Evening journal., 1914-07-07
DEMOCRATIC CHAIRMAN FIGHTING DEMOCRATS


T AMEs SALISBURY chairman of the Democratic
City Committee persists in his effort 10 compel
the Board of Elections in this city remove from the
list of Democratic registration and election officers
the names OF several lifelong Democrats who were
selected by the board when il outside the COM
mittee's faulty list in search Of suitable men. His
activity in that behalf does not with the ap-
proyal OF many Democrats That adverse sentiment
is voiced in the following letter from a Democrat
whose party activity In the past has been such
make is critical views worthy of attention:
TO the Editor OF THE EVENING JOURNAL:
Sir-ln the issue of the Every Evening of Friday
July D. 1914 see statement by the chairman of the
Democratic City Committee that he is going to apply
TO the Superior Court for writ of mandamus to
pei the Department of Elections to rescind its action
in the appointment of six good Democrats regis
tration officers. ] wish to ask the chairman what is
the matter with such men as Messrs Taggart Blake,
Riley, Derrickson McDonough and Jennings? Are
they not good Democrats?
The writer of this communication is personally ac-
Quainted with every one. of these and begs to
inform the chairman of the City Committee that most
&c not all, OF them voted the Democratic ticket long
before he had vote even moved into this county.
Furthermore, ] have never known any of them, any
in their families, to split their ticket bolt
the Democratic ticket after Il nominated wish
/ could say that much for Chairman Salisbury.
The chairman l suppose representing the full COM
Department OF Elections to select from names sub
mtted by the Democratic City Committee Wen. the
Department did select most all the registration officers
from the names submitted by the said committee, but
with what result? That there were not less than ff-
teen to twenty presented to the Department Of
Elections for registration officers of who did not
live within the districts for which they were named.
Whose fault that? Surely not the Department of
Elections No; il goes to prove what is known by
many Democrats, that have not the proper kind
OF organization either in this city i'm New Castle
county. In conclusion / would like to ask chair
aud members of the City Committee, If they think
Mr.. N. H. Bilany until recently chairman of the Re
publican First District Committee would have made
such blunder.
A STRAIGHT DEMOCRAT
Wilmington. Del July g. 1914
The real grievance of Chairman Salisbury lies in
the that of the Democrats selected by the
Republican Department Of Elections who re-
fuse TO wear his collar either within without the
City Committee II is TO strike at his factonal enc
mics rather than to test the power of the Department
Elections go outside the list OF submitted
10y the Democratic City Committee that the young and
untricd chairman is cndoayoring 10 prevent certain
Democrats serving in tho registration ana the elec
ton Even Chairman salisbury cannot truthfully
| question their Democracy.
The Wilson administration has broken all American
records for legislative and administrative incapacity
villa is the fly in Carranzas ointment.