Evening star., 1942-10-22
BY GOULD LINCOLN,
Star STAFF Writer.

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Republican State, offers the COP
a chance to pick up a Senator
and a Representative in the next
Congress. Both are now held by
the Democrats. The elections
promise to be close, but the Re-
publicans appear to hold a slight
bulge. .-..~
While the Democrats now have
two Senators and one Representa-
tive-he is the entire State delega-
ton in the House-not in the last
score of years have the Democrats
elected a Senator or Representa-
tive in an "off year" election, an
election in which there Is no presi-
dental choice.
President Roosevelt lost the State
In 1882 by 2,700 votes, and won 1t
in 1886 by $4,000 and in 1910 by 49,
900. The Republicans, however
elected Gov. Bacon, the incumbent
So If the Democrats succeed in
electing their candidate for the Sen
ate, E. Ennalls Berl, and their can
didate for the House, Representa-
tive Traynor, this year, they will
have smashed a precedent of long
standing. Their candidates have the
support Of organized labor. There
has been an influx of war workers
into Wilmington in the last two
years, which may help the Demo-
Gratis, provided these workers have
been registered and take the time
off to vote.
Call for War Cooperation.
The Democratic candidates are
kanlulering away on the theme that
1t is essential, in these war times,
to send to Washington members Of
Congress who will uphold the hands
of the President, the commander In
chief of the armed forces. They
charge the Republicans in the pres
ent Congress with being "obstruc-
tionists."
AS their candidate for Senator
the Republicans have former Gov.
Douglass Buck, and for Representa-
tive, Earle D. Wiley, Secretary OF
State, an appointive Office. Mr..
Wiley was a candidate for Lieuten-
ant Governor in the last election and
was defeated by narrow margin.
He is lawyer and former local
Judge, a good speaker and cam
paigner.
Mr.. Buck would add a lot to the
general appearance of the Senate.
He is a fine looking man, a capable
engineer largely responsible for the
development and construction Of the
highways of Delaware, which was
early in the improvement of the
country's highway systems. More
recently he has been a successful
banker. He belongs to the Du Pont
hierarchy, having married daugh-
ter of the late T. Coleman du Pont.
Mr.. Buck is no orator. He is put
forward, however, as hard-headed
engineer and businessman, former
successful Governor. Gov. Bacon,
delivering campaign address IN
support of Mr. Buck, said: "He
was selected not because he was
glamorous, not because he was an
orator. He was selected because
there is a great demand for expert
enced businessmen with engineering
background in public office" Gov.
Bacon explained that as Governor
Mr.. Buck had reduced taxes and put
the State in excellent financial con-
dition.
Berl a War Veteran.
Mr.. Berl, who won the Democratic
senatorial nomination from Senator
Hughes in the Democratic State Con-
vention in September, is success
full lawyer of Wilmington and one
time city solicitor. A graduate Of
Princeton and of the Harvard Law
School, and veteran of the last
war, Mr.. Berl, even the Republicans
admit, is high type.
When this country entered the
First World War he enlisted, and in
July of 1917 he was commissioned a
first lieutenant, going to France the
following August. Three times he
was cited for distinguished service
and gallantry under fire. and several
times he was wounded. He is of
medium height, with a ruddy coun-
tenance and craving hair, and a
humorous twinkle in his eye.
During the campaign Mr.. Berl
has hammered day in and day out
on the need of electing to Congress
men of the same political faith as
the President. The criticisms which
Gov. Buck and Republicans launch
at the administration in Washing
ton and its conduct Of the war are
taken up and answered by Mr.. Berl
as fast as they come. ..
The vote in Delaware is not large
the combined vote for President
Roosevelt and Wendell Willkie in
1910 only numbered 10000. Candi-
dates In State wide contests are
usually separated by only a few
thousand votes.
The State is made up Of three
counties, Sussex, in the south, which
is largely farming and Republican;
Kent, the middle county, which Is
Democratic, ana NEW Sdooie, "iAeii
includes Wilmington, and which has
more than half the vote of the en-
tire state. Wilmington usually is a
battle-ground. Today it has Re-
publican Mayor.
Each Party Claims Peace.
democrats and Republicans insist
that this year they have ironed out
their intra-party differences, al
though each sees friction in the
others ranks. The Republicans had
a disastrous row in 1886 and rump
faction placed an independent ticket
In the field. They say, however, that
the party is wholly together ana
While the Democrats had a heated
oare up over the senatorial nomi-
nation this year, they insist that the
Ares have died out and everything
Is now peaceful.
No one seems to be able to esti-
mate lust what effect on political
sentiment the war has had. Demo-
Gratis are counting on the war as
an issue which will lead the voters
Ia vote for congressional support
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