Evening journal., 1894-08-24
DR.. BLACK WITHDRAW S
He Says No One Has Author
ity to Use His Name.
THENEw CASTLE MEETING FAXED

Grossly nIIsrepreuented By Wilmington
Papers for Partisan and Personal Ends.
Nothing Favorable to Bancroft said
Anti-Baucroft Sentiment
Special Correspondence Evening journal.
NEW CASTLE, Aug. "a I'm justice to
Or. J.. J. Black the accounts Of the
Democratic hundred meeting which ap
peared ln the two Republican and Mr.
Baucrofta mugwump papers Of VII
mington should certainly be CORE cted.
While all is fair in love, war aud politics, |
vet It is important that the truth should |
be adhered to, when SO distinguished q |
citizen as Dr. Black Is concerned.
The only newspaper man present at |
the meeting was the EVENING JOURNAL |
representative. Not one word OF .
disparaging or antagonistic nature was
spoken when DR. Blacks name was men
toned and the trash about the people
being tired of him and his family Is
disgusting to those who attended. Even
Mr. Toman who opposed the Black en-
dorsement because ne thought It would
only help to elect Bancroft, spoke In the
highest terms of the doctor and said he
was capable Of representing any state in
the Union in Congress. A oAnvass Of
1 New Castle hundred would reveal the
| fact that not nins veters out of hun
dred would speak q dlsparaging word.
| There is no man In Delaware
more popular among Democrats who
know him than DR. Black.
Furthermore, the statement in the
Every Evening, OF which Mr. Samuel
Bancroft, Jr., is the sole owner, that
"the advocates Of the nomination OF
Samuel Bancroft, Jr, would not listen
to the idea of New Castle giving its
support at the convention TO DR.
| Black" is positively an untruth,
and not one man can bs pro-
duoed who heard a single word spoken
favorable to Mr. Bancroft as q Congress
sional nominee In fact, James j Toner
said, in the course Of his speech: Nov,
Mr.. Chairman, you are lab0ring under q
wrong impression. / don't think there s
man in the hall who wants to see Mr
Bancroft nominated Applause On
the contrary, New Castle hundred is, to
man, opposed to any such a repreeen-
, tative OF the people. But we do want to
: compliment DR.. Black, and It's our duty
to do so
Mere misstatements In half column
were never sent out from New Castle
than those IN Wilmington's papers re-
2 lating to this meeting
A Letter From DR.. Black.
Q Dir. ]. j. Black, Of New Castle whose
Q | friends announced him as a candidate foi
: the Congressional nomination while hs
a was away from home on visit to Chin
< colleague, Va has returned and sends thi
g following self explanatory letter:
y Editor Evening Journal.
\ SIR. As the first suggestion. so far as I an
4 | aware. OF my candidacy for the Democrats
II nomination tor CONGRESS ehm9 lnIou4h th
2 / Feels sufficient interest in the matter ma
It say that feel very grateful, personally, 70
the kind expressions Of confidence given me
| but al the same time, say that never hal
= ! the least idea Of being candidate Tor ~
I, nomination, that have no desire 70 go
Il | Congress ana that no one VIII be authorizes
I, | TO present my name TO the approaching con
y vention This has been my position, as m
1, friends know, from che moment the matte
'e was broached 10 me. Very respectfully,
Your Obedient servant,
JonN J. BLACK.
? NEW CASTLE, Del, Aug. "a. I9i.
II This positive and unequiyocal prohi
40 bition OF the use Of his name as a Con
er gressional candidate Is regretted by ID
3. Blacks friends, who believed that b
st would make an unusually strong can
u didate.
1 AntI-BancroH Sentiment Growing.
Y The anti Bancroft men figured in th
'u Seventh ward last evening A large an
enthusiastic meeting Of Democrats vs.
20 held in the George Gray Wigwam. Th
% Bancroft men put William J. Gibbons
OF the field as delegate TO the State conven
g iion. and Samuel N. Smeltz as alfernst
az The Bancroft men promptly necesH
al
% John P. Crummey delegate al
sn John Doran, alternate When it can
~ to electing officers there was pral
fe tically no opposition. Frank Jeande
was re- elected president and Howell
~ England secretary. The antl-Bancro
ue sentiment is constantly growing In Oh
e4 ward despite the efforts Of the leaders
w whip the voters into line in behalf
" Mr.. Samuel Bancroft, Jr.
UnaIteraBiy Opposed 20 Bancroft.
"a w. p. Moreland, Of the Third war
Id. met an EVENING JOURNAL report
An at Fifth and Market stree
sr- this afternoon. II want you
he say in to days paper that have wit
fe drawn from the contest for dslega
.he from the Third ward to the Democrat
he State Convention. My withdraw
id Newell. We are both anti Bancrl
re- men and feared that II | stayed
ind it would divide our forces and all
int McKelvey, the Bancroft man TO slip
uld I am unalterably opposed toBancrott q
ere will not vote for him If he is nominated
the want all my friends to vote for Newell
llot Tho Election In the Third.
ing Inspector John Campbell, Of the Til
am ward, announces that the time Of 81
ich tion in that ward tomorrow '
un. be from 3 to o'clock
zed candidates have all agreed to the Til
The polling place will be at the sou
pro- cast corner Of Third and Madison stree
.us Livsrmore Not in the Field.
AZ Brandywine hundred has one less c
"a didate for state senatorial honors, as
s,an following letter, addressed to the Evl
ING JOURNAL, shows:
: 20 SIR. Will you give space enough in J
). valuable paper 10 say 10 the voters OF 5rar
a IN wins huOdred that the undersigned is
Q Of longer in the field for the nomination
.daxy | State Senator. 1 withdraw In the interes
| harmony and success OF the party.
or w. B. LivKRMOF
nior | Bellevup Del August "A, 1894.