Evening journal., 1894-09-20
NON-PARTISAN DEPUTIES.
THAT IS WHAT THE DEMOCRATS
WANT.

The Democratic County Executive Conn
mittee Met This Morning aud Instructed
Chairman Armstrong to Communicate
with sheriff Gould.
The Democratic County Executive
Committee met at the Young Mems
Democratic Club this morning The
most important matter which came np
aud the only one which came up was
that Of nom partisan deputy sherlffs for
service 81 the approaching election. The
following letter, which is self.explana-
tory, gives q general outline OF the
commuters action
pierce GOULD, Esq, Sheriff Of New
Castle County.
"DEAR SIR:-I am directed by the
Democratic County Executive Committee
TO write to you and inquire II you will
make an agreement concerning the ap-
pcintment Of deputy aherifI5 Tor election
purposes.
Recalling to your attention the ar
rbngement made by this committee, at
The last election, with Sheriff William
Simmons, permit me to state that this
committee is now prepared to make a
similar arrangement with you aud trust
that You viii 500 proper to entar into an
agreement which shall be concurred ia
by the official heads Of your party orgeniz.
alton, and shall include the following def
mite points of agreement
First, Thas no special deputy sheriff
shall be appointed by You for anv pur.
pose connected with he next electlon,
except as provided ia such agreement.
Second, That you viii, where you
deem 1t proper TO have deputy sherifis, or
where requested By the oficial heads Of
( either party, appoint as deputy eherifs.
/ equally from the two parties not more
chan two proper, temperate and capable
men to preserve the peace at the polls
and generally to have charge Of matters
pertaining TO preserving the peace at the
polls on eleoti0n day.
"phird-That the persons appointed Rs
Democrats shall be named to YOU by our
party organization and that you will
I appoint the person recon mended only
reserving to yourself the right TO make
reasonable objection to any peraon
named to you tor some sufficient cause
rendering MIN personally unfit to act as
a deputy sheriff. by reason Of his
personal character, If in any case our
committee should be mistaken ia making
any recommendation, and in such case
you shall request other names be gwen
you
you viii remember that this practI.
cRlly embodies the important part OF the
bill repeating the present law ia relation
to special constables. which was passed
at the last session of the Legislature by
the Senate of the State Of Delaware, but
which failed to bs enacted into law,
never having been brought up Ia the
House Of Representatives for a third
reading, and that those provisions at
that time seemed to meet with the ap-
proval Of both parties
You will also recall that the last
chairman Of this committee, Mr Sauls-
bnry, before his retirement as chairman,
personally suggested an arrangement TO
you such as this, but az yet, neither he
nor we have had any acceptance or 10.
fuBal.
I'm making this proposition to you, we
do it with the hope Of Its cordial and
hearty acceptance by you and your party,
desiring to have as quiet and peaceablo al
election as that OF 1892, when by the con
scientous fair dealing Of sheriff OF your
own political belief, assisted by the Dem
ocratic organization la the appointment
Of special constables, who were enabled
TO have what is ad nitted to have been
the fairest and most peaceable election
that the city Of Wilmington has seen for
/ years.
"While the necessity Of appointing a
largo number Of constahles st that time
entailed very considerable expense upon
the state, as you know, in the opinion Of
All good citizens, that expense was
justified By results, and we trust now
that the danger Of the appointment Of
partisan deputy United States marshals
has passed away. This appointment Of
special constebles under state authority
may also prove unnecessary, and that
you, acting as your predecessor in office,
will by fair, straitiorward and manly
agreement, render unnecessary any very
great expense for peace officers at Il e
coming election.
"Ws request that you will concur in
such an arrangement as is outlined
herein, and that your own concurrence and
that of your party associates and OF your
party organization shall bs sigaifisd to
us and published in the public presi,
within two weeks from this date
"Yours very truly,
ssTHFO f ARMSTRONG,
Chairman Of the Democratic County
Executive Committee Of New Castle
county"