Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-04-10
DELAWARES PRIMARY
SHOWS DU POINT FIGHT
/ TO MARK CONVENTION
Returns Show Bitter Rivalry of
Family Factions, Indicat-
ing Battle on Floor
Tuesday
POLL FRAUDS CHARGED

WILMINGTON. Del, April t0.-Re-
turns of Saturdays Delaware primary
indicate that the Republican organization
viii control the convention at Dover
on Tuesday and will put through reso-
luton Endorsing General 7. Coleman du
Pont for the presidency II the General
SO desires.
There is promise of lively time In
the convention, as ex-United States Sem
ator Alice will be there and will insist
upon recognition as a leader OF Kent
County. Back of his attitude Is the
feud of the du Pont family over con-
troll OF the big powder company, as he Is
supporting Alfred I. du Pont as candi-
date for the nomination for United States
Senator The present Senator Henry A.
du Pont, who Is the Organization choice
for another term is Alfred's cousin. The
Senator and Alfred are also cousins OF
General du Pont
The General sold his powder stock to
Pierre du Pont, who thus became head
Of the company, and Alfred was forced
out Il is over this stock that suit is
pending. Alfred has not said he is against
the others politically. but Alice is trying
to line up Kent County for him.
WANTS KENT FOR ALFRED
Unless the convention at Dover settles
the matter, II is probable that the du Pont
family squabble will reach the Republican
National Convention. Alice showed con.
siderable strength in the primaries of Sat
urday--enough to show that he can make
fight in Kent that will shatter party
harmony.
There is every reason to believe that
those who supported Governor Miller here
for national delegate. in opposition to
Major Edmund Mitchell, chairman Of the
State Committee, will carry the fight to
the floor of the convention and will claim
that there was fraud in the primaries in
this city.
In Wilmington there were contests in
five wards, which had Ia OFT of the 40
allotted TO the city. Even in these wards
some of the delegates were acceptable to
both the Miller and the Mitchell people
and the contest was virtually on one or.
two men. The others were selected with
out opposition, and both sides are claim
ing majority of them.
The Mitchell people say they have 1S
delegates from this city, and estimates
of the Miller people are that they have
from Is to 90.
POLL FRAUDS CHARGED.
1t is charged by the Miller faction that
in some districts of the 7th Ward men
who did not live in the ward were allowed
to vote II is also charged that in the
lower district of the 5th Ward representa-
tives of the candidates voted for were not
allowed to witness the count, as required
by law. but were kept out for some time,
and that the count was not completed
until after o'clock this morning, despite
the fact that the polling place closed at
z o'clock on Saturday evening.
More i'll feeling has been created among
the Republicans by the primaries on Sat
urday and the contest which marked
them than anything which has occurred
in number of years. City, county and
State officials who are members of the
party all took part in the contest and
were divided In n number of cases
;pFOnifRent men nearly came TO blows and
all sorts of charges were made.
In rural New Castle County some effort
was made to elect delegates who would
defeat Senator Henry A. du Pont for del
egate to the National Convention. but it
is generally accepted that the opposition
failed