Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-08-15
WHAT IS SAID ABOUT
THE SENATORSHIP
Throwing of Monkey Wrenches" !"
Still Continues a Popular
Cause of Comment.

Politicians who discrcdlt reports that
I Coleman du Pont i throwing monkey
wrenches INTO Republican harmony
say he and the other old Organization
leaders are" taking q twO-year political
vacation. for the purpose of letting
AIfrcd du Pont and hIS bunch demon
stratc that they are political mcom-
pctonts r Coleman and the old
Organization have fixed this time for
the demonstration. according to the
commentators. because they believe Della
ware Republicans will he defeated thus
wear and they would rather the lndcpcn
dents receive the short. swift Demo
cratic kick than the Regulars.
REVEAL pLUTARCH.
All these commentators say Alfred
| : seeming Endorsement" Of William II
Heald for the senatorial nominations Is
but feeler Of Republican sentiment
and they ask why does he not relieve
political fretmg by boldly announcing
his preference. Take the camoutiage
off plutarch they demand
BATTLE ROYAL.
II is generally belrved the battle royal
between Alfrcd / and + Coleman will
be deferred until 1920. when I Coleman :
term as Republican national committee
man from Delaware will expire. Then the
fur will tiv for control of the Republican
state Central Committee elected that
wear. which will name the national COM
miteeman Alfred | wants that position,
II is said. and I Coleman will tight for
its retention Ii Is predicted the battle
in 1920 will be more bitter than the one
in 1910, when Alfred l. attempted to
wrcst the position from I Coleman.
but failed
HONEY FOR BALL
Regulars announce that +. Coleman
will permit Alfred l. to honey DR.
Lewis Heisler Ball by giving him the
Craftsmanship of the Republican State
Central Committee to be elected next
Tuesday. at Dover Alfred |. thinks
DR. Ball. Notwithstanding he has been
State Treasurer Congressman United
States Senator and Henry a. du Pont
lieutenant, lacks acquaintanceship' in
Kent and Sussex counties. they say,
but by making DR. Pail chairman Alfred
|. will enable him TO become acquainted
In the lower counties
POLITICIANS who believe T Coleman
is throwing monkey wrenches accuse
him of taking Daniel O. Hastings out
of camphor' and delcare that Dan,
despite Alfred 5 kick, is looming
senatorially.
JOHNSON LOOMING
Friends Of Secretary OF State Everett
4. johnson claim he Is gaming senatorial
strength in Kent and Sussex counties
From Sussex comes a rumor that
Deputy Acknowledgement Daniel J. Lay
ton. Jr, is boosting" Attorney-General
David J Reinhardt for the senatorial
nomination and ex-GOvernor Simeon
) Pennewill for the Congressional nomi-
nation 1t Is reported that Mr.. Layton
assisted Mr. Reinhardt IN obtaining the
attorney -generalship III 1916
DAVIS MONKEY -wKENCHING.
Polite ans suspect that Edward NJ
DAVIS. president Of the Voters Nom
Partisan League, also is throwing monkey
wrenches, doubtless at the old Organi-
zatlon, Half dozen Davis automobiles
are flying down and up the State,
II rs said and agents Of railroad brother
hoods are "oombing' Kent and Sussex
counties. The activity Of these alleged
allies of Alfred J. du Pont has aroused
much curiosity
Detectives employed by both Re
publican factions throng Delaware, and
factionists predict many Republican
"boodlers' viii be arrested during the
campaign.