The Key West citizen., 1954-10-21
Thursday. October n. 1854
Integration Clouds Picture
In Delaware Election But Is
Not Seen As Major Party Issue
ey RELMAN NORM

| WILMINGTON, Del. R-Dela-
wares election picture is clouded
by the controversy over school in
tegration through this question is
not an open issue between the two
major parties.
cts the only thing people are
talking about" one of the candi-
dates said.
Politicians said the fight over
public school segregation of Negro
and white pupils has practically
blotted out all the usual acres of
debate between Republicans and
Democrats. By agreement, oppos-
ing candidates don't discuss it in
their campaigning.
Most observers feel the situation
probaly is hurting the Republi-
cans, solely because the state has
a COP administration. eff we were
in office now," Democrat said,
lit would be bouncing on U.s."
A white high school in Milford is
the storm center.
In conformity with us.
Supreme Court ruling earlier this
year, integration began there Sept.
7 with the admission of 10 Negro
students. But pressures began
mounting, a new school board was
installed and the 10 were dropped
from the rolls.
Chancery court ruled Oct. IA that
the Negroes have "a clear right"
to be reinstated. The Milford
School Board has appealed this
ruling to the Delaware Supreme
Court, which set a hearing for to-
morrow.
ALI of which is outside the areas
where the two parties are contend
ing for a seat in the us. Senate
and one in tbs House of Repre-
sentatives. The candidates:
For the Senate-Sen. J. Allen
Frear, Democrat, and Rep. Her.
bert B. Warburton, Republican.
For the House-Mrs. Lillian 1.
Martin, Republican, chief account
ant of the Budget Commission, and
Harris B. Mcdowell Jr., former
Democratic state chairman.
At this point, election analysts
give Sen. Frear an edge in tight
race. They see Mrs. Martin lead
ing Mcdowell. The COP state
chairman, Clair Killoran, said, eff
it hadn't been for this segregation
fight, we would have had a Repub-
lican landslide.
Now, however, some Republicans
are by no means optimistic. But
they are encouraged by the thought
that the party has not lost an
"off-year" election in. Delaware in
80 years.
So far, no issue-except school
integration-has appeared to stir
the voters much. There has been
some discussion of employment,
but the Republicans say the situ-
alton in Delaware is good and the
Democrats describe it as ''spotty."
The Delaware Chrysler plant re-
Gently got a 16O-million-dollar con-
tract to make Army tanks.
Mcdowell criticizes COP farm
policy in the states poultry-rais-
ing areas. Republicans plead for
the election of Warburton so con-
troll Of the us. Senate will remain
in COP hands. Frear talks about
the tax bill and foreign policy.
Present registration is only about
100, 700 against a total vote of 49,
600 in 1852 and 5000 in 1850, the
both parties have been urging peo-
pie to register and soundtrucks and
newspapers are trying to get out
the vote.
Frear, 81, went into office in
1s4S on his first try for office. He
is a farmer and businessman, gen.
orally considered conservative, and
he apparently is well liked by some
Republican elements in spite of his
being a Democrat.
Delaware businessmen, regard
less of party, report they found him
Every helpful" in Washington. And
he voted more than two thirds of
the time on major issues in agree
ment with his Republican col
league, Sen. John J. Williams.
This cuts two ways, however.
Some elements in the Democrat
ic party consider Frear too con-
servative. The CIO has not en-
dorsed him. And he had a nomina-
ton fight with James M. Tunnel
Jr., former state Supreme Court
Judge.
Frear's opponent, Rep. Warbur-
ton, is a 38-year-old lawyer. He
held high office in Young Repub-
lican organizations, spent four
years in. the Army overseas during
World War II, and was elected to
Congress in 1852.