Milford chronicle., 1930-09-19
DEMOCRATS DIVIDE
ON LIQUOR STAND
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the Republican party would be in a
position to obtain more dry" Demo-
cratic votes than the Republican
party would lose wet" votes.
The attitude taken at the State
convention meeting did not change
overnight and was waged again
Tuesday on the floor of the conven-
tiOn and also at the meeting of the
resolution committee held in the
State Supreme Court chambers.
Here the wet" plank was offered
again by j. Henry McCOmb Win
chester, of New Castle county. After
debate led by the chairman, An
drew J. Lynch, of Georgetown, the
amendment was not voted on be-
cause while in the middle of the
fight, John Biggs, Jr., chairman of
the convention, dispatched mes
senger to inform the committee that
1.-THE convention did not desire the
committee to discuss the prohibition
ISSUE"
Mr.. Lynch told the committee that
such a plank would divide the
party" and that the Democrats by
adopting the plank would get very
few votes from the Republicans, but
would lose more Democrat votes and
completely wreck the party in Sus-
sex county, so that the Democrats
would not have a change of electing
any of the candidates for the State
Legislature.
In Kent county, DR.. Charles M.
Wharton, athletic director at the
University of Pennsylvania, and a
Marvel supporter, said the wet"
plank adopted in the platform would
divide the Kent county Democrats. "
The fight to have the wet" plank
kept out of the platform by the Mar
vel delegates in New Castle county,
was led by w. Truxton Boyce, OF
Richardson Park, the Marvel floor
leader.
After hearing the address of the
defeated candidate, his supporters,
almost to a unit, left the convention
floor and when the platform was
read for adoption, which was done
by standing vote, there were only
nine of the delegates left who voiced
their approval of the adoption and
these were "boOed" as they stood up.
The "wets" are in control of the
newly elected State Committee. The
committee will meet in few days TO
elect a chairman to succeed James
M. Tunnel, of Georgetown. John
Biggs, Jr., has been mentioned for
the place.
The platform as originally pre-
sented for adoption before the State
committee was adopted Tuesday with
only one slight change in addition
to the addition of the wet plank.
The change was made in the wording
of the plank on old age pensions.
In the original draft, the word
ing was that the plan should tol-
low the idea of Alfred l du POnt.
When the change was made, the
name of Mr.. du POnt was omitted.
The reason being that the plank
should not include the name of any
one, Democrat or Republican. Mr..
du Pont is epublican.
J There was no outward anlmoSlty
between Mr.. Bayard and Mr.. Marvel.
This was best demonstrated i'll soda
fountain, where the two met. After
shaking hands, Mr.. Marvel asked Mr.
Bayard to have soda, but the latter
declined by saying: Il just had one
The two chatted for time and
then went on their way.
Two women captured the places
of Senatorial and Congressional
members of the State committee.
They are Mrs. Thomas B. Young, OF
Wilmington, the Senatorial place ana
Mrs. H. D. Boyer, of Smyrna, the
Congressional C member.
Mr.. Marvel for the past year waged
lone-hand campaign over the State,
spending freely of his own money
in an effort to bring the party TO-
gether in the interest of fighting for
the principles handed down by
Thomas Jefferson, and the late
woodrow Wilson. Great applause
greeted the names of both Jefferson
and Wilson on the floor of the con-
vention, when they were mentioned
in the keynote address by Mr.. Biggs.
With Mr.. Bayard in control OF the
State committee, his greatest
strength, according to political OBJ
servers. is in Wilmington and some
parts of rural New Castle county:
Mr.. Bayard had the support of rs OF
the 80 Wilmington candidates, and
SO in the county.
While the vote was cast secretly
here is the way it was figured out by
supporters of both candidates:
Bayard- Wilmington, %; rural
New Castle county, 9S; Kent county
SO, and Sussex county, IT, Total, lib.
vel-Wilmington, 2; rural New
Castle county, %; Kent county, 28'
and Sussex county, 43. Total, 95.