Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-07-30
A Difficult Proposition.

According to the Sussex Republican
of Georgetown, which has seemed 10 be
strongly on the side OF tho Independent
faction of the Republican party, this year,
delegates TO the Republican State Con
vention 10 be held At Dover on August 70
Will practically ho selected by the 'har-
rouy committee At least that is
what NAV he inferred from an Cdltoual
on the subject IN its current Issue.
The State committee has issued an
order that the names Of candidates tor
delegates to the State convention must he
flied hv midnight of Tuesday. August 9,
clever davs before the date Of the prI-
mary election. Saturday. August Il
WHY such an carly hmit should have been
ordered is somewhat Of q mystery, as
the general rule of party primaries IS 20
keep the lists open untll much nearer
the day Of election Only a few days arr
really necessary for tho printing and dis
trlbution OF the tickets
The Sussex Republican intimstes that
if 1t IS left to indl vidual Republicans to
rs candidates for convention delegates,
many might hesitate, from q fear Of not
proving acceptable 10 the voters, there
fore. the harmony committee will scc
to II that this situation hc met IN the
various districts, that all elements have
recognition, and that mono be ignored or
given offence" That this viii prove =
difficult proposition for the harmony
committee, or anv other agency Of tho
party. will be recognized II would he a
wonderful harmony committee that could
do such thing to the satisfaction of all
interests.
And then comes the note Of warning,
the doubling fear. that has rrrmcatcd All
editorial utteranccs IN respect Of party
harmony by the Republican papers now
supporting the Independent bolters fac
ton n-and that includes about All Of them
that unfair tactics may be resorted 70
and harmony killed at the outset An
effort TO pick delegates AS representative
of only ono element" saws the Sussex
Republican. would at once evidence a
purpose 20 control the convention for
some selfish purpose, or for some partic-
ular candidate Such an effort would
establishment Of that unity necessary 70
success"
But how it will be possible 10 insure
in advance. a convention composed OF
xy.J,-n4,e xar,r~,r.~+,,c a II MATT. t,4er,~r4a
1t is difficult to determine. Should tho
old Organization make a fight the result
would be control Of the convention either
by 1T or by the Independent bolters
faction Should the Organization Tic
down" at the primaries, then the con
vention would be controlled entirely by
the Independents.
And with the latter in control, the
State convention would be like a return
70 former conditions, when Addicks was
In his PRIME, with s majority of the
Republican voters behind him One has
but to read the names of those comprising
the delegations from Sussex and Kent |
counties that recently made pilgrlmages 10 |
the ahYine Of the Independent bolters !
faction, for conference with It's leader. to |
ascertain tins fact. There they were, |
good old Addicks Republicans who fatten- /
ed off his extravaganza in the days Of his |
wealth. when he was willing 10 pay any |
money price for the prize Of q seat III the |
United States Senate They seem to
have gone over in body 70 the new
dlspensation' now so plainly indicated |