the Alfred ! du POM
leaders nave had orders 70 CARY tie
Legislature al ali costs Most ot the Re
publican nominees are men who can Oe
controlled bv that faction of the Re
publican party In some doubtful dis
tricts the Alfred |. leaders are seeking 70
trade with Democratic candidates for
votes for their legislative ticket The
word has gone out that Alfred J. wants
the legislature What for, no one seems
10 know. Many believe he wants to
make some changes in the General
incorporation laws, or secure the passage
nf laws that will regulate the acts Of the
corporation Of this state Or secure the
I,assagc of some such stringent law as -
.,ffcct the du Pont company oi Whining
ion. with which he is 1t war. and pos
.fly drive il out ol the state, - the on
-ogupanic, were driven oIt q Io,.-o.
~oIne think i il a now charter for 'hc
lts of Wilmington. while others are snrc
il Il new levy Courts Tor New Castle
and kent rouatic~ Any Way. whetl her any
one At al III these changes M the laws =
intended the people down here, without
regard 70 politics, do not contemplate q
Legislature controlled by the Allccs, Lay
tons and Ben Groves with eqIaninnty.
aud this uncertainty Of the future wall
help TIE Democratic legislative candl-
dates
All these rImors ere raging over sussex
county a. fast a. the Influenza did the last
few weeks and il is hard to tell what the
result viii ~ Democrats, however. are
hopeful. eyeu confident Repu hears
arf de.tnorali<ed ami .ie~pasrn1 tnd the
general rlew - the situation as above
outlined comes fren one IL the most
prominent Republicans in Sussex county.