Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1921-09-03
Address Of Samuel M. Crockett,
Democratic Candidate For House
Of Delegates, To The Voters Of
Worcester County:
Continued from Page 3

Some OF those who are opposing
me say that / have already been serv-
ed and should step down for my OPP
ponent. Compare, if you please, my
record as an office holder with that
OF Mr. Brattan. | am 81 years of
age and have always been true and
loyal party man. Mr.. Brattan is
cleverly past the 80 year mark and
he, too, has always been a true and
loyal party man. In my 81 years l
have held only the one office, that of
a Member Of the House of Delegates
in 1920. Mr.. Brattan, in his 80 odd
years, was for number of years en-
ployed in the Maryland House of
Correction; later he held for some
portant Departments at Washington,
to which a very attractive salary was
attached, and today he is filing the
position of Supervisor of Election for
this county. | submit to you, my
friends, who has been the better serv-
cd? And say this with no dispar-
agement to Frank Brattan. / am GLAD
that he has been so fortunate, but |
cannot agree that he be given a life
tenure of office
Really, friends, the fight that is be-
ing made against me is the surprise
OF my life. You all know me and you
know my record as a democrat and
o party man. The very best of my
entire life has been given to the dem
ocratic party. | have fought and
W orked for it in season and out of
season, never questioning the person
mel of any ticket after it had been
nominated. Many have been the days
and nights that | have wrangled with
the opposition in my effort to take
day | find men whose political inter
est | have guarded as we'll as | would
have guarded my own, who are doing
their best to defeat me in this contest.
And this is not only a surprise to me
my friends, but it is a surprise to
democrats all over this good county
of Worcester.
And now, fellow democrats, after
having thus placed these few facts
tefore you, | am on this platform to
ask you, as the jurors in the case, to
weight the facts fully and if possbl,
to give me your support at the COM
ing primary election which will be on
Friday, September the 9th. And il
asking you for your support, | prom
Use, that if elected, | will never VIC
late the confidence you repose in me
and | will to the very best of my
ability represent you in the coming
House of Delegates, honestly, fairly
and with an eye single to your best
interests and the best interests of our
HOLLYWOOD and Sfato
AS | said in the beginning of my
remarks, l believe that my experience
in the recent session of the Legisla-
ture better qualities me to represent
you than | did before. You, my
friends are good, level-headed peo-
pie and | am sure that you will agree
that man with full sessions eX.
perience is more capable of doing you
and your county good than man
without any experience at all.
| want to correct statement that
has been made by some of my oppon-
ents. They assert that | have been
put up by a certain man or set Of men
and that am their candidate. want
/ TO say as | said in my announcement
that l am nobody's pet candidate, put
by no special person or persons.
am straight down the middle of the
road Democrat, announcing my own
candidacy, after consulting with many
prominent democrats throughout the
county. | am financing my little
campaign myself. If | win | shall be
deeply grateful to you, my friends,
and to the people of the entire coun-
ty, and if | lose | shall submit grace
fully to the will of the people and
continue to fight for my party just as
though this contest had never occur
red.
] want to say to you, my friends.
that | hear encouraging reports from
al sections of the county. A large
number of Democrats are expressing
their disapproval of the treatment
received at the Conference in Snow
Hill and they are assuring me of
their support on the 9th Of Septem-
Der, not that they are in any way dis
loyal to their party but they believe
IN fair play as between democrats.
And now my friends | leave my
cause in your hands, believing and
knowing that you will do the proper
thing at the proper time. l appeal to
JOu W SldIlu Wy llG III lll'o
cotest. Personal pride prompts me
to be anxious to carry my own
district For nearly forty years
have | resided in this town hav-
ing cast my lot with her peo-
pie when it was known as New
town. You know my imperfections
and you know my good qualities, if l
have them. | suppose, like all men, |
have both. There is one thing about
it however. you never knew me to
play the part of hypocrite, my life
has always been open. ask you to
look over my imperfections, cast the
mantle of Charity around my short
Jennings and give me a chance to
show the best traits of my character.
And to you my fellow citizens,
promise the most faithful perfoDn-
ance of every public duty.
| ask you in conclusion to remem-
Der these facts concerning me:
| am 81 years old and am married
| have voted 35 times and never
scratched ticket in my life, always
voting the democratic ticket. One
year, by reason of death in the fami-
ly, it was impossible for me to get to