Evening journal., 1914-09-22
PROGRESSIVES
PICK DR.. REED
FOR congress
Continued from First PAGE.

/ b. Hynson. who was candidate for gov
ernor two years ago, had been desig
mated by the State committee as tem-
porary chairman of the convention.
Mr.. Hynson, too, unburdened himself
Of speech. he said there were men
not necessarily Roosevelt followers in
the party but all stood for a principle.
lie said the Progressives were opposed
to machine domination aud cut and
dried platforms.
"Anybody who takes nomination
here today is going to get licked he
added after stating that the men who
were on the ticket two years ago did
not desire to 60 on again this year
]. Hall Anderson was made socre-
tary of the convention and the old
rules were adopted.
Layton Opposes Picked Chairman.
When Mr.. Houston announced that
the State Committee had chosen Mr..
Hynson for chairman DR.. Layton
rose to protest "a Progressive
principle Is that the convention shall
be self-governing." he said.
81 took nomination two years ago
knowing that ! was going TO be lick
ed and felt clean when ] got through
the campaign. I went through the
State and took the opportunity to get
rid of some things ] believed ought 10
be said and still ought to be said
1--WE had Progressives and near
Progressives i'm the last campaign
, They weren't so darn near either
Why they we're so angry at the Re
: publican party of the nation that they
went out and formed a party to help
elect the Republican State ticket"
! Mr.. Hynson, in speaking of the
boast of a man that he had never
cut his ticket said a man who will
h not cut a ticket. with scoundrels on
1 it is not a decent citizen.
DR.. Layton said the sentiment Of
the convention should be ascertained.
2 Mr. Houston said he accepted the
- correction. and Mr. Hynson was
chosen by a rising vote.
o There were but eighteen delegates
. in the New Castle County Caucus, re-
J.. flecting the apathy among the Pro-
1 gressives in the upper part of the
1. State. Horace G. Eastburn presided,
S with Henry Thompson as secretary.
S George w. Taylor was nominated for
- vice president of the convention with
$ Mr.. Thompson as assistant secretary.
p The following we're named for COM
/. mittees
@ esolutions-Horace G. Eastburn,
p Irving Warner, A. A. Wilmot, Levin
a f. Nelson, Francis /. DUPONT
Permanent organization-W r. Pat
d terson, 4. J. Whiteman. owen j. Brady
e Oscar c. Welsh. j. r. Kilmer
e Credentials- l.. Kofer, John Guyer
/. James Cranston, James II. Green, JOIN
s Gentieu
Kent County Caucus.
$ In the Kent county caucus j. Hall An
derson was chairman and Wallace {
l. llanf. secretary.
z The following committees were ap
. Resolutions j. V. McCommon.
> Joseph II. Primrose George II. Walk
q eater, 5. !. Abbott, w. p. Satterfeld.
Credentials. J. Rosa. :. H. Derby
II DR.. Massey, W. d. Baylis Captain An
derson.
Permanent organizations. II. Derby
, A. A. Wetzel, William Ramsey. J. II
Anderson. Primrose Emerson.
q DIR. Caleb r. Layton called tn,
Sussex county caucus to order an,
r. ]. Edward Goslee was made chair
man, with W. B. Derrickson secre
tary.
o When the roll Of delegates was Z,
7 be called it was found the list ha,
: been mislaid. George B. HynsoI
was present from the First District
g but I'm not a delegate" Mr. Hynsol
F" explained
n That's all right we're going {,
y put you on" remarked DR.. Laytol
who seemed to be running the eau
= Gus.
i The following committees we're ap
pointed:
= Rules-George W. stradley. w. H
Truitt, l. NJ. Ellis, e. W. NAPLES
+. AXE
n Credentials-R G. Houston, = r
Reese Layton, Frank Lawson, ]. b
NJ Obier, Luther Roberts.
J., Permanent organization-J. T
OF Lank, George E. Magee, Newell Ball
Peter A. Dodd, l.. A. iDrexler.
he Resolutions-Dr. c. r Layton. w
II Wilson, T. Vandenburg, jerome
Of Phillips, w j. Pennewill
al Not many representatives of the
Progressive party we're here last
of night, and the few who were preseni
were in conference in the Hotel Rich.
le ardson parlor until early this morn
" ing. II was a State committee meet
nI ing. with Robert G. Houston a.
" chairman and j. Hall Anderson as
Z. secretary. The committee selected
George B. Hynson, of Milford, as TEN.
At porary chairman for the convention
" After that the time until midnight wa,
il devoted to consideration of planks
at suggested for the platform. There
was a prolonged discussion over a
e. plank proposed by DR.. Caleb r. Lay,
W ton and former Senator Drexler, fol
b. the taxation of land that is held fol
speculative purposes.
oi DR.. Layton explained that there il
~ considerable timber land in Sussel
county that has no rental value what
ever, and that practically is untaxes
ia that should be taxed for county anI
school purposes. The language Of tn,
tentative draft caused some discus
lH sion. Levin +. Nelson, Of Wilmington
VI" opposing il because IL breathed of thu
single tax doctrine. Denial was mad
- that IL was "single tax" plank, al
u though there was advocacy in tn,
plank under consideration of the prin
=, ciple OF local option in taxation, Civ
ing to each subdivision, city or tow
,d of the State. the right TO say whethe
it desired to exempt Improvements OF
= and means Of reporting this conferenc
back to the Sunday schools represented
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