Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-10-30
Echo of DIRTY Deaf in
DelalUare CaI,,paign
Continued from Paes One

Continued from Pa@s One
mcnt Of Chancellor Of Delaware, last
year.
Tho resignation Of Wolcott. the
appointment Of du Pont to his place
and tho three days fight for Wolcott's 9
confirmation in the Senate Of Delaware
is known in the. expressive slang Of
the Delaware Peninsula, as tho ''Dirty
Dcal.'
Mover since the days Of the pictur-
csduo and famboyaDt Addicks have
there been enacted such scenes as
marked the confirmation of Wolcott in
tho Delaware Senate In the summer Of
1921.
Repeated charges Of the bribery and
tic corruption OF Delaware senators
we're made daily in the sessions.
And no one Of the accused ever made
a satisfactory reply. There were no
libel suits instituted.
Was Real "Scandal POOL
Delaware in 1921 once more became
q vast pool Of scandal.
The central figures were Governor
Denney, Republican Mr.. Wolcott,
Democratic United States Senat tor, and
r. Coleman du Pont, millionaire and
cousin Of the Republican Senator,
Henry A. du Pont. who was defeated
by Wolcott. the Democrat, with RI.
publican aid
Coleman du Port had been for years
an eager and receptive candidate for
the United States Senate.
The deal, according to the chroniclers
Of that time, was designed TO put r.
Coleman du Pont into tho United
States Senate.
Governor Denney was to offer the DO.
sition Of Chancellor Of the State to
Senator wolcott.
Wolcott's father had held that DO.
sition, and IL was natural that the
son should desire 70 follow in his faith :
cr's footsteps.
Dcnney is a Republican, wolcott a
Democrat. It was this unholy CON. .
bination at this particular time that
formed the nucleus Of the ensuing scan
del.
Wolcott, It was alleged, on hi. con .
firmation as Chancellor, would ,nme-
diately resign his position in the United
States Senate and Denney would then
appoint r. Coleman du Pont to the Va :
vancy.
The arrangement. as heralded abroad,
vas carried through.
"Unhoiy Deal" Went Through
In the face of indignant and furious
cutbursts Of Democratic wrath, for they
thereby lost Senator, and the anathe.
mas Of Republicans who opposed r.
Coleman du Pont, the so-called and IN =
elegantly expressed, DIRTY Deal" was
consumnated.
Everybody seemed to have his owr
opinion on the subject. There was nc
investigation.
Ever since then the fires Of political
hatred and revenge have been burning
all over the little State.
The people Of Delaware fought Ad-
! dicks consistently and continuously fol
! years. Not because they hated Addicks
! for he was personally compan nionable
! bail fellow well met, though a rathe,
cold .blooded individual. but because
they feared the influence of his wealth.
Besides, he was an outl0nder.
/ Thus you find today this came Ole
feeling entertained anew in Delaware
| The plain, every day citizens fear tn.
setters of gold. All the mora becaus.
n considerable element Of the votinG
population are Negroes with little 0,
this worlds wealth, and who, hence,
| are peculiarly susceptible 70 the lure
os easy money.
Mr.. Bnyard. the Democratic nou1l.
nee. has no particular talent or out
! standing ability TO recommend him tc
seat in the Senate ut Washington.
| He is spoken of as an ordinary.
clean cut, right-l!ving man. lie is q
lawyer Of distinguished lineage. ot up.
right lifc, and excellent family con
nertions.
/ Democrats Are United
. As result Of the tri-parttto Den =
rey- DUPONT Wolcott complex Of last
! year. Mr.. Eayard this year has a
| solid Democratic Party behind him.
lie will. moreover. have the support
! of the anti. DUPONT element In the
! Rcpublican party which Is far more
potential in quiet way than either
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