Smyrna times., 1908-08-05
POLITICAL GOSSIP OF WEEK
Now Seems a Forgone Conclusion
That Penn ewill And HeaId Will Head
State Republican Ticket

Rehoboth, Del, Aug. There
were important developments in the
Republican situation of Delaware
to-day when it was learned that
State Chairman T. Coleman DUPONT,
of Wilmington, who is also the Della
ware member of the Republican
National Committee, had announced
that he will suppot ex-State Senator
Simeon S. Pennewilll, of Greenwood,
for Governor, and ex-Postmaster Will
liam H. Heald, of Wilmington for
Representative in Congress. AS
Senators Richardson and dupont are
also supporting Messrs. Pennewill
and Heald, as we'll as the State
organization in general, their nomina-
tion at the State Convention, in
Dover on August 25, is a foregone
conclusion. the primaries will be
held throughout the State on August
%. In addition to this development
it has also been learned that Frank
H. Davis, of Dover, will have the
support of the Kent and Sussex
counties delegates to the State Con-
vention for Attorney General. AS
the delegates from these two counties
comprise 80 of the 100 delegates
throughout Che State, the nomination
of Mr. Davis is likewise assured.
He is being supported by Senators
Richardson and dupont The State
Chairman has not, as yet, taken a
hand in the Attorney Generalship
matter, but he will doubtless soon
do so and his support of Mr.. Davis
is anticipated primarily because of
the latter's strength in lower Della
ware.
Apportionment of Other Nominations
With the carrying out of this
slate, the other nominations to be made
by the State Convention may be ap-
portiOned thus: State Treasurer to
Sussex county; Insurance Commits
siOner, to New Castle County, and
State Auditor of Accounts and Lieu
tenant Governor to Kent County. The
three Presidential Electors to be
nominated will, as usual, be chosen
one from each county. No slate will
be made for the electors. The lead
ers of the party have been giving
their attention almost wholly to the
nominations for Governor, Repre-
sentative in Congress and Attorney
General, and nothing definite has
therefore been decided upon as re-
CARDS the other offices. 1t is stated
| however, that Congressman Wal
ter o. Hoffecker, of Smyrna, may be
nominated for Lieutenant Governor.
Revision in Salaries of Officials.
With the beginning of the next
State administration there will be a
revision of the salaries of the Off
cials. The pay of the Governor will
be increased from 500, a year to
$450,0O The office of Secretary of
State, which has heretofore been
worth about $4,000 a year on the
fee system, will go on salary basis,
the stipulated emolument of this
official, who is a personal appointee
of the Governor, being $5, per
annum. The other offices also pay
well. The salary of the Attorney
General is 81, 500 a year, with the
appointment of three Deputy Attor-
neys General, one for each county, at
a salary of 1000 per year each.
The last audit of the office of State
Treasurer showed that it pays S., 1OC
a year to the incumbent. The office
of Insurance Commissioner is worth
So, 500 per annum; the State Auditor
of Accounts receives So, 900 a year
and the Lieutenant Governor gets
$500 a year. The prospective
nominations of Messrs. Pennewill,
H eald, and Davis show that Cover.
nor Lea and Representative Burtor
will both fail in their efforts to bt
renominated. The development alst
indicates that Deputy ATTORNEY
General Hastings, who is al
aspirant for the Attorney General
ship, will likewise be unsuccessful.
Delaware More Conspicuous Nationall
The recent selection of State Chair
man dupont as a member of tn
executive committee of the Republi
t can National Committee-the frs
! time that Delaware has thus bee
/ 'honOred-increases the import qnce O
the situation. Because of this fact
Delaware will occupy a more cor
spicuOus place in a national sense
i han ever before. The appointmer
s of Mr.. dupont to this inner circl
also disproves a report that tn
national administration cast its Ii
with ex-senator Alice and DIR. Lay
ton, opponents of the Delawar
d Republican organization.
r No Democratic Slate