Smyrna times., 1908-08-26
REPUBLICANS IN STATE
CONVENTION NAME TICKET
S. S. PENNEWILL FOR GOVERNOR
W. H. HEALD FOR CONGRESS
Kent County Only Gets One Office
Frark II. Davis For Attorney Gen.
eral-Sussex Gets Lions Share

The Republican State Convention,
in the most exciting session in the
history of the party within recent
years, nominated a ticket yesterday
afternoon, headed by ex-State Sena-
tor Simeon S. Pennewill, of Green
wood, for Governor; ex-Postmaster
William H. Heald, of Wilmington.
for Representative in Congress, and
Frank H. Davis, of Dover, for
Attorney-General. The remainder
of the ticket is: Presidential
Electors Henry P. Scott, of Red
Lion Hundred township, New Castle
county; John Carrow, of Dover, Kent
county and Charles H. Sackett. of
Lincoln, Sussex county. Lieutenant
-GOvernOr-Ex-State Senator John
M. Mendinhall, Newport. Insurance
CommissiOner-Charles H. Maull.
Lewes. State Treasurer David O.
Moore, Laurel. Auditor of Accounts
-Ex-Speaker of the House Theodore
F. Clark, Red Lion Hundred. All
the nominations were made on the
floor of the convention, the failure
of the New Castle county caucus to
reach an agreement with the caucuses
of Kent and Sussex counties on an
appOrtionment of the nominations
throwing everything before the conven-
tion proper.
Dupont Was Present and Made Speech
Gen. T. Coleman Dupont, of
Wilmington, State chairman and
member of the National Republican
Executive Committee, who was
delegate, was present and made an
address. With the exception of the
selection of nominee for Attorney
General, the delegates took the bit
between their teeth and voted largely
as they pleased. Sussex County car
ried off the lions share of the offices
and Kent County County got the lone
office of Attorney General, for her
nominee, Frank H. Davis. The To-
cal option men, led by Merritt N.
Willitts, caused trouble for a long
time in the Resolutions Committee,
but finally had to be content with a
declaration in the platform that the
constitutional provisions regarding
the liquor traffic must be enforced
according to the manifested will of the
people in each district. Ex-senator
L. Heisler Ball, of Falkland, was
the temporary and permanent
chairman. At the outset Col. Will
liam D. Denny, of Dover, secretary
to Senator Richardson, moved
amendments to the party rules
increasing the number of delegates
in State conventions from 100 to 1876,
the latter being the old Addicks'
appointment. By vote of 70 to 80,
the matter, was referred to next
State convention.
Platform Indorses National Issues
The platform deals generally with
the Republican national questions.
1t endorses the nomination of Will
liam Howard Taft for president and
James Schoolcraft Sherman for vice
president and endorses the Repub-
lican National platform. Takes up
the local option question in the state
by declaring that the constitutional
provisions regarding the manufacture
and sale of intoxicants shall be
enforced in the counties and the will
of the people therein shall be sovereign.
Pledges its Legislature to a con-
tinuance of the policy of permanent
public roads and highways. Upholds
the work of the Delaware militia
and our educational institutions.
Favors larger appropriations for our
public schools and is opposed to the
illigal u Sc of money at elections.