Evening journal., 1912-07-25


of giving TO the state Of Delaware this
magnificent boulevard and see no
reason why nor do ! believe that such
an assertion was made by General du-
Pont"
What Others Say.
Thomas O'Connell, merchant tailor,
when asked about the Morning News
article. said:
Il attended the Merchants Confer
ence held in General duPonts Office
yesterday afternoon and did not hear
General DUPONT cast any reflections
whatever on our Judiciary"
When asked about the article in
the Morning News, Joshua Conner
said;
Il didn't understand General du-
Pont 20 make any statement about
the FIVE judges of our State or of
three of them wanting TO be reap
pointed and thus taking the right
view Of the boulevard law. He was
talking OF judges generally and said
that some judges are sometimes inhu-
enced by public opinion, but did not
say our Delaware judges we're"
William l., Hammond, of Hammond
and Hammond, was another merchant
present at the conference who denied
that General dupont had made any
attack upon the Delaware judiciary.
Mr.. Hammond said this morning,
MY impression was that anything
said about the judges by General du-
Pont was in a jocular way. I did not
take Il seriously. | did not think
that any criticism Of the judges was
intended"
John Govatos when asked about
General duPonts statement, said
Il was the last person TO reach Mr..
duPonts office. arriving there at 3.15
O'Clock. AS | entered Mr.. DUPONT
was talking, but what was being said
| do not recall Shortly after be-
ing seated, he began speaking on the
question OF lawyers and the prices
asked for land down the State"
Curtis G. Bupp, ecretary-treasurer
Of the saltzgiver and Bupp Company,
was another merchant who expressed
astonishment and regret that the
pleasant interview between General
DUPONT and the merchants had been
so misconstrued by a morning paper.
Mr. Bupp said,
There WAS absolutely no criticism
OF the judges in General duPont's
talk. I understood him TO remark
that instances had been known OF
cases decided not strictly in accord
ance with law and he added heartily
that fortunately that was not true in
Delaware This was the opposite Of
any criticism OF Delaware judges,
which General DUPONT did not do Il
was a meeting voluntarily gotten up
by the merchants and not solicited by
the general, for the purpose of eN-
pressing their appreciation Of the pro
posed Boulevard, and the interview
was mutually pleasant and appre-
ciated"
Presented Resolutions.
James H. Wright was spokesman
for the delegation Of merchants who
called on General DUPONT yesterday
afternoon, others in the delegation
including Howard ID. Ross. Thomas
OConnell, william L. Hammond, Ed
ward r. Kurtz OF the Robelen Piano
Company. John Govatos. Louis Top
kis of the Delaware Notion House; (;
Joshua Conner. Patrick Freeman. II.
S. Rodearmel OF the Forster Shoe
Company; Eugene Hart, of A. J. Hart
and Company, and Samuel Gray, man
ager OF the Western Union Telegraph
Company.
MIR. Wright explained that the
merchants had adopted resolutions
some time ago and had tried to see
General DUPONT to express their
hearty cooperation in the boulevard
project, but had been unable to see
him. While the delegation was small
he said II represented the mercantile
interests 'of the city. Mr.. Wright
presented the followig resolutions
adopted by the merchants:
"As an earnest expression Of our
heartiest appreciation of the magnani-
nous offer Of a boulevard to the peo-
pie Of this city aud state. we, the Mar
ket street merchants, have left our
places OF business to pay our respects
10 you personally and 10 thank you
General DUPONT. for the donation Of
such an unheard OF gift I'm any other
state of-the union.
The dupont Company. of which you
are president, has already given to
Wilmington this magnificent Office
building, and the new DUPONT Hotel
now nearing completion, will supply a
very great need and will be a means of
attracting people to our city We
deeply appreciate the public spirit
manifested by both the dupont Com
paay and yourself in this matter
But Of all things, the merchants OF
Wilmington want the Coleman dupont
Boulevard. and this is the purpose Of
our visit 10 you this afternoon.
1T is the earnest desire of eacl
and every merchant 80 cooperate with
you to the fullest extent In order that
tho boulevard may be happy realiza.
tion in the very near future. Tn,
boulevard will link the people Of the
three counties Of this state together a,
nothing else has done I'm the past ant
We believe will be a great benefit &c
the farmer and the merchant alike.
I'VE offer our fullest endorsement
to the project as you have mapped 4
out and trust that this audience, which
YOU have granted us may result II
helping along the cause aud may hell
10 insure the boulevard to the peopl,
of this city aud state for the sake o
the greatest good"
Spoke Of Obstacles.
General DUPONT spoke generally o.
obstacles that had been placed I'm tn,
way Of the boulevard project. He sal,
that when he started the project sew
} eral lawyers offered their services, bu
Of course he could not employ them
as he had engaged counsel
Some Of those same lawyers, he said
later took cases against the boulevard