Smyrna times., 1921-08-24
JIIfI DEMOCRATS I!.I.-., BOLT
ME- NETTING STATE COMMITTEE

20 SELECTION OF NAIlOSAA .loH
~ ~oovNIrrEEMAN YET MADE
,,,,,r Gray and Thomas mas F, E.,Batiar Baya1'
l'al'a !, nomination But Selection
nT,1 rl' ! Over for Another Meeting
va, 49,, D'u Trangling in committee meet, meet,
Aiei .srse Slr hours, during which
p! i1l r,, ,1s 1factional lines within 2.,l1n the
tine Sa' .a,s bitterly drawn the Demo-
gg pr, Stat State Committeeman Adjourned 1JS"hnfG
a'pt s.,nrJay S'n,i afternoon at RehO0oth
l, falling to elect CEaaoniior national CON- n-
''a ~, y, was called. Only two names
t,l n',ps rsaIIy f1'1 placed before the commit nit
were .ssr lsr'5 being Andrew c. Gray and
ts 1.,5as they r. ''Has Bayard, both Of Whining
li'lnIs lanes n, NJ. Tunnel, of George
TOD, '@ '.nngested the name Of Peter }.
owl 5 sIS9 slso Of Wilmington, but Mr.
I.S' E'si T5o 1iso is a member Of the com
iau' 'j 5o.lined to allow his name TO
? n''ss' nss3 t5t IN that connection. The meet
y ,sme to a dramatic end amid
ns.s s ,',1 excitement when Sussex mem
n-s' ~. IsaJ by Landreth L. Layton, DR..
q, u, nj 7 Hammond and James NJ. Tun-
N % # Georgetown, and former Rep
| =, .a,srtatiye !, william Welch, Of Mil
!, bolted. The former two held
Fozes ,,oo.;
Tho Sussex members had been
s,sting all afternoon to have the
/ .Isrto1 Of a national committeeman
msDoped. After Charles P. Saylor,
4 Wilmington, placed Andrew 9.
G,v in nomination and DR.. Dorsey
I'M Lewis. Of Middletown, had nOmi-
,,-J Thomas F. Bayard, a motion TO
DtUODe the election was voted down
| ShH. A motion was then made TO
meeed 10 ballot for national commit
tHmsn and it was while this vote was
bsrg counted that the Sussex dele
utOn left the room. THAT is enough
for Us" some one in the delegation
nnarked as they filed from the room,
Although it was apparent that Mr.
Cav had sufficient votes in the COM
rrtee to elect him, those leading the
nat in his behalf decided that it
Ecsd be unwise to force the election
nler the circumstances so the meet
g was adjourned. Neither Mr.. Gray
M iOlmer Senator Willard Salisbury
Rs present at the meeting or at the
tneT Saturday night. Most of those
nambers Of the committee who would
E0bsbly have supported Josiah Mar
vi had he not withdrawn from the
tgit some days ago were back of Mr.
Gsy The Sussex committeeman
hsEeveT, were opposed to either Mr.
Cray or Mr.. Bayard.
Resent Recent Alleged Political Trade
Some Of the Sussex County mem
oas are also said to have repudiateC
ne alleged recent trade of their L. S
Snstor Josiah 0. Wolcott, as chan
SAor for Republican appointment
! well as their dissatisfaction owe
s JUDICIAL appointments and let it b.
n'Vn that they would not supper
a!Ole for National Committeeman
'A0 favored continuation of those ap
NlIments. One member of the Sus
Il delegation is also said to have re
l'iEed that he would not support an,
-Ea0er Of four families, Grays, Bay
H4' SaulsOurys Or Marvels, or an,
-'gers' but would agree to any 9th
representative Democratic busines
W. M Wilmington. The discussion
ae committee at times becam
Tn,ed' Former Representative
D'en objected to any election on tn
i''ll That the call for the meetin,
Y not specify that such business wa
: transacted. Although the nam
l'finer Judge William H. Bovce. 0
..i' was often mentioned by som,
~. ls committeeman previous to tn,
S.. .ls ne was not nominated. Stat,
,,.. ,.a.of Charles D. Murphy, of Har
s"i' ~ VINO had also been mentione,
,rr u: same connection refused to al
l. al' name to go before the commit
s,'1 '1a MS friends are said to hav
u, 'a with the Sussex county mem
n, Il n y opposing any election at all a
I, r'.a uine, :. The fight apparently leave
h.. a,,'. :, instinct divisional line be
n ,S,u .ne various factions Of the par
\. l'Il even before. No effort wa
tssti,n ~ % agree on another day for
I,,no.l., ,,as out it is likely that later tn
ttss s''son u will be made for a com
\, J'a.. VI one Or two from each of III
atIs a'snctS' " Wilmington, rural Ne,
,rs5 nal Aent and Sussex Counties h
ttss,. a % agfee on a National Con,