Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-06-13


terry ard endeHyoring 10 secure
Federal building for Wilmington.
'erhe government said the Journal,
does not own a single public building
in Wilmington, except the pretty
lighthouse on the hay Shore" pre-
sumahy at the mouth Of the Chris.
tlana.
So far az the constitutional Con.
vention Is concerned. II is sufficient 10
say that It was chosen, had a Vhig
ma iorify, sat ~ Dover. framed unmer
ous amendments 70 the old Constitu-
tiun. and provided fot q submission af
It's work to the people at the next gen
eral election. when its production was
defeated By an adverse vote ff 1.77T
IL 2.1Ig.
National Politics.
In ita attention ii national politics,
which If eth found time for. the Della
Wafe razette gave hearty support TO
General Lewis t'uas for the Democrat
ID nuffiitaa t83n for President General
lsass Waa yefy popular with Delaware
Democrats. who believed ne was en-
Titled 20 another chance. after the
manner III which he had beer de-
feated in is4s hv the detection u the
Van Buren, aBafnburnerH. Hut the
Democratic National Convention
nominated General franklin Fierce Of
New Hampshire for President, with
William II King Of Alabama fer Vice
President, and the Gazette gave 10
this ticket its iuyal support. The
WhlK party, divided and weakened b.
sectionaiism, was not the inspiring
political element II had been at the
three previous Presidential contests,
and the Delaware State journal ap-
narantlR waa rather unhappy # con-
tinupd. however. to give lavai support
| ~ John NJ. CLAYTON. the great Whig
| leader IL Dpla ware. who at that time
was living In retirement at his Huena
Vista farm. hut had not abandoned
political aspira ftans The fsazette. as
usual. continued tn attack Clayton
| and WING policies as vigorously as
rVer. CLAYTON WAS active tn the state
CAMPAIGN. striving for the election u
| 4 Wing Legislature 10 send him back
/ ID the Senate.
The Wing National Convention
| ~ minated General Winflaid Scott for
| President and william H. Graham of
New Jersey for vice. President. and
/ The selection Or s'Oid FUSS and Pea
| there Appeared to he about as an-
| palatabie 10 the Wings Of Delaware
A. It was 10 the Wings ef nearly 81
| the other states There WAS visible
lack. jn the editorial columns of tbs
Journal. 81 the vim and energy thai
made IT 10 effective IN the previous
campaigns. only in its advocacy d
I a a "a
play any Of the former spirit uf az
Eresaive confidence. The Journal =
that time WAS published hy John A
| Audcrdice and Leonard r. Wales
afterwards Judge Wales Of our stat,
courts
Setback for Wings.
The city election in septembe
brought CONSERVATION to the Whigs
their candidate for mayor. Leonard Z
Wales, being defeated by 122 maiorit,
by the Democratic candidate. William
Hemphill Jones. and James Scott
Democrat. defeating Beniamin
clark. Whig for the office of cit,
treasurer. bv II The only Viii
consolation was the election Q
stephen Boldly to the office of alder
, man over John Rudolph. by 20. VII
liam Hemphili jones was the man I
, whom Secretary Of War John A. Dis
, early in 1861, when trouble broke on
{ among commanders of some reyenu
, Vessels at New Orleans, sent his ia
nous dispatch; IF any man attempt
. II haul down the American flag. shoe
him on the spot" And he was tn
; kind Of a man who would have carrie
out such a command in a stern man
ner.
However. the Journal put up bol
front for Scott and Graham durin
the closing days of the campaign
scott leads the column. and you coui
| not fight under q brayer or bette
man." was one OF its appeals Mean
: while. the Gazette was more aggres
sive than ever and Delaware Demo
Gratis were full of confidence. One {
their slogans was: we Pod)ked theI
in "A; we'll Pierce them in 81
Many lively public meetings wer
held and Democratic enthusiasm wa
; always in evidence. Still. 1t was
hard task TO batter down the stron
Whig preferences of the people
Delaware, and the battle was uncei
tain TO the end The little election
in October was a mixed result. Ii
temperance movement interfering
! such an extenet that neither of Il
: leading parties could derive muC
comfort from it.
!, Tho Democratic State conventic
J had nominated George Read Ridd
For Representative In Congress ar
Or. John Merritt, William ]. Clark al
Henry Bacon for Electors. The VIII
candidates were John w. Houston +,
Congress and Henry du Pnnt. ].
f3ueknaster and william W. Vol
for Electors The. vote at the Pres
: Dental election. on Tuesday. Soven
,, was a great shock 10 the Wings,
Pierce and King carried the State |
a substantial majority.
), 4 Remarkable aCome Back
I Great waa the diasnny OF the Del.
q ware Journal at this result. but
/ accepted tho reverse gameiy. "ft
G enough to know" ii editoriaiiy Il
!. eiared in itA naat issue, that q
American people have made the d
8 eiaion, and We "a good eitlzenn bo
suhmissiyeiy 10 tho will of tns IN
= jority.n But IL added; Lot Il
Wings show their opponents In
they are stili alive. On, then, ia Il
charge" For the stata election W.
still a separate affair, and did not tai
/ place until the following Tuesday.
And when u came it was a shoekir
D surprise 10 the Democrats, BY re,
son of their previous triumph, ths
iooiied for q complete conversion