Evening journal., 1920-11-23


actions of the Delaware School
Auxiliary Association and DR.
Odell. As TO what else passed
between you and Mr.. dupont /
do not know. However, / wish
20 set down for your informa-
ton a few facts. all of which
have been verified and can be
substantiated upon any future
occasion.
Within the week prior to our
conversation, the Allees had
stated that they were not in IA
vor Of any further meddling with
the school laws of Delaware or
with their repeal. Not only had
they gone on record In this. but
they had asserted that the school
laws would not be repealed or
amended in the next General
Assembly, because they (the AL
lees) controlled the situation in
the Senate and they would block
any further moddling with the
school program.
Alleges conference"
1tIOIt lnt' tlpnt 0l Ailt hdS
Of my conversation with you and
your subsequent conversation
with Mr.. p. S. DUPONT, the AL
lees received a message to como
to Wilmington the next day for
a conference with Mr.. y. $. du-
Pont and DR.. Joseph IL. Odell.
The Allees came to Wilmington
the next day and had a long
conference with Mr.. p. S. du-
Pont and DR.. Joseph II. Odell.
Part OF the time this conference
was among the four and part OF
the time Mr.. Alice, Sr., was not
present. / do not purport at
this place and time to give you
any part of the conversation
which took place at this con-
ference. However. l do set down
as a fact that Immediately fol-
lowing the conference the Allees
returned down state and within
n few days movement was
started for the next General AS
sembly to repeal all Of the pres
ent school laws and have an
entirely new set OF school laws
written.
I wish you would here mark
this very significant fact; name
ly, that, prior to this conference
the Allees and their clique we're
on record as against any fur
ther meddling with the school
laws; they were also on record
that whatever shortcomings
might exist In the school sys-
tenn were due to the people and
agencies who were administer
ing the laws and not to the laws
themselves. But within ten days,
during which time nothing had
transpired except this confer
ence, the Allees and their clique
had completely turned about and
were In favor of n repeal of all
the school laws as the only pos
sible thing that could save the
situation" in Delaware, and on
the other hand, they had sud-
denly become imbued with the
belief that the agencies admin
istoring the law, particularly the
Delaware School Auxiliary Asso-
citation. were doing the finest
possible kind of work, and were
being directed by the finest kind
OF men, who were very SYM
pathetic" with the situation in
Delaware.
Includes Colonel Denney
As the news OF this program
OF repeating the school laws of
Delaware became circulated in
the lower part of the state, the
question Immediately was asked,
"Will the next governor OF Del
aware permit a repeal OF the
school laws. or will he veto any
repeal bill2" Inasmuch as An
drew Lynch, Democratic candi-
date for governor. was commit
ted openly to the repeal OF the
school laws, the only doubtful
factor was w. ID. Denney, Re-
publican candidate for governor.
In answer TO the question as to
where ne would stand. the clique
OF politicians led by Alice, who
had suddenly become active in
behalf OF the repeal movement.
said they had been assured that
in event Mr.. Denney were elect
ed he would not interfere with
any repeal Of the school laws,
despite the fact that Mr.. Den
ney was reputed among friends
OF the, schools of Delaware as
being staunch friend of the
school laws of the state. This
assurance on the part OF the poll
iucians that Mr.. Denney would
be right" was not sufficient for
the more bitter enemies of the
school code in lower Delaware.
They demanded an expression
from Mr.. Denney himself. This
Mr.. Denney gave at Milton and
IN other places in Sussex county
and lower Delaware, in the form
Of a flat-footed statement that
he would not interfere in any
way with any school legislation