Evening journal., 1908-08-25
STATE REPUBLICANS FACE
FIGHT In CONVENTION
Caucuses Being Unable TO
Agree on Afforney-Gen-
eraI Nomination, Con-
venfion viii Make
Selection in Open
Session
PENNEWILL AND HEALD
NOMINATIONS ASSURED
BY star correspondent.

BY stan Correspondent.
DOVER, Aug. 25.--With the county
caucuses OF delegates unable 20 agree
as TO the allotment of officers and with
New Castle county unwilling TO give
Kent county the attorney general. the
nomination of a Republican state and
congressional ticket win be thrown
into open convention this afternoon
with the prospects of the liycilest kind
lot row.
While New Castle connty comedies
sussex the Governor and Sussex has
conceded TO New Castle the congress-
man, the hitch came over the nom-
nation Of attorney general.
Kent wants Frank n Davis for az
lt0rney- general. while the New Castle
county caucus. although not express
ing choice for Daniel O. Hastings is
demandeding that the upper county be
given the attorney general
New Castle county also refuses to
concede TO Sussex county the nomna-
tion for state treasurer which Sussex
Is Insisting upon. With tho situation
thus confused the New Castle county
caucus adjourned after adopting a mo-
. tion TO throw all nominations into open
convention
Work Of New Castle Caucus.
, The New Castle county caucus met
. IN the House chambers with DR.. l.. II.
Ban presiding. II was "a public cau-
Gus. At the outset New Castle an
pointed a committee TO notify the Sus-
: sex caucus that New Castle asked for
/, the congressman and would concede
TO Sussex for governor. When this
motion was made. Charles H. Miller
moved TO amend by conceedlng to Kent
. or Sussex the congressman and to re-
u serve TO New Castle the governor. He
@ was backed up in this by Major Ed
mund Mitchell and this was looked
upon as move 10 try to renomlnate
It lGoyernor Lea and Congressman Bur
T. ton.
N The Miller amendment. however. was
p lost. 1t receiving only about "a dozen
v votes. The original motion prevailed
lf Ater the Sussex county caucus had
if been notified. with John G. Town
(. send presiding. II proceeded TO nomi-
, nate.a candidate FOR governor Simeon
, s. Penniwili received 30 votes and
Daniel j. Fooks Of Laurel received 10
votes
Sussex for Pennewill.
i. The Sussex caucus then proceeded
" to nominate candidate for state
2 Treasurer. d. O. Moore. of Laurel was
= dominated TO that office The name OF
'' Charles II. Maull was presented but
v was withdrawn. A committee was then
q appointed TO notify the Kent and New
Is Castle caucuses that Sussex was also
g claiming the state treasurer Mean
e while the Kent county caucus had
q unanimously laid claims to the at
q torney- general and had nominated
- Frank IL. Davis, Of Dover. for that
s lohicc.
a committee was appointed by the
, Kent caucus to notify the other cau-
cuses of its action. when these re-
F, ports from the Kent and Sussex cau-
- cuses were received in the New Castle
- county caucus. Henry r. Scott am
nounced that he would like to see
Theodore H. Clark of Red Lion hun
dred nominated for state treasurer and
9 on motion New Castle refused 10 con-
q cede 70 Sussex the treasurer.
i- William Cole. OF Delaware CITY.
moved that the attorney general be
conceded 70 Kent county but George
A. Elliott aud Merritt n. Willetts made
vigorous speeches in which they as
serted that New Castle county should
have the attorney general Mr. Will
let's personally advocated Daniel o.
Hastings. The caucus refused to con-
:. cede Kent county the attorney ~onor. I
entire question OF nomination IS 70 ha
n thrown into open convention at 2
u o'clock by the New Castle county cau-
Gus This means that Simeon s PEN
newill will be nominated for Cover
nor William H. Heald. for congress,
and there will be hot fight over at
torney- general. insurance commission
er and the other officers.
4, Want Hastings Nominated.
No Friends of Mr.. Hastings are prepa. cl
re to make an aggressive fcht in his be.
i, kalf on the floor. ana it is openly as
~ serted that Davis. II nominated. couli
ta not carry New Castle county
al The convention platform has not ysi
,,a been completed. Plants are to be IN.
~ serted favorabla to the labor and q
-, temperance causes.
ho The New Castle county caucus nou;.
mated Henry p. Scott fer Presidential
olector. The Sussex caucus has Dc.
cided to demand the governo-. rNe
-. State treasurer and either auditor or
I. insurance commissioner and Is favo-
~. able to Kent having tho attorr ey-gcn-
eral.
- DR.. Caleb r. Layton made a sp cch
- advocating the nomination of Davis "a
GU the man who would sand by the or
ganization.
John Carrow, of Dover. was selected
by the Kent county caucus for pre
= Dental elector. The Kent caucus alto
agreed on DIR. George w. Marshal fcl
state auditor. This leaves the insure
ance commissioner as a morsel 10 he
fought for on the floor Of the conven-
ton.
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