Milford chronicle., 1923-07-13
Politicians Now
Getting Busy
Wilbur L. Adams Out for Attorney
General.


sixteen months distant-yet the polit
lcal pot is beginning to boil and inter
est Is being taken at this time.
In southern Delaware this is n
doubt due to the fact that SUISSE
county has several candidates for th
nomination of United States Senate
James M. Tunnell and Andrew J
Lynch, both lawyers and closely iden
titled with Democratic politics TO
many years, and Ruby r. Vail for tn
Republicans. Mr. Vail is a residen
OF Milford and prominent lawyer.
Mr.. Tunnel, lawyer of the Sussel
County Bar, served his party as chair
man of the Sussex County Executiv,
Committees during the campaigns o
1910, 1912. 1914, 1916 and 1918.
Andrew ]. Lynch, his opponent, i.
the present chairman of the Execu-
tive Committee.
Friends claim that Mr. Tunnel will
win out in the primary election fight
because he has never had nomina-
tion for State or county office; while
his opponent during the campaign OF
1920 was the gubernatOrial nominee
and at one time was nominated for
Representative in Congress.
The fight is waxing warm between
the Democratic politicians backing
these men and at this juncture, it
would be difficult to predict who will
be successful in the primary election.
1t might be said, however, that the
rank and file of the district workers
at this time are backing Mr.. Tunnel.
What will happen within the next 12
he 10 Of nd
much conjecture.
From what may be gathered, both
seem to be in the fight to stay; unless
between now and the holding of the
primaries during September of next
year, one of them decides to drop from
the race.
Both men are popular in Sussex
county and have host of friends who
have fought political battles with
them for many years.
There is every indication to believe
that Mr.. Tunnel will have the State
organization forces back of him. AL
ready reports are reaching Sussex
county that the workers of the City of
Wilmington, Rural New Castle County
and Kent County are going to throw
their support to him. 1t is conceded
that the gubernatorial nomination on
both the Democratic and Republican
tickets should go to New Castle cOun-
ty this time.
Until the last election, Sussex coun- |
ty had the Congressman for two terms
when Dr. Caleb R. Layton, of George !
town, was defeated for the third term
by Former Judge William H. BOyce, |
of Kent county, who for many years |
was one of the leading Democratic |
workers in Sussex county, where he |
spent all his life within the exception |
of the last twelve years he was on the
court bench as resident judge of Kent |
county.
With the Democratic nomination for
Governor going to New Castle county
and the denomination of Congressman
Boyce from Kent, Sussex county DEM
ocrats see no reason why the nomina-
ton for Senator cannot come from the
lower part of the State the next time.
There is some talk that an effort
may be made to rally together strong
following in Sussex county for Con-
gressman Boyce for the nomination
for United States Senator, and that al
ready lines are being thrown out Tor
that purpose. In the event OF the de-
feat of Lynch for the nomination, II
is stated, delegates favorable to MIN
may try to be switched to Congress
man BOyce, in order to throw Ine
away from Sussex. Ihls
plan. it is believed, will be unsuccess-
ful for Congressman Boyce will be
urged to take a denomination. II
looks as if Sussex is going to stand
for nothing less than the Senatorial
nomination.
Governor William D. Denney, VINO
.wo wears ago defeated Andrew ).
rvnch. Democratic nominee, OF this :
,itv is from Kent county, while his
Predecessor, Former Governor John u.
of SelbyVille, was from
sussex. .,.
Therefore, by rotation, New Castle
county is entitled to the nomination. =
Former Mayor William G. Taylor =
# Wilmington, looms large, it is stat
N in Republican circles for the gup-
.rnatorial nomination, and II ne COLI
.en+s to enter the race, he will nave
etrong hacker and influential work =
r. in former State Senator l. d. Snort =
r Milford. who is his son-ln-laW: - -
tonne saw that Short has his eyes nxeu
N the Governors chair; but it is pc
eved that he will be back OF MS Ia
if Mr.. Taylor consents 10
nter the fight. .,,o O
The Republican senatorial nonllna 37 q
on in line of rotation should IalI
non the shoulders of favorlte son q,
+ Sussex, but to what extent nsuI n
I'M he made for it is problematlcal m
this time. - D OF
F1ormer S1lr Governor John G. Town d
md. Colonel Robert G. Houston tor- -
or Congressman Caleb R. Layton NJ
,rmer Secretary of State Joseph L. or
ahall. former State Senator /; ~ M
1ort. DR.. G. Layton Grier and RUDY n
Vail are considered Senatorial tiin-
II. ..4a;,,e t,is Nj
POSSIBLY Mr.. Vail, who maintains ms on
me in Milford and practices law III n
is the most spoken Oh aI
ie time with former Governor TOWN. pt
nd and Colonel Houston close sec 20
dc There is some question, now On
ar whether Colonel Houston woulu ~
ke the nomination, in view OF tne M,
ot that he now holds a big posltlon en-
yyn at Washington, in the once oi
lionel Thomas w. Miller, Unlleu Ra
,tes Alien Property Custodian as dal
n &C serving as County Deputy At Ma
,nev General of Sussex. lie Is ed
~, +o be in perfect harmony with day