Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-03-10
FIGHT N PROSPECT
FOR DELEGATES TO
Cop. CONVENTION
Chief Battle Ground in Sussex
County, Where it is Believed
Governor Townsend Will
Win.
CONTEST ALSO IN KENT

The Republican State Central Commit
tee, at its meeting in this city, Saturday
will probably fix date near the middle o
April for the State convention that vii
elect delegates from Delaware to thu
national convention. which will be held
June 8. Delegates to the State convention
will be elected on the Saturday nearest the
time fixed for its assembling.
Delaware in entitled TO six delegates 70
the national convcntion---one from Will
mington, one from rural New Castle
county, two from Kent county and two
from Sussex county. Prominent Republic
cans say Coleman du Pont will be delegate
from Wilmington add Colonel Henry A.
du Pont will be delegate from rural New
Castle county If his health permits. Close
friends of United States Senator l.. Helslei
Ball think he should be delegate from
rural New Castle county because of his
official position, but he has expressed
willingness To step aside rather than con-
test Former State Chairman Alden X.
Benson is likely Go be one of Kent county's
delegates. and ID. Miiflin Wilson of Dover
and John w. Herring of Milford have also
been proposed IA n delegate from Kent.
Mr.. Wilson is treasurer of the Delaware
Railroad Company. Mr.. Herring was n
member of the Constitutional Convention
of 1897 Close friends of Congressman
Caleb r. Layton and Governor John G..
Townsend, Jr., think they ould be del
egatcs from Sussex county because OF their
official positions. Congressman Layton
is said to have expressed willingness to
step aside for the sake of harmony.
Despite a concerted movato defeat him,
il il believed Governor Townsend will be
victorious. He is opposed by men who
fought constructive legislation enacted
during the governors term.
Daniel j. Layton, Jr., State chairman,
and Isaac Dolphus Short, President pro
tempore Of the State Senate, are reported
TO be bitterly opposing the governor and
cordially supporting Ruby X. Vale OF
Milford. The governor has been made a
target IL is said. becnuae he refuses to
worship at the political shrine of Sussex
eountians who want 20 be bosses. For
mer Governor Simeon $. Pennewil IA
also credited with having desire 10 be a
delegate from Sussex county.
There is a strong probability that the
Delaware delegation viii act favorably on
National Chairman Will H. Hays' rec
ommendation and rc-olect Coleman du
Pont Delaware member Of the national
committee. Coleman du Pont has been
recognized ss State leader since the rl-
mored retirement Of Alfred ! du Pout
from politics, and it is believeds Coleman
will direct the campaign In Delaware.
The State committee Saturday will also
probably appoint steering committee
TO advise Republican legislators at the
special session of tho General Assembly
beginning March %. Republicans hope
the new steering committee viii be
more harmonious than the steering" com
mittee, composed of State Chairman
Daniel j. Layton, Jr., former United
States Senator j. Frank Alice and former
Governor Simeon S. Pennewill, that ser
we'd at the regular session last winter and
almost reached the disrupting point be-
cause of friction.
Since United States Senator l.. Heisler
Ball and Congressman Caleb X, Layton
that the governor call special
session of the General Assembly, pol
iticians think il would be a great joke
should legislators controlled by Senator
BAH and State Chairman Daniel j. lay
ton, Jr., son of Congressman Layton,
refuse to vote IN favor of woman's suffrage