The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1892-11-05
Marshals and constaoiss to Guard ti,s
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Polls.
Yesterday afternoon the question OF
having deputy mafshas and special
constables at the coming election TO
preserve order was settled and there
will be officers of both kinds. Sheriff
Simmons will have Charge over the
men but the deputy sheriffs will only
be called out In case of riot or any
other serious disturbance.
This agreement explains itself by the
following correspondence:
WILMINGTON, Del, Nov. 4, 1892.
Benjamin Nields, ESQ.,. Attorney for
William Simmons, Esq, Sheriff.
DEAR Sin: Having obtained yester.
day the sense OF this COMMITTEES as to
your proposition relative to the ap
pointment OF oonstables, sherlffs and
mnrshals on election day, | am now
able TO answer definitely what our
position IL in that matter Permit me
to say that ourcommittee collectively
and Individually. believe that absolute
reliance may be placed in your client
Sheriff Simmons, to carry out any
agreement we might make with him,
and we believe, further. that the other
propositions coming to US and con.
nected with this same subject are
made by the lending and responsible
men in good faith. aud with the inten.
ton OF carrying them out should they
be able to do so. We are, however
obliged to decline the propositions as
made. chiSliy for two reasons.
First, That we lear. should the polls
be left withoutsuitlcient protection on
election day we might have rapeti-
ton. in some precints, OF the Fifth
ward riots Of 1890, and the election
officers not be able TO hold fair slec.
ton and partisan officers could not or
would not afford sufficient protection
Second. While the offers in regard to
United States mash l. are made In
good faith, we do not believe the OIL
Gals of the Republican party would
be ablo to carry them out by reason
Of the partisan pressure which would
be brought to bear on those not 30
high IN Republican party councils.
We need only ref to the manner in
which such an agreement in regard to
United States marshals made with Mr..
Bayard failed.
In lieu of your proposition we sug-
gest that you instruct your client that
he appoint ono or two deputy sheriffs
from both political parties to keep
the peace ut each polling place. TO
keep the men iu line and generally to
have official charge of matters about
the polls.
II this is agreed to by the Republi-
can leaders we will see that all con-
stables we may have appointed shall
be so held in hand that unless called
on by the inspectors or unless it shall
be necessary to suppress hot they
Will not In any way officially take any
part about the pollS, except to counter
balance any partisan efforts OF the
Unit III States ma shal 9 This PROPOSE
ton has been verbally made to both
sheriff Simmons, who has called on
ME in your absence, anu to Martin y
Burrls, chairman of the Republican
County Committee in the presence OF
each other. And as this matter is OF
u public nature ant has been the sub
ioct OF public discussion | take this
liberty III your absence OF handlnn Il
copy to the press for publication. Our
desire Is that the peace shall be pre-.
served and we are willing that this
special duty shall lie coniided TO the
sheriff OF this county. | called upon
You last evening on the adjournment
of our committee TO state this posi-.
tion. but II being shortly after 5
o'clock your Office was closed.
Yours, very truly,
WILLARD SALISBURY, JR.
Chairman OF Democratic County Ex-
ecutlvo Committee Of New Castle
county.
WILMINGToN. Del, Nov, 4, 1892. We.
the Undersigned, nave agreed to carry
out the proposition confirmed In the
foregoing letter of Willard Salisbury,
Jr,, chairman of the Democratic Exec.
utive Committee oil New Castle county,
ana VIII draw out our agreement
more iully and publish the sans in
the newspapers OF Wilmington.
The principle OF the agreement
being that two deputy sLerirfs an.
pointed equally from the Democratic
and Republican parties, making alto
gether four officers ut each polls, shall
have paramount authority and that
eonsCables AMI inarshals shall not take
part unnecessarily SO long as said
sherills can keep the peace.
(Signed) MILAN SIMMONS, Sheriff.
WILLARD SALISBURY, Jr.
Chairman OF Democratic Executive
COMMITTEES of New Castle County.
..- MARTIN d. BuRRIs,
Chairman of Republican County Com
mittee of New Castle county.
The following letter was from Uni
ted States Marshal Henry G. Mahalfy.
WILMINGTON, Nov. 4, 1892.
SIR: I see by this evenings paper
that trl-partlte agreement has been
reached to-day, during my absence
from tho city, by the sheriff of New
Castle county and the ehairmen of the
Democratic and Republican commit.
tees respectively, to the effect that the
sheriff Is to appoint two special depu-
ties from each political purity to pre-
serve the peace at the polls ON election
day, who shall have paramount au-
thority. and that constabies and mar
shals shall not take part unnecessarily
so long as said sheriff can keep the
peace"
Acquiescing in the general desire
manifested in this agreement, that the
peace shall be fully preserved at the
polls on election day, and that voting
shall proceed without disturbance, to
the end that every voter entitled may
deposit his ballot. feel constrained.
nevertheless, by reason OF the orders
recently received from the Depart
ment OF Justice under date of 0ctoberI
3lst ultlmo, to dissent from The propo.
sition that any officials appointed by
any authority, otherwise than that of
the National Government, shall or
may DO substituted in place OF said
National officials, or be regarded as of
paramount authority at the polls at
an election at which representative.
In 'ongress ID to he voted for.
The duty which by tho law and by
said general order Is imposed upon
me. as marshal of this district, cam
not be delegated, either by my eon-l
sent or by the consent of any other
person or body; nor can the RESPONSE |
bllity resting upon inc. to preserveI
the peace at the polls at such election,
be abrogated by the agreement Of POI
litlcal parties.
As this responsibility exists under
the law, and Is put upon me, 1t will
be- faithfully and fearlessly discharged
and the law enforced; aud any at
tempts from any quarter to make dis.
turbance or to Interfere with the
quiet, regular and orderly procedure
of voting at such election. will be put
down with strong hand. Very re.
sructfully, HAIRY Z. Ma lAFFY,
United States Marshal, District Of
Delaware.
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