Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-08-24
A Portraval of the Candidate.


The Republican State Convention, at
Dover. on Tuesday, nominated Dr. Lewis
lIeisler Ball Of New Castle county for
United states Senator This result was
reached mainly through tho personal
efforts Of Or Ball tic went among the
Republican voters and asked their sup
port by the election Of delegates TO the
State convention in his favor And they
responded hy giving him a majority, and
this too. in the face Of a public announce
nent in tho columns Of the Wilmington
Morning News, evidently inspired and
certainly bearing the earmarks of having
como from the leader Of the new dls-
pensation in Delaware Republican poll
tics the overthrow Of the old Or
ganization that ex-Congrcssman Heald
should bc nominated for Senator, and
that Or Ball would mot do "
Here 4 the portraiture Of Or Ball. aS
presented IN this most remarkable po-
lltical article Former Senator Ball also
is busy in seeing persons who have political
influence. and is trying 10 ally to himself
as many delegates ~ he possibly can.
lie i conducting quiet but aggressive,
campaign and is said to he meeting with
success. The one thing that seems 70
work against DR.. Ball is his unacqualnt-
anccship with people down the State
In Sussex county he IS hardly known.
In that way he Is perhaps not rs strong
as Heald But Ball also has good argi-
ments 10 be candidate for the Senate.
He saws he was in the Senate for short
time before, and that because Of that he
was unable to show the people Of Del
aware Just what his record might have
been. If he should 90 in now, II Is SAID
that he will abandon his medical prac-
tice. so that be could devote every minute
of his time 10 the people who elected
him. He has been a consistent party
worker for a long period Of years and
believes the party should reward him
This is not an emanatlon from
Democratic party organ, designed TO
reflect upon DR. Ball and weaken him
AS a candidate for the suffrages OF the
people II is the deliberate declaration
Of a newspaper that Is supposed 10 be
controlled and lis editorial policy dictated
BY the present head of the Republican
party. the man who 0 successfully 'in-
horsed and defeated the old Organlza-
ton. Ii must be accepted, therefore, IS
eX catbedra-
And what sarcastic and killing IL
do.sement il Is DR. Bail after having
served = term as State treasurer, after
having served iour years as Representa-
tive in Congress after having served two
years as United States Senator by the
grace OF J Edward Addicks. by the way =
j, held up before the people Of Delaware
- man who has little or no acquaint-
ancesiIp down the State; in Sussex
county he is hardly known Partisan
malice could not go further in condemnlng
IN aspirant to public office, IN view Of the
conditions that attach to Dr Ball as a
public official
And also, how brutally suggestive *
the statement in this remarkable political
pronunciamento issued Just one week
in advance Of the Republican State Com
vention, on Tuesday, August 13-that
DR.. Ball has been consistent party
worker for long period and believes
the party should reward him Well, has
not the Republican party Of Delaware
rewarded him. when II comes to the
matter OF official ernolumcnt? Look at
the record State treasurer, four years
a. Representative in Congress and two
years as United States Senator. What
more could the ordinary political asprant
ask for? Yet he was held forth as d man
who believes the party should reward
him.
DR.. Ball therefore, as the Republican
candidate for United States Senator, If
compelled 10 enter upon the campaign
with the serious handicap Of this decided
ly contemplate estimate of his position
his desires, and his interest in the success
of his party, as promulgated by the lead
ing newspaper organ OF the Republican
party in this State He cannot evade
this severe and scorching arraignment
on the plea that it comes from his party
enemies 1t is Republican declaration
q Republican arraignment, and it places
HIM before the people as seeking and
securing the nomination for United States
Senator because he believes the party
should reward him Z"
Is that the only plea that DIR. Ball car
advance to the people Of Delaware as u
why he should be elected United States
Senator?