Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1914-10-22
MAKING A DEMOCRATIC
MOUNTAIN OUT OF A
REPUBLICAN, MOLEHILL
MOI Cent Lost TO the County as Result of Ar
Error Made BY Clerk in the Court House in
Making Out a CheckFOr Republican EIcc-
ton Officer-Ner Were The County Funds
in Danger AT Any Time Following the
Giving of the Check.
MISTAKE DUE TO HURRY IN
GETTING OUT 1900 CHECKS

In ON political and business circles this city
mn today result Of an effort made by the Every Evening yesterday
TO build Democratic o a Republican
The OF the Democratic allegation county
in blank to amOnnt had been given election
Charles McGinness
he conveyed to the public was that it is the
practice the officials county
Is in imminent danger a OF practice
The underlying the Every
public sentiment Levy
Gratis in reganng control Of the government this county,
admitted, by prominent politicians if
fate Of the Democratic ticket
cratic candidates
Republican frankness, which appealed beneaaIy
public the admission that October check
0
Republican pubic cOmpes
mission that the omission the body the
committed
the Democratic spirit underlying Republican
had fair the spirit with which the
ubcans meet it, the following facts would have accompanied the
uons
FIRsT-THAT As RESULT OF THE CLERICAL ERROR, NEW
COUNTY DID
SECOND-THAT NEITHER MIR. McGINNEss NOR ANYONE ELSE
ATTEMPTED TO USE THE CHECK BLANK FOR THE PURPOSE OF
FMCHNG FROM COUNTY TREASURY.
THIRD-THAT IMPROPER MADE OF THE CHECK
WHICH ENDEAyORED TO UTILIZE
AS AN INSTRUMENT TO FCH FROM CERTAIN COUNTY OFFICIALS
THEIR REPUTABLE STANDING THE COMMUNITY.
this political enterprise embarked
by the Evening
minded intelligent discrimna
weI for THE EYENING JOURNAL to lay certain facts
in connection lie public.
Primarily responsible having
bIanki is G.. Candy Hopkins o the Levy Court.
He
Hopkins accept
sponbny which beneath his supervision.
CONNECTION SAID THAT HOPKINS
DRAWN. DURING YEARS. $4,000 WAR
RANTS COUNTY TREASURY, COUNTY HAS
NEVER MUCH RESULT OF CLERICAL
ERROR INCIDENT WORK. SEEN, THEREFORE,
DESPICABLE EVERY
ATTACK COMPETENT OFFICIAL. IN
FACT IT is ADMITTED, EVEN BY MANY DEMOCRATS THAT
HAS HAD A COMPETENT THAN MR. HOP
FOR CLERK COURT.
Hopkins today since
held the Levy Court
County Treasurer
ing the amounts to be filled afterwards
"n instance since have been clerk practice
three officials signing checks blank prevailed replied
THAT THE McGINNEss CHECK WENT THAT SHAPE
WAS DUE, NOT TO PRACTICE CLERICAL WORK
AND OVERSIGHT. MIGHT AGAIN FOR YEARS AND
YET 1T Is AN ERROR OCCUR DOUBTLESS HAS
OCCURRED IN THE BESTREGULATED OFFICES HERE
AND ELSEWHERE.S
October Gao bool
drawn bills Levy the neighbohood
Of 1900 Of those checks primary officers Of whom Me-
Gnness H the practice check stubs
from the bills and TO fiji in the checks apparent
Levy Court Hopkins assistance in
drawing them. who made the error
IN the hcGnn check which for only small
reveals that the stub In the check filed
only omission shows that
C. Ozark County Comptroller the the
McGnness check failed
Of the be that some
caller business distracted his attention he
in
Like Mr. attempt deny that the mistake
made by the clerk him. pretense of
being nfable but the records the show Mr.
Hopkins much nfn Democratic
which official
integrity.