Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-08-21
HARMONY MADE TO ORDER.

HARMONY MADE TO ORDER.
II In expected tho Republican State
Convention. witch meets at Dover to-
morrow. Will BE- a harmonious gath
erins. AZ least arrangements have
been made BY those who will have II
In control 20 secure an appearance Of
harmony through decisive action
reached without any serious opposi-
ton. Tho regular program has been
carefully Laid down In advance. and
WI bs followed unless unforeseen in
nuenccs nrise 70 check It's progress.
To this md every arrangement has
been made by the party bosses. For
awhile there wps prospect Of a bitter
facs'onsl contest ut Saturdays pri-
marics, each OF the two factions pre-
pairing for a struggle 10 secure con
troll OF the convention. But on the
eve Of battle the leaders OF the two
factions ~ucxpectedly came together,
tho anti-du Pont faction evidently
realizing tina Senator Coleman du
Pont would be a victor II 4. came TO
the decisive test OF voting. So n peace
WAS patched up. delegate tickets
agreed upon In all but a few districts.
where some recalcitran. elements re-
fused to be deprived OF their rights
a. Republican voters. aud a quiet and
~unsventful primary election held.
which In most instances was blu a
mere form.
Therefore. the convention Will be
composed az n set Of delegates selected
by the party leaders 20 carry through
the prosran the leaders havs prepared
for thcm. This program, q course,
includes the nomination OF Senator
du Font n both tho short and Ions
senatorial terrna. Deputy Attorney
General Robert q. Houston OF George
town "a to hc honorcd by selection az
temporary chairman. doubtless as a
saive 10 his injured feelings. which
mus, have been considerably disturbed
hy hi~ summary rejection as n canei.
date for The Congress nomination
altar having made his appearance. I
IL alleged. at tho suggestion 81 th'
du Point faction leaders, Colonel Hous'
ton also may 10 expected 20 make al
inspiring address under the soo,hin,
Influence 81 IN. attractive official plum
tha, IA said 10 have been HANDED
him by Colonel Thomas w. MI
Ter. alien property custodian. ne issa
adviser. THIS important public oric,
s,ree ~. creation. has been made some
thing ~ n gold mine for favored attor
. and under Colonel Miller Dela
wure evidently Ia 20 have a share G
th,e nns feeding.
For permanent; chairman the name
N Senator Bail. Governor Denney an
Mayor Harvey OF Wilmington ar
under consideration, and for chairma
q the new State Central Committe
IN. nAmes Of Colonel Thomas w. Mi
Ter. Secretary Of State Alden r.. Der
son and former Governor John {
Townsend. Jr. II WIN be seen. there
fore. that only Office holders. with
single exception, are under considers
ton for the oc,ciary Of h conventio
and the directing leader OF the par,
organization This. however, is on
natural, az ONCE holders ore the ma.
working force Of the Republican par,
organization
II - on the program 70 renomina
Dr.. Caleb r. Layton OF o~sorgstow
for Representative In Congress.
ousssx county haa asked for this nom
nation and the Sussex delegation
said 70 be solid for him. This will
. great distinction for Or. Layton,
he will be the FIRST member OF Co
grsss from Deiaware TO receive n thi
successive nomination since the d
before the Civil War. For more IN
half 4 century tho inysrisb bic rule
both parties has boen two terms ou
for n Representative In Congress. r
nominations for STATE treasurer. aul
too and insurance commissioner u
go. In All probability. ~ Kent a
Burs~., New Castle county being o.
t~ut with the two SENATORIAL nosnir
,.ots,
n viii thus be s~Ss thai This !
publican SAts Convention will be-
AFFAIR of tho itNpubtIssa party isad'
In which the J~tcputaesu voters '
LAva had practically sO say, tos