Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1894-09-27
THE DEMOCRATIC PROPOSITION
Made to SharIff Gould by the Demo-
cratic County Committee


Concerning tile Appointment Of Deputy
Sheriff. at the Coming Election-An
Arrangement similar to That Made
with sx-SheriT Simmons-The PROPOSE
ton Handed 10 sheriff Gould ut Noon
Thursday.
The following is verbatim copy of
the important political document, ia re.
gard TO the appointment of deputy
sherilfs Mt the coming election, handed
to Sheriff PIERCE Gould last Thursday
by General Theodore +. Armstrong,
chairman OF the Democratic executive
committee of this county:
Peirce Could Esq. Sheriff Of New Castle
CORNty--DEAE SIR: | am directed hy the
Democratic county executive committee to
write yon and inquire If you will make an
agreement concerning the appointment of
deputy sherifs for election purposes.
Recall ing to your attention the arrange.
ment 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 arrange
ment with you and trust that you will see
proper to enter into All agreement which
shall be concurred in by the official heads
OF your party organization, and shall in
clude the following definite points Of agree.
ment:
First. That no special deputy sheriffs
shall be appointed by you for any purpose
connected with the next election, except
us provided in such arre ment.
Second. That YOU will, where you deem
it proper to have deputy sheriffs, or where
requested by the official heads of either
party, appoint as deputy sheritfS equally
from the two parties not more than two
proper, temperate and capable men to pre-.
n n al tI... ~. A.
to have charge of matters pertaining to
preserving the peace ut the polls oil cleo
ton day.
Third. That the persons appointed as
Democrats shall he named to you By our
party organization and that you will APP
point the persons recommended, only re-
serving to yourself the right to make
reasonable objection to any person named
to you for some sufficient cause rendering
him personally unfit to act as deputy
sherlh, by reason of his personal character
II i'll any case our committee should be
mistaken in making any recommendation,
and in such case you shall request other
names be given you.
You will remember that this practically
elnbodies the important parts Of the bill
repeating the present law in relation to
special constables, which was passed at the
last session OF the Legislature by the Senate
"a 'AlS s2AatN Vi AttlA dlG, ull lulltu
70 be enacted into law, never having been
brought up in the House of Representa-.
tiyes Tor a third reading and that those
provisions at that time seemed to meet
with the approval of both parties.
You will also recall that the last chair
man of this committee, Mr.. SALISBURY,
before his retirement as chairman, per-
sonally suggested an arrangement to you
slch as TINS, but as yet. neither he nor we
have had any acceptance or refusal
In making this proposition to you, we
DO u with the hope of its cordial and
hearty acceptance by you and your party,
desiring to have us quiet aud peaceabe
an election as that of 1892, when by the
conscientious fair dealing of IL sheriff of
your own political belief. assisted by the
Democratic organization, in the appoint
ment OF special cuustables, we were en-
abled to have what is admitted TO have
been the falrest and most peaceable election
that the city of Wilmington has seen for
years.
While the necessity OF appointing q large
number OF constables al that time entuiled
very considerable expense upon the State,
as you know, i'll the opinion of all good
citizens, that expense was justified by re-
suits, and we trust now that the danger of
the appointment of partisan deputy United
states marshals has passed away, the ap-
pointment of special constables under
State authority may also prove unneces-
sary, and thai you. acting as your pre-
decessor in office, will by fair, straig ht-
forward and manly agreement render
unnecessary any very great expense for
| peace olncers at the coming election
We 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 be slgniiied to us and
published IN the public press, within two
weeks from this date. Yours very truly,
TnEo. +. ARMSTRONG;
Chairman of the Democratic County Tx
ecutive Committee of New Castle County.