Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-08-05
MONKEY WRENCH
HURLED INTO THE
6. D. P. MACHINE
Coleman du Pont Made the Throw,
and Uncertainty, it Is Said,
Now Prevails.
ACTIVITY AT CAMDEN CAMP
STAT Correspondence of Every Evening

Camden Assembly Grounds Near Do
ver Aug. st. Coleman du Pont has
.monkey-wreched' Republican harmony
in Delaware" Politicians brought thus
interesting bit of political news to the
Camden Assembly grounds, yesterday.
Commenting on Republican harmony.
thev said, the 'goldarned thing had
ALWAYS wobhled and now Is so badly
crimped that it will take two weeks
until Republican State Convention day
IN ascertain the extent of the crimplng.
Resides being Republican national
committeeman from Delaware, T. Cole
man du pont is a member Of the State
Highway Department. On July "a
he and Governor Townsend conferred in
Dover concerning road building and met
Delaware River pilots and other citizens
of ewes. who requested the construction
of road along LewcS Beach from Reehe's
Hotel To rhe Fourth District Naval Sta
tion II was proposed that the Federal
government furnish labor and the state
UiChwav Department, Sussex county
and the town of Lcwes each pay one
third of the cost of construction, but ac-
tion on the proposal was deferred While
poing from Dover to Selbyville, Governor
Townsend's home town, where / Cole
man du Pont spent the night as the gov
ernor's guest. the couple accompanied
the Lewes delegation to the bayshorc
and inspected the route suggested Tor
the beach road.
II was reported here, yesterday, that
T. Coleman du Pont and other Rcpuhll-
cans in the delegation iOked about Del
aware political affairs and Il. Coleman
remarked that he had withdrawn from
politics" but when LcwcS Republicans
ar,I insisted that thpY
.pllt him in politics again, II was ru-
mored. he said "go ahead Since then.
.,ossips stated. there has been great ac-
tivitv in Kent and Sussex counties. former
s1rongh0lds Of T. Coleman du Pont to
secure Republican State Convention dele
rates that could be controlled by him.
Circtllators Of the monkey wrenchIng
story declared r. Coleman du Pont had
thrown a monkey wrench in Republican
harmony by re-cntering Delaware poll
ties"
HE WILL STAND AND FIGHT
Yesterday was Big Sunday" at the
Camden Assembly, and among the 1000
visitors we're many politicians, chiefly
Republican factionists and kent county
otfice-seekers The monkey
Of Republican harmony caused intense
excitement. Friends Of Alfred l. du
Pont. leader of the Independents, said
he would consider the throwing OF the
.nenkev-wrench challenge by T.
Coleman du POnt and would prepare for
battle" Admirers Of T. Coleman du
Pont retortcd that he has too much red
Hood and bravery to run away from
Alfred l. du Pont-
Nest OF the Independents are former
Addicks Republicans. And so It was
IL,
know anv more about Delaware politics
than ]. edward Addichs did; the Union
Replhlirans threw down J. Edward
Addjcks. when he became poor, and the
lndependcnts. il was clalSned, will throw
down Alfred I du Pont when the time
comes.
no SIGN or HARMONY.
Republican harmony, boshl Instead
of being harmonious, Republican fac
tionists here eyed each other with sus-
picion, and il was reported that through
out the State one faction Is 'sleuthIng
the other. To show the lack of harmony
il was stated that, Notwithstanding
agreement to factionally appOrtlOn Re
publican State Convention delegates
$3.50. the Independents are attempting
10 obtain on 50 to 20 percentage dele
gates favorable TO Alfred | du Pont ;
control Of the convention. Regulars said
Isaac ". Bowers, chairman Of the Re
publican First District Committee and
an Alfred ] du Pont lieutenant, IS select
ing all the delegates IN Wilmington and
J. Frank Alice, also an Alfred | du Pont
lieutenant Is trying 10 do likewise In
Kent county II was alleged that Ike
and Frank when scanning Regulars
lists of proposed delegates say for the
sake of harmony eliminate John Doe and
substitute Johnny Gibbs and Viii
nington and Kent Regulars comply IN
many instances, thus permitting bosses
TO gouge" There also were rumors that
midnight conferences are being held III
'Ike's' Office.
KENT TO ELECT TONIGHT.
Politicians at campmeeting were told
that Kent county Negroes have register
ed bv request OF Samuel Harper aud
I Frank Alice, and will elect convention
delegates tonight No dates have been
fixed for Negro pilgrimages TO Nemours
The Negro political clubs organized in
Kent and Sussex counties two years ago
have disbanded and will not be revived
because the independents are sure Of
Republican harmony"
LAID OUT PROGRAM.
Some Independents had prepared the
PenubIican State Convention program
"Party leaders and delegates would
confer in the afternoon on August l9
and adjust factional differences, and the
convention would convene On August 20
and act harmonioG lly, they predicted
New Castle county would be given the
senatorial nomination; Sussex county
wo,Ild be accorded the Congressional
nomination, and Kent county would
only ask for the nominations for State
treasurer and State auditor Of accounts
this wear and the gubcrnatorial nomina-
lion in 1920 A Regular Republican
would be nominated for United States
Senator. but the independents would
make the selection.
These independents had picked George
NJ. Fisher ol Wyoming, former Union
Republican, but now Regular, for the
nomination for State treasurer and
Alfred l.. Hudson, Jr., Of Smyrna, Rcgu-
lar, for the nomination. for State auditor
Of accounts MagnanImity % Regulars
No Sticks oi candy - coaN them 70
stop crviag. Salve for the wounds Of
fisaer. whom thc Independents hnlted
~ 1916 wnen he was the Republican
llnnec Tor iic4tenaut-gC governor, "IG
t4cy assisted in clectlRg Lewis Il. tli19on
ii New Castle, Democrat. Salvc for the
wounds cf Hudson, whom the Indo-
ifndents 'kuifed ia 1911, "hcn be va
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