Smyrna times. [volume] (Smyrna, Del.) 1854-1987, 1921-06-01
SENATOR WOLCOTT WILL NOT
Be CHANCELLOR OF DELAWARE
ASKS GOVERNOR DENNEY To
WITHDRAW HIS NAME
VIII Keep His Seat In The United
States Senate But Feels He Is
Giving Up Ambition of His Life

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from United States Senator Wolcott
asking the governor to reconsider his
announcement concerning his selection
as Chancellor of Delaware. The SEN
ator expresses qualification over the
honor the Governor conferred upon
him, but feels that, in Difference to
contrary public sentiment, though
seeing no improperly, himself, in the
acceptance of the Office, he ought to
ask permission of the governor to de-
cline the nomination, which he does in |
his letter.
When Governor Denney was spoken |
to in regard to the matter, without |
making any comment, he indicated his |
willingness to grant the request of |
Senator Wolcott.
The matter of appointing a Chancel- |
lor will not be determined for She pres
ent, the governor said, and he could |
not say, who would be chosen for the I
place.
Senator WOlcOtt Declines the Honor
Following is the text of Senator
Wolcott's letter to the governor:
Washington, D. c., May 26, 1921.
Honorable William D. Denney, Gov
ernor of Delaware, Dover, Delaware.
My Dear Governor. have watched
with consuming interest, the reaction
to your announcement of last Tuesday
in which you revealed to the public
your proposed appointments for the
| judicial vacancies which will occur in
the middle of next month. l have
been hearing from friends in Whining
ton and have of course been reading
the newspapers and have been gath
ering from every source l could the
sentiment of the public with respect
particularly to the suggestion of my
name for the office of Chancellor.
l am thoroughly convinced in my
own mind, and 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
CHARACTERISTIC. If the thought had
ever occurred to either of us that the
fair name of the State, would be in
jured by such an eventuality, or that
of Delaware has always been held
would be in the slightest impaired,
you, am sure, would never have pro-
posed to appoint me to the office and 1
am equally sure that l never would
for moment have seriously consider
ed the acceptance of such an appoint
ment.
You did me a very high honor in
announcing that you intended to APP
point me to this place. l regard the
position as among the highest that
men are called upon to fill. 1 have all
my life INDUCED what regard as a
, laugable ambition, to some day sit in
court of justice as judge on the
bench.
Before you mentioned to me a short
time ago, your desire to appoint me to
the place, l had been hearing the re-
: port that my name was possibly re-
ceiving serious consideration at your
hands. These reports had come to me
] from gentlemen whose relations with
you were of such character as led me
to believe that the possibility of your
naming me was indeed probability
l thereupon began a serious consider.
alton to what my answer would be il
: case the tender of the position shoulC
be made to me. / thought this out
! alone, and then sought the counsel ant
J advise of friends in whose judgment
had great confidence and whose pur
poses knew to be high-minded. Afte
many conferences and much seriou
thought and discussion, it was tn
judgment of myself, reinforced by tn,
judgment of the friends with whom
conferred, that | could, with all pro
priety, accept the appointment if
should be rendered. 1t is not wort
while for me to detail to you in thi
letter the various considerations whic
controlled the views of myself and m
friends. 1t is sufficient to say tina
when the final decision was reached,
was convinced, as were my friends
that no legitimate criticism could
urged against my accepting the az
pointment. /, of course, knew ths
there would be some who, for pul
poses of their own, would endeavor I
stir up adverse criticism. was col
- WINGED, however, that public sentimen
g which must always be regarded in I'll
naming of high officials, would find +
fault in case became the chancello
Now that your intention is publ
however, I find that those of us WI
ds discussed the matter were mistaken
appraising the possible public sent
ment.
Would Save the Bench of Criticism
AS much as would desire to Occur
judicial station, | would not wa
any place on the bench, if there w
$50 any considerable body of public OPT