Evening journal., 1910-08-31
CONVENTION
DOWN TO WORK
Republicans Talk Of Naming
Edmund Mite leIl for State
Chairman
VALE OPENS CONVENTION
AS TEMPORARY CHAIRMAN

Special to THE EVENING JOURNAL.
DOVER. Del, Aug. S1.-The Re-
publican State Convention was called
to order at 1880 o'clock this after
noon by vice-Chairman Horace
Wilson. Of the State Committee, and
prayer was made by the Rev. L. W.
Layfeld Ruby Vale was made tenn
porary chairman of the convention,
and the following comittees as Sc
lected by the caucuses we're an
nounced:
Robert S Baird. Will
liam H. Caldwell. Philip Q. Church
man, of Wilmington; Senator Henry
A dupont, Henry c. Scott, Alexander
p. Corbet Of rural New Castle;
Charles DUPONT Ridgely; e. w. Jen-
kns. W. o. Honecker. of Kent;
Charles H. Maull. Enos Wright, Will
liam sipple, Of Sussex.
Credentials-James Kitchens, John
Emoring, Oscar welch. Wilmington
Or l. II. Ball. Everett Johnson. NJ.
y. Willis, rural New Castle; A. B.
Woodruff Henry r. Clark, J. e Phil
lips Kent county; C. c. Tomlnsou.
Caleb T. Layton, c. u. Johnson Sus-
sex
Permanent George n.
Mccall, DR. ]. W. Bastian. Harry =.
Cathcart Wilmington William T..
Coale, w c. Money. Frank p. Ewing
rural New Castle. Edward A. Evans
Pofley Downos and p. H. Shaw. Kent:
Joseph lline. !. w. Records, c. Il.
Burton. Sussex
Rules-T A. Hutson. John NJ.
Smith, Louis Topkis Wilmington: T..
= Shurier. S. J. Wright. Joseph c.
Jolls. rural New Castle: Or. George
w. Marshall. ID. S. Clark G. C. Herring.
kcnt. G. NJ Hollis. Samuel H. Mes
sick. S. J. Warrington. Sussex.
NcN State Committee.
Members OF the new State Commit
Ice elected to-day are as follows:
Wilmington Philip Q. Churchman,
GeoDet A. Elliott and W W. Lobdell
(Rural New Castle-E Il. Shurter,
s. J. Wright. Joseph. c. Jolls.
David S. Clark A. r. Benson,
A, p Conner
Sussex Harry V. Lyons. John NJ
G Moore. Dr. Caleb r. Layton.
There is much talk Of Edmund
Mitchell. OF Wilmington for State
Chairman.
In assuming tho temporary chair
manship Of the convention, Ruby Vale
of Milford, made a stirring compaign
speech which aroused much en-
thusiasm. The committee on rules
selected the old rules for the con-
Nenuon. Some amendments will be
onercd this afternoon one TO add a
colored man lrom Wilmington, Rural
,SFv-V.assle. Kent als-vas eN 70 the
state committee. Anoher change
talked of by the down State delegates
is TO change the State committee &c
give each Senatorial district a mem
her which would cut down Wilimng-
toms membership.
An effort Is expected on tho part
OF Caleb r. Layton and others to try
10 have the State delegates appor-
tionment changed and il il is called
up a stirring time viii result.
Senator DUPONT, chairman. called
tho resolutions committee together
al I45 o'clock after the convention
recessed, to frame the platform. Many
suggestions were offered and consid-
erable opposition developed 10 a pub
Il'' o'l 'i'I N'NitHinoi'N Nidlih
Platform WIN Endorse Taft.
The committee on resolutions pre-
pared for q long session and had din
nor sent I'm 10 the members. The
Platform will endorse the Taft. State
and Republican county admnistra-
ti0ns and the records OF Delaware's
Senators and Congressman
n viii declare for modern state
highway and good roads. the parcels
post and will claim for the Repuhli
cans credit for local option and other
reform laws I'M Delaware I'm recent
ycars The platform. 1t is said, will
declare the right OF every man 10
vote on the license question freely
without regard TO party fealty or ahili-
alton.
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