Evening journal., 1920-09-15

delegates and this would give the city
10 more making a total Of 30. Each
OF The 10 districts In rural New Cas-
Tie IS increased under the resolution
from five to six delegates making a
total Of 60 instead Of 90 in the rural
county which Is the same number
that Kent and Sussex counties have.
Mr.. Janyier said 10 was a simple mat
ter OF Justice and moved That the
resolution be adopted lie said IN pre-
scntlng the resolution he represented
the New Castle county caucus which
at the meehng In the morning took
action asking for the increased repre-
scntatiOn
Joseph Armstrong, Baltimore Hun
/ dred, Sussex county, but formerly OF
Odessa, who several years ago was
deputy Collector OF Internal Revenue,
moved that the resolution BE- laid on
IN table Tor two years, TO give the
down-State members a chance TO study
10.
This started the battle that was
waged for two hours on that subject.
We want action now. You have had
twenty years 10 consider IT," and
many similar expressions from mem
bers OF 'lhe New Castle county delega-
4 tion were hurled at Armstrong.
/ Timothy J. Mooney was recognized
/ during the excitement by Chairman
Gray, as chairman Of the Wilmington
City Committee. Mr. Mooney made an
( earnest plea for Increased representa-
tion In state conventions AMI gave
some interesting figures showing the
Justice Of the request These figures
show that at the general election in
1916 tO,6j6 Democratic votes ware poll
ed in Wilmington and that number OF
voters was represented in State con-
ventions by but i5 delegates. Kent
county was 1910 and Sussex with 5Gi9
Democratic voters had 60 delegates
each and rural New Castle with 1888
Democratic voters had 30 delegates.
Mr.. Mooney argued that such a
division OF delegates was not dem
ocracy and moi justice. He said Will
minglon has Q per cent. OF the dele
gates and al per cent. Of the Dem
ocratlc vote OF the state. I'VE want
more delegates and will make a
strong protest II this Is not done,
he said 1T is not Just and not
Democratic and can not 80 on. II we
are not the same kind OF men and
women and Democrats In Wilmington,
point il oul 10 us and tell us why we
arc not. We want action on this
right now. We do not want the Issue
cvadod. II has been evuded lons
enough"
Mr.. MONEYS plain statements were
applauded by the New Castle coun-
iy delegates.
James II. Kane, OF Wilmington, also
made a plea for more delegates. He
said now there Is no Incentive for
young men and the women to join
the Democratic party In Wilmington
as there Is nothing 10 offer them. He
pointed out that by electing them as
delegates TO conventions 1t would In
tcrest them I'm the party and get them
TO working for its success.
Mr.. Armstrong. who had remained
standing in the aisle between the
Kent and Sussex sections, was in no
way moved by these appeals and said
Kent and Sussex was going to vote 10
lay the resolution on the table. He
asked FOR a vote on his motion.
L.. Irving Handy suggested that VIII
mington be allowed six delegates In
each representative district, but that
rural New Casle remain the same as
II Is now. This suggestion was yelled
down and Mr.. Handy withdrew lt.
The motion TO Icy on the table was
defeated by a vote OF SO 10 70.
The vote was then taken on the
original resolution to increase the
number OF delegates, and this was
defeated by a vote OF 400 nays to 7S
yeas.
, There had been a great deal OF con-
; fusion All the time the vote was beine
b taken, but on announcement or The
] defeat OF the resolution bedlam broke
, loose.
Dozens of New Castle county mem
; hers Jumped 10 their feet shoutlnf
and started 10 walk out. Everyone
seemed io b. talking and Chairman
Gray was pounding with his gavel In
an attempt TO get order restored.
Mr. Gray evc1.ually restored order
. sufficiently for Mr. Mooney, who was
recognized lie said 1T Is very dii-
ncult for the Wilmington people Ia
understand that kind Of Democracy.
Mr. Mooney waived his hands and said
something about come on" and st7rt-
! ed from the room. The New Castle
county seats were practically emptied
; In a few minutes, the members march
Ing towards the door as II to leave the
hall.
b. county. who was later nominated fol
elector. pleaded with The Sussex and
Kent delegates 10 give New CastC
J what they wanted, although Mr
! Soper voted against this very thing
. lust a moment before He shouted
E "as a member from Kent county
move 20 give them what they want
There were shouts OF no" from the
b Kent and Sussex sides. The noise on
G the floor was increasing every minute
I with members circulating through the
- crowd waving their arms and shout
y ng threats at each other. The New
{ Castle county delegates were nearly
\ an crowded together at the door
{ while some had gone outside.
S Chairman Gray, after awhile, was
s able 20 make himself heard and tod
s Mr.. Soper that as he had voted IN tat
n negative ne had right 90 move Tor
0 reconsideration. lie called TO the New
D Castle county delegates 10 come OF
T and act like men, not like boys
s Mr.. Sopor made another appeal tC
r. give the Increase 10 New Castle county
y Including Wilmington. Chairman
e GRAY announced that a motion TO r'N'
s them what they want was too indeil'
. mite and that he could not entertain
= such a motion.
{ Dennis J. Buckley. Of Wilmington
g made an appeal for the women dele
gates who had voted soldly agains
r the resolution TO support 10 as a mat
4 ter Of Justice. He reminded them ha
4 they had been fighting for years fo
I representation and now that they ha,
n 70. he said, one OF their first acts wa
. TO vote against New Castle county get
. ting lust representation. Later seVera
b OF the women did vote for u.
Z some one yelled for a roll call oi
4 The motion Of Mr. Soper TO reconsidc
!, me vote by which the resolution Wa
= defeated. Richard r. Cam. Of Kirk
, wood. shouted that they could hav
!, all the roll calls they wanted but
4 probably would not make any differ
T. aneo tsTf they want lie 10 have IL 10