The Morning News from Wilmington, Delaware • Page 18

B2 Tht Morning Newt, Wilmington, Wdiwaday, Stpt. 24, 1930 UAW splits endorsements for states's top two posts By BILL BOYLE Staff writer The political arm of the United Auto Workers union has endorsed Republican Gov. Pierre S. du Pont IV and Sen. Thomas B.

Sharp, the Democratic candidate for lieutenant governor. The UAW backing of du Pont represents another blow to the longshot hopes of Democratic challenger William J. Gordy, a Laurel state representative. Except for du Pont and Republi can Insurance Commissioner David H. Elliott, who faces a reluctant challenger in Robert DuHadaway, the auto workers union endorsed a straight Democratic ticket.

Democrats with UAW backing include: state Rep. Robert L. Maxwell, for U.S. Congress; Dennis Greenhouse, for state auditor, incumbent Thomas R. Carper, for state treasurer, county Councilman Joseph P.

Farley, for New Castle County executive; and Karen E. Peterson, for New Castle County Council president. With seven locals and nearly 8,000 members in Delaware, the UAW could play a significant role in the elections. L. Vincent Croze chairman of the Delaware UAW political action committee, said the endorsements may mean contributions, campaign workers, and literature for the candidates.

Meanwhile, the state labor council of the AFL-CIO will meet tomorrow night at Iron Workers Hall in Elsmere to determine which political candidates will get its endorsement. Croze said candidates were inter-, viewed last Saturday by UAW local leaders. Du Pont, who won a unanimous endorsement, has been "sympathetic to some of our causes," Croze said. He cited du Pont's push for a $5 million loan to the Chrysler and said the governor pledged to veto any right-to-work legislation which came before him. The endorsement comes at a time when Gordy is making a pitch for traditional Democratic labor support At a press conference Monday, Gordy said he supports binding arbitration and the right to strike for most public employees.

In a reversal of his stance as a legislator, he said he opposes right-to-work legislation, which would prohibit compulsory union membership. "Gordy is not that strong a candidate," Croze said. Sharp, however, is a union sheet metal foreman who has been one of organized labor's key allies in the General Assembly. "This is the pay- 1 back time," Croze said. has urged voters not to split" ticket tor governor ana lieutenant r.K,.f In 1976, the UAW opposed du Pont; and endorsed Democrat Shennaa.

W.Tribbitt in his losing bid election. In 1972, the union backed. Republican incumbent Russell Peterson, who lost to Tribbitt. Gordy's campaign Sherman Webb, said the auto worjfc; ers endorsement is "their can do whatever they Asked if the endorsement would- hurt, Webb said, "It never In campaign speeches, du Pont '72 Suit against Giusto gathers Dems' support Opponents' harassment charges are thrown out live music and free beer after dinner. appointed judges fails campaign notes Party support for Democrat Louis J.

Giusto's bid for the 34th District Kent County Levy Court 4 seat seems to be solidifying despite a bitterly fought primary election. Even lame duck Levy Court Commissioner Samuel G. Thomas, who Giusto trounced in the primary, has said he will support Giusto. "I personally will support him. I have no idea what the people who worked in my campaign will do.

I probably won't go out barnstorming for him though," Thomas said. But Barbara W. Remus, who managed Thomas' primary said she will work actively for Giusto. "I will support the man. i don't have any problems.

He's a part of the Democratic ticket and I support the Democratic ticket," she said. Other Thomas supporters have also said they will support Giusto. Giusto, a 54-year-old Dover res- Attorney General Richard S. Gebelein yesterday threw out charges of harassment exchanged by Democratic incumbent Rep, Marian P. Anderson and campaign workers for David J.

Roderick the Republican challenger in the 26th Representative District. In letters to Mrs. Anderson and, Thomas J. McCall, Roderick's campaign treasurer, Gebelein said there was no evidence of direct threats or criminal conduct by either side, so he was closing the investigation. Gebelein's office took a week to close the matter, which grew essen-' tially from two events: the Roderick camp's' distribution of a flyer, attacking Mrs.

Anderson's voting and attendance records, and a meeting after the literature drop between Mrs. Anderson and McCall at McCall's house. McCall charged that Mrs. Andw son, a two-term legislator, caraelo his house, complained about the erature and threatened that his p3r-ticipation in the Roderick campaign could hurt his job with the Du Pont Co. and his wife's job as a licensed day-care mother.

Mrs. Anderson denied threatening McCall or his wife, claiming instead they had a friendly conversation. Mrs. Andersoa's complaint to Gebelein arose from a telephone call she received after her meeting with McCall from Joseph R. Murphy, Roderick's campaign manager and a former three-term legist lator.

Mrs. Anderson charged Murphy told her to stay away froih his campaign workers and threatened to smear Mrs. Rep. David B. McBride, the Democrat who faces no opposition in his quest for the 13th district state Senate seat, will be honored at a fund-raising dinner-dance Saturday at the IBEW Local 313 hall on Basin Road, New Castle.

Residents of the district, which includes such communities as Richardson Park and Midvale, are invited along with the general public. Tickets are $12.50 and may be obtained at the door. The Brandywine Business and Professional Women's Club has scheduled at political speak-off at 6:30 next Wednesday evening at the Ramada Inn, 1-95 and Du Pont Highway, Farnhurst. taurant operator, will face Republi-can Dover banker James H. Lorenzen, 52, in November.

Voter registration in the district is heavily Democratic. Angelo T. Citro, the Republican who's challenging Sen. Anthony J. Cicione, D-Elsmere, plans a fund-raising dinner Friday at Corpus Christi Hall, 904 New Road.

Gov. Pierre S. du Pont IV, who is seeking re-election, will circulate in the crowd during the cocktail hour, which starts at 6:30. Tickets are $12.50, and the evening will include Bofltft wait to jfeltlrilteirlBSIt' htemssitCIhiecM HMfPMfll MOW Jfcr By TOM GREER Sufi writer A federal judge has thrown out a suit in which Thomas Alexander Jr. claimed that the appointment rather than election of state judges and the holding of non-jury trials in Family Court were unconstitutional.

Judge Murray M. Schwartz dismissed as "frivolous" the complaint by Alexander, executive director of Male Parents for Equal Rights a divorce reform group which has contended that Family Court judges unfairly favor women in divorce, custody and child-support cases. Schwartz ruled that the suit was frivolous as a matter of law because there was no realistic chance that Alexander could win on the merits of his complaint. Alexander, who acted as his own attorney, named as defendants the 72nd through the 130th Delaware General Assemblies, the bench and bar of the state and the state elections commissioner. The Delaware Constitution of 1897 provides that state court judges are to be appointed by the governor.

The Family Court is created in Title 10 of the Delaware Code with appointed judges. Alexander claimed that the 14th Amendment of the U.S. Constitution confers a right to vote for state judges. He sought damages and an injunction against the state legislature for its alleged failure to conform the state constitution to the 14th Amendment requirements; and against the judiciary for continuing in office, allegedly unlawfully, and depriving him of his claimed right to be heard in properly constituted state courts. Neither the U.S.

Supreme Court nor the 3rd Circuit Court of Appeals has ruled on the right to vote for state judges, Schwartz said. He cited related case law as making it clear that Alexander's claim had no real chance to succeed on its merits. Alexander also asserted a right of assembly and public trial in the Family Court. In a motion for a preliminary injunction accompanying the suit, he alleged that the new Family Court building at Ninth and King streets was designed to prevent him and others from exercising the "right of assembly" in all courtrooms because of "physical, phsyco-logical (sic) and other barriers." Schwartz said that no one has an absolute right to assemble in courtrooms. Finally, as to Alexander's challenge of the Delaware Code provision eliminating trials by jury in the Family Court, Schwartz said Alexander had no standing to complain, since he did not assert that he is, has been or will be a defendant deprived of a jury trial in that court.

Four injured in 2-car crash Four people were injured in a head-on collision that closed the northbound lanes of the South Market Street causeway, just outside Wilmington, for two hours yesterday. State police said six people were taken to the Delaware Division in ambulances from the Wilmington Manor and Holloway Terrace fire companies and the New Castle County ambulance. Two of the six, 1-month-old James A. Brown and his 4-year-old sister, Avery M. Brown, weren't injured.

The accident occurred about 6 p.m. when William A. Thomas, of the 2600 block Rosemont Wilmington, swerved from the southbound lanes of Market Street into the northbound lanes to avoid hitting the back end of a southbound car stopped in front of him. His car collided with an oncoming car driven by Ronald P. Turner, 22, of the unit block Mary Ella Drive, Sil-' ver Springs Apartments, near Wilmington.

The Brown children were passengers in Thomas' car along with their mother, 22-year-old Ida Y. Brown, all of the unit block Westview Road, Clifton Park Manor Apartments. Mrs. Brown was treated at the hospital for minor injuries, as were Thomas and Turner. Police said they were still investigating the accident and no charges were filed last night.

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