Wilmington daily gazette., 1872-05-02
For the Daiiv Gazctse.
MIDDLETowN, DEL, April Both, 1872

G. r. johnson, Esq, Dear Sir-Inasmuch as
much has been said and many communications
have appeared in the Wilmington papers in ref |
erence to the recent action OF the Trustees OF the
Poor none of which have made the least attempt /
ut an explanation OF the so-callci outrage" with
your permission desire to state in the columns
OF your paper some facts connected with that af-
tair which the Fubkc perhaps do not know.
GA the 18th day of March last an informal meet
ing OF the Board of Trustees held at the Aims
house. at which time and place the Democratic
members went into a caucus for the purpose OF
nominating caHd dates for election to the various
offices wthii th-ir glt. At that caucus I'll Of the
eight Democratic members were present and they
nominated two young gentlemen tf your city for
the position of Physicians 10 the Alinshouse, and
one tor Attorney. and gentleman from Middle
town who never voted anything hut a full Demo-
cratic ticket IN his life, and never failed to vote
AZ every election since he became OF age, rece ved
the domination OF the same full caucus for Trea-
surer Az II cir meeting on Wednesday last when
the Board went into an election tor officers the
caucus nomlnees were all supported by the Dem
! ocrats except the nominee TOR Treasurer He,
without the least reason assigned, quietly
dropped. an when his friends demanded tho rca-
son tor suci unwarrantable and unpreceden nted
contuct and received no answer they Indignantly
threw their votes where they would produce the
most effect / defeating the candidates who had
refused to atquiesce in the action OF the caucus
and asspmet To dictate to the Board how its mem
! bers should vote.
nomination made by any political party or a eau
Gu, OF the Ilembcrs thereof was binding in all
honor aiii rrinc. pie upon ALI the members that
pttty. and Whenever Il man refused to abide hy
the decision OF III, party or its and to sup
port Tia" Regular nomineo, he was looked upon rs
. "eser'er and totally unworthy OF the conidenc.
of h's party And why the Democratic Trustee,
shond ieei themselves Justified IN refusing t,
support their own nominee, thus est ,bllstiny 4
pernicous precedent for all time to come, Is 4
! nvstery l. '-pt ypl1lnel If
tions are no longer to be bindlng caucuses vii
,e farce', and all party nominations will becom,
OF no avail, and then wtere will be the strength
OF the party!
> 1t Is -aid that the Trustees from one of tn,
lower Hundreds received Letter a short tim
since from gentleman of your city, saving tha
t he, the said Wilmington gentleman, had place,
t before the Board OF Trustees, a letter signed b
4 every menber OF the Levy Court recommending
himself for Treasurer Of the Poor, and that II
It they were creatures Of the Levy Court they wer
: bound to elect the candidate recommended b
= that Court.
>. Now, sir, whether such a letter wa- written t
l. all the Trustees cannot say, nor whether tn
/ dictatorial presumption was the cause Of the
r unexampled conduct in dropping the nomine
e for another man. BE that a. 1t may their acto
d was certainly inexcusable, and hence as the r.
= suit and consequence the great Outrage at II
~ .Amshouse."
n But whatever was the cause, the mischief HI
been done and the next best thing to do j.
D recllv it as far possible, and for this purpo
oil let the President call meeting Of the Trnste
al once and let the Democratic members Piled!
1t themselves that the man from your city who
. fused 10 abide by the action Of the causes, al
y, y, assumed to dictate how the trustees should W
j., ~; will not be offered as candidate, and the ge
T., temen who voted against him, will aid in ele
ii. ing any good Democrat on the removal Of n
ralley, who may be offered. As Wilmington
NJ persi-tently claims the office she may have
and we of the lower Hundreds will rement
re her grasping disposition at the next meeting
ri the Legislature aud with the aid OF the two 10
lie er counties, we will secure what We have 10
ah wanted, that Legislative enactment which v
ch ch enable us to leave her to the enjoyment OF
H.. fruits Of her own victories at the polls
m, Respectfully yours,
"a, TRIfTH