Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-07-06
SUSSEX COUNTY
MIXES POLITICS
AND PATRIOTISM
Politicians of Both Parties Dis
cuss Possibilities Of the Cam
paign just Beginning.
DlSCORD APPARENT
AMONG REPUBLICAN S
star Correspondence Of Every Evening


GEORGETOWN, July 6.
Many politicians attended the Fourth
ui July celebrations at Oak Orchard,
SANDY Landing and Georgetown, or spent
the holiday at Iewcs and Rchoboth
Teach, and politics were popular topic
For the various offices 20 be illcd at the
state election on November numerous
pcrsons were proposed and discussed, but
sentiment respecting candidates did not
crystalline.
Republican discord was apparent. There
wa deep anger among the friends of
Governor Townsend over treachcrously
accomplished defeat for delegate TO the
Republican National Convention. His
opponents did not 'crow" or hurrah.
ihcy suggested harmony IN the cam
palRn just beginning, but their sugge ton
wns not accepted.
kcut county Republicans were sus-
picious Of New Castle county Republic
cans The former thought the latter are
planning "a trek them
DIVIDING Republican "spoils' between
stalwarts and insurgents on n $3.50 basis
wns considered, but the stalwarts OBJ
jecird 90 the insurgents receiving more
than one-iourth
Interest centercd IN nominations for
Representative IA Congress and governor
Friends at Congressman Caleb X lay
ton said custom entities him 20 rcnomi-
nation, but other Republicans did not
ncqtlcsce IA a proposal that he bc given
another term. For successor 20 DIR. lay
ton they advocated nominating Robert
g. Houston, Charles : Richards or former
Congressman Hiram X. Burton of Sussex
county or William i Highfield, former
Congressman William " Iicald or former
/. Ill r
Castle county Former Congressman
Albert 4. Polk of Sussex county and
Andrew g. Gray and Peter J. Ford of
New Castle county were among those
mentioned for the Democratic noml-
uatlon.
Republicans and Democrats agreed
that hIgh-elass men should be nominated
Tor governor, because the next chief
executive of the State will appoint judges
and make other important appointments.
Many politicians recommended discon-
tlnuance of county rotation, but ex-
pressed the opinion that Kent county
would be accorded the Republican noml-
nation AMI Sussex county tho Democratic
nomination. of the particans of those coun-
ties could unite ON candidates and produce
big men. They predicted that should
Kent and Sussex counties fail TO measure
up New Castle county would be offered
both nominations.
Currency was given 10 an allegation
that Republicans in New Castle county
asd made gibcrriStional SLATE" with
Coleman du Pont Ms first choice
Friends Of Colonel William d. Denney,
former Representative and former Speaker
II the House, declared he leads the Kent
county Republican rivals for the governor
ship. Among Kent oountians proposed for
he Republican nomination were former
Congressman Walter q. Hoffecker,
secretary Of the State Everett c. Johnson,
iormer President PRO Temporc of the
senate John A. Barnard. d. Mifilin Wilson
and iormer Representatives Alden r..
Benson, James 4. llirons and Daniel b.
Murray
New Castle county Republicans sur-
gcsted for the gubcrnatorial nomination
included Captain Horace Wilson and DR.
Harrison W. Howell, former mayor Of
Wilmington; William c. Taylor. mayor;
Henry l.. Scott. former Governor Charles
II. Miller. former Congressman William
IA. Hcald, Judge ID mel O. Hastings and
speaker Of the llousc Alexander II.
~orhlt.
Among Sussex county Democrats ad-
vocated Tor governor were Colonel Ever
at &. Hickman, DR. Rowland c. Pawn
er, Brooks Ross. Willard + Deputy,
County Chairman Andrew J. Lynch,
state Highway Commissioner Joseph
II Holland, County Commissioner William
e. Valiant. former State senator William
Z. Records, Harvey Marvil, Landreth