Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-08-09
FACT|ONAL FIGHTS
PROMISE TROUBLE
FOR REPUBLICANS
Rumors That Alfred I. du Pont
Will Present Slate for All
Nominations.
MUCH MANIPULATING OVER
SELECTION FOR GOVERNOR
sAn Correspondence OF Every Evening


Kits Hammock. Aug q.
Delaware Republicanism is in heck
of a condition. declare numerous Kent
county Republicans who make Bowers
Beach and kits Hammock their rendez-
vous on Sunday and have put these bay
shore resorts on n political par with Re-
hoboth Beach. which is frequented by
New Castle and Sussex county politicians.
Rivalry. jealousy vanity and revenge
are cited as reasons for party rending'
Kent countians believe United States
senator l.. Heisler Ball is disputing Cole
man du Points leadership of Delaware
Republicans and Daniel .. Hastings
lleutennncy, and think former Senator
J Prank Alice and Congressman Caleb
n LAYTON arc Ball allies. Friends of DIR.
Ball saw he should be Republican leader
because of his high official position IN the
Federal service and his Cluseness to SEN
ator Harding, the Republican nominee
for President Of United States. Suspecting
that former Senator Alice and Congress
man Layton have united politically wit h
Dr Ball. they recall deal in 1903 that
enabled Mess,s Ball and Alice to fill va
cancies in the United States Senate and
also made Daniel II Layton. Ir., son Of
DIR Layton. private secretary to Mr..
Alice
ALFRED Z. MAY NAME ~ ATF.
Very interesting is a rumor that Alfred
I du POnt will not participate IN the
Republican primaries. but will Keep
tabs" on the Republican State Con-
vcptlon II is reported that between.
August 81. the date for the primaries
and August "a. convention day. he will
issue a statement designating who may
hc candidates for the Republican nomna-
ton for governor and who shall not be
candidates No hint concerning his favor
ties has been given authorltatIvclv, but
Colonel William ID Denncy of Dover. who
has been slated" by the Republican Or
ganigation led 10y Coleman du Pont, is
said to he among he men he Will oppose
\ report that he has told the bows to get
together comes from New Castle county,
and an announcement that William G.
Tavlor of Wilmington will be the nominee
for governor has been sent from Sussex.
ORGANIZATIONS SLATE.
With the exception of insurance com
missioner. the organization has made
complete slate" DIR Caleb r. LAYTON
of Georgetown for Representative III
Congress. Colonel Denney for governor,
\ Danfnrth Bush of Wilmington for
lieutenant governor. Sylvester ID Town
send. Ir. ui Wilmington for attorney
general. George NJ Fisher of Wyoming
Tor State treasurer and Daniel Thompson
of Newark for State auditor-but II Is
not enthusiastic over the ticket Repub-
licans who have scanned the list declare
no ono thereon will inspire enthusiasm
and they dread the possibility of the Dem
ocrats nominating strong men and start
ing a snappv campaign They say DIR
LAYTON is the only fighter among the pros
pestive Republicans nominees. and express
the opinion that he will be kept busy re-
peilinr attacks made on him BY Republi-
can factions They believe Mr.. Townsend
viii decline the nomination for attorney
general prefcring to serve SIX years as a
member Of the Delaware Industrial Acci-
dent Board, at a salery of 81, 500 per an
mum. To serving four wears as attorney
general NJ salary of 81. 900 yearly Mr.
Townsend is president of the board and the
only lawyer thereon. As attorncv-general
his duties would be more oncrous.
INTEREST IN KENT's CLAIM.
Interest centres in the gIbematorial
rominetion. to which Kent Is entitled b.
the principle of county rotation With
respect to rotation sentiment in Kent Is
divided Colonel Denney is supposed to be
keut's choice, his friends claiming that
~ of kents 40 delegates will vote for
him but Kent countlans affirm that not
more than three of the 35 arc enthusi-
astic There il strong friendship between
Colonel Dennev and Harry A. Richard
son. .whosucceededJ J Frank Alleeas United
states Senator In an alleged attempt to
weaken Colonel Dennev politically. two
newspapers have proposed secretary of
State Everett c. Johnson for the guber-
material nomination. Politicians assert
the proposal was made while he was on a
i Il 4 1
or permission They aver he does not
want the nomination although emnentlv
fitted for governor, but is supporting
Colonel Denney. One prOpOnent Of MIR
Johnson is accused of insincerity, and the
other IS regarded as dupe. The concensus /
of opiniOnis that the proposal was designed |
10 create a snarl in Kent and throw the |
nomination to New Castle county. A !
United States Senator and former United /
States Senator are suspected of conspiring |
against Kent.
WOULD THROW DOOR WIDE orEN.
Throwing the nomination to New Castle |
county would pave the way for candidates |
galore. including probably DR. Harrison /
W Howell. Commodore Horace Wilson. |
Mayor William c. Taylor and Charles |
Warner Of Wilmington: John NJ Mendin- |
hall Of Rodgers, Henry p Scott of Rev |
bold, Alexander p. COrbit Of Odessa and |
John NJ Walker of HOckessin Ex-Gov- |
ernor Charles r. Miller of Wilmington |
also has been suggested as a comnromise. |
Mr., Walker has Just finished two terms /
rs State Senator, and during the recent |
special session of the Legislature he led I
the Equal Suffrage fight in the Senate Mr.. /
Corbit was Speaker of the last House of /
Representatives and opposed Equal Suf- I,
frage. Politicians believe Alfred l. du /
Pont would favor Mayor Taylor or former |
Mayor Howell for governor They say
former Senator Alice would not support |
Mr. Taylor. as some persons think. but |
would JON Senator Ball and Congress
man LAYTON IN supporting Mr. Walker. |
For the purpose Of preventing New I
Castle county takintheg thh glberna-
torial nomination from Kent politicians
at Rehoboth Beach are propoing Chief
Justice James Pennewill of Doverfor gov
ernor They declare he is one of the
strongest men the Republicans could
nominate.
Kent countians suspect that if DIR.
Layton IS renOminated for Representative
in Congress he will be slapped" at the |
election.
ONE HOT FIGHT.
One of the hottest fights at the Repub-
hcan primaries will be in the First Elee-
tion district of the Fifth Representative
district of Kent county. where James F
Alice Jr Edward Baker and, Iames A