Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-07-09
COLEMAN DU PONI
TO Be KING BEE OF
FEDERAL PATRONAGE
his Word Will Go at Washing
ton in the Matter of Offices
for Delaware.
INVITATIONS OF TROUBLE


A>cial pispatch From Every Evening
Washington Correspondent
washington. July s.--it is cNpecteo
Aer~ that Robert Il. Elliott OF Seafora
.,,u ~. appointed prohibition director
:, D.,aw.re as his name has been
uhstjtuted for that of Roy Bennett
u Milford, originally agreed upon ior
The place.
when il became evident that Sen
nett could not secure the appoint
ment because of the opposition 10
him in certain parts of the state ana
among certain elements OF the he-
publican party, Senator Ball indicat-
ID that he would withhold his i1dorse-
ment of any one for the place untll
The committeeman of Sussex county
,ould reconsider their indorsemeh' u
Bennett. and il possible MAKE some
other Recommendation.
II seems that Representative Layton
nssented to the compromise arrange
nent. and when Bennett withdreW
from the race II was done with me
kncwledre and consent OF both hep'e
sentative Layton and Senator bhi.
VINO agreed that some one should pe
put forward against whom no once
don coulc be offered.
IL is claimed in some quarters that
the real objection TO Bennett was not
"a sed upon his attitude on prohloiuon
or law onforcement--as il is claimed
sor him that he is an upright citizen-
eut that he was objected TO and fore
I'D out of the contest because OF MS
factional alignment. IL is said that he
belongs to the wrong faction 10 COM
nand the essential support 20 insure
nim the appointment sought by him
and his friends.
on the other hand Elliott belongs
to the same faction. and il is eN-
pected that he will be acceptable and
hat his appointment will be forth
coming, unless Senator du Pont should
arrive upon the scene in the mean
time and iuterpose objection. IL he
we're here he might object To Eiliotts
being nominated for the important
station on the ground that du Pont
ldherent should have the place. How
rver, unless Senator du Pont gets into
the game and exercises his power in
the matter. it now seems likely that
Elliott will be the prohibition director
tor Delaware.
du Poot to BE king Bee.r
Sena tor du Points friends here ex-
press the belief that in the event Of
conflict of authority between SEN
ator Ball and Senator du Pont on the
apportionnent of Federal patronage
in Delaware. the latter will take the
commanding position. In other words
L..
troll the patronage situation, and that
the Congressman and Senator Ball
will be given their allotment as laid
out and adjudged by the new senator.
This is the view Of some OF the du
Pont partisans here.
While each one OF the Delaware
representatives in the Federal Con-
gress has a faction behind him in the
S,ate-a distinct Republican faction
IL is contended here that Senator Ball
viii not care to antagonize either of
the opposing factions unnecessarily in
view of the fact that he viii likely
want 10 compose all party differences
ir his State to the end that the Re
,,,hl,cans NAV retain their dominance
and that there may be no organized
opposition 10 him in 1924 when he
comes up for re-electi bn TO the Senate.
1t is suggested that already there
is evidence of dissatisfaction among
some of the Republicans of Delaware
over the fact that The State now has
two Senators Iof the same party from
the same county IT is said that this
discomfort in SUSSEX and Kent coun-
ties IL of sufficient importance as 10
threaten the success of the Republican
party in the next election If allowed
10 grow under the fostering care of
factionalism.
Layton Feels Important.
Representative layton. representing
the whole State of Delaware in the
House Of Represent tatives, feels that
he is of SUFFICIENT Importance to be
factor in matters cdncerning his State
here in Washington and he aspires TO
have prominent part ii the appor-
uonment of the Federal patronage TO
his constituents. II cannot be said
that he is in perfect harmony with
either one of the senators-he is
neither du Pont man nor Ball man,
but primarily Layton man, who
wants TO have a place in the sun
along with the rest OF the leaders
from his State.
II appears that whoever attempts
to compose the factional differences
and establish absolute harmony in
the Republican party in Delaware is
going To have a difficult task, for it is
candidly confessed by those who are
in position TO know the facts that
there are growing anirnosities and re-
sentiments, difficult 10 suppress, which
do not show on the surface.
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Brown Case Goes Over.