Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1916-08-28
NATIONAL REPUBLICANS LOOK TO DELAWARE
REPUBLICANS.

N EPUBLICANs of the United states look to the Re-
N publicans Of Delaware to elect a Republican
United States Senator in November. They will not
be disappointed The importance of such victory Is
appreciated by the Republicans or State They
viii act in harmony bring it about
Discussing the necessity for the election enough
Republican Senators this Fall to wrest the control of
the upper house OF Congress from the Democrats the
Philadelphia Press. a staunch Republican newspaper.
says:
One the strong why the next United States
Senate should have Republican majority is the change
that would make In the charmen Of the important
committee OF that body During Republican control
the framing of legislation is done in the committee ROOM
by the who In touch with the subjects that
before their special bodies by the party
Gus as Is the Democratic method where the brute force
OF majority rule holds sway and the careful work of
committee in studying the measures under consdera-
ton goes for naught
Sin the the rule of seniority in service is all
powerful. it Is easy matter to determine who
would be at the head Of the different committees should
political change come at the election of this year In
stead of Mr. Simmons. of North Carolina, the Finance
Committee would be headed by Mr.. Penrose. Is there
any doubt TO how such change would be hailed by
tpe business men of the country? Besides Pennsyl-
deserves that craftsmanship; the variety and the
extent and the quality OF her manufactures. greatest in
az of these Of any state IN the Union enue her to the
leadership Of the committee that deals with the affairs
Of the American producer.
At the head of Foreign Affairs would be Mr. Lodge. of
Massachusetts. the best-htted man In Washington for
that position The thought OF his replacing Mr.. Stone
Missouri carries with IL return to real diplomacy
Senate adopted the result Of being led by one
to whom the delicate handling of matters of State is
thing unknown At the head of judiciary would be Mr.
Clark OF Wyoming. Of the strongest men of the
Senate instead of Mr.. Cuberson Of Texas The rugged
Mr. Nelson of Minnesota. would to the head Of Com
merce. place of Mr.. Clarke, OF Arkansas, ana Mr.
Townsend of Michigan. would succeed Mr. Bankhead of
Alabama as head of Post Ofices and Post Roads
Mr. Weeks OF Massachusetts. himef a banker, would
he the chairman Of Banking intead Of Mr.. owen, OF
Oklahoma with his strange ideas OF the fitness OF
things in the world Of finance AS the head OF Appro-
Tarfs.. Nfrufn yDFflH oil
Mr. Warren. Of wyoming, and Mr.. Gore, Of Oklahoma
would be succeeded by Mr. Page OF Vermont as chair
man OF Agriculture Mr.. Cummins. of Iowa real be-
lever IN the merit system would head Cly Service IN,
stead Of Mr.. Pomerene Of Ohio. Mr.. Hoke smith oil
Georgia would relinquish the craftsmanship Of hduca-
ton and Labor to Mr.. Borah, OF Idaho certainly won
drous change for the better.
No longer would there be Mr. Newlands Of Nevada
at the head of Interstate Commerce. Mr. Reed of Mis-
souri, as chairman Of Manufactures and Mr. Phelan of
California, that Railroads In their places would
be men from States in which there is commerce and
manufacture and knowledge Of what these matters
mean. Mr.. Tillman, of South Carolina would not head
Naval Affairs; Mr. Swanson, Of Virginia, Public Build
ings, and Mr.. Smith, of South Carolina. Immigration.
iheIe would be dinerent type OF legislation one in
keeping with the wants Of the people of the United
States and formed by men who know what these wants
are and are guided neither by work by White
House dictauon.
Colonel Henry A. DUPONT is the Republican nominee
for Senator in this State His past course in Congress
praised last Tuesday in the Wilmington caucus
the Kent county and the platform adopted bv
the State Convention. Not a candidate was nut mn
against him either in or in convention He
the ticket practically by reclamation A great
outburst of applause greeted his nomination Il turned
be Of the most popular nominations Of the
day. He stands the same footing as do Reprssen-
tative Miller John G. Townsend Jr and the other can
ddates the ticket and like them he will be elected
The people of Delaware recognize fully that he one
the abes members of Congress sent from this
State. The November voting will show that they ap
preciate tie fact
Mount Aetna reported to be again in full eruption
and Jim Ham Lewis is about 10 take the stump. This
Is TO be hard year on both sides of the water