The Wallace miner. [volume] (Wallace, Idaho) 1907-current, 1917-04-19

the venerable senator Henry A uu
Pont for national convention delegate
on the republican ticket and winning
out. to the surprise of all and the
CONSERVATION of his foes. Round one
for Alfred.
Round two consisted of Alfred |. du
Points fight against the reelection of
T. Coleman du Pont for republican
rational committeeman. The vote in
the electing body of six was tie. 7.
Coleman du Pont then threw the
choice into the national committee,
and his strategy won, as he was de-
clared seated. This made the battle
in politics about an even thing, with
the astute General having perhaps a
shade the better of it. But there was
yet third round to come.
Political Feud, Too.
II. Coleman, now resigned to the
fact that the people weren't going to
raise much of fuss over a business
nan for president, put himself be-
hind the candidacy for reelection of
Senator du Pont. his cousin, and bear
ing likewise that relationship to AL
fred l. The aged senator he was then
rs wanted to go back among the elder
statesmen the worst kind of way and
Alfred l wanted to keep him out even
worse. The first part of this round
went to IT, Coleman and his merry
men when the senator was renomin-
ated. But the decision for the round
certainly went to Alfred |. when the
election came along and a nine day
political sensation was created by the
defeat of the senator and the election
of democrat, young Josiah Wolcott.
The soothing effect that this squab-
bic and it's outcome had on the con-
test for the control of the company
may easily be imagined. 1t was just
like pouring kerosene on a bonfire.
The social battle of the du Points
is the oldest of their family differ
ences 1t began perhaps generations
ago, and of course the women folks
were responsible for it's initiation. The
du Points, naturally, are the 400 of
Della ware, the ne plus ultra, the whole
thing. There are du Points every
where in the state; indeed, some one
said once that you couldn't fire a gun
in any direction without hitting
been many marriages of cousins and
they have generally been happy
unions. But when an outsider has
been brought into the circle without,
perhaps, a proper appreciation of the
family glory and prominence, there
has often been trouble
Delaware Society Stirred.
In the social situation Alfred I. was
the first to make a real fuss. He had
married a young woman from Con-
necticut, by whom ne had three girls
and boy. They We're growing up
when there came to his notice
young woman, distant family con-
nection, who had married his private
secretary. They fell in love and one
day the middle aged man appeared in
Reno and established a legal resi-
dence. His divorce soon came, with
his wife getting control of the chill
dren. Then he went back to Will
mington.
Soon after the young woman in the
case went TO Pennsylvania and got a
divorce. A short time later they were
married. For a long time the family
was the entire state Some of the du
FCnt matrons decided to ostracize the
newly married couple. Finally, how
ever, the thing blew over, to be reviv-
ed again when Alfred l. had a bill in
troduced in the Delaware legislature
to have the name of the son by his
first wife changed from Alfred Victor
du Pont to Dorsey Casanova du Pont,
which would have linked the boy to
a distant branch of the family. The
effort failed because the ex-wife
learned of the move and fought it to
defeat.
So it has gone. The rancor even
penetrated to the United States sem
ate on one occasion, when Senator
Henry A. du Pont refused to introduce
his newly elected colleague, Willard
Salisbury, who had married du
Pont of branch opposed to that the
Senator was taking sides with. Just
where it will all end no one can say.
The never say die" spirit is rampant
among the du Points and all efforts to
bring peace have been repudiated. The
younger generations are being brought
up to continue the feud and the old
ones grow more bitter with age.
There never was family fight like
it Eight hundred million dollars, So
cial supremacy, political leadership
make up the mighty stake. Wars
have been fought for less.