Middletown transcript., 1904-01-23
Communicated
SHOULD COME FROM NEW CASTLE


st. Georges hundred four years ago
presented two candidates for Governor;
and John HUM Of Wyoming was nomi-
mated and fortunately elected. Perhaps
if the Republicans Of St. Georges had
been wise and had pulled together their
candidate would now be Governor of the
State. st. Georges has had Governors.
1t furnished John P. Cochran and Ben
jamin 7. Biggs within the memory Of
modern man.
New Castle County has had no Cover
nor since 1Ss7-9l, when Mr.. Biggs filed
the Executive Office. In 1894 this county
elected the Hon. Joshua Maryil Of Laurel,
Sussex County. In 1900 this county in
sured the election Of the Hon. John HUM
by giving him 1900 majority. What
will this county do in 1904? If the SEN
timent that one hears and feels on every
hand shall be given expression, New
Castle County will elect a son of New
Castle County to the great Office Of Gov
ernor. This prediction is made with full
knowledge of the plans that are now be-
ing weighed and tentatively given out, to
trade off the rights and expectations Of
this county for the hollow bauble Of rep
resentation at Washington. Always in
versely to the proportion of his fitness
will the Office holder strive to have him
self reelected. This is poor human ma
ture and there is no use in commenting
upon the folly or wickedness Of it.
The Republicans of this county have it
in their power to prevent such folly and
to name the next Governor OF Delaware.
There is abundant material. st. Georges
has to offer again Martin B. Burris or
Merritt N. Willitts Of Middletown; or it
may honor itself by offering John c. or
Daniel w. Corbit or George 1. Town
send OF Odessa. Pencader may present
Harry c. Ellison, Samuel Alrichs or John
Dayett. White Clay Creek has Freder-
ick w. Curtis. Mill Creek contains John
W. Dennison, James Shakespeare or
Reuben Satterthwaite. New Castle still
has Henry H. McMullin. Red Lion
might offer Theodore F. Clark or Henry
P. Scott or DR.. Ellison of Kirkwood.
Christiana is ready to nominate DR.. Jo-
seph P. Chandler of Centreyille, or Col.
Henry A. DUPONT Of Winterthur. Henry
B. Thompson OF Greenyille, William R.
Finn of Newport, or Winfield S. Quig-
ley Of Elsmere. Brandywine would de-
light to present James G. McComb Of
Claymont.
When Wilmington is contemplated,
with its wealth Of Republican guberna-
tional timber, the attempt Of two or
three political iockies OF this county to
trade off the aspirations of the 1900
Republicans OF the county for the iockies'
personal advancement, becomes grotesque
in its audacity, to say the least.
Here may be named without any in
jury to hundred others that might be
named, William Lawton, Samuel H.
Baynard, Thomas H. Savery, DR.. E. G.
Shortlidge, DR.. John P. Wales, DR.. J.
Paul Lukens, Edmund Mitchell, Jr.,
William Simmons, George S. Capelle,
Horace w. Cause, William w. Lobdell,
Alfred D. Warner, Herbert II. Ward,
Henry c. Conrad, Frederick Pyle, J.
Ernest Smith, Chares R. Jones, or Pres
ton Lea.
In the face Of this aray-and it can
easily be extended to twice the number
is it humanity possible for pair or trio
Of political tight rope walkers to pick up
ten or dozen gubernational balls in
Kent and Sussex, of the Regular stripe
and proportion, and keep them in the
air until the Governors convention shall
meet? Especially when the Republican
sentiment Of Kent and Sussex comedies
that the next Governor belongs to New
Castle County?
Is is not credible that any politician,
however distinguished his position,
should have the power in the face Of the
almost unanimous sentiment Of tile Re-
publicans Of this county, to trade off this
county's undoubted right to the guberna-
tional nomination for the promise OF sup
port by the two lower counties to re elect
the aforesaid politician to his present
job. New CASTLE COUNTY.
January Goth, 1904.