Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-07-27
Al ERED|. DUPONT
DENIES He HAS
SENATORIAL CHOICE
Told Kent Republicans, However
That He Will Not lndorSc
Certain Aspirants.
HIRONS PLEDGES LOYAL

ut his home at 4NRiileblCt 't"'''
noon appcarcd much Interested hr
na,ni,,. II the occasion seemed to appeal
=, an and they we're Interested IN the dlS-
o,,ss,on of state and county politics, IN
,b.-b Nr In Pont also showed kccn
itt.rc.t Several took part IN the discussion
Rcfcrring TO some tlik that had
to,,, a1nat MIR du pont sald that there
b,d como to hlIn the rumors that Ger
,,.,a rcrsous such MS Mice, 'cnSon,
.tc are nearer 10 him than any other
rcreon You arc Ill the guests. all
H., as Gloss, 10 me MS they ever were.
he gaid You will remain just ms close
4 I t,nd you working chccriully Tor the
Rcr,ibhcen party He made II plaln
,hat no one pcrsou Is closer to INN thah
another. provided their activities IA
political way arc IN the same d't''',""
lie also declared that above =" lndlN'"u
allty of candidate Tor othc"' eve" y"
scnatorshIp. that he considers tlW PW'N
platfor1n rs superior. AMI fhh y" -
,u,hhcans m order 40 VIM tic election.
must adopt n platform "i 'H"" .'''
,,.t,cc that will send them straight I"
r,ctorv IIc realized. however, ti't ih'
candidate should i,o gentleman, 'ulnI-
sod and listening auiv - the N"i'" ~ th'
pconlo ~ hclp the party ~ getting
NJr Al Font dcclarrd that j" has no
cboicc fnr ..audulatc for SonatNt "'
CONGRESSMAN. and that thrrc h4s h''i,
many r,lInnrs about hs SAYING ih't " W.T.
moi stand IN thus ~ that 'andE!'''
an snrb ru,nors are false Nh du FONT
sa,i " hat have -aid IS that thrr"
qr. certain men who seem r. seen 'l'
scna,or,al Office that ! said would n''
sppg.,rt ar indarsc. wfIrh may h'I' '''n
,Iir,.,Scly or otherwise computed lN nnr
cn,pies to stN that Wit not stand VT
r,cf, and such i man What | Want I.
mon who are thoroughly honest iH
efficient Who do not take ~ N"h"' 'N'
take tho orders u hints irNm z man "r =
corp ration but Nhn Will hI'Ti''' aH'
tak. ctrr 81 thcir office rs 'ho pc"nl'
who ole, tod thcm Want ih'm ~ l'h'
,srp.f tl,clr utilcc Il is pn~-lhic that HlI
,,,a.,.,,,c ,,as twisted tnr Abb untcrlnr
n,rr.,-r 81 ncvcr sli chat ! vented
slch aud ~,srh party 'or \ Neha''"'
fccal~. | have no h1ieo
NIr ~ Font IA answer e q question:
fror, krnt county leader advised
ar.i,zt small counter contests tor drl
cpa+c- .Dn tho one hand ~ have n""
sbe,hlt., harmony, hc ~ald, 7ni 'N'fN-
l.,d, * dalng hl4 utmost tu nakC every
tbinr p,Ssiic ont of the tarnonN prop
as,fIon Is /, lcad tn vl,taTN lh'rri"T",
II seems that thor If no ucoCs-t\ i"r 3hN
contest. NJ the delegates. Whn arc ""rA'uE
in thls harmony Ilnc have nothing 't~'
t. worry about Nnd, Furthermore. ~"
moro you fight IT home over dcirgt'"
splect,Grrs. tho less hght Nnu WiH haN'
lef, in ron for fighting tho llcm"Fal~
He advlocd The ones lncllnod 7" ho ~gftr-
ny" ~ thInk over tho matter ana HHN'
their srrvanros LAID before h' county
corpt,..ttee. and then. Il settlement u
not made. that he world, personally, Z"
glad ~ hook into The proposition
l{crcm er. he sad. thaf top'.h-
hon. tn urn thi> ejcction must net h'so
cvcn ono, vote. far :hI~ IS tic 1uain reason
~ husband the party resources Flgbt
,,,,r orr,oncnts ta tho last hut is ior any
contest l,ctuccn yourselves. thinN toat
slch 4 fight IS, IN most eases. unnecessary
NATIONAL FoLTtCs.
Touching on National issues Mr.
du pont SAID
country has there existed - great nc"d
Of trtlc Republican power 20 congress
The, past record of the two great I'oIi'lt,al
partics demonstrates clearly that I" thc
Rct,,,hhc4n marty alone can hc entrusted
the great Lash "a - tttt 'tAt't .'af.f'.'f
rcc.,nst r1lctiou which will confront oar
co,,nfr, NJ the termination Of uosllilcs
and from winch pruhcus unless solved
Ly men 81 the greatest know lcdCr and
uis.io,n. guided in thcIr mcdltat1"ns and
conversations b1 a SCnsc ot Ju>iioC fpF
All great danger 81 the American nation
Is bound t. CiSuc
I.IA5 ARkS7 FI O1EEES-
II
Progressive chairman told q! Tie reasons
for breaking AWAY from he lcpuhilc7n
narfv IN 1912. but he Thought the time
for differences had passed, iavonnC a
united Republican party
Tho party must once and for all
renouncc. with no uncertain voIcc, ltS
allegiance To and co-partucrshp with
predatory wealth bc -aid Out ot the
bloody travail of war nov world IS being
born rcdcdJcatcd 20 the old punCp'
thar all mcn. uch and poor, are, lu truth
and II. fact, created cQual. 4 crucl com
merciaiism y never ag2fu 10 cuelaVc the
workers OF the world it1 fhc cold power OF
money. imposing industrial scTN1tHdo
upon the masses and pianE up uudreamcC
III fortunes for the few Equality. huW
ever. must apply to aH L vii i'c ..
fatally dangerous, Tie tInc lcadIu-'
mcnt for labor 10 cTislayc capital Is d
has bccn cruel and barbarc IN the lm~
for cApital to have cnsavcd labor Bo't
must work hand IN hand Each mus
fully accord to tho other q genuine spin
of good Will and cach must refuse 10 c'
Injustice to the other and both must come
Ia know the great truth that they sta1iC
or fall together lie compllmentef
Mr. du Pont on the ideas he had express
from time TO time. and later Mr. du Pom
iudorsed the remarks Of Mr. Anderson
Brief addresses were also made by Wi
liam McIope, James A. hrons, Ken
Republican chairman. and others. Mr.
Hrons. after telling little OF past history
said. addressing Mr. du Poni Agreeing
with vuu. desiring ID be ono Of the rani
ard file Of this crusadc for trIer dcmoc
racy in Delaware, thus desiring to hell
make effective your work, ] AS Chairman
Of the Kent County Committee Of wha
is known As the Regular Organization
and speaking for that committee whlcl
is here assembled, accept your policy 0
let the people rule To such policy
| pledge my strength and allegiance T.
such q campaign of harmony Of which 20
are the recognized leader, offer my es
energy, and for such policy ! work glad
plth my personal friend and old time pc
ipIcal enemy. former Senator j Frau
AIiee. who is deserving of party cor
ratuiations for has work in this move
ment in Kent county and the state II
defstanding that unity Of conference
full expression Of opinion is the domlnm