Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-10-18
KENT COUNTY BRANDOF
REPUBLICAN HARMONY
How Peculiar and Unstable it IS
Shown by Letter From Magis-
trate Ridgely Of Camden.
Special Corrcspoudence of Every Evening

Special Correspondence of Every Evening
Dover. Oct. 1S.-That Republican
harmony in Kent county Is anything
but a reality is shown by a letter written
TO one of Dover weekly papers, yesterday
by Magistrate Charles du Pont Ridgely
Of Camden, who was defeated tor the
nomination for recorder OF deeds at the
Republican primaries, by Edward baker,
of this town former sheriff Of Kent county
and the right bower OF }. Frank Alice.
The letter is as follows:
IF the mind of man could be stopped
from fitting back TO the past the cry
of harmony by the present Republican
machine might be listened to, were it
evidenced that the machine was sincere
and had only the interest of the whole
Republican party at heart. The ghosts
of the past may haunt you. So in the
wake of the present party thermometers
hes the political hopes Of these Re
publican martyrs. who We're slaughtered
for no other reason than political ven
geancc: d. Frank Marvel sheriff; Capt
John l. Buckson, county treasurer:
William Il, Turner, prothonotary; Samuel
T. SaNton, coroner; Elmer T.. Walker,
recorder of deeds; William NJ Short,
sheriff J. r. Cain, coroner, Henry a,
du Pont, United States Senator. Thomas
W Miller, Congressman; Amos A. Wat
son, insurance commissioner. Charles
J. luff, State auditor; Alfred c. Creadick.
register of wills, Franklin Pratt, county
treasurer; Daniel b. Murray, county
comptroller; Elwell g. Jarvis, sheriff;
}omulus A. Hopkins. clerk of Orphans
Court; William Ii. Patterson. coroner;
Henry L. Clark. clerk of peace; Robert
VI Price, sheriff; James H. Jones, Levy
Court Commissioner; George Nj. Fisher,
acknowledgements And many Others
And what had these gentlemen done?
Nothing but 10 try TO hold the Repuh-
ilcau party against the onslaughts of
he party wreckers Mr.. George NJ
fisher seems 10 nc the only one Of the
defeated candidates who has the ap-
hroval Of the party assassin and present
harmoniLer, and he is again on the ticket,
his time for State treasurer. After al
ne urecking machine has done To the
Republican party, 1t now seeks 20 rule
tnat party and name the entire ticket
! Frank Alice himself Is not on the
rIrkct, hut his son is. and seeking election
At the hands Of Republicans TO that
august body, the State Senate.
Once the partys affairs were in the
hands Of such men as the HofIeckers
the Richardson's, Charles Luff. DR.
Luther 5. Conwell. D. Miffiin Wilson,
i r Benson, Ruby Vail, James A
Illrons r. 4. Hopkins, Or. f. r. Steele
I'D others OF equal prominence. but
uow they are faded memories, and the |
partNs destiny has been wrested BY J. |
Frank Alice and SON William Fl Jakes. |
dack Bradley and few more And the |
party wrccklng machine Is now the |
harmony machinei We Holy Smokes /
what 4 job they have and il has to be !
finished by November
Ard by the way. what is going TO be
PULLED of IN the Legislature. anyway.
lint 4 makes such life and death struggle
vlti. -i.c present powers that be to
- eo,,gful Of it? ] am going 10 find
or ard when | do, / will have some
tt4nc 70 say about IL | am anxious to
l@are Nhv the two dry" candidates
in tits district George B. kersey for
state Secator eld Henry L. Burke for
were fought with such
bitter Vengeance al the recent Repub-
-lcasl primaries by the harlnonizers9
''ehAs. Dc PoNr R1pGELY."
A.r k!dgely, has been strictly party
man eV1r since he entered INTO politics
IN thiN state, and has been recognized rs
such by the Republican Leaders But
: few wears ago he was candidate for
{ It clerk q the peace nomination and
~ defeated 81 the primaries. Al the
recer- Republican primaries ne was
again thrown down by the so-called
organization for former Sher-
if Edward Baker of Dover. who bv the
way has been out of Office bur fe,
ears and Is one of two candidates o,i
ne Republican county ticket frau.
Dover. both from the same district.
t. other candidate being Dr. " ID
Burton, for clerk OF the peace
What is true in the letter Of Magistrate
Ridgely, is also true Of many other
throughout the county who
-ecall very vividly the general cutting
4nG slasling Of ballots two years ago
~ which were candidates Of the Re
- hc,.H party old Guard, : always
"it.iiu, party workers