Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-09-30
REPUBLICANS BOOST
. PARTY AND TICKET
Luncheon Addressed by Former
Senator du Pont, DR.. r. M.
McElroy and Others.

Tho mcmburhp of the Harding and
Coolidge League of Delaware was in
creased 10 $50 Yesterday afternoon, when
u held a meeting and luncheon in the
banquet room of the Odd Fellows Build
ing and formally opened the Republican
campaign in Wilmington. Several meet
ings and lunchcons will be held by the
league during the campaign.
Former Governor Charles II. Miller
presided, and seated with him at the
speakcrs table were former United States
Senator Henry A. du Pont, United States
Senator l.. Heislcr Ball, DIR. Robert Nj
NcFlrov of Princeton University, Colonel
William d. Dcnney, the Republican
nominee for governor, Major J. Danforth
Bush, the Republican nominee for licu-
tcnant-govcrnor, and Rev. T.. III. Ford,
assistant rector Of st. Andrews Episcopal
Church. Three hundred and fifty persons
were grouped at other tables.
Governor John G.. Townsend, Jr.,
Navor William G.. Taylor and DR.. Caleb
X. Layton, the Republican nominee for
Representative in Congress, were absent.
ffom Norfolk Va, Governor Townsend
sent the following telegram: Regret
cannot reach Wilmington for luncheon.
| have travelled through several States
recently and interviewed all classes of
voters and am confident that Senator
Harding and Governor Coolidge will be
elected by the greatest popular vote ever
gwen any candidate. Delaware should
Also give the greatest Republican plu-
rality in her history" Mayor Taylor,
who had gone 10 New York. also sent
regrets Or. Layton's absence was not
explained
MIR Ford opened the exercises with an
invocation. Former Senator du Pont and
D. Mcf1roy made addresses, and the
Harding and Coolidge Male Chorus. led
hy William I. White and accompanied
hv an orchestra. sang songs. IN which the
rest of the large assemblage frequently
joined
Former Senator du pont told the as
semhled Republicans they should con-
slder ns~t seriously the momcntous is
sues to b. srttlcd at the approaching
election and resolve IN every night and
proter wav Ia do their utmost to promote
Republican success and let nothing pre-
vent them from gulng 10 the polls on
November ? and stamping their ballots
under the eagle, which. he said, Is the
emblem Of American freedom and the
liberties for which our forefathers fought
lie congratulated them on the choice
made hN the Republican National Con
NNNiiNl tl AfifI NletlNtfN AFshtt htiAl
leader IN the political contest. Describing
Harding. whom he knows personally
he said the Republican nominee for Pres
ideni of the United States Is honest. up
right, wise, sensible, firm, courageous,
rosolnte, able and spproachable, a man
oi broad VISION and long experience IN the
public affairs of his own State and the
nation
Harding is Just as far removed in |
character and temperament from the |
autocratie, ovcrbearins and self-centered |
rcchlse of the White House as It Is possible |
for one human bsing 10 he from another
forusr senator du pont stated land |
confidently predict that, II elected, he |
vii manage the affairs Of the country |
"a the satisfaction Of the American people |
a. 4 whole; that his administration will |
10; he characterized by gross, stupid and |
proflpate waste and extravaganza IN the |
disbursements of public funds; that his /
administration Will not he marked by /
sudden and abrupt changes of front on |
great public questions IN futile attempts |
90 conform % what Is supposed TO be the |
public opinion of the hour; that IT will not |
,nmpromisc with what is wrong in prin- !
'iplc for the sake Of political OF personal
advantage that It viii not be pcrIneated |
hy narrow, selfish and vinGictive PARTISAN
ship
Dr NcFlroy compared the platforms
"a the Republican and Democratic parties |
saving the Republican platform opens |
with q vow Of allegiance 10 the Constitu- |
ton ~ the United States and the Demo |
cratic platform opens with salutations TO |
Woodrow Wilson. President Of the United |
states, and declaring the issue Is a ques- |
tion Of Constitution or one-man Democ- |
rscy He stated we want for President a |
man who lets us know what he is think /
ms about by what he says He accused |