The sun., 1900-10-23
COCHRAN'S APPOINTMENT
GREATLY ASTOMSHED
THE REPUBLICANS
They Think Governor Should
Have Exercised More
Discretion.
WILL SENATE CONFIRM HIM :?
Prominent Republican Said That APP
pointment Was a Slap at the Re-
publicans of the County, as
the New Judge is Especially
Distastefully to Them.

The appointment of +. Il. Cochran. .Jr.
as Municipal Judge was received with
astoniShment by Republicans and not Il
few Democrats.
Republicans condemned the appoint
ment, and felt that the governor should
have exercised more discretion as the
appointment must be confirmed by the
next Senate which promises 10 he
strongly Republican,.
The prediction was made that the
Senate would not confirm the apoint-
mcnt in which case the new governor
would make a new appointment.
y prominent Republican said last
night that the appointment was Il direct
Slap ut the Republicans Of this county
for the reason that Cochran is alleged
TO have been prominently concerned in
the disgraceful attempt TO fIadulently
reverse the will of the people as ex-
pressed ut the polls by tampering with
the returns.
The scene of the affair took place at
the County Court House four years ago.
The New Castle Board of Canvass
was sitting and an effort was made to
defeat the election of William Il. Finn,
the Republican nominee for sheriff, but
it miserably failed.
The official count gave him plurality
of 1872. Other Republican nominees had
pluralities of nearly 1000, Il difference
most significant under the circumstances.
That an attempt was made TO falsify
the returns by alterations, was not
doubted by any intelligent person ut the
time. 1t was also charged that the ne
farious scheme was applied to the
figures of seven Democratic nominees
for representatives in the General As
Scmbly for the purpose of preventing
Il certain candidate from being the
lowest of the seven, the safe plurality
of one OF the Republican nominees hav-
ing defeated one of the Democrats.
Cochran was, at that time secretary
of the DemOcratic County Committee
and was in the court room. The board
was made mp of all the election inspcc-
tors in the county. Cochran it is alleged
was inside the bar although only the
Sheriff and his deputies, the clerks and
the inspectors were supposed to be there.
He is said to have made IL speech and
declared that there was danger Of blood
being shed.
Disgruccful scenes Were eenacted aad for
u time it did look as if there would lie
blood she'd.
The Sunday Star which claims to be
independent but is supporting i. J..
Ford for governor, strongly opposed tile
appointment Of Cochran and last Sun
day said: The Municipal Judge should,
above all, he free from the faint of dis
honest purtisanship. He should be one
of that quality of mind that would
scorn low political trickcry, and would
condemn it as promptly and severely in
men of his own party rs in men of the
opposite party. II They are not the
kind of men who engage in disgraceful
attempts TO "doctor" election returns in
the interests of their party associates,
or who aid and abet on excuse such at
trmpts; nor are they the kind of men
who scour the town for letters Of recon-
mendation and send delegations to Dover
to urge their attenuated claims TO public
place.