Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-09-10
NAT. COMMITTEE
ELECTION IS UP TO
STATE COMMIT TEE
Democratic Regulations Call
For Vacancy in Delaware
to Be Filled.
GRAY is LIKELY WINNER

Al the next meeting of the Demo-
cratic State Committee. which will
likely be held on Saturday, October
f6. at Dover. the members will again
wrestle with the matter of selecting
= national committeeman TO represent
the State In the national councils of
She party. There has been consider
able discussion as TO the advisability
OF selecting a committeeman at this
time. Some have been in favor of
posfponing the selection until the next
state convention But recourse TO
the party regulations settled the ques-
,ion definitely.
BY a resolution adopted by the
Democratic National Convention.
which met in San Francisco in 1920,
the convention, on July 6, after con-
siderable discussion. directed that in
ca Sc of a vacancy occurring in the
National Committee the state central
committee shall fill existing vaean-
cles. which selection shall hold until
the next national convention"
In addition 10 this. Democratic
leaders have written TO the Demo-
cratic national secretary and explain
ed the Delaware situation. He has
advised that the vacancy occurring
through the retirement of former
- nator wolcott. be filed al once.
The reason for the selection being
made now is because OF the re-
organization plans for the party.
National Chairman White is to re-
'tlro and a new chairman must be Sc
. lccted. New policies may be decided
upon or the old ones discussed at a
meeting 10 be held either next month
In November. The party organiza-
tlon Is TO be threshed over and re-
hAbllitatci. and all this work is to
b. done by the National Committee.
Eecause OF this. it is pointed out that
Delaware should be represented on
the National Committee and that fall
IRE 60 select a committeeman would
D. a case Of plain defaulting.
This minute OF the last national
convention and the request Of the ma
tionai secretary places taiags in a
a.rerent light from what they have
been. There can be no further argu-
mint about postponinE the selection
Df a man. party leaders today de-
r.sred.
50 far as can be learned, the situa-
lien IN regard to a national committee
nan remains as IL was prior 10 August
40. When frc State committee meeting
a. Rehohoth postponed action. An
drew c. Gray. Il Is stiil believed will
be named committeeman. There is
70 opposition candidate in the field
as Far as Is known. The man who
wln be named committeeman will
carry on until after the 1924 Demo-
cratic national convention, serving
throughout that convention, which will
name candidate for President. He
w.ii not be succeeded, Democratic
leaders say. until after the close of
thst convention.
Henry r. Isaacs. State chairman,
said today that ne would issue a call
Tor the state Committee 20 meet al
the state capital about the middle Of
October. Tho cali would not specify
ans particular business, because il
10 Inc intention Of Mr.. Isaacs 10 have
The state committee get together for
hafever business is in hand. about
once In two months. He said that the
selection Of a national committeeman
would come before the committee at
.ts next meeting and that he believed
committeeman would be elected at
that time.