Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-10-22
WET-DRY ISSUE
SHAKES DELAWARE
Democrats Espouse Liquor
Cause, With du Pont FAM
lily Widely Split.
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the cause of national prohibition. 1t
is more marked than it was two years
ago. This does not mean however, that
the drys in Delaware are not up and
doing.
Dry Women Working.
The dry women, of whom there are
a great number, are working against
the Bayard-Lefevre Democratic ticket.
Two years ago the Republicans sue
ceeded in persuading $4,000 women 10
sign pledge cards to vote for Hoover
and against Smith. These pledge cards
have been sent out again, ana the
response to them is said to be good. out
in the counties, the Methodist Churcn
is strong and dry. The clergymen, ac-
cordinu to reports, are lining up against
the wet ticket and the wet Democratic
State platform.
Wilmington is Republican. IL mas
Republican, mayor and Republican Oh
ficeholders all the way down the line.
1t is strongly organized by the Repup-
ncans. And Wilmington Is the wet
stronghold. The. question Is Wnetner
the Republicans are going 10 STAND py
their party or yield to their impulse 10
vote the wet ticket irrespective OF party.
The roster of party leaders in the va
rious wards reads like list OF CITY en-
ployes. Will it aid them to hold RepuD-
iican jobs-under the city admmEtra,
tion-if they do not turn up the usual
Republican majoritieS in their WARDS
and precincts? The leaders, according
to the best information obta1nable, are
going down the line for the Republican
ticket, even though they hate pronlpi-
ton. Furthermore, they say tney VIII
be able to hold the rank and file. 1t Is
true that the Association Against the
Prohibition Amendment has q huge
membership in this State. One OF the
associations principal hackers Is pierre
S. du Pont; Irenee du Pont Is another:
But it so happens that thousands OF
these members are Republicans who do
not intend, it is said, to quit the ticket
this Fall even though the Association
Against the Prohibition Amendment Is
working tooth and toenail for the cleo
ton of Bayard to the Senate.
Raskob Works for VETS.
John ]. Raskob, the chairman Of the
Democratic National Committee, for
merly a protege of Pierre S. du Pont, |
fell down on the job of carrying Della |
ware, his State, for AL Smith two years |
ago. He is turning every wheel he can |
today to bring about the victory of the |
wet ticket, headed by Bayard in this |
years election. The knowledge. that |
Raskob is vitality interested in the cam |
paign is handicap to the Bayard can |
didacy in some quarters. The old fight |
Of 1928 is revived, to an extent.
Irenee du Pont and his Bayard Re |
publicanS have set up a new party |
called the Liberal Republican party" |
They have obtained place on the ballot |
for their ticket which consists of Bay |
ard for Senator and Lefevre for Repre-
sentative Right there the ticket ends |
It does not include the Democratic /
nominees for State Office and for the |
State Legislature, nor does it include |
the Republicans. How many votes this |
Liberal Republican ticket" will get re-
mains to be seen. From q political /
point of view 1t has its drawbacks
The memory of Josiah Marvel Is rising |
up to embaraSs the Democrats. Mr.. Mar
vel, who held the respect and affection |
Of thousands Of the people of Delaware,
more than a year ago began his cam
paign for the Democratic nomination for |
the Senate. He succeeded In pouring |
new life into the Democratic organization |
in State and city. Everything appeared |
to be set for his nomination. And Mar
vel was dry and represented the dry |
wing of the party. Senator Bayard |
held of. He declined to announce his
own candidacy.
Six weeks before the State convention
was to meet and nominate, Bayard en-
tered the race. He had Immediately the |
support of the Association Against the /
Prohibition Amendment, which in this |
State means Raskob and some of the |
du Points. Money was expended In large |
amounts for a primary contest in SUCH
a small State. Delegates to the conven-
ton were elected from all the districts. |
First 1t was believed that Marvel would |
nave the majority. Over a week end, |
however the picture changed, and when /
secret ballot was taken in the conven- |
ton it was found that Bayard. not Mar
vel, mad been nominated. Furthermore. |
the convention went ahead and adopted |
wet plank in the party platform.
Bayard Entry, Sore Spot.
The eleventh-hour entry of Bayard |
into the contest has left many sore |
spots. The regular State organization |
OF the Democrats, revived by Marvel, |
was for him. Bayard had to build up |
an organization of his own for the pre- |
convention fight. But as soon as Bay |
ara was nominated, he turned his cam |
paign over to the regular Democratic |
rganization-which had been MaryeI's |
and the organization which he had |
himself built up was thrown more or |
less into the discard. These discarded |
workers are not regarding Mr. Bayard |
with any too great favor at this time. |
The charge has been made that money |
flowed like water in the Bayard pre- |
convention campaign and that a great |
deal OF 1t was provided by Republican |
vets. Senator Nye, chairman of the |
Senate Slush Fund Committee, came |
here for day and held a public hear !
ing. 1t was admitted at that hearing !
there had been expended for the Bayard |
candidacy $4,000. The rumor will not |
down, however, that a much greater |
sum was expended. The Nye commit |
tee has half q dozen investigators in
the State still and threatens to return
to go into the Bayard campaign more
extensively. Furthermore, these in
vestigators are expected to keep their
eyes open to ascertain whether the
forces backing Bayard well able to con-
tribute many thousands of dollars to
bring about his election, use a great
deal OF money In the general election
campaign.
Senator Hastings was without opposi-
ton for the Republican nomination for
Senator. His expenditures in the pre-
convention campaign therefore were
practically nil.
To make matters worse for the Bay
ard campaign, Josiah Marvel died a
short time after the State convention.
very suddenly. The word went about
that he died of broken heart; that he