Evening journal., 1912-10-12
SATURDAY. OCT. IL, 1912
wOIcorrs CAMPAIGN OF BIuFF.


TT is folly for either Democratic Glasses in the Sun
day Star or tho Dover Index to resort TO Bill
nesgate OF gross misrepresentation Of Ia their
efforts 10 show that Josiah O. wocou should be elected
Auorney-General, the ground that, as a deputy
under Attorney General Gray, he has been a
political evdoers The truth is that as a deputy
he has done practically nothing for the publication
OF our elections and that his chief has done little
more than he along that line although both have
had four years=n which to show what they might do
Nor will II avail them to resort to misrepresenta-
tor of the work done by Attorney General Richards
and his deputies along such lines. They must not
forget that the transactions under discussion are mat
ers Of court record and not OF hearsay Those
records show that during the administration OF Rob
eri II Richards Atorney-General there we're two
convictions in New Castle county for violation Of the
election laws, and each convict received sentence
Of two years. Under the Richards admnistra-
tion another man convicted OF bribery In New
Castle county, and he sentenced to six months
imprisonment In addition to those convictions In
New Castle county the Richards administration OBJ
tanned the conviction OF in Kent county for
bribery and another in Sussex county, each
Wet sentenced 20 three months imprisonment
Those are all facts susceptible OF proof by the
records OF the three counties The records of the
Goodwin in the Attorney Generals oace will provo
that the evidence for the prosecution in the OF
Jack Goodwin obtained by the Richards admin
istration and turned over to Auorney-Genera Gray,
who used It and obtained a conviction
The court records also prove that the Gray admin
istration only obtained three convictions in bribery
cases. including the one against Goodwin. In all the
Mr. Gray had charge of the prosecution. The
two cases besides that Of Goodwin those Of Barr
and Connoway, both in Sussex county
In view of such a of facts we should like to
know what ground there is for such fulsome lauda-
tion of either Gray Wolcot or such gross criti-
Of Mr. Richards and his deputies including James
NJ satterneld the popular and able Republican candi-
date for Attorney General tha year
n seems to us that Mr. Wolcoti has played such an
inconApcuous part the prosecution Of election
ruptoniss here that he should hesitate call public
attention 20 t
Why didn't he so after and capture and punish
a few of the men who, willard salisbury said. put
Head? II also IS pertinent to inquire why il was
if bribery and corruption existed 10 such extent
the Republican side the Democrats assert, that
the Gray administration captured not in the
Democratic bribery dragnet which Attorney General
GRAY threw out IN this State almost two years ago?
He examined hundreds of witnesses extended the
scope of his investigation in all directions In add
ton he had all the assistance the Democratic
chine could give him. Notwithstanding those things.
MI Gray and Mr. Woloott emerged from that far
reaching inquiry without the arrest indictment
IF a Republican 10 their credit
These are facts which show Mr. Wocott IN IN his
true light He is endeavoring to campaign OF
political blum in a community which knows much
about him as he knows about himself.