Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-05-17
LOTS OF POLITICS
DOWN IN SUSSEX
Scene Today, However. Shifted
to the State Capitol Because
of the Suffrage Fight.
star Correspondents of Every Evening

tuEpktslloNN. MAY iss
Hearing the New Dispcnsation $
:. O. s. call, and following suffrage
conference. which was held here vester-
dav, many Republicans, went to Dover
from Georgetown today-some to assist,
some to oppose and others To watch.
MANY knew Sussex could give all the
assistance desired, but few believed she
would. Sussex's opposition to equal
suffrage is strong. Her Representatives
in the General Assembly have long oppos-
ed ratification OF the proposed amend
ment 10 the Constitution of the United
States extending the right of suffrage TO
women because their constituents 50
demanded thew have been saying, and
''antis" declared today that should those
legislators stultifv themselves by voting
for ratification they would do so solely
for the purpose of tickling the vanity
of the New Dispensation. Proponents
Of equal suffrage ridlculed deference to
constituents and alleged that certain
Republican politicians who. they said,
want "slush funds" to be sent to Sussex
county for this years political campaign
are fostering opposition to ratification;
Il was stated today that there would
be 20 votes for ratification, two votes
more than a House majority, should the
House of Representatives concur III the
senate resolution. In the Senate tue
ratifying resolution also obtained TWO
votes more than a majority. As only
one Democratic Senator voted tor Tati-
+icstion. and only one Democratic Rep
resentative is expected 10 vote for 1t.
only Republicans would be gwen credit
for ratification should the House concur
in the resolution, In the calculation
that 20 Representatives may vote ioT
ratification Representatives James +.
LLOYD, Joseph b. Lord, Hiram > smith
and John ID. Warrington, Sussex county
Republicans. are not considered.
"cALE" LAYTON ON THE Jon
Congressman Caleb r. Layton went
to Dover from Washington last night for
the purpose of showing his colors
BY making another appeal for equal
suffrage.
Sussex county Republican politicians
are grinding knives for the political
campaign, and a close observer SAYS ~
looks like the Republicans are N for = darn
good licking this year 1t j. reported
that friends Of Governor Townsend will
try to politically scalp Congressman
LAYTON because the governor was dc
fea,ed for delegate t. the Republican
National Convention Some Repubh-
cans propose ''scalping DIR. Layton ~
the State convention, and Others suggest
that the "scalping' he deferred until
election day There are Inhmatione thai
Governor Townsend may nc candidate
for the Republican nomination for Con
gressman. but Robert G Houston and
Charles : Richards Of Georgetown are
more frequently mentioned for tho nom
nation. Thinking Kent county cannot
produce a suitable man for the Repuhh-
can nomination for governor, Sussex
adherents Of the New Dlspen~ation
are proposing Isaac ID. short of Milford
and William II. Heald Of Wilmington
4 few Sussex Countians express bcilct
that Sussex will have two Republican
tickets next fall.
The Democrats Of Sussex county will
3cvote this week to making preparations
for the Democratic State Convention
10 be held at Dover on May 25. Andrew
I Lynch and James NJ Tunnel q
Georgetown. Daniel Hirsch ~ Milford.
William J. Allen of Seaford. Samuel Cul-
Yer OF Delnar and H. NJ. Joseph of Mid
way are being proposed Tor Sussex dele
gates TO the national convention