The daily gazette. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1874-1883, 1874-08-22
Letter from Mr.. y. IOultsend.


TOWNSEND, August 81, 1874.
Mr.. Editor:-In your paper of the 18th
instant, ! believe, there was II PROPOSE
tion from DR.. Worrell, of Delaware city,
that the Chairman of the County Exec
utive Committee call the Delegates that
was appointed by this county to the State
Convention together, to try to agree on
one candidate for Governor from this
county. Hearing this proposed calling
the State Delegates together by County
Committee rumored about for some time,
and with the unheard of meeting of said
Executive Committe twice, once Mt Will
mington and once at Middletown, before
the meeting of the State Convention,
naturally made men who have had expe-
rience in politics suspicious. Therefore.
as soon as DR.. Worrell made the PROPOSE
tion in the papers l opposed it and also
stated that | supposed some other part
OF the county was more to blame for
the movement than Red Lion hundred;
and as DIR. Worrell denies being in the
interests of those who were intriguing
for that call, l accept his denial, but put
this question to him, as we are both old
politicians and have met often: Do you,
Dr. Worrell, suppose any County Com
mlttee can override State Delegates or
dictate any course of action to them?
Is not the power OF State Delegate
over and above any County Committee?
AS well might u County Levy Court die
tate to State Legislature; one is Of
county power and the other of State
power. And now | ask you, DIR. Worrell,
II 1T Is fair or right for Delegates that
were appointed to the State Convention
to meet either in this county in caucus,
or at u county caucus at Dover, and de-
termine which OF our candidates for the
Governorship from this county shall be-
presented to the State Convention?-
These candidates for the Governorship
from this county have either brought
themselves out or their friends have
brought them out, and delegates from
no county have any power to say whose
particular name shall be presented to
the State Convention. These men are
candidates for Governor, and there is no
power except the State Convention assem-
6led to decide who shall be the candidate.
Therefore, no county office expectant
tricksters have right by either caucus
IN this county or at Dover to kill oil any
candidate who will not pledge himself
to appoint or reappoint them to office,
and, DR.. Worrell,it you have unthought-
edly blundered into these Office aspirants
interests, accept your denial. All that
a caucus OF the Delegates from this coun-
ty can do is to agree, if they see proper,
Va oiiio NoAhtJ hlcillbtIo VI Ullt iOluIt
Committee; but am opposed to making
it slaughter house for New Castle coun-
ty candidates for Governor, in fact no
State Delegate can assume IL county ca
pacity for any such purpose. Now, Dr.
Worrell, the would-be delegate, as you
call me, claims to have, as well as all 9TH
er delegates from North Appoquiniminl
hundred, unanimous vote by ballot OF
81 votes each, which was several times
more than your whole hundred had at
your meeting, and from the published
proceedings OF Red Lion hundred find
that they dared not ballot, which is the
essence OF pure Democracy; that Mr.. so
and so, Esq, moved that Mr.. so and so,
Esq, be appointed a delegate; and in
that way there was got enough Mr.. so
and so, Esqs, for State and County Del
egates: And further, DIR. Worrell, you
,all mine disorganized brain. People
who. live in glass houses should not
throw stones" OF this, DIR. Worrell, /
'an assure yon that my disorganized
brain "erer led to my a,rest for treason
'gdl"st my country on its nag.
Samuel. TOWNSEND.