Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-06-09

Electors were Colonel Samuel B.
Davis of Delamore Place. Wilmington.
Jacob Raymond of Kent county and
DIR. stephen II. Green of Sussex. Thus
we see how the political happenings
OF the State began ut that time tn
draft men for public service whose
names ar. familiar To many who are
now In the land OF the living
| Immediately after the second state
Convention To name the candidates
/ for Congress in place of Woottan, the
| Gazette entered with energy and de-
termination upon its part in the work
of carrying the State for the DEM
ocratic party. Polk and Dallas are
destined tn be- elected by hundred
thousand maiority.v 1t defiantIy de-
clared in its is-ue of August 20. The
disposition of some confident Wings to
bet on clay's election made demand
upon its attention. and In ita issue of
| September 20 it gave mention of n
| clustering coon In this city who saws
| he is resdy To bet on Clay" and re-
ferred him to several betting PROPOSE
tions on Poikr election that were open
to consideration, totailinr IS 600.
For particulars inquire at this office.
was the significant conclusion of this
bold challenge. II win be noted that
the Polk money greatly exceeded the
Clay money previously put forward
In the columns of the Journal, which
amounted to only si,250.
Democrats carried Wilmington At
the municipal election in September.
by a small. margin. hut il was suf
ficient To incite the f.arette 10
shriek in big hlack letters "Democ-
racy Again Victorious At the
little election in October the Demo-
Gratis carried New Castle and SUSSEX
counties. and again we're tremendous
ly exhilarated.
Aggressive Democrnuc Campaign
Meanwhile. the Gazette became
hotter and more aggressive in its
conduct of the campaign. John w.
Houston. whig candtstate for Con-
gress. WAS accused by il OF being IAN
abolitionist In New Castle county and
slave-holder in Sussex thus briug-
ing into the campaign an element
that was something OF a hot poker
for either party TO handle. In it's is
sue of Tuesday, October %. il gave
space to a charge that the Wings were
en0neeIing scheme to send voters
from Delaware over the line into
Penreyiyania--that State voted be-
fore Delaware--and that pennsyl-|
vauia Wing politicians were to re-
turn the favor n kind at me Dela-
wure ctorflon. we want rothing
but fair play and honesty" virtuous-
ly protested the Gazette after this
deEverance.
The Gazette charged the Delaware
State Journal with having advised
its friends not 10 extend any business
patronage TO ''locofoco" merchants
meaning those of Democratic persua-
sion--whereupon the Journal put
forth indignant denial and challenged
the Gazette to produce the proof
1t must be said in fairness that the
Gazette's columns fail TO show evil
dence that ii was able to do so.
However. the Gazette had every
reason to appeal TO the voters OF
Delaware TO array their State in the
Democratic column, as the result Of
elections in State after State showed
the hopelessness of the cause of
Henry Clay. In its issue of Tuesday
October 2s, the Gazette printed a
table of Electoral votes, actual and
estimated. that gave Polk $50 sure
votes. with SO more doubtful but very
probable, while il gave Clay only
meagre total of So, with rs of them
doubtful, but Ciayish.' II is not
surprising that with the situation
showing such brilliant Democratic
promise, the Gazette should have in
eluded the vote of Delaware in its
Polk column.
Frantic Last Hour Appeals.
On Tuesday, November 5, one week
before the election in Delaware, the
Gazette jubilantly declared: "our
prospects are bright and cheering.
both in the State and nation" Penn
sylvania had voted. by that time. Civ
ing Polk a majority of 5000. and this
was hooked upon as an administration
of the death potion To the Wing
cause. On Friday. November 3. the
Gazette thus poeticaNy appealed:
All who wish Peace. Plenty and
Prosperity, vote for Polk and the full
Democratic ticket And on election
day, Tuesday. November l.. it fairly
bristled with injunctions and appeals
spread over its pages in advertising
type.
Redeem the Statels
Come and Join in the General |
Triumph
Beware Of Spurious Tickets!'
See TO the Ballot Boxesi
Watch out for Fraudulent Voters"
Examine Your Ballots,"
These and many other trenehant
abiurations made its editorial page
lively and picturesque.
But all in vain. The staunch Whig
voters OF Delaware refused 10 be turn
&c from their allegiance To the idolized |
leader and TO repudiate him because |
Wing voters in other States had
proved faithless. There is no doubt |
that every Whig voter in the State |
knew on election day that Clay had |
been hopeiessly defeated, notwith- /
standing the insistence of their party /
leaders that there was still room for |
hope, New York, Pennsylvania, Vir- |
ginia. North Carolina, Georgia, In
diana and Michigan had been carried |
for Polk. and his election was as
sured.
Their Loyal Devotion.
1t Is doubtful il there ever was IN /
ali the history of the country another /
such evidence of party discipline and /
loyal devotion Ia the cause of a party /
leader as the Wings OF Delaware dis /
played on that day. They were few I
IN number. compared With the party |
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