Evening journal., 1908-08-25
STATE REPUBLICANS FACE
FIGHT In CONVENTION
Caucuses Being Unable TO
Agree on Affomey-Gen-
eraI Nomination, Con-
Venfion Will Make
Selection in Open
Session
PENNEWILL AND HEALD
NOMINATIONS ASSURED
By san Correspondent.

BY Stan Correspondent.
DOVER, Aug. 25.--With the county
caucuses Of delegates unable to agree
as 70 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 liveilest kind
of row.
While New Castle county comedies
Sussex the Governor and Sussex has
conceded to New Castle the congress-
man, the hitch came over the nomi-
nation OF attorney general.
Kent wants Frank H. Davis Tor at
torney- general, while the New Castle
county caucus. although not express
ing a choice for Daniel O. Hastings, Is
demandeding that the upper county be
given the. attorney general.
New Castle county also refuses to
concede tolsusscx county the nomina-
tion for state treasurer. which Sussex
is insisting upon. With tho situation
thus confused the New Castle county
caucus adjourned after adopting a mo-
ton TO throw all nominations into open
convention.
Work Of New Castle Caucus.
The New Castle county caucus met
in the House chambers with Or. l.. IT.
Ball presiding. II was a public eau
Gus. At the outset New Castle ap-
pointed a committee to notify the Sus-
sex caucus that New Castle asho,f for
the congressman and would concede
TO Sussex for governor. When this
motion was made. Charles r. Miller
20 I.4a.
or Sussex the congressman and TO re-
serve TO New Castle the governor He
was backed up Ia this by Major Ed
mund Mitchell and this was looked
upon as move to try TO ronominate
{ Governor Lea and Congressman Bur
q ton.
r The Miller amendment. however, was
= lost, It receiving only about dozen
v votes. The original motion prevailed
II Aftcr the Sussex county caucus had
= been notified. with John G. Town
: send presiding, Il proceeded to nomi-
nate candidate for governor. Simeon
S. Penniwill received 80 votes ana
Daniel J. FoolSs of Laurel received 10
votes
Sussex for Pennewill.
The Sussex caucus then proceeded
10 nominate a candidate for state
! Nominated TO that Office The name of
Charles II. Maull was presented but
was withdrawn. A committee was then
| appointed to notify the Kent and New
8 Castle caucuses that Sussex was also
e claiming the state treasurer Mean
2 while the Kent county caucus had
3 unanimously laid claims TO the at
1 torney-general and had nominated
Frank II. Davis OF Dover for that
Office
I A committee was appointed by tho
Kent caucus TO notify the other eau
cuses OF its action. When these re-
ports from the Kent and Sussex eau
: cuses We're received in the New Castle
county caucus, Henry p. Scott an
nounced that he would like TO SEQ
Theodore f. Clark OF Red Lion hun
dred nominated for state treasurer and
Q on motion New Castle refused to con-
e cede 20 Sussex the treasurer.
= William Cole. of Delaware City,
? moved that the attorney general be
conceded TO Kent county but George
A. Elliott and Merritt n. Willetts made
vigorous speeches in which they as
serted that New Castle county should
have the attorneys general Mr.. Will
let's personally advocated Daniel O.
Hastings. The caucus refused to con-
: cede Kent county the attorney general
and on motion of Major Mitchell the
entire question of nomination is to be
4 thrown into open convention at 2
o'clock by the New Castle county eau
Gus. This means that Simeon S PEN
lnewill VIII be nominated for Cover
nor William II. Heald for congress,
and there will be a hot fight over at
torney- general. insurance commissions
er and the other officers.
Want Hastings Nominated.
Friends of Mr.. Hastings are prepa. cd
= 60 make an aggressive f@ht in his bc-
+, half on the floor. ana it is openly as
y serted that Davis. if nominated. could
4, not carry New Castle county
The convention platform has not yef
= been completed Planls arc to be in
- serted favorabla to the labor and a 6
!. temperance causes.
~ The New Castle county caucus noui-
mated Henry p. Scott fer Presidential
clector. The Sussex caucus has dc q.
- cided to demand the soverno~. tho
state treasurer and either auditor or
= insurance commissioner and is favor
able to Kent having the attorncy-gen-
eral.
pc Dr. Caleb r. Layton made a speech
- advocating the nomination Of Davis as
~ the man who would sand by the or
ganization.
John Carrow, of Dover. was selected
by the Kent county caucus for presi-
=. Dental elector. The Kent caucus also
agreed on DR.. George W. Marshall for
state auditor. ~Fhis leaves the insur-
lance commissioner as a morsel to be
fought for on the floor Of the conven-
ton.
III DHEATAER