The Delaware leader. (Laurel, Del.) 191?-19??, 1920-05-08
SCHEME TO
DEFEAT LYNCH
Townsend Workers Trying To
Dust County Chairman
For Revenge
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Apparently not satisfied with the
disturbance that he created in the
ranks of Sussex County Republican.
when despite sound advice he insist
ed on trying to satisfy his personal
desire to be elected as Republican
National delegate. Governor John
G. Townsend. Jr., is.now being given
full credit for a neat little plan OF
getting even with certain SUSSEX
leaders by preventing County Chair.
man Elijah G. Lynch, from being
reelected to his office.
While the plan has been quietly
worked out with w, j. Swain, of
Bridgeville, being groomed for the
place of the present highly regarded
Chairman, the crude work on the
part of certain peeved Townsend
workers who would rather carry the
fight right up to the general elect
ion than admit their defeat at the
Convention, has given away the
secret scheme, and with result that
the sane thinking Committeeman
from every district are ready and
only too anxious to at once stamp out
for good and all the mean plot to
really injure their party for the
sake of personal vengence.
When it became known last week
that friends of the Governor ap-
preaching Committeeman in various
Districts with the argument that
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! AIp the attack as they planned
they made the popular old political
standby more popular.
One of the Committeeman who
was approached was unaware of any
plan to unseat Chairman Lynch, and
while man not closely acquainted
with the Chairman or with the work
of the Committee, he lost no time
in making plain that if the Town
send outfit expected to satisfy their
personal feeling over the defeat
they suffered at Dover, he was go
ing to stand by the man they oppos-
ed, simply to prove that the Re-
publican party is to be considered
first and personal feeling last.
Chairman Lynch is too we'll known
to require any statement as to his
record. Those who dealt with him
in his official capacity as a State
detective and those who know him
socially or personally have the same
keen regard for mis- honesty and alb
ility as they have for any true type
of Sussex Countain. That the Com
mitteemen will rally to his aid at
the meeting next Tuesday when they
organize, and defeat any attempt
to injure him either as man or
office holder goes without saying.
His record of forty years as Com
mitteemen and eight wears as Chair
man shows his standing.
Questioned regarding the fight
which has been planned Chairman
Lynch said that as far as desiring
to keep any man from the place
who desires to hold the office of
Chairman he would not step ten
feet. He did say however that if
the fight is being waged against him
for the purpose of revenge based
on the outcome of the Townsend
defeat and if it means that there
will be further fight by that faction
in Sussex Republican ranks he will
fight without limit to defeat them.
Il was under the impression that
the men who supported Governor
Townsend in the face of the public
sentiment against him, would not
carry on work that would cause
party friction when they must know
by his defeat that he was not desire
able for the Office" he said, "but if
they wish to fight further | will give
them battle simply for the party
sake. If this scheme is defeated it
should show the most doubtful that
it is only foolishness and will injure
the party at the general election by
carrying it further, and am sure
they will meet disappointment in
this attack rs they did in their last
endeayor.