Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1890-03-13
UKNAIWMINGTON, DELAwA THURSDAY MAIcH ID 1881.

linton by II. b. Mitchell, Demooratio
meuber OF the committee. They cited
tvo editorial statements from the Wal
mippton Morning Rstos 10 relation TO
Wheatiey's fraudulent operations. One
was about the receipt Of q county order
by man in Georgetown, who had
doubts as to it's regularity and showed It
10 an acquaintance, who said he would
asee about it," and that was the last the
man ever saw or heard tell OF 1t. Inc
other statement was rs follows: I'm
another hundred OF Sussex county there
was a man who was beginning not to
null his pound in the Democratic Or
| eaniz ition OF the hundred. lie was dis
satisfied and growing. One day he re-
ceiyed by mail county order for S2O.
He had had no experience in Huch mat
tiers aud was puzzled. He asked friend
il the paper wRs good for anything. IL
friend told him yes, that ii was ns good
rs so much money. 'But why WINS 1t sent
| TO me p asked tho receiver. Why, in
return for som thing that you have done
for the county, 1 suppose. Haven't
YOU been working on the road,
or supplying lumber for bridge,
or something of that kind
/ mo, BAH NuD "shN
anything for the comfy. But will this
paper be accepted for my taxr Being
| assured that IL would be, the man TO whom
tue order was sont clapped it into bis
pocket. In due tims he turned the
| crier 70 the county collector for his tax,
amounting to some SO, received $ll in
change, put 1t in his own purse, and re-
sumed his work in the Democratic hum
dred organization with all his originel
zeal"
After reciting those statements the
resolution called on Watson Il. Sperry,
editor of the Koraiag NsioS, TO appear
before the committee, impart whatever
Information he lad bearing upon these
incidents, and give the nance of tho par
ties who had received these or ers, so
that they coutd be summoned before tho
committee 20 give Testimony.
THE EDITOR EXCUSED.
Attorney Bacon was taken by surprise,
| but he OF oncs jumped upon the resolu-
ton, denouncing it IS political buncombe
and offered solely for the purpose Of max.
ing political capital.
William H. Boyce, ESD, of counsel for
CLERK of no Peace Tunnel, earnestly i'd
as ii would be means Of getting more
light upon the sabjsot under investiga.
ton which ell concerned ought to con-
sent to.
A. p. Robinson, ESD, spoke on behalf
OF the Democratic county central conn.,
rlittee, Of which he is chairman, and
urged the adoption OF the preamble and
resolution. The charges made in the
resolution, he said, reflected upon the
county, aud in the interests of justice
the names OF the parties implicated
should be made public, so that they could
be summoned before the committee. Per-
sonslly, he waa convinced that the State
nen,s contained in the editorial were
false, but they shall DO investigated.
DR.. Hiram Is. Burton spoke as chair
man of the Republican county central
committee and vigorously opposed the
adoption f the resolution. lie claimed
for the Republican party and It's repre-
sentGtives the credit OF exposing Demo
cratic roitenness, which, though notori.
ous, bad never been publicly mentioned
while the Democrats were in power, and
sai that now tho Democrats wished Ia
steal his par;y's thunder and try to make
the people believe that they alone were
Interested in the good work Of reform.
Then by II party vote OF three to two
the preamble and resolution we're laid
upon the table, efter which the com
mittee adjourned, subject to the call OF
Chairman james n. Hollis.