Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-05-15
MONDAY. MAY 10. 1922.
rME POLITICAL pEBvTANrE.

rNE POLITICAL pEHVTANTE.
Probably the most interesting local
event uf the year was the formal de
but OF distinguished citizen OF Della
waro into political society. which took /
place ~ Archmcre. tho handsome rest /
dence ~ John J. Raskoh. at Claymont. !
last Friday evening. Mr.. Raskob was
the host ana chapcron. and the politi-
cal dchutante was Thomas Coleman
du pont. now serving as a senator IN
tho Congress of tho United states
through ths courtesy of Governor
penney IN appointing him 60 nll a
conveniently happening vacancy.
We have alluded 90 this unusual
amir as debut. and 60 tho chief
actor Ra debutante IN political So
cic,y. This may seem surprising to
many who have known Of the various
activities OF this political debutante
since his appearance IN Delaware. a
score ~ years aFo. hut Il must be
accepted as fact. FOR no himself
hath said a. An of you know
have never had legal or political
trainins" he declared IN the course
Of tho really excellent response he
made 60 the very rattering encomi-
uma that wvrc showered upon him by
scorc or 40 of tho guests. who put
forth their best oratoricsi efforts I'm
sounding his deserved praises.
nut even NJ this gathering there
was not an entire absence of eSpres-
sion that credited tho senator with a
deeper knowledge ot and connection
with politics than he himself pro-
fesscd 90 have. although most OF the
speakers carefully rcfrained from the
slightest reference 60 tho political ao-
uvltics ON his part that have been
public history for the past decade on
mcc. and soon landed him In Tho
position of acknowledged political
leadcrship az member % the Repuh-
ncan National Committee for Della
ware. Tho exception was Mr. Ras-
NIB, tho host and chaporon. who IN
his formal introduction alluded 20 IN,
deep interest Senator IA pont always
had takon On the social, political an,
economic welfare % our state and IA
citizens." And there you are. Bu
s,in n mus, be accepted as tho birtl
OF political dohutante.
There were some features of the az
fair. IN ita entirety altogether delight
ful and crcditahlo, which may occa
eion further comment For instanc,
there was almost as much interest, an
possibly Ear more Significance. IN som
81 tho "rogrcts' Of those invited VIII
did not attend as IN the polished an
isudstory remarks of those who wer
present. Fourth Assistant Postmaster
General Brlany wrote ho was "trul
sorry" he could not get away fror
Official duties and attend. Former Con
Yrcssman William II. Boald found
n.hing trip an insuperahle ohstacl'
Former Senator Henry A. du Pont r,
grcttod several unexpected cocu
rcpcos az the last moment" whio
kept him away. Alfred /. du Pont
regret was that present engage
ments" stood IN his way. And II
insidious sarcasm of Senator L. Heii
Ter Balls regret that he was detaine
IN Washington "to help constitute
quorum" IN the Senate az n night SCI
sion. must have made his senatori
colleague. absent from his post
official duty IN order 20 keep a soci
engagement. fairly writhe in spasn
of suppressed rage. who would ha'
imagined that senator Ball could d
libcratcly hurl such poisoned dar
However. all things considers
Senator du Points formal political d
but was a great success. He has bee
and with fun eclat. into the circl
ct hirh-clsss Delaware political 5
ciety. What measure Of success 4
future may bring 20 him remains
bo seen.