The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1936-09-08
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G.. o. p. Worries
In Delaware
BIG SPLIT
BY HELEN ESSARY

corner OF MaryldLlu dllu TClhsJF
Vania, is likely to spring the
political surprise of the year.
It is about to send a Democrat
to the United States Senate!
A Democrat in control of Della
ware politics is more rare than a
horse and buggy on Pennsylvania
Avenue.
None the less you may see TINS
winter a very distinguished Dela-
ware Democrat, James H. Hughes,
occupying the seat on the Senate
floor where Senator Daniel G.
Hastings used to keep the Repuo-
Gcan minority afloat.
The cause of this DelaWarlan
phenomenon is that the Repub-
licans in the Blue Hen State nave
split. On each side OF the spit
are frightfully indignant citizens
who VOW that even if Delaware mas
to get into the hands OF the New
Dealers, they'll not vote Tor ChaI
other Republican.
Adolphus Short is the wedge IN
the split. "Dolph" Short-every-
body calls him "Dolph"-swearS
that "the crowd" promised him
the nomination for Governor.
Promised it over and over again
for the last few elections. And
vet when the time came he was
i0nored At their last primary
the Republicans nominated Harry
L. Cannon.
This act so enraged "Dolph"
that he "took walk" out OF Inc
regular party. Tomorrow he will
be surrounded by his friends IN
a "r,lmp convention" and will re-
ceive the third party nomination
for the governorShip. The con-
yention will meet at the Kent
County Court House.
"Dolph," I understand, doesn't
think he has a chance to be
elected Governor. But he's de-
termined to make trouble for the
party that double-crosSed him. so
he says. He's going to defeat
the regular Republican ticket II 1t
breaks him.
Robert Houston, of Georgetown,
is Delaware's regular Republican
nominee for the Senate.
Richard McMullen, a leather
manufacturer of Wilmington, Is
the Democratic candidate 1or
Governor.
william F.. Allen is the Demo.
cratic nominee for the House OF
Representatives. He ran in last
weeks primary close to Mr..
Hughes. The bargain being
the candidate with most votes
should be the Senatorial nomi-
nee, Mr.. Allen found himself run
ming for the House.
The Democrats are campaigning
on q strictly New Deal program.
They indorse the Philadelphia
platform enthusiastically. And
cheer loudly every time MI.
Roosevelt's name is mentioned.
There has been no Democrat in
the Senate from Delaware since
Senator Wolcott.
Mr.. Hughes, who, as I said, is
quite likely to come to Washing.
ton in January, is the leader OF
his party in Delaware. He ran
for Governor in 1915. It was
Republican year and he was de-
feabSd. He lives in Dover IN d
handsome old house. Until re-
Gently he published the Dover In
dex. He has fine law practice
Mr., Hughes looks like states
man. He is slender and rather
tall with wellmodeled features
and white hair. Mrs. Hughes is
active in State politics and civic
enterprises. She managed GOV
eminent relief between 1882 ana
1884 in Kent county.
Mr.. and Mrs. Hughes have two
daughters, Carolyn, who has had
a brilliant fling at journalism
and is now organizing Young
Democrats; a married daughter,
Mrs. Oakland Hayes, of New
York, and a son, James, junior
at Princeton University.
And while I deal thus in
tenseIy with politics I'd like to
add that the days OF the argu--
mentS around the cracker barrel
are not over.
SkepticS may argue that free
speech and electioneering at the
corner grocery are memories OF
q blither civilization.
'Tisn't so.
Every time I rush in to my per
Sonal chain store for can of
something or other I meet either
Mrs. Dolly Gam or Mrs. Marvin
Mcintyre.
Mistress Dolly and I slip a
cookie from out of a big tin box
and she tells me how wonderful
Mr.. Landon is. How marvelously
he is doing on his speechmaking
tour. I say, eyes indeed, he is an
awfully nice person. I know a
great many people are going to
vote for him."
The next day while I am trying
to decide that lamb chops are
better investment than roast beef
I discover Mrs. Mcintyre brood
ing over a head of lettuce.
Mrs. Mcintyre smiles and says
things are going beautifully.
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