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tbs cause Of republicanism and whose
principles arc Of the blood and mar
row of its leaders viii ever permit
individual ambition 10 gnaw at or
selfish personal aggrandizement to
sever the bonds that leash them TO !
the party whose early struggles APP |
pealed 10 their youthful ideals and |
whose later principles excited the |
admiration and exacted the devotion |
of their maturer years. would |
rather believe and here and now
asseverate my settled conviction that /
united party will stand in Delaware |
in defence OF Pennewil and his ad-
mikphle business administration, IN
cofnmendation of Heald's. Richard
sons or duPonts Congressional ac-
tion, and in vindication OF Taft and
his constructive statesmanship and
progressive Repubhcanism"
Senator dupont Reads Platform.
After the caucus selection of COM
mittees had been announced, the con-
Nenton took a recess, so that the
committees could meet II was 3
'--- IN before ne COMMITTEES on reso
luions finished the platform anS
when the convention reassemblec
Senator DUPONT, as chairman OF the
committee. read the platform framed
IL was recalled that for twenty years
Senator dupont has been a member
of the committee on resolutions In
Republican State Conventions, and
most Of the time he has been chair
man OF the committee and has read
the party's platform Senator DUPONT
was accorded an ovation as he STEPPED
upon the platform yesterday after
noon with the platform I'm hand. II
showed that he is popular from one
end of the state 10 the other and he
must have appreciated the enthusi-
astic reception accorded him.
Reading OF the platform was punct-
uated with much applause from the
delegates. and Senator DUPONT fire.
Quently had to suspend reading until
the hand-clapping suhsided.
On motion Of former Congressman
Walter o. Hofecker. Of Smyrna. the
platform as read was adopted
The committee on permanent or
ganization recommended that Mr..
Vale be continued as permanent
chairman of the convention. Tho COM
mittee on rules, through Chairman
Louis Topkis, made its report that
the old rules be continued. The re-
port set forth that suggestion had
heeu made that the rules be changed
SO as 90 give each representative dis
trict In the state an equal number OF
delegates, with tho exception of the
Second and Third districts I'm VIII
mington which should be given double
the number accorded to other districts
This would give Wilmington 35 dele
gates. rural New Castle so. Kent 81
and Sussex so, total OF 1856. and tn
old Union Republican apportionmeni
This was suggested by Caleb S. Lay
ton Another suggestion was tha
each Senatorial district be given on
member Of the State Committee, wit
an additional member for the Firs
district of Wilmington. q total OF
members This would give Whining
ton three members. the same as
has now, and rural New Castle, Ker
and Sussex five members each. or th
lower counties control Of the com
mittee At present New Castle cour
" has six members. Kent three an
Sussex three. making a stand-off
the committe. Still another suges
tion was that Kent and Sussex eac
be given colored man on the Stat
Committee The rules committe
recommended that these propose
amendments be referred to the Stat
Committee to report on at the mex
convention. This motion prevailed
Then Came the Nominations.
And then came the nominations.
feature Of the convention looked for
ward to. Quick as flash, Thomas