Milford chronicle., 1922-02-24
SAY ROBERT c. HILL
IS NOT QUALIFIED
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that Robert Clark Hill does not meet
the letter of the law as regards quail
ificatiOns for the Office of county engi-
neer, that this committee go on record
as cOndemning the action of the Levy
Court of Sussex county in this cleo
ton and demand, as the political gov
erning force of the Republican party,
that they reconsider their vote of De-
cember 20, 1921, and recall the cleo
ton of said Robert c. HILL"
The opposition to Acting County
Engineer Hill began to manifest itself
several weeks ago in the western Sec
tiOn of the county, as, result of some
work done to the causeWay between
Seafopd and Blades. Whether or not
this work was done at the instigation
of the Levy Court Commissioners,
Messrs. BOOkhammer and Lingo, who
are in CONTROL of the court affairs, or
whether orders went out direct from
the county highway department is not
known. However, the stretch, it is
said, became in such a deplOrable
condition as result of being worked
in cold weather that it was impossible
and the people in that section seem
to place the blame directly on Acting
County Engineer Hill.
Another incident which has happen
ed since Mr.. Hill has been in charge
of the roads, and one that is displeas-
ing to many politicians in both par
ties, is letter purpOrted to have been
written by him and given to the two
Republican members of the. Levy
Court, a copy of which follows:
Georgetown, Delaware,
November, 10, 1921.
To Whom 1t May Concern:
1 wish to state that having been
reared in Democratic family it has
been the assumption of some that I
am a Democrat, but instead 1 have
voted the Republican ticket but have
been what you might call silent
voter, while my father was Demo-
crat 1 saw how he was treated even
though he was a hard worker for the I
Democratic party, and on one occa-
sion he was the principal factor in
the election of Mr.. Thomas Pritchett
as representative to Dover on the Re
publican ticket from the ninth dis
trict.
am at the present time support
ing the Republican administration
and have given word and assurance
that intend to.
Since having been appointed to the
office of acting county engineer, l
have done all that is in my power to |
get one hundred pennies out OF dol
lar and to make that dollar go as far
as possible so as to reflect to the good |
of the Republican party and to the |
two Republican Levy Courtmen.
Trusting that this will clear the
matter up.
Very truly yours,
R. c. HILL,
Acting County Engineer.
During the spring of 1921, Harry
J. AXE. former Clerk of the Orphans
Court and Register in Chancery, was
named by the Levy Court as clerk in
the Office of the county engineer,
without giving Mr.. AXE any explana-
tion, at the meeting on January IL,
this year, he was dismissed.
Mr.. AXE, who for years before be-
ing elected to the office OF CLERK OF
the Orphans Court and Register in
Chancery had taken an active part IN
Republican politics in North West
Fork district, has a host of friends
in all parts of the county and his dis
missal, without warning or explana-
lion, has greatly incensed them.
The Republican County Committee,
while moi, adopting the resolution pre-
sented, named a committee consist
ng of State Senator I. D. Short, for
ner State Treasurer William J. Swain :
and ex-Representative Thomas R. Pur-
nell to confer with Messrs. BOOkham-