Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-04-14
SUSSEX COUNTY
SCENE OF BITTER
REPUBLICAN FIGHT
Sactional Enemies Strive to De.
feat Governor Townsend for
National Delegate.
HIS CHANCES SEEM GOOD
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Georgetown, April 14.-There possibly
is no section of the United States where
political activity is greater at this time
than down in Sussex. a fight Is gong to
be waged to the bitter end, next Saturday.
for delegates to the State convention OF the
Republican party, which will convene in
Dover on Tuesday of next week to choose
the delegates for the Republican National
Convention, which meets in Chicago IN
June. The fight, viewed from every angle,
reminds one of the palmy days of j.
Edward Addicks, when he made his wild
dash into the political arena of the State
and attempted to buy up the election,
with the hope that he might obtain seat
in the United States Senate.
Governor John G.. Townsend, Jr., is
aspiring for delegate from Sussex to the
national convention, and the antl-Organ-
ization Republicans, headed by Alfred l..
du Pont and represented in this county by
what is known as the Layton-Short-Walls
combine-Congressm {. *. Layton,
State Chairman Daniel J. Layton, son OF
the Congressman; ex-Sheriff Robert Short
and Former State Detective Frederic
Walls, all of Georgetown, and President
pro TEN OF the Senate, i. ID. Short OF
Milford-are determined TO prevent 1t
that he shall not go The anti-Organiza-
tion forces in this county have come to be
known as the Layton faction, and their
motives in the political game have been
for the past two campaigns, and as lar as is
known still are to carry out the wishes OF
Alfred |. du Pont Their cry is that they
are fighting for democracy" that Gov
rrnor Townsend is endeavoring to thrust
suffrage upon the people when they do not
want il: that the governor took an active
part in putting over the new School Code,
and that by his calling the Legislature to-
gether To consider the placing of the State
back of the war projects, the klalr Liquor
law was foisted upon the State against the
wishes of the people.
The Organization forces, who are giving
hearty support 10 the governor. are off,
setting the arguments of their opponents
in several ways. They say his administra-
tion is in accord with the party's ante
election pledged. As for the passage of the
klair law. they contend it was war neces-
sitv. As to the new School Code, friends
af the governor are backing him IN the
stand he has taken in an effort TO increase
the educational facilities of the State, for it
has been recognized fact for many years
hat the schools were far from being what
thev should, and that Delaware, because
If such an education system, was classed
among the illiterate States in the country.
HAVE NOT MUCH WEIGHT.
The arguments against the governor
seem to be having but little weight, and
as the primary contest draws near voters
are leaving the anti Organization camp, for
they see that the Organization is going TO
be in power throughout the State and they
cannot hope to have much say in party
councils by clinging to q faction which,
from appearances, seems to be disruDting
the party.
While it is difficult to tell what the re-
suit of the contests In nine of the districts
will be, it is believed the governor and his
friends Will get majority of them. lndica-
tions seem 10 point TO the Organization
receiving a safe majority throughout the
county, and some of the leaders are claim
ing from % to 2S Of the 40 delegates. The
Layton faction leaders contend that the
Organization will receive but II of the AZ
delegates.
In the First Election district of Cedar
Creek hundred there is no contest on COM
mitteeman and Joseph q. Davis, the In
cumbent, will be unopposed. There is,
however, a contest for delegates, President
pro TEN, /. D. Short leading the opposition,
while Former Clerk of the Peace Mark l..
Davis will be arrayed against him. In
the Second Election district of Cedar
Creek hundred, Colonel David III. Reed of
Glendale, present recorder OF deeds of
Sussex county and also committeeman
from that end of the district, viii lead the
fight for Governor Townsend against
REPRESENTATIVE Harry T. Clendaniel, both
aspiring for committeeman. There VIII be
- 4ba E',~c-
Election district of the Third Representa-
tive district, between Horace Z. Fleet
wood, former superintendent of the Sus-
sex almshouse, and George 5. Adams, the
present committeeman. A fight also Will
be made on the delegate. In the Second of
the Fifth, First of The Sixth, First of the
Seventh and Ninth, there will be contests
for both committeeman and delegates In
the Second of the Seventh the contest will
be on the delegates.
LIST OF CANDIDATES.
The list of names filed for committee
men and delegates in the respective
election districts are as follows:
First Election district of First Repre-
sentative Committeeman, Jo-
George A. Swain, Mark i. Davis, Angus
tue ID. Derrlckson, J. Elbert Webb. Al
bert 4. Archer, Harry W. Belts
Second of First-Committee David
IL Reed of l., Harry +. Clendaniel
contest: delegates. Charles H. Sackett.
Harry w. Jester, Robert j. Clendaniel,
lcontest).
FIRST of Second-Comnittee Will
liam II. Carlisle, mo contest; delegate
Coulter Messick, (no contest
Second of Second-C -Committeenan
William T. Swan, mo contest delegates,