Evening journal., 1912-08-21

Scarcely had DR.. Price finished
when a man standing at the edge Of
the Sussex delegation but not dele
gate, retorted:
"The speaker has appropriated
much Of what might have appropri-
ately been said and applied to Dr..
Burton four years ago"
This sally brought great applause
in the convention, showing that tor-
mer Congressman Burton had many
friends there.
DR.. p. A. M. Rovitti, of Wilmington,
seconded Mr.. Heald's nomtnatiCn,
praising him as a great friend Of the
Italians. He said Mr.. Heald had the
endorsement of the Italian clubs.
NAMES GENERAL HALL.
Former Secretary "A State Joseph
l.. Cahall In behalf OF Sussex county
placed In nomination General George
II. Hall Of Milford for Congress. He
has stood at the forefront of the Re
publican battles as no other Republi-
can l know Of his age" said Mr.. Ca
hall. He has always stood for the
success OF his party. He has subor-
dinated every ambition OF his life po-
litically in the interests Of his party.
Now. in the maturity OF his life he
asks for this nomination. He stands
stable in the lines OF Taft Republican
ISM He stands for every one Of
the principles which Abraham Lin
cold stood for. His Republicanism is
of the kind OF Grant, of the late la
mented Mckinley, Of the erstwhile but
not now Roosevelt" Mention of
Rooseyelt's name brought some Kisses.
The nomination of General Hall was
not seconded, and the taking OF the
vote began. Each delegate responded
10 his name and announced his choice.
The first Wilmington delegate called.
Magistrate Thomas H. Buckley, voted
for Mr.. Heald, amid applause. When
the second delegates name was called,
II was that of Howard ID. Ross al
ternate. Mr.. Ross was present with
his credentials and insisted on his
right to vote. He voted for General
Hall. Immediately there was an out
burst from the down-State delegates,
while Heald's friends In the New Cas-
| tie delegation were amazed Some
Of them said things 10 Mr. Ross. but
he didn't seem to mind IT, The bal
loting proceeded. twenty New Castle
county delegates voting for Hall, the
remainder Of the seventy eight voting
for Heald. The Eighth ward delega-
ton. excepting William Burton. voted
for Hall. as did John w. Stetser Of
the Ninth ward. Many Of the dele
gates In the rural county of the
Delaware and Chesapeake Canal vot-
ed for Hall. Senator DUPONT, City
Chairman Billany. State Chairman
Mitchell, and County Chairman Ball
voted for Heald. Six Kent county dele
gates, including DR.. George w. Mar
shall. voted for Head. and one Sus-
sex delegates, DR.. w r. Messick of
Rehoboth, whose wife is postmaster
there, voted for Heald. The result
OF the ballot was Hall. 96: Heald.
Go. II. Mr. Heald coulu have poled
"a OF tho rs New Castle delegates he
could have been nominated.
CAHALL NOMINATES MILLER.
This cleared the way for Guberna-
torial nominations Mr. Cahall OF
Sussex county submitted the namo
of State Senator Charles r Miller In
nomination. 1T affords me great
pleasure" he said "to suggest to the
convention the selection of gentle
man not from my county. He Is
known TO be man Of strong, virile
Republicanlsm. and will make a
splendid running mate for Mr. Hall.
He is dear TO the people of Sussex
county, although he does not live
there. J present the name OF Charles
r. Miller for governor
astically received. State Chairman
Mitchell seconded the Miller nominal
ton.
! Charles dupont Ridgely placed
John A. Barnard in nomination and a
Kent delegate placed the name OF
Colonel William ID. Denney in nomin-
alton. John p Hudson nominated
Walter o Hoffecker as a candidate
whose political and private life will
bear examination, a man under obli-
CATION to nobody; who Is not a peren-
NAL Office seeker"
DR. p. r. Steel nominated General
A. r. Benson and George Herring
nominated Colonel Alvin b. Conner
George Cunning nominated DIR. Luth.
er S. Conwell. Before ballotting be
gan General Benson withdrew "in the
interests of an equitable adjustment
of the State ticket, I'm favor Of Charles
I r. Miller"
Gamaliel Garrison seconded Mr.
Hoffecker's nomination and Isaac r
Brown seconded Senator Miller'i
nomination. All OF New Castle coun
tvs delegates voted for Senator Mil
ler Thomas w. Miller, the Senator
son, asked that his alternate be calle,
and the alternate. Frank j. Wright
voted for Mr.. Miller.
AS the balloting progressed. show
Ing that Senator Miller would have al
overwhelming majority. Curtis e. Da
Wis of Laurel, moved balloting be dis
pensed with and the nomination b
made unanimous, but a question o
the regularity of that procedure wa
raised and the ballot was finished
State Treasurer ID. o. Moore, of Sus
sex. voted for Colonel Conner 70
Governor. The ballot resulted:
Miller, 12S; Conner, 12; Denney. z
Barnard, 8; Honecker. 4; Conwell. Z
Senator Miller's nomination the
was made unanimous amid applause.
FOOKS FOR NEXT PLACE.
Nominations for lieutenant goveno
then were called for. Isaac Anderson
colored, Of Wilmington. offered IN
name Of Howard ID Ross. but Ander
son was not a delegate. Isaac r
Brown then placed Mrs Ross's nam
in nomination. Curtis r. Davis O
Laurel, nominated Harry X. Fooks
Dr. Steel nominated George W. Teb,
of Dover, c Candy Hopkins nominal
ed William ID. Denney of Dover. AM