Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-09-11
NO bosses IN CONTROL


city.
NO bosses IN CONTROL
The convention on Tuesday is going
TO be remarkable for another reason. II
will be the first convention for some time
in which no definite slate for or against
any particular candidate has not been
in operation. It's to be, from all indications
today, an untrxmmclcd gathering IN
which the man who is considered the best
ore for the place will win. No party
bosses are debating to any faction, what
they shall or shall not do. To Democratic
leaders il indicates the healthiest kind Of
a political convention, because there Arc
no feudists working against each othor. .
As matters stand, the whole situation
revolves about the nomination for gov
ernor. Until that Official is named, there
will be no decisions possible for tho other
leading State Offices Wilmington and New
Castle county Democrats as do the DEM
ocrats from Kent, recognize the fact that
Sussex county has the claim upon the
governship. Whenever the Democrats Of
that county na.A xill be respected by
the others But from down state today
come r,lmors that Sussex might waive
its claim for governor for one Of the other
two leading ofhccs-namely Congress.
At the primaries TO be held today,
friends Of Andrew Lynch, an announced
candidate for Chief Executive, says be will
win majority Of the pledged delegates.
But il is also an assured fact that at least
one half, perhaps more of the Sussex
vounty delegates will 90 unplcdged TO the
convention. and il is upon these will
depend how the tide shall run.
Should Sussex county waive its right
81. ..Ft 10 ant
that whoever obtains the most delegates,
should decide that he would rather run
for Congress than governor, then it
would throw the fight for Governor open
to Kent and New Castle counties II
such thing should come to pass, and
many regard such q situation as highly
improbable, Ezekiel Cooper of New Castle
county, who has been q candidate for
governor for several months despite
Sussex's claim, might prove to be the
choice of his party. The other man lcad-
ing in the gossip is William ]. Lyman,
who is mentioned for Attorney General
The various counties will caucus at
Dover on Tuesday prior to the convention,
but it is hardly likely, in the opinion of
those in touch with the situation, that
much will be determined from these
meetings.
SUSSEX DEMOCRATS ACTIVE.
Special Correspondence Of Every Evening
Georgetown, Sept. I1.-Democratic
primaries held In Sussex county today
gave evidence early today Of being warm
ly contested. Friends of Andrew Lynch
and Willard Deputy were active and there
were others who bad friends whom they
hoped would be induced to contest for
the nomination for governor DR.. Rowland
G. Paynter, 4. Hickman and one or two
others we're mentioned by men seeking
to be delegates. to the convention at Dover
ON Tuesday.
There is some talk that should Mr..
Lynch win the most of the unpledged
delegates that he might consider NOM
ination for Congress as more favorably
than for governor. If the county should
be unable TO present united strength
back of any man for governor but should
be divided into factional groups, such
waiver might come about.