Wilmington daily commercial., 1872-06-03
GENERAL.
ALetter WRITER'S Lies.


ONE or oREELEYs FRAUDULENT oISoNSATI SUP
PoRTERa RELATES WHAT BuMEBODY KNOWS
ABOUT DELAWARE POLITICS.
For ability in condensing faleehoods into a
limited space. Mr.. Geore o Alfred Townsend, the
Washington Bohemian who had the cheek to
cast six votes for Delaware, at Cincinnati takes
high position. After having long been treated
with kindness, in these columns, which we
were frequently assured by those who knew the
fellows character, was undeserved, Townsend
has evidently taken offense at our comments on
his Cincinnati impudence and in recent letter
to the Chicago Tribune, he devotss some space
TO Delaware Affairs, (nnder the head of " Blue
Hen Oaclxlers, v roundlv abusing the editor OF
the COMMERCIAL, and while pretending to review
the political situation in this State, not only ly-
ing about ourself but misrepresenting the posi-
ton OF many other citizens. 1t is fair to re-
mark, before quoting the paragraphs given be-
low, that Townsend recently visited this city
aud, las reported in that paper) spent some time
in the office OF EUeIy EUe1,i'lg. His information
consequently, was no doubt derived from that
quarter, but, as so large q part OF his letter is
untrue, it IL charitable to suppose that his un-
fortunate propensities warped and mts-stated
what was told him. We cannot believe that all
his statements were authorized by the Editor Of
EDery EUening.
The Following is what Townsend tells the
Chicago paper
$50 far as my information went, all the per-
sons who had sympAthized with the Cincinnati
movement are satisfied with Horace Greeley's
nomination. Men like Samuel Bancroft "a cou-
sin OF John Bright, Of England). Colonel A II.
Grimshaw W. @. Gibbons G. W. Stone, j. II.
Hofecker, q. z. Tybout. and others, are disal-
pointed with the personnel OF the Republican
party, and the party has been split up by local
feuds.
"This State was long ruled, in the name OF the
Republican pArty, by George p. Fisher Of Dover,
now Grants District Attorney OF Washington
Fisher is plausible, sAmisincere type OF polii-
clan, and he long ruled the State by organizing
the Republicans in Convention. according to the
manner in which the State Government is organ
lied namely making each OF the three coun-
ties equal so thst the principal Republican coun-
ty, New Castle, can be trampled out by the
sparsely settled and reactionary lower counties,
where the Saulsburys live. The Wilmington
people revolutionized this method OF making
Conventions and so captured the State organi-
za,ion. After awhile, the Wilmington men got
| to quarreling among themselves, between the
pretensions OF the Grant editor therefore Jen-
| kins, a country chap with goggles from Norris
town. Pa, who carpet-bagRed into the State a
few years ago - and another man ominousy
named Pickles. who ruled the City Councils OF
| Wilmington and, by the way, to control the
| Wilmington City Councils is OF more conse-
| quence than to control the Delaware Legislature
| Wilmington being a rich. fiourishing munich
| pality and the State Of Delaware having no pat
ronAge worth considering, except the two Sena-
/ tOrships. The personal affront IN the foregoing
only deserves cOntenpt the story about q
/ quarrel with "Pickles" is Of course lie.-ED.
/ COMMERCIAL.
1.-THE ablest politicians In the State on the
Republican side are probably Nat B. Smithers,
OF Dover, and J. t. HeSd Of Wilmington. Smith
| ers is reported to have no great opinion OF
Grants Administration. He was member OF
| Congress for some time, and, as lawyer, has at
| much force, style, and incsion as can be found
In prominent places in other States. He made
some mistake of political Judgment about negro
| suffrage good while ago, and has wasted gooc
deal OF time in defending that position. Th'
| most foolish chase in the world is that for con
sistency; wise man never bothers about il, anC
goes ahead with something else.
| ~. I. Heald is one of the wealthiest men oi
Wilmington, which city is Just now approaching
| population Of AZ, 900, and has shown as mucl
energy, for its size, AZ any city in the country
| Heald was really the brains Of Pickles, the Will
mington politician. He is a President Of rail
road, and is Of Quaker family, quiet, courteous
methodicAl, and deep thinker, whose judg
ment is respected by people of both parties
In the future history Of the state there is lttl'
doubt but that men Of the character Of Smither,
and Heald will supersede the old fogies in poll
tics, and live on serenely despite the abuse o
Young men who wear goggles and publish news
papers to enhance their self-importance
Amongst others who have been named as dis
satisfied with the political situation arc Levi
Thompson and John Pllling.
THE Democrats Of Delaware show NOR
sense than would have been believed Of them
The Georgetown Sussex County, Journal, pub
lishod where Willard Salisbury resides, says tina
probably the best thing the Democrats can do i
to nominate Greeley. Even Governor Saule
burys paper, published at Dovor,-the Deldloar
ear, says the Democratic Conventions edict
will be respected in the State. Biggs, the Cor
grsssmAn Of Delaware, who used to be a nois
little Wing, rAnting around the State and fu
Of Adjectives, Is, like every new convert, tel
rible Democrat now, and will neyer-oh! neve