Milford chronicle., 1921-06-03
WOLCOTT ASKS COVER
NOR NOT APPOINT Him
OPPOSITION FROM MANY SOURCES TO
HIS ACCEPTING CHANCELLORSRTP
The REASON.
FEELS WOULD HURT BENCH
In A LENGTHY LETTER TO GOVERNOR
TELLS HIS REASONS FOR ASKING
HIM TO CHANGE DECISION.

accept the offer of appointment a
Chancellor of Delaware made to hir
by Governor Denney. The senate
made his decision public in a lette
from Washington received by the gov
ernor. Coincident with Senator Vol
colts decision Governor Denne7
branded as "absurd" all talk of deal
involving his selection of Senator VOL
colt for the bench.
= The report which appeared in q
Philadelphia newspaper to the effect
that the governor had participated in
a conference with Senator Wolcott in
a New York hotel, Governor Denney
styled an absolute falsehood." In
this connection the governor said: "I
participated in no such conference,
know of no such conference and so
far as it relates to me is an absolute
falsehoOd."
81 am thoroughly convinced in nv
own mind, and l am sure you are in
yours, that there is nothing dishonOr-
able or questionable in the proposal
that l leave the Senate and go to the
Chancellorship," says Senator VOL
colt in his letter to the governor.
"You did me a very high honor in
announcing that you intended to an
point me to this place." Senator VOL
colt adds. GAS much as 1 desire to
occupy a judicial station, l would not
want any place on the bench, if there
was any considerable body of public
opinion questioning the propriety of
my occupying such place. In this
particular instance 1 still think the
criticism is not Well-founded. I am
still of the opinion that there is moth
ing questionable in the proposed ap-
pOintment. believe, however, that a
considerable public sentiment does not
agree with me in this regard.
"The reputation of the bench is too
precious to ever admit it to be con-
taminated by even a slight doubt in !
the minds of the people as to the pro-
priety of the appointment of any one (
of its occupants" Senator Wolcott t
says, as he requests the governor to S
his appointment.
The course of action that Governor
Denney will pursue in view of the
Wolcott decision is uncertain. The
Governor when asked if he had reach
ed a decision, refused to make any
comment.
The text of Senator Wolcott's let
er is as follows: in
Washington, D. c., May 26, 1921.
Honorable William D. Denney, Gov til
rnor of Delaware, Dover, Delaware.
My Dear Governor. 1 have watched a
nth consuming interest, the reaction
D your announcement of last Tuesday 0O
4 which you revealed to the public wi
our proposed appointments for the
1dicial vacancies which will occur in ed
le middle of next month. I have
cen hearing from friends in Whining at
m and have of course been reading en-
le newspapers and have been gath - =
ing from every source I could the f,.;, ,
of the public with respect 1
to the suggestion of my Col
lme for the Office of Chancellor. pas
I am thoroughly convinced in my n
Vn mind, and am sure you are in is
'urs, that there is nothing dishonor- W.;
lie or questionable in the proposal +bo
at leave the Senate and go to the for for
If the thought had &
er occurred to either of us that the pro
ir name of the State would be in o.
red by such an eventuality, or that N
e good repute in which the Bench Spe
Delaware has always been held Odn
uld be in the slightest impaired, ~
u, am sure, would never have pro- , Sp5
sed to appoint me to the office and I ~ n
equally sure that I never would -, -
a moment have seriously consider HTf
the acceptance of such an appoint M
Mt. cd j
You did me a very high honor in Che
that you intended to ap- NJ
MT me to this place. l regard the Den
ition as among the highest that her
n are called upon to fill. have all I'll
life indulged what I regard as g livel
gable ambition, to some day sit in Chu
Ourt Of justice as judge on the chu1
ch. TT
efore you mentioned to me a short grad
e ago, your desire to appoint me to gIrls
place, had been hearing the re- to,9i, 80
that my name was possibly re- % Ds
ing serious consideration at your doTo
DIS. These reports had come to me Spen,
Il gentlemen whose relations with Ches
were of such character as led me Mr.
elieve that the possibility of your taine
ing me was indeed a probability. her
ereupon began serious consider Jones
n to what my answer would be in Mr.
the tender of the position should move
made to me. I thought this out Vacat
e, and then sought the counsel and move
Sc of friends in whose judgment l Mr.
great confidence and whose pur- uausl
S knew to be high-minded. After ond onG y
Y conferences and much serious
ght and discussion, it was the on+o,.i -,
ment of myself, reinforced by the the N
ment of the friends with whom Rushs
erred, that 1 could, with all pro- Mrs
Y, accept the appointment if it follow
Id be rendered. It is not worth Miss
, for me to detail to you in this Mr.. a
, the various considerations which Helen
oiled the views of myself and my Messr
ds. 1t is sufficient to say that 4''S Ia
the final decision was reached, I One
as were my friends, ms ms oi o1
no legitimate criticism could be and F
against my accepting the ap- servic
ment. I, of course, knew that Sunda
would be some who, for pur- cred /
of their own, would endeavOr to sermon
% adverse criticism. 1 was con- A v
|, however, that public sentiment, Memol
must always be regarded in the ID Ine ~, U.
IL Il fiT1H mi