Milford chronicle., 1912-08-23

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lord who where delegates to the Repub
lican National convention in Cbiesor
Monday night August 18th, addressed
the Republican First District (Citv) Com.
mittee of Wilmington and told of the
reasons that caused them tosupport Presi.
dent Taft far denomination, General I.
Coleman DUPONT also had been invited
10 address the committee, but having
been called to New York to close a bio
business deal, he sent letter explaining
ms absence and expressing the hope that
he could be present at a subsequent meet
ing
The meeting was held on the third
hoor OF No. 27S Market Street, where
the committee has taken head quarters
pending Improvements to the Young
Mems Republican Club. Despite the
unusually warm weather the members of
the committee remained and listened
attentvely to Colonel Mitchell and Mr..
Vale and the speakers frequently we're
applauded. That their explanation was
satisfactory was evident from the fact |
that the speakers repeatedly were ap
pisuded, and at the close of the meeting
the cOatless, wilted collar gathering con
graduated Colonel Mitchell and Mr. Vale
on their straightforward attitude While
an opportunity was given none of the ;
committeeman iasked questions of the r
speakers Chairman Harry II. Billanv r
presided over the meeting. 3
After reading a letter from General \
duPont expressing regert at his inability q
to be present, Chairman Billanv in. f
trOduced Colonel Mitchell as the first a
speaker, who said be was glad of the Cd. b
Dortunity to give. an account of his n,
stewardship. he pointed out that the
Delaware delegates were selected in and ve
sent TO represent convention favorable 40
favorable to President Taft. IF we IN
hadn't been friendly to Taft We would te
not have been sent, he added. We al
went TO Chicago in good faith went
there believing Roosevelt was one of the ar,
greatest products OF America citizenship, r.
After arriving there | am sorry to saw air
That my opinion changed and / found coI
Roosevelt to be very selfish individual. 95C
Colonel Mitchell said that the delegates Ieo
OF many States Delaware along with them tio
WODId have been willing after the situa. ~.
lion unfOlded itself to vote to nominate az,
; man who would be satisfactory TO the III
,hOnsand or more delegates of the con. 80;
fention, but it was impossible TO bring -
hAt about. Many Roosevelt delegates. so;,
he said would have been glad to vote 10,
or some other man, but they were held ma, No
IS d ln an IRON clasp The situation was 81
1ch, Colonel Mitchell said, that if any hs,
y the Taft delegates had broken to a iifa
hrd man Roosevelt would have captur- ha,
d enough delegates to nominate him 81
elt a SI
FIFTY DELEGATES SHORT. A
Colonel Mitchell said it was case of ga ''la
TO many persons why Roose son
cit had gone to Chicago. The reason. lHe
g believed had, been cleared up by rea'
Asgram of which Colonel Mitchell 1ha
isrned only recently and which now is
noEn Of by many persons. The tele. !
am had been received by Colonel RoOse- A
4lt Just before the convention and set Nai
Tih, substantially said "You are fiftv Roo
liegates short and the only wav we can brOl
i them is for you to come here wert
Colonel Mitchell said he did not tell by t
the telegram bv way Of apology Tor his lega
iltude at Chicago, but merely to show untr
al there was nothing in the cry of Had
iued and stolen delegates on the mart Miss
Roosevelt The telegram showed that OF tt
lore Colonel Roosevelt started to com
leago he had been Informed that he Hod
8 nity delegates short Of the required whiC
mber to nominate. the
lalsing up the deliberations of the Vale
nmlttee on credentials s Of which he reacl
g member Colonel Mitchell said the whoi
nmittee heard all the contests and sat to di
: and night TO dispose Of them The Sena
amlttee decided all cases as would a as sa
y, he said Some were disposed of every
and some were not nuani he w
ns Some contests the Roosevelt peo COW,
considered their strongest the com fraud
tee considered the weakest they
CAN CARRY DELAWARE. follow
olonel Mitchell quoted a prominent NJ NJ,
fyland man as saying to President CoIrn
the other day DON'T be surpris III
{ the State goes for you" The Mary. daai5.
man quoted the President as saving 49,
he wanted every man for Roosevelt - 4
ote for Roosevelt and every man for oon.ni Vu,u
to vote for Taft at the next election. Jo,,6t
olonel Mitchell pointed ont that il H..
desirable that the triangular fight res,,lt
President should not affect the re s'... ,taa.
on the state and county tickets in tjtIed
ware. .ltleu
- noTai,oia "nIS Tue c4nEe1uon ,,. I next Tues II
ma eiaot ''tSe' .i tllat ail can vote and de
vor 10 csrrg a. tbe e'iS salie t1he we were b
for 1t can be carried" said Colonel - los
hell. The great Organization the Peiey Eacy
ocrats make so much of is Young .,,a, oe 81.
you members of the committee -.
work as hard as we awavs have au'. zen !
is no reason why we cannot carry aa,,ii any in'
tate and the Legislature as we have Soe.u 6oo -
Mr..
lR. VALE DEFEND ACTION. Govern
onel Mitchell was applauded as he and no
1ded and then Chairman Bilanv De rele
lnced Mr.. Vale as the next speaker. Tor HaC
not only with pleasure but with by the
OF duty that l accept or compiv would
FOUR invitation or call to be pres- 'koo
said Mr.. Vale. "The six delegates an accu
vent from Delaware to the Chicago man tC
ntion went with no other purpose nominal
o nominate a candidate who could ou
ana thesupport Of allRepublicans - you non
ale said that in Chicago the dele. Is that
we're confronted with what seemed prevent'
conht between two great interests. the way
: Taft and the other for Roosevelt BELIE'
rtain contests we're urged by each 81 for
The number iled BY the Roosevelt lieve In
ters was larger than at anv nra,,i- ! nort,, A.