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state would not return TO "the Demo
critic regime of the Bayards and
Saulsburys, which ! am sure none OF
us want"
Nearly one hundred men partici-
pated in the New Castle County eau
Gus The following committees were
elected
Credentials-Jo II. King. Harry
r. Bowers, Robert Taylor.
Permanent Decentralization G.
| White, George LyOts, Willinm Jones.
J Rules-Samuel W. Long George
I Mcintyre. Thomas A. d. Hutson.
esolutions-Henry G. Robinson,
! William T. Purks. E. A. Hedrick.
Luther M. Broadway WAS nonsfnat-
ed as convention vice president
DIR. v. ID. Washburn was chosen
for convention assistant secretary.
William p. White was endorsed for
temporary chairman of the conyen-
tion.
Luther NJ. Broadway moved that
/ the caucus endorse the nomination
of Colonel John G. Townsend. Of Sell
byville. for Congressman. No objec-
ltlon was offered nor was there any
discussion, and the motion prevailed
I
When nominations for presidential
elector were called for, George Guild
Dreeehted the name OF Francis I. du-
Pont who Is tho nominee of the Pro-
rrsssive marty for eiector. W H..
Longacre seconded the nomination
and a delegate yelled; Il third IT,
as The motion Enthusiastically pre-
vailed.
William p. White said somebody
asked whether Colonel Townsend was
a Progressive and he declared that
Colonel Townsend was one OF the
original Roosevelt men OF Delaware,
a 'sPioneer Bull Mooser.'
Thomas A. ID. Hutson questioned
whether Il would be wise 20 nominate
Col. Townsend In place OF General
George II. Hall, the Republican nomi-
lnee for Congress. He said. however
he would bow 10 the Will Of the ma
iority.
| I. NJ. Broadway declared he has
always been Republican but now
is a Progressive Republican. III we
nominate Roosevelt electors and a
candidate for Congress who would tie
his hands ! think we would be guilty
of desplcable inconsistency he as
serted vehemently. land | for one VII
not be guilty OF any such iuconsist-
ency"
Endorse Regular Ticket
on motion OF Henry Clayton White
the Republican State ticket nominees
were endorsed as follows.
Governor. Charles II. Miller.
Lieutenant Governor, Harry W
Fooks
Attorney General, James NJ. satter'
field.
Insurance Commissioner. Robert p
RobinOn.
state Treaurer. David $. Clark.
state auditor. Theodore Townsend
on motion Of Alfred ID. Vandevcr
every man stood TO show his endorse
ment
. William y White said Sussex ha,
requested the honor OF placing Mr.
, Miller and Mr. Fooks In nomination
I, in convention. Thomas \. RaNiins
Of Seaford will present Mr. Miller
name Luther lI broadway viii pre-
sent Col IOwnsend's name for Con
. gross.
Nominations for state COMMITTEES
men we're called for. but Henri
. Clayton White made "A point of orde
that rules should first be adopted II
convention.
+ william ID. stoops was endorsed fo
secretary Of the convention
) Charles Warner, William p. White
Samuel Wesley Long. ". ID. Stoop'
and Ralph Dinsmore came here las
. night 10 talk over preliminary PLAN
for the convention. They were mucl
= disturbed by a report that an at
tempt would be made TO endors
. George II. Hall, for Congress, IN tn
convention Mr. Warner and MI
!, White kept the telephone wires bus,
/, with General T. {. DUPONT, stat
d Chairman Edmund Mitchell Harr,
n Billany and other prominent Re
pubiicans about the report and the
also bad a conference with Genera
A n Benson here Mr. Warner lei
Dover on the early morning train {
p confer with some of the Republican
loHdefs and urge them 10 use thei
lfuecte against any plan to try {
fcfor entorEement OF Mr.. Hall.
+ If fhcre had been any Hall sent
rrert last night Il had disappeare
) pheu fhc delegates arrived this morn