Evening journal., 1906-10-09
OF ALLEE
ARE IN CONTROL
Preliminary Organization
Shows No Doubt as TO Which
Side Has Majority
GOOO FEELING PREVAILS;
STRONG TICKET PROMISED
specIal 10 rhe EvenIng JournaI.


DOVER, oct 9.-When the time arrived
to-day for the assembling Of the Republic
can County Convention to nominate leg
islators from Kent. the county which ait
the last election sent nine Republican as
scmblymen out Of thirteen voted fors
not even the best informed politicians Of
the crowd here could tell as to how the
convention would vote.
George NJ Marshall chairman of the
Kent County Committee, called the COM
mtteemen to a meeting in Dr. Marshal $
Office at 1890 o'clock where the Alice men
scored their first victory. Here the COM
mittee made up a temporary roll call.
It included the William f. Cole delega-
eicn which was elected at Leipsic as
against the anti-Allee delegation. elected
at another primary which was deemed ir-
regular. This contest stirred up some bad
feclng and the anti-Allee men got 70
work faster than ever among the dele
gates, but It practically decided the COM
olexion Of the convention.
The Alice delegation, consisting Of Will
j f. Cole Clifton Hutchinson and
John Dnlaha, entered with William M.
Hope. OF Dover. as counsel. The ana-Al-
lee delegation. consisting of Captain
Thomas Muncey. Harry Raymond and
Jesse Williams. appeared few minutes
later with county committeeman Alden
r. Benson, as counsel.
The vote on seating the Alice delega-
ton was practically unanimous, Repre-
sentative Benson not voting.
Alice On Top.
Promptly at y o'clock the county
convention assembled in the Kent
County Court House. Chairman Mar
shall said. in calling the convention:
"The county has never been in better
condition from a Republican stand
point. and we win certainly carry the
county. We have little family quar-
rels to-day. but settle these senator
ships among your district delegations
without throwing them into this con-
vention."
Colonel Levi C. sterner. Of Camden
was selected as temporary chairman
md Albert T. Honecker. Of Ches-
void. as secretary. When Secretary
Thomas c. Moore. Of the county
commisee. called the temporary roll. and
reached the name Of william z Cole, oi
the Second district. William D. Dennoy
filed notification that a contest would Dc
made against the Cole delegation.
Chairman Sterner appointed the fol-
lowing committees: on credentials Thom'
as jefferson, ]. Freeman Clark, Jane.
D.. Abbott. L. c. Smith. George c. Hern
ing.
Rules and resolutions-yVilliam A. Far.
les. Luther Seward. Frank H. Davis
Romulus Hopkins and Colonel Theodor'
Townsend.
Permanent organization-Alden B. Rich
ardson, Howard Rash, George W. Wal
heater, James Townsend ana John B
BeswicS
Tho credential committee created
CONSERVATION among the Anti-Allel
forces. 1t was solidly Alice. Colone
Denney jumped up and asked that
be read over again. The Colonel was
evidently nonplussed and shouted
Z "Then we viii not be ready for the sec.
ond district contest until 1.3O; not
minute before"
Chairman Thomas jefferson (Allee)
however. called the committee to ST
ut 1 o'clock and hear the contest.
"Mr. Chairman" said DR. Marshall
"in order that there may be nc snal
judgment charged, I move that tn,
convention proper adjourn until 2.3O."
The motion prevailed. Thus in tn,
three crucial tests of the day-Leipsi,
contest-fhe election of Chairman Ster.
her, and the credentials committee ap.
pointment, it was all Allee's.