Evening journal., 1912-04-17
HARMONY
AMONG THE
REPUBLICANS

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tional colored members be provided for,
one to be from Kent and one from Sus
sex county. DIR. l.. II. Ball further
amended by providing for four colored
members of the State committee. one TO
be from each OF the convention districts,
Wilmington rural New Castle. Kent and
Sussex. With the many motions hang
ing fire, Harry II. Billany moved that the
recommendation Of the committee and
all the following amendments aud sub
stitutes he laid ON the table. This was
done, l04 10 81. Later on the report Of
the committee. without the recommen-
dation for any change, was adopted, thus
continuing in force the old party rules
Delegates Named.
Congressman Heald, on behalf Of the
Wilmington caucus. said il gave him
great pleasure to report the caucus se-
lection of Colonel Edmund Mitchell for
nate
Francis II. Hofecker, in behalf of the
rural New Castle county caucus, pre-
sentcd the name of Senator Henry A.
dupont for delegate and Richard 7. Pill
ing for alternate.
Colonel W. d. Dcnney reported that
the Kent county caucus had chosen sen
ator Harry A. Richardson for delegate,
with a. r. Benson ms alternate, and Dr.
George w. Marshall for delegate with
Colonel A. y. Conner as alternate.
Charles H. Maull in behalf of the
Sussex caucus reported Governor Simeon
s. Pennewill for delegate with Sirman
ID. Marvel as alternate, and Ruby Il.
Vale for delegate with Harry V. Lyons
as alternate.
On motion of Dr. Ball, the election of
delegates and alternates was TO be made
by accamation. The convention got
into somewhat of a tangle over whether
the delegates were really elected and to
straighten out the situation motions
offered by DR.. Bah and Walter o. Hof-
lecker were adopted providing that the
men reported as the caucus choice for
delegates and alternatcs and also for
State members of the State committee
be declared elected
The state committee viii rc.elect
Edmund Mitchell chairman, Thomas s.
Lewis secretary, aud Alden II. Benson
treasurer. The national delegates will
re-elect General Il. G.. dupont national
committeeman. Charles II. Colbourn il
is expected, viii be reelected colored
member of the State committee.
Convention Committees.
The convention committees were:
Resolutions.
Wilmington William II. Heald. DR..
$. q. Elbert and Charles n. Grantland.
Rural New Castle Henry A. DUPONT,
G.. u. lloifecker and y. n. Moore.
Kent Walter o. IIofecker, L. S. Con.
well and John W. Herring.
Sussex Curtis 4. Davis, William V.
Sipplc and Joseph Iliffc
Credentials.
Wilmington Godfrey Handy Barnet
Gluckman and George l.. Stradley. IT.
Rural New Castle Frank H. Speak
man. Henry g. Ellison aud Wilmer G..
Staats.
Kent William d. Denncy, Edward A.
Evans and Riley Melvin
Sussex Hurry V. Lyons. Captain Lee
Murray and Harry j. Fooks
RULES.
Wilmington -T. C. dupont, Conwel
Banton and Andrew Mclean
Rural New Castle-F NJ Walker, J
n. Reeves and Richard Hodgson
Kent David S. Clark William NJ
Hazel and John =. Masters.
Sussex James H. Wright, Archie r
Lingo and Horace Sudlcr
Permanent Organization.
Wilmington George Baldwin, Walter
Sillitoc and Charles II. Coulboum
Rural New Castle Frank =. Ewing
Arthur c. Weber aud Alexander p. Cor
bit.
Kent Luther S. Cubbage. Thomas c
Jason and james Townsend
Sussex George f.. Pierce, Robert q
Houston and Alfred II. King.