Evening journal., 1910-10-29

the closing week Of the campaign"
The man who is opposing Thomas
Y. Gormley, the Democratic nominee,
aud George r. Groves, the Republican
nominee. in the hitherto banner Dem
ocratic district, of Delaware was ask
ed TO specify what he will say in his
speeches. He replied:
II do not want to make my adj
dresses In advance They will be de-
livered at the right time. l will say
though that they will be interesting
! will talk about local issues with
which the residents Of the Fifth dis
trict are familiar and will not tire
my hearers with a dissertation on the
tariff. The first meeting will be held
next Tuesday evening, when | will
speak from the porch of the Indepen-
dent Democratic Club house"
why did not the Independent Dem
ocratic party put a full ticket in the
heldY' he was asked
Democrats Own Fault.
For the very simple reason" he
replied, that Thomas f. Bayard, the
Democratic State Chairman, and the
members of the committee refused our
offer to include all the Democratic
State and county nominees on our
ticket. with the exception of Gormley.
| am a Democrat. A committee of five
representing the Independent Demo-
cratic party held a conference with
Mr.. Bayard and asked him TO give us
a guarantee that the Democratic nom
inees would not resign from our
ticket If they we're placed thereon.
He declined to commit himself. Sub
sequently. the State Committee,
! through a statement signed by the
candidates themselves, published a
diatribe against my friends and my
self
You will see. therefore, that it is
the fault of the Democratic party itself
that its candidates are not included
on our ticket. | would not allow the
Republican candidates to be placed
thereon for the reason that l am a
democrat, have always been a Demo-
crat and intend to remain a Demo-
crat, Mr. Bayard's comment to the
contrary Notwithstanding.
Then warming up to the subject,
Mr.. O'Donnell continued;
When Bayard Himself BOlted.
Mr. Bayard and his cohorts have
seen fit to question my regularity as a
Democrat. | would respectfully ask
MIR. Bayard whether he remained with
the Democratic party at the time of
Mr.. Bryan's first nomination for the
presidency in 1896? He will probably
not answer this question, therefore
will do 1t for him. He bolted. along
with the rest of a crowd calling them
selves Gold Democrats. Bayard, him
self, was the nominee of this crowd
of bolting Democrats for Representa-
tive i'm Congress. Simon-pure Demo-
Gratis, all over Delaware, know his
record only too well. He should be the
last man to talk about any Democrats
regularity"
Mr.. O'Donnell called attention to
the fact that he supported Bryan
faithfully and consistently each time
he was the nominee of the Democratic
party.
Let me tell you story" he went
on TO say. When Mr.. Bryan first
came to Wilmington in the 1896 cam
paign, after he had been nominated
for the Presidency, all of the so-called
Democratic leaders conveniently dis
appeared when IL came to entertaining
MIN. | was president of the BRYAN
and Sewell Free Silver Club, from
which the Democratic League sprang,
and 1t was up to J.. Irving Handy and
myself TO see that our national stand
ara bearer was given "A place to eat
and sleep. We attended to this with
pleasure, for il was our duty as Demo-
Gratis and as citizens TO be hOspitable
TO our honored guest"
GOrmley Defeated Before.
why do the Independent Demo-
Gratis oppose Gormley?" was the next
question.
There are numerous reasons" he
answered? First of all, II he should
be elected a member of the. Legisla-
ture he will be the direct personal
representative OF the city tax Office
especially the Southern district, IN
the law-making body Of the state. You
can see what might happen to any bill
affecting the tax Office. Everybody
knows that Mr. Gormley has been the
principal clerk in the tax office for
about seventeen years. His salary is
$1,000 a year. OF course, he would
not have to resign from the tax Office
In the event of bis election. He could
hold both Offices at the same time.
Without making any reflection
upon M Gormley, il is only proper
for me to state that think maiorit,
OF the voters of the Fifth Representa-.
tive district do not care TO support a
man for the Legislature, who was de.
feated for this very same Office in an.
/ other district of this citY II will be
recalled that when Gormley lived n
the First Representative dist-ict
where he was born and reared, he was
the nominee Of the Democrats for
RoDroconfafivo against lance IIff-b d
en-. the Republican candidate. He was