Evening journal., 1914-09-28
PROCRESSIVES name
COUNTY Ticket
Party in Saturday Meeting
Adopts Platform of State
Convention
FEW CONTESTS
FOR OFFICES

A complete county ticket was nomi-
mated by the New Castle county Pro-
gressives at their convention on Satur-
day. In the majority of the cases the
candidates nominated were straight out
and out Progressives, but IN few cases
the party endorsed the candidates of
the other parties.
Horace G. Eastbun was named per
mancnt chairman and Henry Thompson
secretary OF the convention. but later in
the meeting Mr.. Eastburn rclinquished
the chair to Irving Warner More than
twenty-five delegates attended the con-
vention.
The complete ticket as nominated
was:
Recorder of Deeds. S. Litzenberg
Register of Wills-George W. Pier
son.
Clerk Of the Orphans Court-Wn-
liam r. Patterson.
Sheriff-Frank h. Haley.
Senators-First district, DR.. S. NJ.
Morgan; Third district, deferred;
Fifth district. Thomas J. Whiteman;
Seventh district, DR.. Philip NJ Money.
Representatives - First district,
Oscar c. Welsh; Second district,
Stephen d. Jackson; Third district,
William NJ. Hooven; Fourth district,
deferred; Fifth district. Robert Val
leu; Sixth district. Charles Simons,
Jr.; Seventh district Harry l.. Con-
ner; Eighth distritc, Ferris ]. Years
ley. candidate on the DemCci attic
ticket for same ofice); Ninth dis
triCt, Clarence NJ Evans; Tenth.
Eleventh, Thirteenth and Fourteenth
districts, deferred; Twelfth district,
William p Mcconnell; Fifteenth dis
trict, William Anderson. Jr.
Levy Court-SecOnd district, Jas
NJ. Smyth; Fourth district, John
Nivin; Sith district, deferred
Assessors-First district, William
, j. Faulkner; Second district Harry
| Promall Third district, W. w.
Moore; Fourth district, r w. Plum
ley; Fifth district, William Z. Glib
ney; Sixth district, Joseph w. Casey
Seventh district, David S. Klair
Eighth district, Frank II. Bucking-
ham, Republican candidate for
same office); Ninth. Tenth, Eleventh
Thirteenth, Fourteenth and Fifteenth
districts, deferred; Twelfth district
Frank Irons, Democratic nominee
for that office.)
Members of the county committe,
were also reelected by the convention
Those elected members of the county
committee were; John T. Guyer, First
district, Charles w. Hughes, Third dis
trict; a. \. Clayton, Fourth district; a
T. Calhoun, Fifth district; James II
Vernon, Sixth district; Harry L. Con
ncr, Seventh district; Edward Sharp
less, Eighth district; r. L. Cofer
Twelfth district; William Anderson, Jr
Fifteenth district The power to fiji ex
istng vacancies in the Second. Ninth
Tenth. Eleventh, Thirteenth and Four
tcenth districts was conferred on tn
county committee.
The convention adopted the nam
Progressive Party" as the official nam'
of the party, and the platform and em
blpm of the State Convention were als'
adopted Most of the nominations werl
made BY accamation. and there were bu
few contests. Ono OF these was for th'
Office of sheriff Harry J. Stidham, th'
Republican candidate for sheriff. wa
nominated for the office by r. L. COfer
and the names of George W. Taylor, r
n. Cofer and Frank +. Haley were als'
placed in nomination, Mr. Haley receiv
inc the largest number Of votes.
The delegates at the convention were
II. c. Eastburn. Henry Thompson. A. A
Wilmot, A. NJ Written. Irving Warner
Francis J. DUPONT. Norman B. John
Aaron d. Marvel, J. r. Crew, A. J. Cal
houn. James Cranston. Edward Sharp
less. Thompson j. Mccormick. Harry !
Little. w. J. Lane, Jr.. J. r. Kilmcl
James H. Green Frederick R. Stevenson
John r. Guyer, John NJ. Lister, Owen J
Brady, p. IT. Heveran. George W. Tay
lor. r. L. Cofer, c. w. Hughes, DAME
Lynch, Frank p. Genticu. William NJ
Hooven, Levin f. Nelson. A. T. Claytol
and J. W. P. Casey.