Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-08-22
SUSSEX DEMOCRATS
BOLT MEETING OF
STATE COMMITTEE
Continued from page 1.


In nomination and he offered TO with
draw II he should not be acceptable
The sussex county delegates declared
II was uaelsss for them to nominate
anyone from their county because the
slate for the afternoon had all been
mapped out and the entire program
had been cut and dried by the Now
Castle county delegates hong time
prior to the meeting and that II would
anyone to be slaughtered" by New
they claimed
The real test Of strength came when
IL Was moved that they close the nom
lfmtlon and proceed to ballot for the
national committeeman. This resulted
In vote of % in favor of and z2
against the motion. II was at this
juncture that the SUSSEX county dele
gates bolted the meeting. There was
much confusion In the roorn and nu-
merous motions were made and many
delegates tried to get the floor tc
speak but Chairman Isaacs finally
recognized the motion to adjourn and
the meeting was terminated.
Once outside the real explosion came
The Sussex county members gave
vent TO their feelings ns they suood
along the boardwalk. surrounded by
large and small groups of Interested
politicians. They denounced the New
Castle and Kent county delegates for
overriding them rouehshod and trying
TO "cramp down their throafs- a cut
and dried program in the make up of
which they had never been permitted
a voice and with attempting to force
upon them leaders In whose selection
thcy had never been consulted and
whom they would not follow. They
were openly declaring that they would
not for a moment follow the leader
ship OF or have anything to do with
any man who was concerned In or
favored the so called WoIcott deal and
the feelings Of come of them were SO
intense on this point that they de-
clared they were through and even
informed Chairman Isaacs that they
would resign from the committee.
They were loud I'm their accusations
against some of the New Castle county
Democratic politicians whom they
openly charged with being du Pont
representatives and as Some OF them
expressed it. carrying water on both
shoulders"
The meeting OF the committee was
scheduled to begin at O'clock, but
there was long and unexplained de.
lay. IL was generally rumored thai
the hold up was occasioned by th.
report that Mr. Gray was on his wa
To Kehoboth. Hs was said TO have
been located in Cape May. ". j.. anf
over the telephone 20 have announced
that he would come TO Rehoboth b,
boat. but he never appeared
The first business OF the meefin,
was the reading of reports from tn
various members of the campaign
committee. Clarence G. kfIlen, a
chairman. reported that they ha
definitely assumed the responsibility q
raising $4,000 with which TO estabIis
and maintain in this city a head
quarters for the entire State. r. +
Frazer for New Castle county reporte
that they viii have no difficulty i
raising si.5o0. their share of the funs
j. III. Hughes for Kent county sal
| tney VIII fAtst the s1tboV assigned
them as their share of the fund an
Andrew j. Lynch for Sussex count
reported that they would have n
trouble getting their quota.
Mrs. Henry Ridgely of Dover. vic
chairman of the State committee re
ported that the women members hai
had a conference and that they ha
agreed to ask the State committee 70
permission 10 employ national or
ganizer from Democratic Nationa
headquarters TO come to Delaware an
organize the Democratic women O
this State. especially women's clubs
1t is their intention to have such
club irr every senatorial district. Thi