Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-07-07
STATE DEMOCRATS
HOPE To ELIMINATE
FACTIONS IN PARTY
BY Making Diplomatic Selection
of National Committeeman
to Fill Vacancy.
LIKELY TO ACT VERY SOON

There Is pronounced sentiment
among many Democrats OF Delaware.
that. because of the vacancy now ex-
listing on the National Democratic
Committee through the retirement of
former Senator Josiah O. wolcott from
politics. conditions make IL expedient
to fill the vacancy as soon as possible.
If IL was an ordinary situation, say
some prominent party men, IL would
Lot matter. but with conditions as
they are~friends OF certain possible
candidates are coming out publicly
anu urging their candidacy IT is
essential, they think. that the matter
OF selecting a successor TO Chancellor
Wolcott be arranged as speedily as
possible. They hold that if the mat
ter is allowed TO rest, some candidate
wl.o might not be the best man for
th = post might have such a vigorous
ca mpaign waged for him by his
friends, that II he should lose he
n light not take the result as good
sort should. II is therefore expected
ttiat Henry r. Isaacs. Democra tic
State Chairman, Will be appealed to.
POSSIBLY before tho end of the week
a. call special meeting of the COM
mittee to select a national COMMITTEE
man for Delaware.
Candidates appear to have sprung
- Lille mushrooms overnight That
is, Their names are being suggested &
possibilities for the position. Some
Of those mentioned have been strong
fac;ional mcn, when the party was
torn by factions. Others are not so
actively identified with any faction.
Want Factionallsm Eliminated.
This condition and the opportunity
for Democratic success in the future
has caused many Democratic workers
to wish that in the selection OF new
committeeman, the factional features
might be eliminated entirely. or as
much as possible,
We want a man who Is not identi-
fed with any faction" said state
leader today, "a man who viii be will
ine 70 work for his party, to attend
national committee meetings and do
what state national committeeman
= supposed 10 do. II we can find such
2 man and he is free Of any entangle-
ment with any faction, then he's the
one we want This statement ex-
presses the sentiment Of many deep
ihlnkins Democratic politicians How
Tar u VIII so when the State Commit
tee meets to name a man is another
matter
ThrouShout the State there are az
least four or five men in each county
who have either been suggested a.
likely candidates or who viii have ri
be considered when the time comes "a
select man. These are in additian
- candidates who will cror m ha-
'"een now and the time the STATE
COMMITTEES meets Those suggested
50 far are:
Sussex county-Dr w Roland q
faynter. l.. L. Layton, James N
Tunnel and Andrew j. Lynch.
Kent county William II |
b6yce. Henry Ridgely. James ~
hughes and James r Clements
New Castle county. which includes |
mington-Andrew c. Gray. Charles
r. Curiey, Henry r. Iaacs. Even a |
Frazer and J. Harvey Whiteman.
Some Of these men have made nh e.
Tort and probably will not strive yo-
the honor. while others Of those s,ar-
rested are being advocated with as
much zeal as though they were avow-
ca candidates for the position.