Evening journal., 1907-08-05
REPUBLICANS IN
SESSION AT SHORE
Leaders From All Parts of
Delaware Meeting at
Reh9bOth
LAYTON IS A CANDIDATE

Special to THE EVENING JOURNAL.
REHoBoTH. Del. Aug 5-The Re-.
publican State Central Committee held
fun meeting here yesterday and dis
cussed several important matters OF
public interest Probably no State
meeting since the reorganization of
! the Republicans into one harmonious
/ party attracted such an outburst of
I interest and certainly no off-year
meeting except when the two factions
were making love TO each other, ever
/ claimed such favor.
Counsellors and leaders Of the Re-
publican party Of Delaware were here
/ from almost every senatorial district
The earlier arrivals included Colonel
William A. Gum. Of Frankford, and
/ U. G. Click. secretary at Republican
HEADQUARTERS.
Mayor Horace Wilson, Of Whining
ton. arrived accompanied BY his
family, and B. f. Shaw. also Of Will
mington
Ex-Postmaster wilnam II. Heaid,
| Clerk OF Council Thomas S. Lewis.
! Treasurer Howard d. Ross, +. g.
! Shurter and committee, Secretary
| Frank L. Speakman. were among the
other arrivals for the off-year confer.
ence.
From Dover came Colonel William
! d. Denney. Alden r. Benson. and this
morning Former Senator j. Frank
| Allea
Miifords contingent included Insur-
ance Commissioner GEORGE W. Mar.
shall. who is committeeman by being
! chairman Of Kent, and Mark L. Davis,
who IS chairman Of SUSSEX, and Frank
| W. Davis. who Is understood to hold
the proxy Of A. ponnell Marshall now
at Niagara Falls. 4t ias1-
Lewess delegation included Captain
Harry V. Lyons. Ebe g., Lynch. Sena-
tor James Rowland. Jr5 and William
II. Bookhammer. ,s
Middletown is represented by Joseph
/ c. Parker. Mr.. Parker is not a MEM
ber of the committee, but expects 10
walt upon the committeeman in the
interests of the no-license movement
in which he is an active leader
Georgetown had but cne Republican
here-Dr Caleb r. Layton, in a Marx
Twain suit of white. looking the pic
ture OF health and yet saying that he
had come down to the grand old ocean
for his health"
Or. Layton Eyes Pennewill
II was noticed that the doctor. as
he talked or nibbled at his Washing
ton perfecto. kept one eye on former
Senator $. $. PennewiiL Of Greenwood
who walked methodically about the
Henlopen, and counselled with Messrs.
Benson. Denney, Click and others. and
yet kept his. own counsel on matters
of most Importance. The ex-senator
did not talk for instance. about being
the next governor of Delaware. the
most important ONCE ever handed out
to a Delawarean with its increased
salary and rare powers.
"Oh, I'm a candidate all right" said
Doctor Layton when asked as to his
leaning toward the gubernatorial
chair. And he added that he was not
a quasi candidate.
"ln the Fight" He Says
"Tll give you my guaranty that be-
fore the running Is over they'll all
know that l have run. This is one
Office that I'm going to run for. I may
be a lone wolf IN this hunt, but it can
be put down that Sussex county is
going to decide herself as to who she
wants, and not allow New Castle de-
eide whom Sussex wants. as you hear
IN to-day's undercurrent"
Il was noticed that Dr. Layton and
Insurance Commissioner G.. w. Mar
shall did not greet each other with all
the old time fervor Time was when
Layton stood in Dover and urged Mar
shall for governor on the ground that
he was one Of the most able executive
minds in the state Nearly a year
remains. however. for all old wounds
to heal
There was feeling in the ranks of
leaders here to-day that Secretary
Taft would not figure so heavily as a
Presidential candidate. but that the
ltrust-busting campaign might throw
the national domination TO New
Yorker. either Hughes or Cortelyou
Mr.. Alice. who was the only Kent
county member present, believes that
the conventions first choice Will be
! Roosevelt; second, Knox.
William IL. Heald expressed sur
prise that the committee meeting
should have aroused so much interest.
1T Is only the regularly agreed upon
course or meeting every three months
ana rotation among the counties of
meeting places" he said
Bishop Coleman, who conducted his
annual service at All-Saints' Church.
which he founded here fifteen years
ago. referred to the politicians once
yesterday. Preaching upon the text;
Lord. to whom shall we so, for Thou
hast the key Of Eternal Life" from
ST. John. vi. 6S. The sermon was on
the certainty OF the divinity Of the
Saviour.
politicians of to-day" said the
, bishop grow weary at preaching
Perhaps 1t might be different II we
could guarantee perpetual power and
continuous Office. But gentlemen
offices and power fade away. things
OF the earth. even loftiest things
crumble into dust but after all the
Eternal Life the endless years aftei
this existence. and I pray you 20 seol
this above all vanishing things OF
earth"