Milford chronicle., 1912-08-23
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Robert P. Robinson New Castle County,

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Robert P. Robinson New Castle County.
This is the ticket named after a day
/ of intense excitement, a day which u-ill
long be remembered in the political an
nails of this state, but day which has
resulted in the selection of one of the
strongest tickets, in the opinion Of many,
that mas been named in d number If years.
All were at sea when Tuesday morn
ing dawned. Early Monday night it had
been the opinion that Charles K. Miller
would be the candidate for governor and
William H. Heald for Congress. This
opinion was based on the fact that Sus-
sex county was known to be for Miller,
with the prospect of him being sure of
New Castle county under such conditions
and part of Kent For Head it was
felt that the New Castle county dele
gates would caucus. and as Head had
the majority. it was supposed that the
entire county would support him. In
addition to this he had been promised
eighteen delegates from Kent and Sus-
sex counties. and this would have as
sured him the nomination.
Opposition to Head was stirred up
when former Judge Daniel o. Hastings
appeared, and with several others fOs-
tered the opposition.
Tuesday morning the fight was con-
tinued, and Hastings, accompanied by
Everett c. Johnson, the Newark editor,
who was also a candidate for Congress.
visited the Kent county caucus and spoke
against Head. The argument was that
he had already had two terms, and there
were other men to be considered.
On top of this came the candidacy of
George H. Hall of Milford, and Sussex
county declared for him and supported
him.
Had Kent county been able to unite
on a candidate for governor, then the
other counties would have supported the
of the Kent caucus and also the
of the New Castle county eau
Gus for Congressman, which would have
been Head. The action of Kent county, |
however threw the selection for all Of
fees into the convention without anyone |
being bound by caucus. They there
fore had the privilege of voting for
whom they pleased, and they did. Only |
six of the eighteen down-state men |
to Heald voted for him, and |
twenty of the men from his own county |
voted for Hall.
1t was a peoples convention in every /
sense of the word for none of the lead /
ers could tell what was going to happen
until it did happen.
The day was anything but pleasant
for such hard work as was done, but
coats were pulled off literally as well as
iguratively and everyone tackled the
Job with a will
1t was an old time convention in every
jense of the word The kind where
very man had his opinion and was ready
% fight for them, and as a matter of
act, did fight for them.
There was a good attendance. One of
he features, however, was the absence
f General T. Coleman dupont. He was
lot about Dover as usual and none ap-
'eared to be asking for him.
CAUCUSES TOOK TIME.
The greater portion of the time was
aiken in the work of the various eau
uses. The New Castle county men were
4 session but a few minutes. Sussex ,
OOk all of the morning, and did not con- A..
lude until the middle of the afternoon.
Lfter that the work was easy. 7
THE CONVENTION IN DETAIL.
IL WAS LG.4t llloLGdu VI IL y CfOCh dS
cheduled when the convention was 9
allied to order by State Chairman Ed
lund Mitchell. The time had been taken \
p with caucuses of the various counties
nd at this time Kent had not finished b
nd adjournment had merely been taken
, allow the convention to perfect its I
organization. =
CONVENTION CALLED. a
Chairman Mitchell called the session
order and introduced Rev. DR.. E. L. 0
ross, who offered prayer. The minis L
r prayed for the success of the Re I
lblican party. e.
Colonel George w. Sparks was then c
troduced as the temporary chairman. u
e thanked the convention for the honor.
1T declared that on account of the late d,
sss of the hour he would not make a "
'eech.