Wilmington daily commercial., 1872-07-01
SAMUEL GONE OVER.

True enough was our announcement OF last
week that Sam. Townsend had "hopped" and
gone over to Greeley. He has his usual weekly
letter in the Mildletown Transcript, OF satur-
day, arguing that to beat Grant, Greeley must
be supported by the Democrats of Delaware. In
the course Of it, he says;
IA New Departure Democrat stinks in my
nostrlls worse than any Liberal Republican, and,
therefore, as Northern and Southern Democrats
cannot agree on candidate or act IN confidence
and harmony since the New Departure betrayal
Of 1871, it is better for all to unite on a cand-
date, even II he Is an out sider The Democratic
party, since the New Departure treaehery, can
never rally as national party, and in this State
Delaware, it has become like Joseph's coat-so
patched with old Wings, it were hard to tell the
original stuff it was made Of but whilst So
called Democrats Of the free States, on their
own hook, are adopting negro franchise, the
Republicans, by unheard-of acts of Congress, are
es establishing themselves in power"
samuels fling at the New Departure Demo-
Gratis will probably rather amuse than distress
that class of politicians so long as he couples
with it an enthusiastic support OF Horace Gree
ley for President, for by this act he is lending
himself to their most ardent desire and cherished
purposes. He may make whatever sour faces he
pleases but if he votes for their man, what odds
However, it is a grave question whether this
move Of the War Horse of Appoquinimink is not
the sure presage Of defeat for Greeley Adding
Samuel to the column already headed by Theo-
dore TIton. Jim Scovel, Morrow B. Lowry and
Alex Mcclure is making things pretty speckled.
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The Centreville Gillian names the Hon. Thorn
as A. Spence of Wicomico, as suitable standard
bearer Of the Republican party in the Congress
sional canvass which is drawing near in the First
Maryland district. Mr.. Spence would make
most excellent candidate. He is a firm and un
compromising Republican, popular in the district
ald has no connection with the numerous rings
which aspire to control and direct the party. His
nomination would insure harmony in the party
The Washington respondent Of the Boston
Advertiser, on Friday telegraphed
" The National Republican Committee has
large mail from the south to-day All letters
agree that il Mr. Greeley il nominated or en-
dorsed at baltimore the Democratic party will be
more divided there than in the North A larpe
number Of the best of the South who took part
IN the late war will vote for Grant"
The Maryland Editorial Excursion, this year
IS TO the Pacific Coast. 1t will leave probably
IN August, but it is likely that only few Of the
newspaper men of the State will 20, the trip
being extensive and requiring considerable time
as well some funds
Some people seem dissatisfied because we are
having warm weather. In the name Of common
sense, when do they expect it; People who
live in this latitude must expect to have a
hweltering, about this time.
In warm weather, the political pot, like every.
thing else, boils up to furious gauge, and on
all hands, tile chaps who want Office and their
name is lesion-7piutter about all the faster, as
the mercury asceuds
The announcement il made, in the Middletown
transcript, that Edward Reynolds has been
associated with the former proprietor, Charles
Nanderforl, in the publication of that paper