Wilmington daily gazette., 1872-09-13
The Meeting Of the Worxingmen'
Misrepvesentat,o

Ii our information is correct the Commercial Is
guilty of gross Misrepresentation In Its Issue OF
Yesterday, wherein 1t charges the Democratic
committee appointed by meeting OF the working
men to name u candidate for the Legislature.
Two Of the three gentlemen appointed from the
members of the Labor League were not present
when appointed and we're opposed 10 the course
proposed from the first; the other member concur
led in the opinion of his colleagu and, as they
regarded the movement as scheme gotten up de-
signedly to defeat the Democratic party they very
wisely refused to nominate any candidate and
abandoned the whole field to the Republican COM
xaittee And strange to say that committee joined
in . report which was adopted at the meeting on
Wednesday night. 1t reads as follows:
Resolred, That at the present stage Of the pot-
zeal canvass. We deem il inexpedient to name any
candidate at the present time
Ths report was signed by Thomas }. Wood,
james Lsary, and Francis Bonner. on behalf OF
the Democrats, and by John Richardson, Geo
Day. and John Deylin, on behalf OF the Republi-
cam.
The report is sensible and proper. The Demo
erats no doubt were fully sensible Of their nabili
ty to influence the Democratic County Convention.
composed Of gentlemen from ten Hundreds TO take
ths man they would name, and were not willing
to assume 80 much But the siest part Of the
article in the Commercial which is so inll Of mis-
representation, is the following:
.Ths Republican portion Of the committee per-
formed the duty assigned them in good faith AMI
selected their candidate. But the Democratic
part Of the committee pursued an entirely differ
ant course. They at once began hoh-nobbing
with the leaders of their party and were advised
nd mi sufyar ho Repnhlica N q
to do 20, which candidate they promised should
b endorsed By the Democratic party. The intent
u obvious. The Democrats would sacrifice one
member of the Legislature for the sake OF winning
to thar support the Workingmen of Wilmington,
and BY their assistance carry New Castle county
this tall for Greeley and the remainder Of the Deu
,cratic ticket. 1t was q desperate game but de-
tected by the Republicans. who exposed the "hoe
echeme and severely censured the Democratic
portion OF the committee"
We have no doubt the whole paragraph is q
tissue Of fslsehoods; gotten up to cover soheme
of the Radical demagogues which it reveals
-.hes-nobbing" being done altogether by the Rad
ical leaders.
We are rather sstonished that the Commercial.
Ssula b made to believe its own story. II is tot
sili5 for credence anywhere and must have beer
connected on purpose to cover up some deep de-
csption that was to be practsed upon the Demo
cratic workingnen OF Wilmington
Why did not tho workingmen get up working
nsn's ticket for the City Council Their take,
are far higher than they should be and appeal di
rsctly to their pockets
The Legislature Of Delaw are is mainly composed
Of werkinsmsn, and has been 30 for years Il
will be 20 for years to come There is scarcely
doubt but what the candidates presented by botl
parties In Wilmington in November will be work
inpnsn
This city has population Of $4,000, and it mus
- represented by man compstent TO do the bust
neo presented. He must know something O
lsGislation to b. able to attend to even the want
Of the workingmen. There is very little use il
sendipg to the Legislature q man incompetent I,
franc Bill and present it with sound reasons fo
II, passage. Our City and its manufacturers snt
hnsnees men of ali classes have already felt tn,
,>sd Of having thoroughly competent men to dis
charge the various and difficult duties devolvinl
upon her representative in the General Assembly
and the w,ssst thing the workingmsa can do is t.
,oin in an effort to secure the election Ct compe
tsnt man. He alone will be able to present thei
claims and do them justice.