Evening journal., 1908-09-30
PROHIBITIONISTS
NAME PENNEWILL
Endorse Republican Nominee
for Governor, and A. c. Gray
for AttOrney-GeneraI
OTHER OFFICES DIVIDED

DOVER, Del. Sept. so-After sit
ting and vigorously debating all the
afternoon. the Prohihitionists Of Della
ware, in State convention yesterday,
finally adopted the repogt Of It's nomi-
mating committee, ratifying the fol-
lowing State ticket;
For governor-simeon S. Pennewlll
Of Greenwood, Republican nominee.
For lieutenant governor - Richard
NJ. Cooper. of Cheswold, Prohibitionist.
For attorney -general-Andrew G..
Gray. OF Wilmington, Democratic
nominee.
For insurance commissioner--Wil
liam B. Megear. Of Smyrna. Demo-
cratic nominee.
For state treasurer-Thomas ].
Gray Of Bridgeville. Democratic nomi-
nee
For auditor Of accounts-Theodore
+. Clark OF Delaware City. Repgbli-
can nominee.
The prohibition county committee
will meet next week on Thursday to
select the nominees for General AS
sembiy.
The move OF the nominating COM
mittee OF twenty-three 10 endorse
Pennewill for governor precipitated a
big fight IN convention. DR. Alfred
Smith, George W. Todd and DR.. A. w.
Lightbourne holding that neither party
had given the Prohibltionists the
nominee they wanted. and that while
Senator Pennewill had voted for local
option yet he was also charged with
political corruption and being the au-
thor Of the voters assistant law which
the Prohibltionists stood pledged to
annihllate. They desired the name Of
Richard NJ. Cooper Prohibitionist.
substituted for Mr.. Pennewill, and
agreed 10 accept the remainder Of the
composite" ticket. Revs w. o. Hurst.
Robert Watt and John NJ. Arters de-
clared that 1t was a question Of ac-
cepting Mr.. Pennewill. "a man who
stood for us" or Mr.. Paynter, "a man
who stood against u.s." The vote TO
substitute Cooper was lost, % TO %
During the discussion for and
against Pennewill. there were many
good things said about the Republican
candidate and some other things as
well. His whole past record appeared
70 be under dissection. When Dele
gate L. b. Hand was through charging
bad things as a politician, Delegate
George /. Hardesty set the convention
in an uproar by rising with an objec-
ton to any mans whole family his
tory and affairs being brought into
this discussion.
What we are here for Is TO select
for the Prohibitionists of this State.
the better OF the two candidates who
have been nominated by the two great
parties. I'D rather a hundred times
take the best I can get than have
IL thrust down me-" daughter and
applause.)
IF I go in a household to court a
girl with FIVE sisters, and I love this
girl, / don't care whether all the other
FIVE are scalawags. II this ones all
right and will do what / tell her"
The convention laughed so long at
this that several delegates suggested
that the delegates had better be seri-
ous
After endorsing the entire State ticket
as recommended by the committee Of
twenty three. the convention adopted
the picture Of a home as the emblem
Of the party. ratified the entire ma
tional prohibition platform. heartily
endorsed Chain and Watkins for the
presidency and vice. presidency. and
added resolutions favoring strict en-
forcemepts OF the prohibitory laws IN
| Delaware and the abolition Of the
voters assistant law.
The nominating committee consisted