Evening journal., 1894-08-22
rs ROT A DEMOCRAT
That is What Christiana
Hundred Man Says.
BX-sPRAKBR ]. P. DoEAHoLs VIEWS

Openly Influenced Others to vote for the
Republican Candidate = Ex-speaIssr
Donahoe SAYS That the G. A. r. Men
WIN Have Something to say.
Ex Speaker of the Senate John P
Donahoe has never been backward in
expressing bis views concerning the
Congressional candidaeysof Mr. Samuel
Bancroft, Jr Away last December he came
out in an interview denounciag the
scheme then on foot to nominate him,
and giving his reasons for objscting. Il
was the hrst bomb iu the B tncroft camp
and created CONSERVATION, especially
as the genial ex speaker announced
that If Mr. Samuel Bancroft
Jr, were nominated be would
run az an independent candidate and de-
feat him. He has reconsidersd this de
termination aud Is contenting himself
With doing all in bis power TO defeat the
schemes Of the Bancroft men
ANY Democrat in the field will do
me, he said to an EVENING JOURNAL re
porter at his Office this morning But do
not class Mr.. Bancroft as a Democrat and
never have. When we run out OF Demo
cratic candidates then H. will be- time to
look to Mr. Bancroft If the nomination is
to be auctioned off to the highest bidder. y
In what light do you regerd Mr.. Ban
crofts candidacy"
In regard to Mr Bancroft himself
think ii is a case of what would term
monumental. colossal and unadul-
te' ated gall He is man who
has always. in his psper. criticised
nearly every Democratic can
didsts put in the field within the last
ten years, and has. ia more than one in.
stance, contributed to their defeat. In
speaking thus / make no reference to
myself
"Are you going to be candidstsg
mo
DO you think it party policy to nomi-
nate Mr. Banoroft27
mo, most assuredly not. Here are
Eve good Democrats who have earned
their position in the party by good
faithful service. Any one of them
Is fully as competent to fiji the
position az is Mr. Bancroft. and
could Gil it as ably as It is now filled.
Therefore I can't see why the present
party managers should jump over the
heads Of Democrats ia the field who are
entitled to recognition, for man like
Mr. Bancroft"
'Do you believe that Mr. Bancroft is a
Democrat II
mo, aud I never have thought SO.
In my interview Of December 2l I
said that the last time that | re-
member Of Mr. Bancrofts Democracy
being iii question be refused 70
sit on the stage at the Opera House al
yice-presidaut OF q Democratic mass
meeting, giving as his reason for re-
fusing that. il he were to do SO, it would
identify him as a Democrat and hs
wasn't one and didn't want to be 81
considered. feel constrained to say that
since then I have learned that
on one occasion. at least, he consented
I to sit on the platform. Among other
things said hat [ suppose the first
points his advocates look to are avail
bility in the matter Of wealth. aud NOR,
part cularly to their view of hi.
social standing These, in the eve,
/ OF Mr. Bancrofr's hackers, always come
before Democracy or party work Their,
| Is one element which is sufficient &
defeat him. even though all other con-
d tions be favorable You remember the
position be and his paper assumed
against the so diers on this pension
question He sent man t,
Washington, spied over the peusior
records aud published every mar
and woman throughout .the state whC
was SO unfortunate ss 20 draw pension
thereby attempting to cast odium upol
him As far rs ! am concerned it haG
no effect While / am an ex.soldier
fully entitled to q pension, never aske'
for one and never will ask TO
one Yet / know the intense feeling
created against him by those unfortu
mates and their many friends he shoult
not have assumed that they are al
dishonest, and thereby dragging thei
necessities before the public in an un
charitable way If he had knowledg
that any Delaware meu OF women wer
drawing pensions Illegally he should hay
investigated the matter and publishe'
the result without duplicating ever.
pensioner On the list said that the
sud mean it now just as rauch rs al
at that time
Bancroft Cut Ills Ticket.