Evening journal., 1910-08-31
QUIET ON EVE
|. OF CONVENTION.
fcontInued From Firgt Page.

I4Dt l. LJnNAf NAAAAanA L. 0OOhheAlA-
mer Joseph Virden Of Lewes, John M.
c. Moore, of Bethel, former Sheriff Eli
jah Lynch of Sussex, State Detective
Frederick Walls of Georgetown, Col
onel Theodore Townsend and A. ID. |
Marshall of Milford, c. p Swain of |
Bridgeville, Robert S. Baird, Clerk |
of the Peace Harry A. Brown and !
Postmaster NJ Howard Jester Of Viii !
mington, Secretary of State w. 4. !
Smithers, James Hirons and f. II! |
Davis of Dover. Curtis L. Davis of !
Laurel. David S. Clark of Kenton, |
State Treasurer ID. o. Moore, of Lau- !
rel. G. II. Townsend of Millville, G.
r. Johnson of Ocean View, Mark l.. !
Davis, of Milford. Joseph c. Jolls, Of ,
Middletown, H. p. Quottlander of
Millsboro, J. w King of Laurel. James
II. Wright of Bethel and G. j. Rick
ards of Lewes.
Governor Was There.
Governor Pennewill was about the
Hotel Richardson all evening circu-
lating among his friends and chatting
about political conditions.
An interesting visitors was Colonel
Robert Arnell. of Lewes. aged "A
years. who has been attending Repub-
lican State conventions as long as
they have been held He can tell all
about them. too.
The Republican State Committee
met at s o'clock in the parlors of the
Hotel Richardson, with Col. Horace
Wilson presiding No contests of del
egates were reported as a result of
Saturdays primaries. In the Lewes
and Rehoboth district the ticket, head
ed by former Congressman Hiram r
Burton, was defeated. and in Balti-
more hundred the ticket headed by
Senator DTexler was defeated by the
combination under the leadership Of
Col. John G. Townsend and Timothy
Townsend. In Georgetown hundred
the ticket set up by Or. Caleb r. Lay
ton was elected without opposition,
but it was announced that DR.. Layton
would not attend the convention to-
day
Ruby Vale, a lawyer whose home is
in Milford, and who practices in Phil
adelphia, was selected by the State
committee for temporary chairman of
the convention. The committee made
a new departure by leaving open the
permanent chairmanship TO be filled
by the convention Heretofore the
permanent chairman. but il was de-
cided last night to leave that for the
convention.
Senator DUPONT, It was announced,
was to be named as chairman of the
committee on resolutions of the CON
vention. There was some talk in the
committee over the platform to be
adopted by the convention, but it was
not drafted last night Some of the
! planks had been drafted tentatively,
/ but il was said that the main planks
would not be submitted for considera-
tion until the committee on resolu-
tions was named and met today.
The Rev. L. w. Layfeld, of FELTON,,
| was selected to make the invocation
at the opening of the convention.
No ReappOrtiOnment Talk.
/ So far as the bringing up i'm the,con-
vention to-day of the subject Of re-
! apportionment of delegates that would
give Kent and Sussex counties fifty
delegates each, Wilmington thirty
five delegates and rural new Castle
fifty delegates, the sentiment last
night seemed to be against lsingine
up the subject I'm the convention. The
change in apportionment was brought
up in the convention two years ago
NAAh wac hfAfAAfu ny NMO iuAlOIlNl
until the convention of 1910. Colonel
w. d. Denney, who offered the Yesolu-
ton two years ago to change the ap-
portiOnment, said last night he did
not intend to call for It again and he
did not think il would be urged in the
convention. The present apportiou-
ment is forty delegates for Whining
ton, thirty-eight for rural New Castle
forty for Kent county and foTty-two
for Sussex.
Many Senatorial BOOms.
There was much interesting Gossip
going the rounds. Some of the visitors
told of combination i'm Sussex
county of DR.. Layton and DR.. Burton,
and We're wondering how they we're
going to work in double harness, since
both have Senatorial aspirations 70
, succeed Senator Richardson.
Regarding the selection of Ruby
Vale to be temporary chairman of the
convention, an interesting little story
went around that Mr.. Vale has as
pirations to the seat now occupied by
Senator Richardson in the Senate.
Some of the delegates said they had
heard of the Vale boom fer Senator
and were wondering whether it were
really true Mr.. Vale is a prominent
lawyer IN Philadelphia, where he has
a large and influential practice. He
returns from Philadelphia, on Friday
to Milford. where he remains over
Sundays. Two years ago Mr. Vale
: placed the name of Daniel o. Hastings
in nomination for attorney general
p before the state convention.
Many Of the Republicans here asked
about the Senatorial contest between
Senator George w. Sparks and
Charles II. Miller i'm the First district
in Wilmington. Senator Sparks has
many friends down the state made
during his eight years in the Senate.
An impression prevailed here that Mr.
Miller is looking ahead to the United
States Senate six years hence
The impression prevailed generally
here last night and to-day that Gen
eral T. c. dupont has retired perma-
nently from Delaware politics. AS a
matter of fact he has taken no active
+ political part for year or more. He
is now i'm Europe and is not expected
/ to take up the political reins on his
return. His retirement is generally
regretted, as he had made himself