Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-11-23
conversation with Mr.. P. s. du Pont, the

conversation with Mr.. r. s. du Popt, the
Allees received a message to come To Will
mington the next day for conference with
MIR. =. S. du Pont and DIR. Joseph II. Odcll.
The Allees came To Wilmington the next
day and had long conference with Mr..
Z. s. du Pont and DIR. Joseph II. Odell.
Part of the time this conference was
among the four and pnrt of the time Mr..
Alice, Sr., was not present. do not pur-
port at this place and time to give you
any part of the conversation which took
place at this conference. However, do
set down as a fact that Immediately fol-
lowing the conference the Allees returned
down State and within a few days move
ment was started for the next General
Assembly TO repeal all OF the present
school laws and have an entirely new set OF
school laws written.
wish YOU would here mark this very
significant fact: namely, that prior to this
conference the Alees and their clique were
on record rs against any further meddhng
with the school laws; they We're also on
record that whatever shortcomings might
exist in the school system were due to the
people and agencies who were admins
tering the laws and not 20 the laws them
selves But within ten days, during which
time nothing had transpired except this
conference, the Allees and their clique
had completely turned about and were IN
favor of repeal OF all the school laws rs
the only possible thing that could save
the situation" in Delaware, and on the
other hand, they had suddenly become
imbued with the belief that the agencies
administering the law, particularly the
Delaware School Auxiliary Association,
were doing the finest possible kind OF work,
and were being directed by the finest kind
of men, who were very sympathetc
with the situation in Delaware.
INCLUDES COLONEL DENNEY.
As the news of this program Of repeal
ing tho school laws of Delaware became
circulated in the lower part Of the state,
the question Immediately was asked,
will the next governor of Delaware per-
NIT repeal of the school laws, or will he
veto any repeal bill?' Inasmuch Ms An
drew lynch. Democratic candidate for
governor, was committed openly 10 the
repeal of the school laws, the only doubt
ful factor was W ID Dennev, Republican
candidate for governor In answer TO the
question as 20 where he would stand, the
clique of politicians led by Alice, who had
suddenly become active III behalf of the
repeal movement said they had been as
sured that in event MIR Denney were
elected he would not interfere with any
repeal of the school laws despite the fact
that Mr.. Denney was reputed among
friends Of the schools of Delaware As
being a staunch friend OF the school laws
of the state This assurance on the part
Of the politicians that MFR Denney would
be right was not sufficient for the more
bitter enemies of the school code in lower
TO,ia .4.a.f
from Mr. Dennev himself This Mr.
Dcnnev gave at Milton and IN other places
in Sussex county and lower Delaware, IN
the form If fiat footed statement that
he would not interfere in any way with
any school legislation IN the next Leglsla-
tlIre. that he would not lise his veto power
to block anything the Legislature wanted
done There Is not the slightest doubt
that Mr. Denney made this statement upon
several occasions lie has been quoted to
that effect in Allee's State Sentinel and
in the Philadelphia papers, and has enter
ell no denial or correction OF such repre-
scntation 81 his attitude
ADMITS POSSIBLE poURr
Furthermore, it Is fact which can
easily be proved, that when friends uf the
school laws called him 10 task for his
statement that he would let the Legisla-
ture repeal the laws if they so wished, bic
entered rs a defense that his attitude upon
the school situation and his utterances
upon the school situation were taken only
after a conference with MIR. Z ;. du Pont
and that his attitude and his utteranccs
were in complete accord with the wishes II
Mr. du pont Isn't tins a remarkable
statement9 Can it possibly be true
While Mr.. Dennev WAS giving these
pledges 10 enemies Of the school code down
State. senator James + Alice. Jr, adj
dressed letter to the holdover Senators
asking them 70 come TO Dover for
meeting on Monday, October 25 In this
letter he stated that repeal Of the pres
ent Delaware school laws by the next Gen
eral Assembly was necessary and the ques-
tion to decide WAS whether they should
revert to the old laws OF write 8 new school
law