Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-05-08
SENATOR DU POINT
MAKING HIS DEBUT
IN POLITICAL GAME
"Coming Out" Parties, Like
That at Dover, to be Held in
Other Two Counties.
TOWNSEND AS SUSSEX HOST
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MAshingtnn Correspondeni

ereclal Dispatch From Every Evenings
Washington Correspondent
Washinwton. May S.-political lead
crs here cf both tho Republican and
the ncmNratc parties manifest con-
siderable interest in the candidacy of
ssnatr coleman du Pont TO succeed
htmsclf In the United States Senate
from the state of Delaware. lie al
ready has made his FORMAL announce
ment, and says he will make a vigor-
GUS campaign from now on until the
date of the state primary. as a result
ot which a Republican candidate for
Senator will be nominated.
senator du pont says he Is not n
ponlician. hut business man. lie
claims to know little about statcraft,
but that hts long suit" IS business
In His announcement no said he wac
an cdglneor by profession and busl-
ncss man by training and eNp,rience;
but. viewing his new fields of labor
with doubts and fears he added. I'm
undertaking at my timo of life an en-
tircly new field. ! feel that perhaps
could be- ~ more real bencht 20 my
state and country by continuing TO
do things | know how 90 do. Al the
samo timo. every thinking man must
recognize that the United State~ Is
"a commercial. indI trial and business
country. and that It's growth and
prospo have hccn mainly due to
the remarkable energy. industry and
excellent business methods of the
American people To best apply these
methods to the national government.
81 strikes me We should. a. far as
possible. pat capable business men in
The Congress Vf tho United States"
business Methods Needed.
Senator du pont Is reiying on hi-
knowledge OF commercial. industrial
and business AFFAIRS 20 govern his ac-
tlvitiea IN Congress lie admits Il his
purpose no apply hts business meth
ods IN whatever ne undertakes as a
Legislator. as such methods, he SAYS
src needed IN the enactment N laws
soVcFning the American people.
Tho Junior senator from Delaware
not only has had no experience as d
!swmaker, hut likewise has had nc
experience as candidate for office al
the hands of the people ~ his state
49, he was 2 ppointed TO the position
he now occupies. and now comes be-
fore tho people fs election. II he Is
a novice as legislator. he is likewise
novice as an sspirant FOR Office. foi
he has never before been candidat,
in The sense OF seeking the suffrage ot
,he people.
-Comins OUT Parties.
Coincidcut with the announcement
OF hs- candidacy. his friends are plan.
nlnS to give him a series OF "comins
cut" parties IN thu various section,
cf the state. Already one OF thes.
parties has eccn held, which proved .,
b. a suc,ess In ,he matter of attend
ancc. and likcwi~c Il proved to he
C,ccos- IN tho varinya;cd politica
complexion of tiic.ac who accepted IN,
hospitality u tho host. who wa
Governor Denncy of Delaware. Thi
',onrnr out" party. the first one q
shc series. was given by the Coverno
a. Dover. and u Wa. understood 20 b
the initiatory step In a campaign b,
The friends and admirers OF Senate
Su nont Tho next 81 the series o
"coming out parties 20 make tn
Senator n fuil-ncdged politician will b
riVcn by John J. Raskoh. forme
treasurer OF the du Pont company
THIS party Is scheduled 20 te a.
elaborate affair. and Is designed Z
take care of the situation Ia NeV
castle vounty, as the Denney func
ton was designed 90 take care of IN
situation IN Kent county.
Insofar az these functions are con
eerned two of the three counties Of th
state of Delaware are covered. and IN
situation 10 satisfactory 20 the du Pon
interest, but there is Rnother sectiol
.--of SUSSEX county-where this for
ma coming out has not been pro
Vidpd for The program Is not ye