Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1910-09-28
DIR. LAYTON
FOR SENATE
Gets Place on Sussex Repub-
IiCan Ticket Nominated in
Convention Yesterday
BEARING ON UNITED
STATES SENAT0RSHIP

GEORGETOWN, Del, Sept. u.s.
Republicans of SUSSEX county nomi-
mated thoir county and legislative
ticket in county convention yester-
day afternoon. The political surprise
Of the gathering came when the dele
gates of the Fifth Senatorial district,
comprising Georgetown and Lewes
and Rehoboth hundreds, nominated
DR.. Caleb Rodney Layton for State
Senator and he was endorsed by the
convention. This is generally taken
as q starter by DR.. Layton I'm his cam
paign to try 20 go TO the United States
Senate to succeed Senator Harry A
Richardson two years hence. The
ticket nominated by the convention
was as follows:
Clerk OF the Peace. Mark L. Davis
of Milford
sheriff. George S. Buell.. Of neal
Pennington.
Recorder of Deeds, Harvey F. Wolfe
of Laurel
Register OF Wills. r. d. Lingo. Jr.
OF Dagsboyo.
County Treasurer, Harry f. vii
gus, OF Roxana.
Coroner. John A. Kern, of Lewes.
State, Senators. First Senatorial
district, George Fisher Pierce, OF MIL
ford; third, Thomas Records, Lau
rel: fifth. DR.. Caleb r. Layton
Georgetown.
Representatives, First district, 10
seph c. Davis, Milford; second, Franl
Elliott, Laurel; third, Stacy B. Col
Mns, SeafOrd; fourth, Henry Cha.
Phillips. Bethel; fifth. Edgar ]. Owens
Delmar; sixth, J. William Messich
Millsboro: seventh, rDennard w. Camp
bell; eighth, W. T. Hurdle. Paramount
ninth, Peter A. Dodd, Georgetown
tenth, John NJ. Robbins. Lewes.
Levy Court, Second district, Charlie
II. Kinder, Bridgeville; fourth, Johl
H. James, Broad Greek; sixth, Eben A
Townsend, Dagsboro; eighth. Charlie
II. Lingo, Trinity; tenth, Joseph Z
/ Virden. Lewes.
Wouldn't be Chairman.
At meeting OF the County Com
mittee prior to the convention ID
Layton was offered the chairmanshi
Of the convention. but declined H. A
| IL o'clock the convention was formal
ly called by County Chairman Mar
l.. Davis. OF Milford, and Curtis
Davis OF Laurel, was made tempo
rary chairman; Harry II. Wilgus, {
RoXana, temporary secretary, M
Davis found considerable trouble
making out his committees In Il
absence OF any slate and received
declination once more from DR.. La
ton, when he offered him a posiu
on the committee on resolutions. T
Z committees appointed we're.
\ Committee on credenuals-Arcl
= B. Lingo, OF Trinity. Charles n. X
n der. of Northeast Fork, Thomas
u Pritchet, OF Georgetown.
m Permanent organization-Albe
White. OF Laurel, Or. w. r. Messi
OF RehobOth. r. J. Clendaniel, OF J.
coin.
- Committee on resolution4-Corl
1 Illus p. Swain, OF Bridgeville, Rob
J.. Spicer. Of Broad Creek; Geor
! Hall OF Milford, ID. o. Moore. Of La
i rel, and Ebe Il. Lynch, OF Lewes.
, Resolutions Adopted.
The committee on resolutions re
commended these resolutiins Will
were unanimously adopted.
I'VE the representatives OF the II
publican party OF Sussex county
convention assembled. reassert OF
allegiance to the Republican part
and our faith In Republican prime
pies
I'VE endorse the administration
President Taft and the laws enactC
by the last Republican Congress
the interests of the people.
1--WE endorse the splendid admin
4 tration OF Governor Pennewill and Il
II Al. F..1 f..sr.FftrT.NfAs4 Of ~
voters OF this county OF the work
our state and county administration
under Republican rule. We eXter
our thanks TO our United States Sen
tors and Congressman Head for q
work accomplished and the efforts
behalf OF their constituents In IN
state. We endorse TIA state tick
nominated at the state convention
the Republican party and the pla
form enacted at the convention. v
point with pride to the improvement
OF our roads under Republican a
ministration and favor the enactme
OF such other laws as will more G
peditiously provide a good road
| every mans door I'm SC-seX county
I'VE believe that legislation hayi
for it's purpose the drainage of {
low lands of Sussex county should
enacted. We are convinced that It
for the best interests of the .Repub
can party that the method bf non
mating candidates for county and d
trict Offices In this county should
by direct primaries.
Another resolution adopted ga
| George l.. Waters, colored, memb'
ship I'm the convention to represc
cOlored voters
Looking TO SenatOrship.
The nomination of DR.. Layton
| Senator in the Fifth district, Great