Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-08-18


selfish. however, has refused to accept the
nomination MI to the Senate.
The Old Guard leaders are working to
eIecs delegates pledged to support at Dover
w w luesday the regular slated candidates
.Y .or All offices. The Alfred l. du Pont fac
WI WI hghting to elect delegates un-
,'. p,eused TO support any set of candidates.
Du' pieugeu to do just one thing-kill the
denomination Of Senator Henry A. du Pont.
The entire situation has become so tan
sled and complicated, so many factions
Wlthln factions have sprung up, and so
many of the smaller leaders have been at
tempting TO cater TO both sides in,the con-
troversy that the convention on Tuesday
Is likely to be the stormIest session ever
seen at Dover.
Among the places to be filled are those of
United States Senator, Congressman, Gov
ernor, Lieutenant Governor, Insurance
commissioner, State Treasurer, Attorney
General and State Auditor. There is prac-
tically no fight however, for any place ex-
cept the senatorshlp. Both Colonel John
IT, Townsend and Colonel William u. Dem
ney are avowed candidates for Governor.
but 1t Is believed that both factions will
stand by Townsend. Likewise the return of
Congressman Thomas w. Miller is virtually
assured, although his father, Governor
charles II. Miller, Is now fighting him
politically as a result of one of the inter-
factional movements.
MAY BE DARK HORSE.
The Alfred I. du Pont faction has named
no candidate to oppose Senator du Pont.
The reason is, they say. that they wish
the delegates TO go to the convention un-
bossed and unpledged to represent the
wishes of their constituents. Their fail
ure to name any one man. however, is
charged by the old guard leaders to their
fear of centerng the opposition to the
Senator in any one Individual whose weak
ness could then be demonstrated by COM
parison with the Senator.
Among those who have been prominently
mentioned and who will probably be placed
in nomination on at least one ballot in the
convention are Ruby r. Vale, Henry y.
Scott, a banker of this city: Herbert II.
Ward, lawyer of this city, Edward G..
Bradford. Jr.. brother of the wife of
Alfred I. du Pont. n former Congressman
Hiram Burton, of Lewes. Chief Justice
of the State Supreme Court James Penne-
will. II is understood. could have the nomi-
nation If he would accept It. but he has
constantly refused to leave the bench to
be candidate for any elective office.
Although this election marks the first
ware. the senatorial election has often been
elected by the direct popular vote in Della
ware the Senatorial election has often been
Il storm center in this State. For several
years the State was without any repre-
sentation In the Senate on account of the
failure of the Legislature to agree on a
man. In 1899 the Legislature was dead
locked with Colonel du Pont supported by
ten regular Republicans and opposed by the
Addicks machine. Again In 1901 the dead
lock was continued and II was not until 1903
that temporary compromise was effected
and in 1905 a special session of the Legis-
lature had to be called to fill the place.
Colonel du Pont has filled the post for one
entire term and for the unexpired portion
of another term