Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1896-09-10
DEMooRITIc PRIMARIES.
Legislative Candidates to be Nominated in
New Castle County Next SaturdnY.


New Castle County Next Saturday.
Tho following letter from Chairman
willard salisbury and Secretary f. r.
Cochran, DR., of the New Castle County
Democratic Executive Committee ex-
plains itself:
10 the Democrats of New Castle
County,: As provided by the rules OF
your party an election will be held on
next Saturday (Septemher 12th) for
the selection of Democratic candidates
for Levy Court Commissioners IN the
several districts, for one Senator and
one Representative in the General AS
sembly from Wilmington, and for one
representative in the General Assem-
bly, from each of the following hun
dreds, to wit: Christiana, Mill Greek,
White Clay Creek, New Castle, Red
Lion and Appointments.
Polls will be open in the city of Will
mington from II O'Clock, noon, to z
O'Clock, p. m.
You are also requested to elect dele-
gates, live in each hundred and two
from each ward in the city of Whining
ton to a cnunty convention which will
meet at Turn Hall in the city of Will
mington ut IL o'clock, a. M, on Thurs.
day, September 18th, to nominate 10
Democratic candidates for delegates to
the CONSTITUTIONAL Convention to be
voted for at the general election.
Your committee intende that 80 far
as lies in its power absolute fairness in
the conduct of this election shall pre-
vail and will not hesitate to rectify
errors which may be made or frauds
II unfortunately any shall be commit
ted.
We call upon all Democrats to attend
these primaries and by their presence
and votes to assist in selections which
will reflect credit on our party and
make the victory which now seems
probable, certain and assured.
In view of the confusion which may
be caused ii persons only ON that day
pretending to be Democrats shall be
allowed to vote the committee deems
it duty to direct that the votes of no
persons who are known or suspected of
being allied with the so.called Single
Tax movement shall be received by the
officers of election unless such persons
shall publicly pledge themselves to sup
port the successful nominees of the
Democratic party, and the officers of
election are hereby instructed to chal-
lenge the votes of such persons and to
keep special list of all such challenges
and note thereon those who have given
such pledge and those who have re-
fused to give it.
The attention of candidates is also
called to that provision of our rules
which requires all candidates who shall
be voted for to publicly pledge their
support to the successful nominees in
advance of the primary election if they
desire votes for them to be counted
The chairman of this committee is
instructed to receive and flo such
pledges as may be given in writing.
This committee regards Democratic
success in this county as more than
probable and will not permit persons
unwilling to comply with our party
rules and willing or expectant disor-
ganizers to ssek the benefit OF our
party organization to further improp-
erly their personal ends or ambitions.
We confidently appeal to the good sense
and sound and unswerving Democracy
of the members of our party in this
county and this State, proud as they
have the right to be of the honorable
history and traditions of their party, to
support the Democratic Executive
Committee of New Castle county in its
efforts to achieve success and to retain
for our people the benefits of honest
and economical government which have
characterized its long and almost un-
interrupted control of public affairs in
our State.
Willard Salisbury, Chairman.
II. II. Cochran, Jr., Secretary.