Evening journal., 1912-10-29
TUESDAY, OCT. 20, 1912
sCorr AND HIS CANDIDACY.

7 4 augurs we'll for the political future of Blackbird
and Appoquinimink hundreds that there exists In
Democracy there such strong and rreconciable op
position TO William A. Scott the Democratic machine
made candidate for Levy Court Commissioner for the
Seventh district That district is madeu of Blackbird
and Appoquinmink hundreds II contains many Demo
Gratis Of independent mind who arc fully determined that
the party there shall suffer longer from the
interference of the Salisbury machine and the
nomination of such Scott for import
ant public office They hold to the view that there are
good and capable Democrats in Backbrd and
Appoquinmnk hundreds who passed over each year
by the Democratic machine that men for whom the
party must apologize may be nominated That has
been done each hundred until the respectable men
in the Democratic party have become heartily tired
Of IT,
As evidence the independence Of thought and action
which exists among the Democrats in the lower hun
dreds Of New Castle county, the election returns in
Blackbird hundred in years tell story which
viii not be reished by such candidate as William
A. Scott who member of the old malodorous
Lynn-Whte Levy Court
Blackbird hundred is normally Democratic by large
majority. Years it regarded an impregnabe
Democratic stronghold. A Democratic nomination was
equivalent 10 an election and the party down there
was machne-ridden. corrupted and abused until the
decent Democrats began to drop away from it, BY
1904 the Democratic plurality had fallen TO 3S In
1906 the Republicans carried the hundred by plural
ity of g. Conditions satisfactory to the Demo-
Gratis existed in 1908 and they came out Of the fight
with a plurality OF ILL., Encouraged by that showing
the Democratic machine resored anew TO its dscred-
able tactics with the result that in 1910 the Demo-
cratic plurality dwinded to 40.
Appoquinimink hundred Democrats also have been
falling away their party in recent because
similar abuses encouraged countenanced by the
Democratic machine In 1904 the Democratic plurality
was reduced to &c. That plurality wiped out in
1906 and a Republican plurality of 40 substituted for
H. Encouraged by Democratic machine promises of
better conditions the independent Democrats restored
the Democratic party power in 1908 with plurality
but the promises OF better conduct not kept
and that Democratic plurality fell TO 80 In 1910. In
other words to the figures which existed in 1904
years before the Republicans carried the hundred
by 40 plurality.
Those two hundreds comprise tho Levy Court dis
trict in which William A. Scott Is running and urging
outraged Democracy 10 support him. His candi-
dacy is a shock to the civic sense of the voters.
eardless Of party. They cannot understand why the
Salisbury machine dragged Scott from a well-deserved
retirement placed him upon the ticket and directed
the Democratic electors.to vote for him. There is not
voter in the entire district who does not know Scots
record a member Of the old Lynn-White Levy Court
ago. when the last thing the Levy Court thought
Of the interest Of the taxpayers Nor the
Democratic electors understand why such as
Harris b. Mcdowell who against Scott for the
nomination. should have been made the victim Of the
Democratic machine the benefit Of Scott Even the
machine manipuators realize that mistake has
been that they have aroused such resentment
in the hearts and minds of the decent Democrats in
Backhrd and Appointments hundreds that the
Seventh Levy Court district is in jeopardy
The friends Of Harris b Mcdowell also arc indignant
the manner in which the Democratic primaries
conducted in the district on September last There
have been persistent that the Democratic
machine manipulaors had the yenal in the dis
trict rounded up election day and swung their vote
10 Scott Who the final count, had majority of onl,
n Mr.. Mcdowell Rumor has IL that there were
65 Of those venal in the Townsend end of th
district alone. Other circumstances in connection Will
the primary which aroused the suspicion and
mcnt Of tho friends of Mr. Mcdowell that th
stopped aud that all ihe ballots dump
ed back into a box and that the situation handle
such way that il was about o'clock next mornin
before the count completed and Scott declared IN
nominee
We already have urged the Democratic Auoruey
General and his chief deputy Josiah O Wolcott Demo
cratic candidate for Attorney General 60 conduct a
investigation in the Seventh Levy Court district and a,
certain whether these persistent ia relatio
10 corruption in the Democratic primaries there an
true. SO far is known. nothing has been done
Is pleasing to learn. however, that the Democrat
voters in the district active than The Dem,
cratic Auorney-Gener and his deputy. Mr.. wolcoi
and that they preparing pass judgment upon Il
candidacy Of William A Scott