Milford chronicle., 1912-08-23
NAME
ABLE STATE TICKET
CHARLES R. MILLER FOR GOVERNOR;
GEORGE II. HALL FOR CONGRESS
Every Nomination is Made by Free For All Vote On the
Floor of the Convention.

Thomas S. Lewis, secretary of tn,
state committee, then read the call fol
the convention.
The regular committees were appoint
ed. The convention then adjourned unit
2. 80 o'clock.
The afternoon session was late in con.
vening. The committee on credential,
had no report ready and to expeditf
matters DR.. George w. Marshall moved
that the temporary rule be made the
| permanent role. This was done and ther
the temporary officers were made Nthe
permanent officers of the convention.
The committee on rules also renorted
the old rules and the report was adopted.
FORMER Secretary of State Joseph L.
canal placed General George H. Hall,
OF Sussex county, in nomination.
A ballot was then ordered. Howard
u. Ross was the first New Castle county
man to vote for Hall and there was ap-
plause from Sussex county.
Delegate Herring was the first from
hent to vote for Heald. Delegate Joseph
Messlck was the only man in Sussex for
Head. The vote was Hall SO. Heald IS.
lnere were many votes against Head
IN New Castle county. There was ap-
plause when the nomination of Hall was
announced.
The Head men up to the time of the
convention had expected to hold the en-
tire New Castle county delegation and
had been promised Is votes from Kent
and Sussex.
II. II. Blllany moved, and it was car
ried, that nominating speeches be lin
tied to five minutes.
On motion of Mr.. Billany it was also
decided to appoint two tellers to assist
the secretary and this was carried and
4. u. Kemp and C. S. Richards named.
Joseph L. Cahal moved that when a
vote was taken by roll call the delegate
arise and announce his vote. This was
put and carried, though several claimed
1t was already party rule.
The resolutions were read by Senator
Henry A. Dupont, whose appearance
was greeted with loud and continued
applause. The platform will be printed
in next weeks issue of the CHRONICLE.
When Chairman Sparks asked for
nominations for Congressman. DR.. L.
Heisler Ball, former United States
Senator, named William H. Heald.
Rev. DR.. Albert Price also seconded
the denomination of Mr.. Heald on be-
half of the cOlored republicans. This
includes all of US, declared the preach
er, for there are only one or two Bull
Mouses or Bull Mooses among us.
He declared that the colored race was
anxious to sOlidly support him.
Some delegates shouted "What was
said of Mr.. Head would have applied
to DR.. Burton four years ago.
DR.. P. A. M. ROvitti spoke of the
friendship of the Italian voters for Mr..
Head and said the Italian Republican
clubs had endorsed him.
When nominations for governor were
offered there were practically no
speeches.
Charles D. Ridgely nominated John
c. Barnard.
John P. Hudson nominated Walter 0. |
DR.. Steel named DR.. Luther S. Con-
well.
George Herring named Senator A. B. /
Conner.
Alden R. Benson was named but with
drew his name in favor of Charles r.
Miller. William D. Denney was also
nominated
Former Secretary of State Cahall
Charles r. Miller. The few
remarks were greeted with applause.
The vote was Miller 128. COnwell 2,
conner II, HOffecker 4, Barnard 5.
All of New Castle and most of the
sussex men voted for Miller. D. 0.
Moore, of Sussex, was the only man
rom that county who voted for Conner.
For lieutenant governor, George W.
Tebo, of Dover; Harry K. FOoks, of
4aurel; William D. Denney and H.
Sidgely Harrington, also of Dover.
Isaac Anderson, colored, nominated
Toward D. Ross "for governors s lieu
enant, " but Isaac was not recognized
nd Mr.. Ross was nominated by Isaac
!. Brown.
The vote resulted: Tebo, Is Fooks,
5; Denney, 6; Ross, % Harrington, 6.
There was applause when the nomi-
alton of Fooks was announced and on {
iOtion of Mr.. Ross it was made unani-
lOus.
For attorney general, Frank D.
ackey nominated David J Reinhardt. {
William J. Horrigan named Reuben
and John F. Lynn sec
ned the nomination.
DIR. Steel placed in nomination James
|. Satterfield, of Kent.
The vote was Satterfeld, 80; Rein 4
ardt, 43; Satterthwaite, 20. !
On behalf of Mr.. Reinhardt, Isaac w. 3
overs moved that the vote for Satter- I
cid be made unanimous and John F. :
ynn secondedit it for Mr.. Satterthwaite, Z
nd it was done.
For state treasurer, David S. Clark,
Kent county, was nominated by Frank
eedy. DR.. Houchin named Daniel +
lompson, of Newark, and it was nee v
sary to take a ballot. 1t resulted v
ark, 1O3; Thompson, 81. 1t was made s.
luminous. n
George C. Herring nominated Theo- D
re Townsend for state auditor and it h
as made by acclamatiOn a
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