Evening journal., 1894-08-27
Bancroft's Lieutenants Call
in the Knights of Labor.
WILL ACT AS A BOOMERANG
A Piece Of DemagOgy Unparal-
leled in Delaware Politics.

Labor I'm Politics wnI Receive Little !
encouragement From the nasses-The |
Introduction OF the knights OF Labor
Toto Delaware Politics Adds Fuel TO
the Blaze-saturday's Primaries.
One Of the most sensational features Of
the fight for the Congressional nominA-
tion to Congress, which will be made at
Dover tomorrow by the Democratic
State Convention, was sprung by the
leutenRnts Of Mr.. Samuel Bincroit Jr.,
upon the anti Bancroft forces this morn
ing. 1t was nothing more nor less than
the introduction Of the Knights Of Labor
organization into the politics of this
state.
Not satisfied with debauching the pri.
maries on Saturday by and with all the
artifces so we'll known to the professional
politician, Mr.. Samuel Bancroft. Jr 3
managers succeeded in working at meet.
ing Of Assembly No 52i7 Of the Knights
Of Labor, the purpose OF which WAS to
snow William Cooch's candidacy under
W "A QtpNu Dtt Ou0 ltCONtI1s
Shortly after 10 o'clock this morning
one Of Mr. Samuel Bancroft, Jr. s ablest,
most ardent and active workers rushed
into the business Office Of the EVENING
JOURNAL and ex claimed excltedly: Il
want you to print somethingl want to
pay for it as an advertisement" Upon
a perussl Of the matter offered the bust
ness manager demurred to epublication
for the reason that, in his judgment, the
publication would be prejudicial TO the
Democratic psrty's interests The pub
licstion Of the resolution being insisted
upon, It wss agreed to with the under
standing that the matter could be used
and commented upon as the EVENING
JOURNAL deemed best. This is the sd
vertisement:
At meeting Of Assembly No 5,2l7
Knights Of Labor, held on Saturday,
August %. the following resolution, in
regard TO Mr. Cooch as = candidate for
Congress was unanimously adopted:
"WHEREAs. William Cooch, a candi-
date for the Democratic nomination nfor
Congress, has already misrepresented
and betrayed the interests OF the
laboring men who elected him In 1892
to the Delaware Legislature by. voting
for bill, vilely Introduced, TO repeal the
law now existing providing for the
exemption Of wages from attachment,
and n bis sentiments had prevailed. the
means OF obtaining food might, by legal
process, have been taken from Us and
our families, therefore
fThcA wa uron11 raofard fhfo
mans nomination for Congress as a
blow at Organized Labor This candidate
We now formally denouuoe and repudiate
ss hostile to us and unworthy to repre-
sent us or to receive the votes OF oul
organization, composed Of thousands Of
laboring men Of this Congressional dis
trist.
| WILLIAM ID. UNDERWOOD.
! SEAL EB Ron1RTs, a1s'' "''A''H
Recording Secretary
A conservative supporter of Mr.. Sam
uel Bancroft, Jr, when shown the reso-
luton, shook his head sadly and sal.
that be regretted that sction very much
He thought that It would act as boom
ereng and, even II Mr.. Samuel Bancroft
Jr received the nomination, it mater
tally lessened his chances Of election.
A personal friend OF Mr. Samuel Ban
croft, Jr.. said that he regarded th'
action as extremely injudicious aud tina
It could not help but hurt Mr. Bancroft
In the election If he we're nominated.
A merchant, who has been prOminen
in Democratic politics, stated that In hi
opinion the calling in Of the Knights o
Labor would be the last nail in Mr.. Sam
uel Bancroft, Jr.' 3 political coffin. He re
ferred feelingly to the morocco strike o
some years ago and said that the masse
Of Wilmington had not yet forgotten tn
effects Of that strike. He also said ths
the Debs strike and the action OF tn
! Knights Of Labor's lesdsr Sovereign, wer
too vivid In the public mind TO need recs
By the action Of any labor orgsnizatio
J looking toward the shaping Of the poll
tics of Delaware. he wound up by say
a ing that It was the most assinine piec
of work that IL was possible for Nj
Samuel Bancroft Jr s managers to hav
. conceived.
Another well known politician who ha
- taken no active part for either side an
declared his intention Of voting for tn
i successful nominee stated that In b
q opinion it was piece Of demagog
q unparalleled In Delaware politics.
J. 1T has been given ont by the suppor
ers of Mr.. Samuel Bancroft, Jr., thu
they bave a walk over in this contest
ie remarked Seventh ward man when
] heard OF the undercut given to NJ
!. Cooch by mesns of the Knights OF Lsb'
/. | resolution. This action bellies the
II assertions. Their position must
m very precarlous when they reso
to such scheme to stab Il
White Clay Creek hundred man
the back. l voted for Gibbons on Satu
+ dsy, but, hsd l known that the ms
IA. whose interests he represented wou
al have 10 resort to such small politics
or should never have voted for him throul
n his representative in my ward
III Reports Favorable TO Tunnoh-
e. Reports from Sussex county iDdicn
e. that Eba w Tunnel viii be nominat'
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