Smyrna times., 1912-04-17
TAFT AND DUPONT MEN
CONTROL THE CONVENTION
REPUBLICANS ELECT SIX DELE
GATES TO GO TO CHICAGO
Delaware's Delegates Will Go Un-
pledged, However, So as to Be in
Position to Trade if Necessary

Six uninstructed delegates we're
eleced to the Republican national
convention at Dover yesterday by
the State convention, following the
district .caucuses The leaders,
taking warning from the Pennsyl-
vania vote, feared to instruct dele
gates for President Taft. Follow
ing are the national delegates: New
Castle county Senator Henry A.
dupont, Edmund Mithell. Kent
Senator Harry A. Richardson, DR..
George W. Marshall Sussex
Governor Simeon S. Pennewill, Ruby
R. Vale. The machine was in
control of the caucus preceding
the convention, but in the Sussex
meeting there was a lively fight,
followers of Theodore Roosevelt
making a strong showing. They
were defeated by the "steam roll
Ter" but the machine leaders dis
closed that they favored trading |
delegation to the national conven- |
tion. Seven votes were cast in this |
caucus for R. G. Houston, who in
ringing speech declared himself
for Roosevelt. The first fight came
when the deleg gate-at-large was
nominated and Governor Pennewill
and r. G. Houston were put in
nomination. A vote took place
after State Insurance Commissioner
Maull and "Nell'' Swain, who
assisted in putting PennewiIl's
} name in nomination, both declared
that they stood for neither Taft nor
Roosevelt. but favored third can
didate, an announcement which was
greeted with cheers by the organiza-
tion men. For the congressional
4 delegate the organization sprang
: the name of Ruby R. Vale, a
Standard Oil Company lawyer, of
. Philadelphia, who makes his home at
8 Milford. Houston was nominated
0 against him. Although Vale has
several times made himself un-
y popular with many Of the leaders
f present in the caucus and is hardly
n known to the voters Of the county,
: he received the 35 machine votes to
= Houston's z. "Nell' Swain
!, sprang to his feet and accused Vale
l. of having defeated him for State
}. senator, but ended by declaring
that he would return good for evil
IS and would support Vale.
> Republican Party Must Listen to People
ID During the nominations, State
sr Senator Louis A. Drexler served
Iv notice on the caucus that the time
ID had come when the Republican
g. party must listen to the people Of
nt it would mean defeat in the State
r and especially in Sussex county. H
9. declared that the Republican part!
il in this State must stop the corrup
tn use of money at the polls. HI
Id added: "You all know it has beel
he done in the past and unless it i
n. stopped the people will lose fait
no in the Republican party and it will
Mt eventually go down to everlasting
sh defeat. If the voice of the peopl
N. had been listened to, the Republics
ir. pluralities would not have been s
IS. small as they have been in recen
.al years. We are in party council
is Let Cs get together and look eac
is other in the face as men and cOnduC
,st honest and clean elections. Cornel
nd ius P. Swain, of Eiridgeville. VIII
no was turned down for the appoint
, a ment of United States marshal
nd quickly arose to his feet and look
he ing at Senator Drexler inquired c
md him as to whether his remarks wer
int aimed at him, Swain. There wei
me cries from the caucus to Swain
lv. "sit down. but he remained {
a his feet, declaring that he was &
of American citizen ard so on. Lat
led when Senator Drexler referred
on, an indirect way to certain person
to being on the rack of investigate
sed in charges of use of money
ia elections, Swain asked Drexler
rn- he referred to him. The senat
vr- replied: "With the kindliest fee
rly ing for you Mr.. Swain, did met
ted you"
of
HI. Kent and New Castle Offices
the The other caucuses were cut al
ng. dried affairs, and, notwithstandil
hey the strong Roosevelt sentiment
ere Delaware, the delegates went in
; of the State convention at noon witho
and having given the least recogniti
ne to that feeling. Senator duPor
arly as chairman of the committee
Wis, resolutions, offered a resoluti
e OF condemning the recall of judges a
erv- their decisions and declaring the &C
nifty ventions support Of the administi
ason tion of President Taft, resoluti
which was adopted.