Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-07-08
VOW rnR rmr ArrERMATH.

Now F0R THE AFTERMA ATH.
Governor Dcnney yesterday an
uuuuerd the appointment ot General
4. coleman du Font as United states
senator from Delaware. to 6ll III,
Vacan,, caused ~ the resignation Of
Senator lusah . wolcou to accept
appointment 10 the office Of chan
culu t,ud,rsd him ~ Governor
l,un,t. General du pont Is nc
straprsg "a The people IT Delaware,
personally. politically. or in = bust
p,ss v9t. and therefore needs 10 in
trau.tur lis appointment ~ r,at-
t9 What mas i, said u adverse eritt-
ss.r s much hetter ~ MANY respects
talr some oth,rs regarded as prob
ah., would have bccn. sud for thi-
niIt.h th, people may &c thankful Il
fna, - uid. however. that 50 far as
busn,ss qualifications and ability IN
tua,d stafrs senator SO for rrac-
tel r,.a.ts senator du Pont viii IN
thia r,-p, ndo ruod service. what
i. mts dopoutos, is another mat
49,
Gbc senatorial appointment closes
. most upplaI-ing episode il thr po-
nuoa his,er, " our state. and ono
tnu nsy I, permitted - far Is
ns principal oiteemings are concerned
/. arau ttu puhli, vi,v Nr- Wet
cau " ,n,nc,uor n tn STATE.
ana .hae. \ uo reason t. doubt that
n, viii I,rfmm th duties III the
.Hre man able and satisfactory man
n,r. VI. du Pont i United states
ssnatSr. and under our electoral sys-
ten re people win have an orportu-
nifty II pass upon his record as such
81 A1e general election q 1892 when
49,, vim nn tn vacancy IL Witch b.
has nsgr temporarily appointed.
what s n 6rst Importance. and u
utusua interest II the people y
neaOar. = this time. i The result
this transfer II I've important puh-
Il, POSITIONS vH. have upon political
conditions Fl the ntu.o as they may
aNeet both the political parties rspc-
cDus n jhr ut.rgstng matter ~
lcad.rshp senator du ront ii the
lust his been thu actual lcadrt 81
the Republican lafty organization.
IsH + IseItsd hc WIS luVled out by
tho IN ,uy, irterfereur, of At, Al
frrd du rout but the latter retired
a. jhe aurruE 81 last wears stat,
canualnu and 81 this time il may D,
q ua,stien IS ta who is the leader
cther utular 4 actual. I'ut senator
d. pauf has held the tiular leader
shin rehf along by virtue 20 his
position - Tie Delaware memher -
a.. Republican National Committee
ana he acceptance ~ the office u
Iuted states senator Of itself will
on ate iorccfuHy IT, make him N,
actual leader That he viii bo thus
nrsapt,d1e mans panty followers un-
doabtrilz IS true although this would
moi ep,rate d prevent vigorous op-
Ios.tinr a. his lsaaership az tho Re
publican state primaries of next year.
H. fact there are ample .dicatioGs
81 his time that there VIII he such q
struggle With the plain purpose Of
depasine him from every element of
party leadership.
The Democratic party organiza tion
in Delaware IS actcaHy left with
out an acRnovlodscd leader by these
Official changes senator wolco,t was
the header both Jitular and actual,
bs yrtue Of the position which he ac-
quired when. during the primary
csnpaign ~ last year. he defeated
ex-senator Willard Salisbury FOR the
position of Delawars member IL the
pemoeratie National COMMITTEE and
TO- deleeate o. tho Democratic Ma
tiona Convention. But by rcsigring
the Senatorship Senator Wolcutt
ahandons 9 large element Of party
leadership. and by severing his CON
ncction with the Democratic Na-
tionai Committee. which ne Is ex-
pectca q ao nov rhat ne Is noldng a
judicial Office ne Will surrender The
iast vcsligc q party leadership.
Il j. expected that the vacancy in
Delaware membership il the Demo
cratic National Committee. which Mr..
woicott Is 70 surrender, win be diled
by selection made by the Democratic
State Committee. 70 serve Until the