Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1916-10-07
COL. townsend IN
OPENING Speech
COUNSELS UNITY.
Various Sections of State
Should Cooperate, Re
publican Nominee Says
DEMOCRATIC RECORD IS
FLAYED BY CANDIDATES

TLHIED DI LHWDlDHIES
Members Of the Republican Active
Club and their guests, the members of
the Hughes First Voters Club, were
addressed at Republican headquarters
last evening by Congressman Thomas
W. Miller, Colonel John G. Townsend,
Republican nominee for governor
George M. Fisher, nominee for lieu
tenant governor, and David J. Rein
hardt, nominee for Encouragement.
Their speeches we're inspiring TO the
gathering, and they scored ineinciency
Of the Democratic administration.
The meeting was presided over by
Assistant City Solicitor John #. Lynn.
Colonel Townsend was the first
speaker and in opening his address,
his first OF the campaign, he remarked
that he was proud that he is a life
member of the Young Mems Republi-
can Club, and suggested that efforts
be made to secure more members for
the club from lower Delaware.
Colonel Townsend made a most fav-
orable impression. He pleaded for
cooperation between Wilmington and
the rural sections Of Delaware. In
the course OF his speech he said:
"ro come to you as a citizen of Della
ware is a compliment accepted with ap
preciation, but TO be present and speak
10 YOU as the nominee for Governor is a
task felt with keen sense Of response
bility. To be the citizen of such State
IS well a matter Of pride; 10 be its Gov.
ernor-there comes duty of no mean
proportions. With the feeling OF pride
in the selection of the nominee Of the
party. thefe comes q serious questioning
whether you have chosen wisely Say
what you will, after the first blush OF
appreciation Of the confidence that has
been given, / feel the burden Of making
good that confidence To so perform the
duties Of Governor Of this State that
you viii win the approval of all classes
and all sections; to so serve that you
can realize a service rendered is a task
Of such opportunity and such moment
as TO challenge the very best in one that
has been given your confidence. ReOliz-
ing this, / feel all my strength urging
me TO very definitely seeing 10 IL that
you shall not be disappointed.
'With this feeling of appreciation
with this sense of responsibility, with a
determination. Unborn and cultivated
by years of hard work, trying TO make
my life worth while. come to you witt
no boast of my ability. VITA no hattery
for your choice. I come not only al
one Of that plain citizenship which
makes up Delaware. but as the nominee
for Governor Of the State. / come,
think you will agree, not as the choice
of any one section, nor Of any one Opin-
ion; come, and proud / am, as the
man from the ordinary walk of our life.
as your candidate. chosen by ordinary
people. so feel the appreciation and
the responsibility that l announce 20
you, as my only pledge, my strongest
determination in this contest, and my
best service if elected With this, / pre-
sent my case, not personality, but as
your candidate. In that view ] am glad
that our ticket is representative, in that
IL Is chosen from the various walks Of
life and various phases of thought.
III | have any of the qualifications
necessary TO serving the State, il is the
fact that my work has brought me in
touch with people all over the State.
In the woods as lumber man, at the
mill, on the farm, at the market, at the
cashiers window, in the directors room,
as producer. as business man. my ex-
perience has been such that I can in
some degree feel the needs of these men.
My work aud association with them
have made us acquainted They can eN.
press their views In my language, and
actual experience In their work. has
given me an appreciation and under.
standing Of their point Of view This
living with them, working with them
has given me an experience that will
believe, enable me 10 measure up IN
seine degree to the honor you have be.
slowed on me. can by this experience
better feel their needs NV contact
with the mechanic, the farmer. the bust.
nese man, the work ! have done gives
me a better sense of appreciation.
feel their needs, because I feel them
myself
speaking OF this understanding
and appreciation Of the needs OF the
day. have felt that Delaware is about
TO make another stride in advance
The relationship of Wilmington and
the rural sections is one solely OF I'M
derstanding, a better acquaintance and
appreciation of each others needs.
Neither can attain its greatest success
or realize its fullest opportunities
without the cooperation of the other.
Rural Delaware needs WilmingtOn's
aid and support. likewise Wilmington
needs the cooperation of the country
districts. Surely, we have reached
the conviction that one is vitality es-
sential TO the success of the other The
growth OF your city demands, no doubt,
legislation. Consideration and care
ful working out Of your plans. not
only adds to your efficiency but to the
rural growth. II can be in any way
the medium Of a better understanding
and closer relationship, l should be
proud indeed. This is a campaign not
for sectional superiority but for state
advance. And there is much 10 be dis
cussed, thought out-much TO be
done.
III Delaware is going to keep pace
with the hustling changes OF the day,
it behooves us to give our time and
energy to the task. This old State.
prided as the Unions first, has a his
tory and tradition of which we cannot
be too proud. We read of the strug-
giles and achievements. making our
State what II is today. Those leaders
OF thought and action make up our
proud and boosted roll of honor.
Thinking we may catch their secret
Of success. we read OF their problems
and the way they faced them. But
no, our problems are different, our
issues are not the same We can catch