Evening journal., 1904-04-19
DELEGATES
TO CHICAGO
Fight Over Chairman.

Ihe hrst fight in the caucus was over the
presiding officer. II. II. Billany. chair
man of the city committee insisted upon
calling the caucus TO order. This was OBJ
jected to strenuously. After hot debate
7. Coleman Dupont was selected. He was
satisfactory TO all.
William +. White was made secretary.
Horace G. Rettew was elected a vice.
president and William p. White secretary.
The following committees were appoint
ed:
Observation-Disclosures johnson. Col
onel ]. II. Lewis, j. d. Bush.
Permanent Organization-J. W. Booth
Benjamin +. Hubert, Colonel and w. II.
/ Babcook.
Rules-w. T. Scott. Fred. E. Bach. w.
II. Head.
The Platform.
The platform win endorse the past ad-
ministration and declare for protective
tariff. 1t will be much the same as that
adopted by the party at the last National
Convention.
The platform Is being considered by the
committee on resolutions.
The platform which will be read this
afternoon, opposes polyagamy, favors the
enforcement of the State laws regarding
bribery and opposes the disfranchisement
Of the negro. 1t endorses President Roose-
vet and the policy OF the Republican
policy at home and abroad. The delegates
are Instructed to use all honorable means
to secure the nomination Of Roosevelt.
Sussex the First.
The Sussex county caucus was the
first one to complete its business. DR..
w. p. Orr, Jr.. was agreed upon for
delegate to the national convention.
The other delegate was conceded TO
New Castle county Daniel Burton and
c. p. Swain were named as alternates.
The following committees were APP
pointed:
George Ray.
} Permanent organization-Thoma w
Rawlins, w. A. Green, Charles Barker
Rules-C. e. Bacon, J. Carey Palmer
w. B. Wilgus.
Resolutions-G. E. Smith c. f. Rich.
ards, w. H. Sipple
{ e. p, Swain presided and Albert
? Worth was secretary.
Dupont and Ball.
, Senator L. II. Ball presided at tn,
2 new castle county caucus.
T. Coleman DUPONT and Senator Bal
were unanimously selected as delegates
to the national convention. Benjamin.
5 Nields, w. w. Lobdell and former Sen
. ator Anthony Higgins were nominated
= Mr.. Higgins withdrew, leaving the con
test between Colonel Nields and MI
e Lobdel The latter received Al vote
9 and Mr.. Nields sc. The nomination wa
l. then made unanimous.
e George A. Elliott was unanimousl
nominated alternate. There was a con
I test between Thomas $. Sterling an
t Harry A. Weeks for the other aIternat
e and Mr.. Sterling was elected. He re
l ceived forty-seven votes and Mr. Week
j twenty-three votes.
A. J. Kenney presided at the Ken
S county caucus. Manlove Hayes o
o Dover. and Colonel II. A. Dupont, o
3. Wilmington. were nominated delegates
t | George NJ. Jones and A. ]. Kenne
. were named as alternates.
In the st. Georges, Appoquinimin
e and Blackbird hundreds caucus, Marti
a S. Burris was nominated member O
It the State committee.
t The following committees were elect
IS ed: Resolutions, G. l.. Townsend; ere
e dentials, $. S. Daniels; permanent OF
t ganization, w. T. Reynolds; rules, "
s S. Money.
Y A Brandywine. Christiana and Mi
e Creek hundreds caucus nominated I
e b. Shurter for the State committee. Th
following committees were named: Re
e solutions: Colonel II. A. DUPONT; rule
Is r. p. Robinson; permanent organiza
tion, c. w. Pusey; credentials, f. Han
e vey Day.
J. White Clay Creek, Pencader an
s. New Castle hundreds caucus nominate
is f. w. Curtis for the State committe
: and the following committees: Resolu
Al tions, c. w. Pancoast; permanent oi
ganization, zachariah Harris; creder
'e tials, L. L. Wilson; rules, Daniel Appl,
y by.