Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-08-28
DEMOCRATS DIVIDED AS TO The
OUTCOME OF STATE CONVENTION:
SENATORIAL PLUM IN DOUBT
Kent and Sussex Situation Such That No Person Is Willing
10 Venture an Accurate Prediction Effort Will Be
Made At Preliminary Gathering in Dover Tonight to
Line Up Delegates; Triangular Contest Likely.

Many Democrats viii gather at Do
Yer tonight 10 participate In the pre-
lininarics to tho Democratic state
convention, which viii I've held I'm the
Dover Opera House tomorrow after
noon.
The Democratic state Committee
VIII meet In the Hotel Richardson to-
night To hear delegate contests. make
the conventions temporary roll, select
person to be recommended for chair
man OF the convention and approve
tentative platform for submission 70
the conventions committee on rcsolu-
,ions.
County caucuses wiil be- held ,omor-
row morning.
Rev. zack Wells of Wilmington will
open the convention with prayer. II
IL not known who VIII likely he
recommended by the state Committee
for chairman of the convention. Judge
George Gray and pr. Walter HULL
hen, who were suggested last week for
the position, will not hc present
Interest will centre IN the nomina.
uons for United states senator. Some
politicians sey one Democrat may get
tho short-t.rm nomination and an
other Democrats tho long term nomi-
nation. Disposal q the other offices
VIII dererd on what county gets tho
Senatorial nominations.
Triangular Senatorial Contest.
Prominent Democrats stated today
that the Senatorial nominations are
up In the mir" and may be grabbed
by anybody" Lack Of knowledge re-
Kardln. the attitude ~ Kent and
Sussex counties made tho situation
harry. They said not before 10 O'Clock
tonight. after the leaders confer and
shape up things" can rcliahi. pre-
diciion he madc concerning the Sena
forisl nominations. They expressed
belief that the Senatorial contest will
be carried TO THE convention nCor and
Thought more than one Senatorial bal
lot VIII u. taken. In their opinion
Thomas =. l,Nyard and William W
Knowles a Wilmington and Henry
iildgcly of Dover will he "nip and
tuck on tho first ballot. with scatter
ins votes for Joseph Bancroft Of Will
mlnston. Judge William II. Royce a
Dover and William r.. Valiant, james
NJ Tunnel and Andrew J. Lynch q,
Georgetown, Willard salisbury oi
Wilmington was mentioned as pos.
rlhc dark horse"
An effort wa. made 20 obtain ex
prcrslons todny from some Of tn,
senatorial candidates. but severa
could not bc reached
William W. Knowles today woul,
not tell his Senatorial prospects. hu
he mad. the following statement
There VIII he good. lively. might,
Tight My friend phyard will not ge
majority q. the convention. and h
VIII not win. Three delegates iron
Wilmington and a. from Rural Ney
castle county viii not vote 20
him" Friends q Mr.. Knowles sal
he expects 90 set the support of IN
90 delegates 20 whom he referred Mi
Knowles win have headquarters a
the Hotel Richardson.
For other nominations Democrat
are proposing the following persons
Representative In Congress. Charlie
u BIRD, of Wilmington. Frederic
10 Han. ianyior, 90 New Castl,
Frederick Brady. of Mlddletown. jon
n. uuSton of Dover and James \
Tunnel 81 Georgetown; state treasur
or, Newton l.. Grubb OF Brandywin
hundred. auditor 81 accounts. wIliar
~. welch Of Milton; insurance CON
missioner. James Corrlran uf WI
minw,on and Mrs. Eta Gray Jones {
R,idre~ille