Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1916-10-09

TO the end that the political situation in Delaware
may be clarified with respect to matter of prime
importance to the Republican party to the people
Of this State and the country at large it may be well
TO announce at this time that under circumstance
will Colonel Henry A. DUPONT, senior United States
Senator, withdraw from the Republican ticket a
candidate for reelection.
Those men who call themselves Republicans and
who merely consprators against the Republican
party and its principles and policies; those who
call themselves Republicans and who working
coyertly with those consDiraors; and those timid Re-
publicsns who have been thrown into panic by the
threats of the would-be party wreckers may well
reconcile themselves to that fact and govern them
selves accordingly.
Senator dupont through desire fault OF his
own, but solely because of the congental hatred OF
made the issue in the Republican pri-
maries. His friends rallied his support and he
Senator DUPONT. through desire fault of his
own, but solely because of the distemper OF
ono man. made the issue in the district caucuses
which preceded the Republican State Convention.
Once his friends rallied to his support and
Senator DUPONT through desire fault OF his
own but solely because Of the hate-heat OF
man. would have been made an issue the floor Of
the State Convention hall had it not been that the
bold and determined front OF his many friends in the
convention such that those who had conspired
against him did dare to offer a candidate in oppo-
sition to his reAomination.
will defeat them just surely that they have
taken 20 the political bush and resorting to
guerrilla warfare against him
Senator DUPONT will not Withdraw because he is a
Republican who is. by the grace Of the Republican
primaries by the grace Of the Republican caucus by
the grace OF the Republican State Convention and by
the grace Of tho ratification action Of the Republican
State Committee and the four Republican district
committees. the Republican nominee. Neither the con-
spiracies OF avowed political enemies the treachery Of
professed political friends the knee-knockngs Of
apprehensve men who real Republicans will in
duce him to withdraw He is perfectly content TO
leave official record and his political future to the
sober Judgment Of the great electorate OF the State
of Delaware and to abide by that judgment whatever
Il may be.
II he had followed the advice or needed the dark
forebodings Of weak men who did not know the tenn
per OF the Republican electorate he would not have
entered the Republican prmaries-and won them.
II he had followed the advice or needed the dark
forebodings Of weak men Who did not know the tenn
per OF the delegates to the Republican State Conven-
ton he would not have permitted any fight to be
made in his behalf in the floor and
thereby he would have been deprived Of the sasfac-
tion of winning one greatest personal victories
ever won by any public man in our State.
H. after that victory he had followed the ad-
vice or needed the dark forebOdngs Of weak who
did not know the temper Of the Delaware electorate,
he would declined the nomination, retired from
public life and permitted the Republican party Of this
state to pass into the keeping of men Of the NAL
odorous type Of J. Frank Alice and Benjamin A.
Groves and their distempered financial hacker.
II was not in the nature of things that Senator du
Pont should pursue any Of the several and consecu
tive courses suggested for his political elimina
ton He had served the Republican party in good
faith; he had announced his candidacy for renomi-
nation in good faith he had entered and won the
Republican primaries in good faith; he had obtained
the support Of the Republican caucus in good faith
he received State Convention platform endorsement
in good faith; he accepted from that State Conven-
ton unanimous denomination in good faith, and in
like good faith he received and accepted the rahca-