Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-11-23
]. +. ALLEE
REPLIES TO GORDON
Denies That He or His Father Is
Doing Other Than Trying to
! Help School Matters.
ac.r,., DtsDasrh 40 Ev~ry Evpn,ug

Special Dispatch 10 Kvcry Even'ug
4 Dover. Nov. 23.-Ststc Senator James
IF Allr~, b<ans interviewed as to j. Ben
: nett Gorion's letter in the Morning News
of to-day, had the following TO say;
"A. Tar as the Allecs as faction taking
anv hand in school matters, there is moth
ing 20 H. There is no such thing as an
Alice faction. In fact, there are no longer
any factions in the Republican party, as
the vote on November 2 very clearly IL
lustratcs. The senior Allee is attending
strictly 10 business spending all except
the week-cnds NJ his office in Washington.
Your humble servant happens to be IN the
posltion where, as member of tho State
Senate. he will have 10 help work out the
school dilemma in January, and, realizing
that he owed something to future gen.
aaa'ious he was anxious to have an act
drawn which would be an Improvement
over the old antiquated system OF 100
wears standing but one which would be
less expensive than the present code. He
therefore requested that his colleagues,
10th Democratic and Republican, meet
m Dover "a talk the matter over and
they realizing the Importance OF dong
something ~ the time, selected COM
mittee of representative citizens, pro-
eodcrS and anti-codcrs, from all over the
State and asked them TO draw law for
Delaware which would he rs nearly salts
factory TO all Delaw areans as possible.
You know we had one law presented 10
the Legislature too late 10 be given the
proper publicity, ~ that tho public might
understand its provisions before Ito
massage and the members of the senate
did not want this TO occur again
.aOf course. realize how certain paid
newspaper writers 81 the type Of Mr..
Gordon can't see how anything can be
done hv any individual in a personal or
official capacitv without first consulting
some money interest. hut we Kent and
Sussev cn,Intians don Z worship the dollar
the vav Il Is worshipped hv some
satellites
Mr. Gordons statement about col
m.un between Mr. Odell or Mr. du Pont
~ both ~ them and the Allecs. Is lie
made ont ~ the whole cloth. The most
WIND IMAGINATION, unless with the de
termined desire 70 grossly misreprescnt.
c,ud not conceive of such thing
pENy HOLDING CONFER ENCEs,
Is far as either my father or myself
helnr called 20 Wilmington for a confer
once with Mr. T. = du Pont and DR..
Odell We were never called 10 Whining
inn for such a conference IN fact never
talked ~ either Mr. Odell or Mr.. du Pont
about calling the senators together.
\cthcr did We talk 70 any one else about
H. except possibly two or three personal
friends ~ mlnr IN Dover who were IN
terested IN better education. but who were
IN no wav associated with me politically
and in no way assoclated with either Mr.
du Pant or MIR Odell In fact my father
knew nothing ~ the move, being away at
the time In fact, neither of us have at
any time talked school matters with Mr..
du pnnt or Mr. Odell since the special
SESSION II the Legislature except for
PISS. hlv a minute or two IN the Hotel
nu pnnt. and then only along general
lines u school work
AS far rs any statement about the
Delaware School Auxiliary Association we
have probably cnntended that certain of
20 wurkinrs should be looked into, as has
been our contention about many Of our
I 30 or more commissions, but any report |
~ subsequent statement having been !
made 20 the contrary. Is absolutely false. /
Mr. Gordon. by inference. innuendo I
and lies. colofs his letter so that the facts /
are misrepresented. We members Of the I
senate welcome any aid from all sources
in getting a better, more workable, less 4
ce~tly school Law for Delaware We think .
for ourselves and though Mr.. Gordon
-sur probably ealize IL. we act for our
selves and for our constituency without 4
beng prompted by somebody whIms or /
ptrrcd 70 effort by somebody's pay roll