Milford chronicle., 1921-08-26
DEMOCRATIC HARMONY
MEETING ENDS IN SPLIT.
LETS CO." Was The SLOGAN OF SUS-
SEX MEMBERS WHO REVOLT AND
BOLT The MEETING.
NO COMMITTEEMAN NAMED
FOLLOWING SPLIT DECISION is PREACHED
TOPOSTPONE SELECTION OF Sue
CESSOR TO WOLCOTT.


The Democratic State Committee
was split wide open at the harmony"
gathering in Rehoboth on Saturday
last The party machinery was smash
ed to pieces. What had been planned
as meeting to solidify the ranks of
Democracy in Delaware ended in re-
volt of the Sussex county members of
the committee who hurled charges of
factionalism at the proponents of
Andrew c. Gray and Thomas F. Bay
ard, both of Wilmington, who were
/ the most promising candidates for the
national cOmmitteemanship, to fill
which the meeting had been primar-
/ lily called.
AS a result of the bolt the commit
/ tee wound up its deliberations with
/ out selecting a successor to Chancel-
lOr Josiah o. WOlcOtt for the seat in
the national ruling body of the party.
After weeks during which the party
chieftains will attempt to gather to-
gether the remnants of the battered
party machinery and to placate the
boilers another meeting of the State
Committee will be called by State
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ing will probably be called for late in
September or early October
After the session of the committee
had been on for two hours and a half
during which bitter accrimatiOns and
charges were rapidly hurled across
the floor the gathering came to dra-
matte ending when the Sussex COM
mitteemen, led by DR.. John H. Ham
mond started for the doors with
shouts of Lets go!" throwing the
meeting into an uprOar. Everywhere
committeeman were climbing chairs
and shouting calls to the boilers which
were unheeded. Veterans of previous
notable political battles were of the
opinion that the scene in the BelIhay- /
en- on Saturday afternoon was with
out precedent.
The meeting was called to order at
2:3O p. m, by State Chairman Henry
r. Isaacs. From the beginning there
was insistence on postponement by
the Sussex county delegates, who said
this was not the proper time to elect
a national committeeman.
When nominations were called for
Charles p. Saylor, of Wilmington,
nominated Andrew C. Gray The nom
inatiOn was seconded by former Con-
gressman L. Irving Handy.
Dorsey w. Lewis, of Middletown,
then placed the name of former City
Solicitor Thomas F. Bayard in nom
nation.
The first test, and the last, of the
of the various factions, came 1
when the question was put as to
tho oOY,,Y,,if4Oo 1rvo,,11
10 elect a national committeeman {
rom those named. The vote of the
question stood at % in favor and %
lgaMst.
"Let's Co." the Cry
Even while Chairman Isaacs was. /
counting the votes, Sussex county g
MEMBERS, led by Dr.. John H. Ham
nond, James M. Tunnel, Landreth L.
4ayton and William Welch, all of :
Georgetown, the latter two holding
DrOxies, began to shout Lets 60" !
nd bolted the meeting.
With the detection of the Sussexites,
he meeting speedily came to an ad- :
ournment, after plans were made to .
neet in Dover next month at the call I
# the State chairman.
eered into the pavilion of the Bell
aven Hotel, where the meeting was
eld, and there were number of well
nown Democratic chieftains in the
gallery"
Just what was the bone of conten-
ION with the Sussex county delegates O
ould not be learned definitely, the b
lsistence being rather on the state e.
lent that the time was not proper b
)r election of a committeeman than d.
n alleged factional disturbances. p
ONE declared that the Sussexites g,
-ould not support Gray because of fe
lie elevation of Chancellor Wolcott b
nd the subsequent succession of Gen g;
raj du Pont to the Senate. NJ
In this connection James M. Tun- te
ell declared openly on the floor of lie
lie meeting that he would have moth cl
g to do with either Gray or Bayard, Il:
) he was there in the interests of m
lrmony. Much caustic comment was di
ade also at the alleged deal where M
Z former Senator WOlcott became b1
CT
Suggest New Plan re
Late Saturday night movement w
as on foot among the committeeman Tn
have the three county chairmen al
Id the Wilmington city chairmen Sc an
ct a man for the office of national trl
who would either be en-
cepted finally or his name submit
d to the meeting Of the state COM Bl
ttee next month.
It was deemed necessary that Della
ire be represented on the national -
and that the post should Ba
filled as soon as possible. arr
Many at Banquet Gil
In the evening former Congressman MI
Irving Handy, James M. Tunnel, gro
omas F. Bayard, Mrs. Henry M. ter
1geley and others addressed the Tea
nqueters at the hotel, which was ceI
ended by about 1SO guests. The tea
eeches were along the line of or In
1ization and the necessary har- est
ny. Josiah Marvel addressed the In
lqueters in the interests Of har- apl
ny. the
Iuch enthusiasm was aroused by ing
announcement of Clarence M. In
len that the $4,000 set as the quo gar
to be raised by Delaware would all vii
subscribed. City Chairman T. M. sea
Oney and County Chairman Eben alol
Lzer, of New Castle, James M.
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