Evening journal., 1912-10-03
THURSDAY. OCT. 3, 1912
sArrEnrirLD AND HIS rRApucERs.

7 AMES NJ. SATTERFlELD, the Republican candi-
date for Attoruey.General, is OF the leading
lawyers at the Kent county bar. He is man of emf
nent respectsbiliy both personally and professions
ally. II elected, he will make Of the best prose-
cutting onicals State ever has had. When Dep
ny Attorney CeneraI, under Attorney General Rich
ards he distinguished himself in many important eases
and showed that he was pre.emnentiy fitted for the
office 20 which he now aspres. His Democratic OPP
poneut is Josiah o. Nocot, son Of former Chan
cellor Of the State Of Delaware and the man who
Naged successful warfare against the Saulsbury fac
tlon in the Democratic party James IL. Hughes for.
mery Secretary OF State was one Of Chancellor Vol.
colts chief euenants in that successful fight against
the sausburys. Mr.. Hughes is credited now with be.
ing editor OF the Dover Index which, in its day, was
the Wolcott organ. II Is not surprising, therefore,
that Mr. Hughes and the Dover Index should wish to
see young Mr., WoIcOt elected Attorney General to
succeed Andrew c. Gray. In fact both Mr.. Hughes
and the Index owe what they are today to WoIcott
influence, and is laudabIc for them to stand firmly
behind the candidacy Of the son Of the former Chan
cellor.
When. however, they so far forget themselves rs
to to abuse and misrepresentation Of Mr.. Sat
ter6eld, young Mr.. NocOtts Republican opponent,
they Overreach themselves, because they attack
who is The peer of Mr. Wolcott in personal aud pb-
ltca respectabiity, and his superior IN legal attain.
ments II becomes necessary, therefore, not only to
refuie what they say, hut to show how inconsistent
they in saying H. The germ OF the attack upon
Mr. Satteriield that when be was Deputy Attorney
General he failed to size up to his responsibilities
and opportunities aud that following his retirement
from that once be associated with the defense
in practically all the bribery eases In Kent county.
The inference is that Mr.. NOco as deputy for Mr..
GRAY. has distinguished himself as prosecutor Of al.
legged brbers; that he has not been associated with
the defense Of men accused Of that crimes and that
Mr. Crays administration Of the Attorney Generals
once has been much eidcient than was that Of
Robert u. Richards, under whom Mr.. Ssttereld serv-
ed as deputy with former Judge Daniel o. Hastings.
let US see what ground there is for any Of the as
serlions assumptions made by the champions Of the
candidacy Of Mr.. Wolcott.
When Nr. Richards, Mr. Hastings and Mr.. Sstter-
held connected with the Attorney .GeuersTs ofce
they convicted Naack Watson Of election frauds
They also convicted mau In New Castle county, an.
--rnt\ man in keut county. and yet another man in
SUSSEX county. In other words, hye men-tbree for
buying Notes and two for other election frauds Mr.
Gray and his associates convicted ~Jacks Goodwin Of
ths county, hut il upon evidence that had been
collected by the Attorney GeneraIs ONCE prior to the
retirement Of Mr.. Richards, Mr. Hastings and Mr. sat.
tfrhesd. The next man who was convicted by the
tray administration John Barr, of Sussex county
y was only fair 70 Mr.. Gray and HIS associates to
say that the evidence that case was collected by
them. The eeHTictioh Of Barr was followed by the
conviction Of Conwell- Of Sussex county also on evil
dsnee collected by the Gray administration In other
words, the Gray administration obtained the conyic.
tnn Of only three men, in New Castle county on
evidence placed in It's hands by the Richards admin
lsiraton, and two in Sussex county on evidence col.
lec'ed by the Gray administration Not one man was
convicted IN kent county
This record Of hye convictions by the administration
Of Mr.. Richards, Republican Attorney. General with
credit due to his administration for the conviction
Of Goodwin BY the Gray Democratic administration, and
The record OF only three convictions by the Gray Dem.
ocratic administration, including that OF Godwin shows
the absolute hollowness Of the Democratic claims OF
activity against bribers and the utter unfsirness Of
ths Democratic criticism the Richards adminstra-
hon.
>er for the accusation that following his retire.
ment from the Office Of Deputy Attorney General, Mr.
>aitereld associated with the defense in the trs