Evening journal., 1912-08-19
UNCERTAINTY
OVER TICKET OF
REPUBLICANS
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nomination again. General DUPONT
today came out for the nomination Of
new men on the ticket, some of whom
should be Progressives in order to
give recognition to the Progressive
Republicans of the State.
Gen. duPOnt's Attitude.
A representative Of THE EVENING
JOURNAL today asked General du-
Pont If he was going TO Dover.
mo, / am not a delegate and can
not go any way" he said.
What do you think the best thing
the convention could do" he was
asked
"They should nominate entirely
new men and should nave at least
three men with progressive princi-
pies satisfactory to the progressive
Republicans of Delaware on the
ticket" he replied There are many
of them in the party and they are en-
titled to recognition. No man should
be re-nominated for any Office at this
time, except possibly Townsend whom
understand was appointed TO fill ont
team as Auditor because of a va
cancy.
II am of the opinion that the real
honest and fair progressives will ac-
cept this; the kickers will not accept
this or any other fair arrangement
but in the end the honest people who
want to be fair viii control"
While Kent county is claiming the
Gubernatorial nomination, the situ-
alton there today is up in the air"
with no one candidate having a ma
jority of the county's delegation AS
result Of the primaries in Kent on
Saturday practically all of the dis
tricts will have different candidates
to present for the Gubernatorial NOM
nation
The first district Will present the
name OF W. o. Hoffecker, former con-
gressman; the second that of Colonel
w. ID. Denny; the third that of David
S. Clarke; the fourth and fifth Gem
eral A. II. Benson; the sixth, eighth
and ninth, A. B. Conner; the seventh,
]. A. Barnard
The tenth district is I'm doubt. It
was said today that Colonel A. y.
Conner has more delegates than any
other Kent candidate, but he lacks a
majority Of the county delegation.
DR.. l. S. Conwell, according to the
returns has no delegates, although he
is second choice of some of them.
Some Republicans to-day we're OF
the opinion that the failure
Of Kent TO agree upon a
nominee in caucus would throw
\ the nomination in open convention
which would mean that State Senator
/ Charles r. Miller OF Wilmington,
would be put to the front by many of
his friends for the gubernatorial nOmi-
nation and possibly be nominated
Under precedent at conventions, the
Presidential electors are nominated
first, then the Representative In Con-
gress. and then the state ticket.
Just how the down-state delegates
would receive a proposition to give
New Castle county the nominees for
Congress and for Governor must be
awaited II is known, however. that
many Kent Republicans favor Senator
Miller for Governor, although the lat
ter has never announced his candi
dacy. HNe f"t
The naminee for attorney general
Il was said to-day. will be James M
Satterfield of Dover, if that Office il
conceded to down the state. II Il
should come to New Castle county, L
is said that David j. Reinhardt is il
the lead, with friends Of Reuben Sat
teathwaite Jr., are making a deter
mined fight for the candidate.
State Auditor Theodore Townsend
of Milford, is being urged for noml
nation. He was appointed by Gov,
ernor Pennewill two years ago to nj