Evening journal., 1920-04-08
governor in
SUSSEX fight
FOR DELEGATE
Continued from First Page.

tional delegate.
The Governor recently offered IN
signed statement 10 the Sussex county
Republican representatives 10 Withdraw
as a candidate for National Convention
delegate II they would rstify the SUI
frage amendment That day. The Cover
nor's statement at that time was clearly /
vorded 10 the effect that his offer 10
withdraw as a delegate candidate was
contingent on the Sussex members
passing the ratification resolution that
dav. Inasmuch as the Sussex members
did not turn in FOR ratification that day,
II left the Governor free and untram-
peled 10 continue as q candidate ior
Sasional delegate.
While the opposition 10 the 0oVernor'
led BY Daniel J Layton and SeneVor l.
n short will be bitter In Sussex conn-
Az friends OF the Governor believe ne
can win out al the primaries tor Ssa1e
Convention delegates on hl<n II. uoN-
srnor Toyvnsend Is a hghter. as all nls
rr,ends and not a few OF his enemies
know. and does not propose 70 DC
bowled out easily. -.
Candidates for Townsend ana enu
rr,sxnsend delegates were filed all over
s,,sasx county Yesterday. ~ Is under
stood the governor has made no com
hlnoiinns with any other candidate lot
national delegate. Congressman Caiep !
Layton is mentioned as most hkeIy /
"a be choson as one OF fne lwo M Z
fional delegates from sussex aitnoues
several other names are spoken VI v
including former Governor , >; r {
newlll Ruby r. Vale, HAIRY '. s Lsons
former Congressman Hiram ~ psi' pItni, /
esnator l. D. short and Frederl y
Walls 49,. 49,, G
The statement handed TO me gov r
ernor nv down-State Republican repre- 9
eentatlves reads as follows; r
,Hon John C. Townsend, Jra D
governor OF Delaware, 2
Dover, Del. n
"near Sir. This statement ls 10 n
-, tbat o1r vote on the suffrage
amendment was the result Of an 81
honest conviction and Interpretation "
~ our constituency. and not IN any hi
wise your personality as represent IT
ing the party at the Chicago con- n
yention. n CT
Your offer OF Withdrawal. while
meritorious is not pertinent 10 the lie
question. nor did II in anywise IN "
duance our vote Whethery you are or sl
are not candidate 10 represent the =,
marty has nothing whatever 10 90 N
with our vote on this question. II -
Won were led to think otherwise =,
Won were mlslnformed and we were NJ
misrepresented a,
VERY truly yours q
(signed) - +
ALEXANDER p. CORBIT, y
.JOHN n. WARRINGTON, = =
''N. w. SNOW,
y. y. LLOYD, r
&C Z. JESTER,
"J. LORD,
"ELIJAH w. BUNTING,
&C Nj PARKER,
CHARLES HANnATTY,
BENJAMIN +. JONES.
.sILAS j. WARRINGTON"
Governor Townsends reply TO the OF
statement OF the Republican Repre- Of,
sentatives was as follows; ".
Naturally l am pleased at this 4,
statement Il is. however, no more n
than I expected. Few men today An
elected 10 Office OF Representative WI
would allow personal prejudice to w
influence their vote on matter OF st,
such Importance. ! am human
enough 10 appreciate the fact that ms
my record and personality has not
been such as to merit such a re- e,e
buke by the members OF my party. t,v
The vote last week following my .,,
offer OF Withdrawal, hased on the -.
assumption presented that my 81.
name was repulsive as a candidate ~ ~
10 the National Convention, was ~
such that the proposition made TO -,
me was. 10 say the least. III -;
founded.
This statement handed TO me to- po
day proves beyond doubt that my
candidacy 20 represent the party at ,ie
The National Convention has nothing ia
whatever 10 do with the vote OF 10
suffrage. There is no personal equa- ne
ton IN my candidacy for national
delegate at all. | was thus hOnored Mr.
BY the party several years ago.
Friends and Republicans knowing Ha
my announced choice OF national
committeeman from this State, Mr.
General r. Coleman dupont. have der
asked that I stand as a candidate. dal
For that reason alone | am can
ddate, and II named and elected ard
VIII vote for r. Coleman dupont as II.
national committeeman from this r
state In SO doing I am acting in suf
the interest Of the Republicans not ter
only IN Delaware, but In the nation me
at large. an,
General dupont. by experience 81
ano association with the national Nj,
organization, In my Judgment, can ne
serve the party better than any 80
ouioi man IN tne state. The nR-
tional organization have so recoV- n
niZed and have done the exceptional
thing In asking Delaware Republi- Ior
cans 10 return him. My canddacv SUI
is to express that view and to helm scr
bring 1t abouti" wh
Representatives Clendanel ana Smith
the only Republican House members
from Sussex county who did not sign {
the statement submitted TO Governor ch
Townsend, stated this morning that su
they were shown the statement YES M
terdav but refused to sign il. Mr.. vi,
smith Is opposed to Governor Town nc
send as a candidate for national dele A
gaie. in
Mr.. Clendaniel today expressed the III
opinion that when the Sussex county =
members did not vote for suffrage to ~,
make ratification possible Governor -
offer to withdraw as a gu an
candidate for delegate II they put suf- @O
fraee over that day also was with
drawn automatically. In other words 20
he considers that Governor Townsend's liV
offer could not be held against him ny
when ratification was not brought an
about and therefore there was no need col
FOR such a statement to be presented h'
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