Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-08-22
SUSSEX DEMOCRATS
BOLT MEETING OF
STATE COMMIT TEE
Cause to be Laid Over for a
Selection of National Com
mitteeman for Delaware.
APPROVE CENTRAL OFFICES


Resenting what they declared was
the continued efforts of New Castle
t. force upon them leaders In whose
selection they had no voice, and to
give expression to their reputation
OF the alleged trade of their United
States Senator. Josiah wolcott, as
Chancellor. for a Republican appoint-
ment, Sussex county members OF the
Democratic State Committee on Satur-
day afternoon at committee meeting
held in the Belhaven hotel. Rehoboth,
threw a bomb into the ranks of their
fellow members by refusing not only
to vote for Andrew G. Gray to succeed
Chancellor Wolcott as member or
the Democratic National Committee
from Delaware. but holted the meet
ing and thereby abruptly terminated
what had been planned as general
get together session for the purpose
or harmonizing the Democrats
throughout the entire state.
The primary purpose of the meeting
was to elect national committeeman
but the bolt of the Sussex members
caused such confusion and excitement
that this seemed TO be forgotten and
adjournment was taken without arrty-
ing at the selection of anyone. The
COMMITTEES adjourned to meet again at
the call of the chair and as yet no
plans have been made for another
session. The feeling of some of the
members OF the COMMITTEES, especially
those from Sussex county. was so in
tense that following the meeting they
openly declared that they would re-
sign from the committee. Not only
did they resent the United States
Senator deal but they did not hesitate
10 declare that they had been ignored
in the selection of a national commit
teenan and that the program presen-
ted at the meeting had all been cut
and dried before hand and that they
had been ignored so far as the selec-
tion of a candidate was concerned.
The State Committee met in the ball
room of the Belhaven Hotel. 1t was
closed to the members but a large
crowd of interested men and women
stood on the boardwalk and crowded
about the windows on either side
OF the room anxious to see and hear
all that was going on. The New Cas-
tie and Kent county members Were
taken completely by surprise by the
open break of the Sussex county men,
bers for they gave no intinaation Of
any trouble Impending until the meet
ing had gotten down 10 the point Of
nominating candidates for national
committeeman.
Charles p. Saylor nominated An
few c. Gray and this nomination
Gas seconded by l. Irving Handy and
Peter ]. Ford. DIR. Dorsey w. Lewis
nominated Thomas f. Bayard At this
the Sussex county members objected
to the selection Of national COM
mitteeman at this time but gave no
particular reason why they desired a
postponement. There was much dis
cussion by the members and during
all the talk the real reasons of the up
rising We're developed. Delegate after
delegate from Sussex county sprang
to his feet and served notice that they
meeting which they declared had been
called without announcing the pur-
pose until the last. hour.
They were loud in their dene scia-
tion OF the resignation of a Democrat
ic United States Senator to accept the
appointment of a judge on the State
bench under a Republican governor.
landreth l.. Layton, of Georgetown.
denounced the alleged trade as one of
the most serious affronts TO the decent
Democrats of the State. The Sussex
county leaders who We're loudest in
voicing their opposition We're in addi-
ton TO Mr. Layton, James Tunnel,
William Welch and DIR. John II. Ham,
mond. who is not a member of the
State committee but who held a proxy
The delegates from the lower end of
Delaware further asserted that they
arc tired of family rule in Delaware.
Refuse TO Name Candidate.
They said they would be satisfied
with any reputable and leading busi-
ness man from Wilmington but they
refused to name a candidate them
eelvee- Peter j. Ford's name was put
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