Evening journal., 1920-05-24
WOLCOTT To
OFFER PEACE
To SALISBURY
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aside for committee man If Senator
Wolcott will agree not to be can
didate for reelection to the Senate
two years hence.
Here is the way the Wolcott fol-
lowers size up the situation, so far
as the Woleott delegate strength is
claimed:
Sussex county. 45 out Of 60.
Kent county, 80 out Of 60.
New Castle. 81 out Of 80.
Total 1876.
This does not include any claim for
Wilmington.
The claim OF the Salisbury lieu
tenants OF having IA out Of the 1875
delegates naturally is secuted by the
Wolcott leaders, but to support their
claims friends Of former Senator
Salisbury said they would have the
following:
Wilmington .....-..-............ IA
Rural New Castle --.......--.--.-. 40
Kent ............--.--.-- -
Sussex county ....s......-.-...... 30
The Salisbury followers in Kent
county claimed the following: First
of the Fifth, 8; Second Of the Fifth,
8; Second Of the First, 1 Duck Creek
hundred, 1 Clayton, 3; Frederica and
Milford o.
A conference of leading Democrats
friendly to Senator Wolcott was held
at the home of Josiah Marvel yester-
day whensa committee was named to
go to Dover tonight to urge Senator
Wolcott andd Mr.. Salisbury to retire
from the fight for National Commit
teeman in favor of a neutral candl-
date
The committee appointed Is com
posed OF James NJ McIntire, Pen
cader; William Alexander, Ghristiana;
j. II. David, Blackbird; DR.. II. B. Nc
Dowell, Appoquinimink; w. Truxton
Boyce, White Clay Creek. The action
OF the conference called by Mr.. Mar
vel follows a letter sent to him to
| Senator Salisbury recently asking
/ him to Withdraw from the national
committeeman contest providing that
| Senator Woleott would do likewise.
On behalf Of Senator Salisbury this
offer was refused by his friends and
| it is more than possible that the prop
osition Of the New Castle committee
will also be rejected at Dover tonight.
Lest his action in trying TO bring
about a compromise on the National
4 Committeeman might be misunder-
stood, Mr.. Marvel made it plain at the
conference, it was said today, that un-
/ der no circumstances would he be a
candidate for national committeeman.
The primaries held on Saturday in
two districts Of Wilmington, resulted
1 in an even factional break.
James H. Kane. a Salisbury fol-
/ lower. defeated Wright G. Dizer by a
vote Of "a to IS in the Fifth ward
Peter j. Ford, an avowed Wolcott
adherent, defeated J. Rankin Davis in
/ the Seventh ward by a vote of 25S to
I i73. John L. Malone who was a can
didate for delegate from the same dis
trict, received 6S votes.
The convention tomorrow will at
tract Democrats from all parts Of the
State, the fight for National Com
mitteeman and National delegates the
most important matters to be con
sidered.
Suffragists will make a determined
effort to have the convention endorse
suffrage and urge the Legislature to
1 ratify, but influential Democrats to-
day expressed an opinion that suf-
frage would be shelved, rather than
adopt a plank contrary TO the atti-
tude Of the Democratic members OF
tho Legislature.
There may be some action toward
expressing a preference for a presi-
Dental candidate. although leading
ing Democrats are opposed to ex-
pressing a preference or sending an
instructed delegation. A move for
adoption OF a plank favoring light
wines and beer also is being advo-
Gated by some Of the delegates. On
the other hand party leaders are
counseling that for safety first" the
convention confine itself to a plat
/ form pndorcinrr fha NAJficnn admins
tration, and scoring the Republican
| Congress and State administration
Several weeks ago a committee was
appointed by the State Committee Ia
/ draft a tentative platform, but the
committee has not held a meeting
Senator Wolcott, chairman Of it, says
he has been unable to get the COM
mittee together. The State Commit
tee will meet in Dover tonight.