Evening journal., 1920-11-23

IN the next Legislature, that he
would not use his veto power
to block anything the Legisla-
ture wanted done. There is not
the slightest doubt that Mr..
Denney made this statement
upon several occasions. He has
been quoted TO that effect in AL
lees State Sentinel and in the
Philadelphia papers, and has
entered no denial or correction
OF such representation Of his at
titude.
Admits Possible Doubt
Furthermore. it is a fact
which can easily be proved. that
when friends OF the school laws
called him to task for his state
ment that he would let the Leg
islature repeal the laws IL they
so wished, he entered as a de-
fense that his attitude upon the
school situation and his utter
ances upon the school situation
were taken only after a confer
ence with Mr.. p. S. dupont and
that his attitude and his utter
ances were in complete accord
with the wishes Of Mr.. dupont.
Isn't this a remarkable state
ment! Can il possibly be true?
While Mr.. Denney was giving
these pledges TO enemies of the
school code down state, sena-
tor James +. Alice, Jr.. ad-
dressed a letter to the hold
over senators asking them to
come to Dover for a meeting
on Monday, october 25. In this
letter he stated that a repeal
OF the present Delaware school
laws by the next General As
sembly was necessary and the
question TO decide was whether
they should revert to the old
laws or write a new school law.
Mr.. Denney, Republican can
didaue for governor, and Dr.
Joseph II. Odell, of the Delaware
School Auxiliary Association and
director of the Service Citizens,
were both cognizant of this
meeting being called and Of the
purpose for which it was called.
Both these gentlemen were in
close touch with the Allees while
this matter was developing. At
this meeting IL was decided to
call a larger meeting on Friday,
October 20, at which a picked
number OF Delaware citizens
were to be invited for the pur-
pose Of discussing a repeal OF
the present school laws and a
substitution of another law, to
be written between now and the
session of the General Assembly.
on Thursday evening, October
2S, few OF the elmer circle"
OF the Alice clique held a con-
ference to arrange the program
for the next days meeting. AZ
that confidential conference Mr..
Denney was present, gave his
approval Of the program which
these politicians had outlined.
and renewed his pledges to per-
nit the next General Assembly
70 repeal the school laws of
Delaware If they wished to do
so.
Again Attacks Auxiliary
You yourself we're asked to
be present at this meeting, being
one Of the so-called committee"
Of So, which the Alice group
named at their caucus on Octo-
ber 25. The Service Citizens
and the Delaware School Auxil-
larry Association were represent
ed on this committee. / do not
know whether you accepted
your appointment or not You
did not attend the meeting. The
Service Citizens and the Della
ware School Auxiliary Associa-
tion were represented at the
meeting. The Alice crowd who
arranged this meeting, named
the committee" and are to
sponsor the fight in the next as
sembly for the repeal of the
school laws, represent that DIR.
Joseph IL Odell and Henry =.
Scott, prominent in the Della
ware School Auxiliary Associa-
tion and the Service Citizens or
ktMlIdNlhnr Ait AlAhiUuEAlN III
sympathy with this movement.
so thoroughly in sympathy with
IL that 1t is said the actual work
Of drawing up the bin for re-
peal Of the present school laws
and the drafting of a new set
of laws is to be done within the
offices and by the representa-
tives Of the Delaware School
Auxiliary Association and the
Service Citizens.
SO we have the circle COM
Splete. The Allees are hastily
summoned to Wilmington in
conference Immediately follow
ing receipt OF information that
there was a possibility of the
Allees launching a legislative in
quiry into the actions of the
Delaware School Auxiliary Asso-
citation and DIR. Joseph II. Odell
in connection with the public