Evening journal., 1920-04-19
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awful wallop FOR Daniel J. Layton.
state senator l. n. Short Ruby r.
Vale. fsctional leaders and chief mar
shals OF the "kickers" and factlonsl.
I lists In Sussex county, who vented
| their political animus on The Cover
nor BY seeking 10 prevent him going
I 10 The National Republican C0nven-
Bui they vent too FAR. They turned
the tide OF public seniimcn In Tie
| Governors favor In many districts.
! and according 10 the Governors
friends he has been upheld al The
polls In a contest which was not or
his seeking and set up by men claim
ing 10 be Republicans who have
fought every action Of The Governor
since he became chief executive.
State Senator I. n. short got his
own measure on Saturday when he
was showed under the political table
az Milford. senator shorts faction
Was defeated almost two TO one In
the Sussex side district of Milford.
ignoring his duties al the LeSlslaturc
for a week Ia order 10 build ilre"
under the Governor. Dol" Short
was scorched numerically by the
voters OF Milford and vicinity. led by
Mark l.. Davis. General George II
Hall and Dr. Frank Grier. NJ. l.. pa
vis, John 5. Horton and George A.
swain. Townsend delegates. weru
! elected over the anti-1ownscnd ticket
sponsored By Senator Short by a vois
OF 2a3 to $50. nearly two 10 one.
All OF the leading Republicans OF
! the Sussex side, with a few cxcep.
tons voted for the delegates favorable
10 Governor Townsend.
p 10 was a sorry day for the Shorl
= and Archer faction. They tried q
vote Democrats for their ticket ant
=; did vote some OF them. but promi
/ nent Democrats lnterfered In nie in
srSs Si fiS % {s psy a%sy SSS cm rssS''s s
Every kind OF an "antl" argument
] was used throughout the count,
a against the Townsend delegates. ir
D | many districts the anli-T0wnsens
!. workers seemed plentlfully supplied
2 with money. Anti school code. anti
!. suffrage. anti-yaccfnation, anti-"dry'
and "wet" and Democratic argli
ments were resorted . IN an enort u
gain votes against Townsend dele
i gates.
\ democratic votes gave Daniel J. Lay
ton and The antiyT0wnscnd faction
victory 10 Georgetown hundred. wherl
. II was said that more than 100 Demo
!, , Gratis voted for the anii-rownsen'
y delegates.
"a Another district where Democrat,
= enabled the anti-Townsend delegate
y TO win by four majority was at Del
:; mar.
u Elijah Lynch, county chairman,
man whom Governor Townsncd 40
y pointed state detective. but who l
u nghtine the Governor, got an estimat
y of himself In the seventh Representa-
y live district where running unOppos
., ed for committeeman, he was cut ~
" votes. The rest Of The ticket pollel
- 233 votes: Lynch p0licd -.
" Townsend delegates were elected I
IN the Governors own district. but
rtsentative district. anti.rownscn
J. Celegaies were elected by The aid
~ 50 Democratic votes.
10 The anti-Townsend fsctiOnslisi
re were cxeriing efforts today 10 try
ID win delegates from The Governor. b.
nc whether they will succeed VIII ha'
MS 10 be shown BY the Sussex Coun
O. csucus tomorrow.
v Two Of the three leaders Of z
". nght agalnsl the Governor were siN
~. set-backs saturday That VIII DO
nd them out Of leadership.
1y senator short was defeated IN y
% own district. while County Charm.
pc Lynch went down TO defeat al y
ed hands OF the Governor 20 tae ?.
Dn ond Election District OF the seven,
en- REPRESENTATIVE district, which IS y
al boms Of both Governor TOwnsei
as and County Chairman Lynch; sta
hal Chairman Layton won out 10 Geors
town. his home district, by a mal9
onl Nv ~ iO2 By means or Democret
~ "a and n Is predicted Will meet p
fol Svsierloo in The next primary nshl.
b. The defeat Of senator snort is
a earded as a monkey wrench ~ =. !,
m eoqs Of his gubernaiorial Sspusst' s..
State Chairman Layton VIII DC ~ ~ v y
II. aside and give way 70 some vne :,
~ e6sirnsn who Is IN accord win a
A. ctate organization and party.
err Tottoving is a list Of the memDt
Ma 81, No county committee elected al
nj I ~, deieeates 10 the state conNenuo
die "'o First REPRESENTATIVE District
Ter, First Election District We
lin. man Joseph G. Davis deleeates, Ma
ur- L. Davis, George a. swan, Jonh
inc Horton. second -gomlhi ''eeu,'l.,,
ary =. Clendanicl; delesaies, WDert
on, Ciendaninl, Charles u -acAcu.
die second Representative District
Mr. ui~1t TfrrI0n Ni.if.It tA' 'nmNl.iI.
iel- man. William 70. tlrfs'f l.l't
ri Coriior Nrssck second 1Nini
lll-' r,ar William swain. leI1e iioa. ~
rry iiam L Dimes 0 sherman lo'
nee. rh'rl - Committeeman. none nj
ick, delegates. William o Ions John
ter GRAY.
gar Third Representaiive District.
lce.l First election district commute
leo. man Gc0rze s. Adams. delesa
con, Charles league: occond--Coum
ard fceman. Charles n. lsaacs. deleaa
irry Medford l.. Watson, Sr ili9-lio
srg- fnltteeman. Robert p Elliott; de
hell eaiss. James X. Phillips, l.. Enc
Willc.
Fourth Representative District,
' First election dlstrict~-Committ