Evening journal., 1910-09-10
TO TRY TO IRON.
OUT THE KINKS.
Democratic State Committee
to Take Hand in Con-
greSSiOnal Fight
KENT AND SUSSEX
BOTH AFTER THE PLACE

While there is every indication of
rumpus confronting the Democratic
State Convention over the Congress
sional nomination on Tuesday next,
the Democratic State Committee will
resort to an ironing process on Mon
day night in Dover to try TO smooth
out the kinks and have no ripples
TO disturb on Tuesday. The principal
contention is over whether Kent
county or Sussex county shall be Civ
en- the Congressional nomination. Kent
is claiming it by rotation. II is point
ed out that the last Democratic Con-
gressman was Henry Houston, of Sus-
sex, and the one before that was l..
Irving Handy, who since he sat in
Congress has made a couple of tries
to get back.
Sussex, however, is going along
with the idea of what is little thing
like rotation, anyway, and two of Sus-
sex's favorite sons are in the fray
with both hands and ready tongues.
They are Robert G. White and Albert
F. Polk. of Georgetown. They are
battling It out today at the primaries
for delegates, I'm order to try TO con-
troll the Sussex delegation.
II will be up TO the State Committee,
or probably the convention as a last
resort, to determine whether Kent or
Sussex shall get the nomination. The
State Committee will meet at the Ho-
tel Richardson on Monday night to
discuss the prdbosed platform and
also to take up the question Of wheth-
er Kent or Sussex shall be allotted
the Congressman. The committee will
try to reach a conclusion on this
point and pass along the word in an
effort TO prevent a sectional fight It
is said many of the committeeman
look with favor upon Kent's turn. In
event of that prevailing it is said the
nomination would probably go to Will
liam Salisbury.
Tho name of Millard f. Davis, OF
this city for State Treasurer, and VIII
liam w. Rawlins, of Georgetown, for
State Auditor, are prominently dis
cussed. Should Sussex get the Con-
gressiOnal nominee. however, Il
would bowl out Mr.. Rawlins and give
the auditor nominee to Kent The
Kent Democrats, It Is said. are pre-.
pairing to sit tight on their claim fQ'
th1 Congl psional nominee.
There Ike been report for severa
days that in event of the Kent anC
Sussex Democrats getting involved
resulting in an open fight in the con
ventiOn over the Congressional nomi
nation, the name Of Josiah Marve
of this city. might be put forward as
compromise. Mr. Marvel has tolS
his friends all along that he doei
not desire the nomination.
A prominent Democrat today sal,
that the State Committee as an organ
ization will not try to straighten on
whether Kent OF Sussex shall have
the Congressional nominee, but what
ever would be done by the commit
,eemen along that line would be don
as individuals and not as a commit
ree He was of the opinion that thu
Congressional clash would have to b.
settled on the floor of the convention
He did not think the New Castl
county caucus would name a candi
date for Congress, and if the Ken
and Sussex caucuses would eacl
name a candidate II would mean
settlement of the question in ope
convention, vAth the New Castle del
gates holdin7 the balance Of power
II Is said that the wet and DRY
question is being injected into tn
contest, because MI Salisbury ha
been active in the DRY" cause
One man today said he would no
be surprised If Albert f. Polk, @
Georgetown. stepped out of the Con
gressional fight, and was nominate
for State Auditor.
DR.. Rowland G. Paynter, Of George
town. and Henry Ridgely, of Dove
who have been mentioned for Cor
gress, have announced that they ar
not after the nomination. While III
names of Alexander M. DAILY and job
B. Hutton. of Dover. have been mer
toned, It is said they will not OF
pose Mr.. Salisbury for it.
The State Committee will frame
tentative draft of the platform q
Monday night. Several Democrat
lawyers are hewing out the plank
It is said the platform will be conci'
and straight to the point. but Will n,
point with pride" 10 the recent e,
travagant playground deal by q
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