Smyrna times., 1908-09-16
MEGEAR WINS A PLACE
ON DEMOCRATIC TICKET
NOMINATED INSURANCE CON-
MISSIONER BY CONVENTION
Or. Roland Paynter For Governor
L. Irving Handy For Congress And
A, G. Gray For Attorney General

L. Irving Handy For Congress And
A, G. Gray For Attorney General
In an exciting session which con-
tinued from q. 80 to 7.50 O'Clock YES
terday afternoon, the Democratic
State Convention made their ticket
for the ensuing campaign. One
Smyrnian was honored by a place on
the ticket in the nomination of Will
liam B. Megear for Insurance Com
missioner. Quite large delegation
went from Smyrna to boom the can
didacy of Mr.. Megear and to attend
the Convention. The ticket complete
is as follows: Presidential electors
Edward H. Brennan, New Castle
John II. Jones, Kent County; and
Joseph E. Holland, Sussex County.
Congress-. Irving Handy, Will
mingtOn; Governor-Dr. Roland G.
Paynter, Georgetown; Lieutenant
Governor-Frank L. Hardesty, Eel
ton; Attorney General-Andrew C.
Gray, Wilmington; State Treasurer
Thomas J. Gray, Bridgeville; State
Auditor-William Pennewill, Dover !:
Insurance Commissioner William B.
Megear, Smyrna. The outcome of
the Convention is not satisfactory to
the dry" element of the Demo-
cratic Party. Both DR.. Pavnter.
the nominee for Governor, and An
drew c. Gray the selection for At
torney General, are said to be on the
wet side of the liquor question.
The defeat by Mr.. Gray of Alexander
M. Daily of Dover for state prosecu-
tor was so displeasing to the "dry''
forces generally, Mr.. Daily having
been state chairman of the local
optionists in their fight last year.
that announcement was made by Rev.
John M. Arters of Wilmington, sup
erintendent of the Anti-Saloon League
OF the Peninsula, that third ticket
would be put in the field. This
ticket will probably contain the name
of Alexander M. Daily for Attorney
General. The ultimatum of the
local optionists was not reached un-
til after the defeat of Mr.. Daly. If
the dry" plans shall be effected.
the result will necessarily serve to
divide the Democratic vote, particu-
larly in Kent County, Mr.. Daly's
home. The Convention was note
worthy, because of the upsetting of
caucus nominations, especially for
representative in Congress. AL
though the New Castle County dele
gates decided to support ex-Judge J.
Frank Ball, of Wilmington, for this
nomination, the Convention, by an
overwhelming vote, named former
Congressman Handy. This step was
taken in order to pacify Handy,
whose selection for Governor, Millard
F. Davis, of Wilmington, was de.
feated in the same caucus by ex-
Mayor Charles D. Bird, also of Will
mington.
DIR. Paynter is a practitioner of |
Sussex. He is wealthy and interested
in the Farmers Bank enterprises in
this State. Mr.. Hardesty is president
of FELTON, National Bank. Mr..
Handy is a former Congressman,
now lawyer of the Wilmington
bar. He became conspicuous max !
ing the speech which put Judge GRAY
in nomination at the Denver Conven-
tion. Andrew C. Gray is son of |
Judge George Gray and is attorney |
for the Pennsylvania Railroad and |
has an important legal practice.
William Pennewill is the present
mayor of Dover and head of a large
company. Thomas ]. GRAY is
the Pennsylvania Railroads station
agent at Bridgeville. William B.
Megear is one of Smyrna's prominent
citizens and for years a member of
the well-known firm of Hall &
Megear. He is a Director of the
National Bank of Smyrna.