Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-07-30
Al, OU POINT URGES
c. 0. P. UNITY
Confers With 204 Republicans
From Wilmington and Rural
New Castle County.

Two hundred and four Republicans
representing the party committees o.
Wilmington and rural New Castle county
comprised the party that yesterday after
noon called on Alfred l. du Pont, At his
residence, at Nemous, to discuss party
affairs. Tho delegation was in charge Of
the following who made tho necessary
Arrangements: Major Edward G. Brad
ford, Jr., Dr. Lewis Hcisler Ball, Isaac
". Bowers, new chairman OF the city
committee, and Bcnjarnin A. Groves, the
chairman of rural New Castle county
committee, and Edward M. Davis. Upon
the ARRIVAL at Nemours Of Mr.. duPont's
guests they wcre introduced individually
TO their host by William G.. Taylor, Mr..
Groves and Mr.. Bowers-
Following the introductoH Mr.. du
Pont told his visitors that all past diff
ferencos should be ignored and that q
united Republican party Is necessary.
Never has this need of closer CO
operation in the ranks of our party been
greater chsn now" he said, lowing to the
peculiar circumstances engendcrcd by
the war, which will undoubtedly affect
the ralts Of the coming campaign
throughout the country. Supreme effort
i
party may realize its normal and logical
pluralities in the fall. 1t therefore picasss
me greatly TO sec this afternoon this
additional proof Of harmony in our ranks,
which harmony giving assurance OF com
bincd effort towards one goal, should
be q guarantee Of success. / ask that
this spirit of harmony prevail at each
and every party function. Let it begin
now Let the same spirit be manifested
in the selection Of delegates, At the con-
vcntion, in all committee work, and SO on,
to the termination Of the campaign and
afterwards This show of united front
TO the enemy will place us IN a strong
position before the public and bring ad-
ditions to our ranks which cannot be
acquired in any other manner.
"Another vital fnctor IN distinguish
mg our party from that of our opponents
and which will be the chief one IN fixing
the results, is our platform. The candl-
dates themselves are important ISSUES
unuuestio ionably and should be selected
with great care, but the greatest issue OF
all is what the Republican party stands
for, and IT is our duty to see that our plat
form incorporates naught but the highest
principles and standards, the wisest of
doctrines and supcrlative craftsmanship,
capabilities ahd rights-evcrything tending
to higher and better civilization and
closer and more firmly united brotherhood
OF political and social ties IN the fuller
discharge OF our obligations to humanity.
Ii Is only on such preoepts that we can
hope TO establish a claim for pre-emrnence
before the bar of public opinion.
Join me, therefore, gentlemen, IN
restoring TO the Republican party of
Delaware dignity OF purpose Of which
il has been defrauded for years. Give
me your help in placing 1t once more on
its pedestal of honor from which it has
been cast down by those who would have
DESTROYED II TO gain their Individual ends.
With your assistance and only thus can
the work of the past be undone and from
the wreck q greater and better Repub-
Ican party will arise, TO which We can
point with all pride TO our followers and
which will bring CONSERVATION and de-
feat 10 our political opponents.
Mr.. du Pont pointed TO the need of
hearty cooperation between capital and
labor and said the Republican platform
should encourage this.
In the past" he said, capital has
taken or was gwen the greatest share In
the money making. But, capital without
labor Is entirely useless, and the same
might be said OF labor. when lacking
capital. Now with this great world war
has come, and Will come more so st the
end OF the war, a readjustment of the two
agencies And / want TO say seriously
that | believe the proper distribution of
the two great forces, capital and labor,
will be the feature OF the Republican
platform The time Is coming, if it has
not already arrived, that 1t is necessary
for the Republican party TO bring about
q proper distribution, which means that
every capitalist, TO be worthy OF such
8 name, must also be known as a laboring
man, and every laboring man, per Sc
must also be a capitalist. This point must
be recognized as scientific and thorough
ly proved fact"
Brief remarks were made by County
Chairman Ball, Deputy Attorney-Gen-
eral P. Warren Green, Representative
Richard G. Buckingham, William G.
Taylor, Councilmen Robertson and Hop
hns, Isaac r. Brown, Benjamin A.
Groves and others.
THOSE WHO WIRE THERE.
The Republican City Committee was
represented by the following members:
Isaac ". Bowers, chairman; Thomas
B. Haugh, secretary.
First Ward-Arthur johnson, chair
man; William Virden, Arthur johnson
Second-Samuel L. Burris, chairman;
William Floyd, Adolph Rose, John W.
Thompson, William Goodman, Samuel L.
Burris.
Third-Elmer E Hare, Alfred J.
Roberts. William b. Neeson, William
Kecnen, William c. Galigna
Fourth-George T. Lyon, Jacob Scheife
Fifth - Thomas Peeney, Charles H
Shepperd, Homer G. Simmons, Charles
II. Lambert, Elmer IL. Klund, Frank ".
Pierson, George II. Smith, NJ Howard
Jester.
Sixth - Wilson Wiggins, Charles E.
Anderson, How ard Gibbs, John w
Simmons.
Seventh Samuel NJ Ford, P. Warren
Green, Everett Janvier, Edwin @. Clark,
Harry A. Brown, Frank Wright, John b.
Connell, Frank Long, Edward McGinness,
John Cathcart, James Cheney.
Eightt-George Campbell, William /.
Donovan, John Moore.
Ninth-William Paris, George Grubb, |
George L. Watson, Harry !. ellis, John |
Walraven, Boyd Cook, Graham Taggert,
George c. Watson, James p. Jones, Ellis |
Preston
Tenth-William Jones, Isaac r. Brown. |
John Green, Harvey X. Wadman, Ed
ward Waisen, Alfred Conner.
Eleventh-HaTry Hinderey, James B. |
August Scheu, Frederick Hin
deser.