Evening journal., 1914-09-03

House at Dover a few years ago. He
always has been an active Republican,
and his friends have no doubt OF his
ability to handle the finances of the
State.
Mr.. Miller, nominee for Congress,
is a son of Governor Miller, and is
not only the youngest candidate the
Republicans ever have nominated for
Congress, but is said to be the
youngest candidate ever nominated
for that high Office by any party in
Delaware. He has shown high abil-
ity and fidelity to duty as Secretary
OF State and as secretary to Con-
gressman William Fl. Heald, and will
make an aggressive campaign from
enc end OF the State to the other
Mr.. Miller Not to Resign.
There has been some speculation as
10 whether Mr. Miller would resign
at this time from the Office of Secre-
tary of State or would defer retiring
from that Office until such time as he
would be sworn in as Congressman,
assuming that he would be elected.
Mr.. Miller today said he had no state
ment to make on the subject, but
there is every reason to believe that
he will continue to serve as Secretary
of State for many months at least.
Should Mr.. Miller be elected Con-
gressman he would not have TO be
sworn in until March of next year,
and could serve as Secretary Of State
until that time If he desired
No Suffrage Plank
MUch iufarnet trau fal-n, d, AZ. -
tempt Of delegation of sufTragists to
J tn have the committee on resolu-
Incorporate a platform declaring
in favor of votes for women in the plat
form. Mrs. William s. Hilles. Mrs.
Martha s. Cranston, Mrs. Francis
dupont. Mrs. Henry Ridgelv and Mrs.
James II. Hughes appeared before the
committee on resolutions, of which Mr.
liilles was chairman. and were given
| hearing. They were informed later bv
Chairman Hilles, of the committee. that
/ it was deemed ineXpedient to recon-
mend an equal suffrage plank. The
women were not greatly disappointed,
for they hardly expected an endorse
ment of their propaganda.
/ New State Commtteemen were cleo
ted as follows, following the caucus
I recommendations.
From Wilmington-Harry H. Bill
iany William H. Heald. George l..
/ Watson.
( Rural New Castle County-E. b.
Shurter Henry P. Scott. Walter S.
/ Money.
Kent County-A. r. Benson, David
S. Clark, A. B. Conner.
Sussex COunty-R. ID. Lingo. Jr.
Simeon S. Pennewill, c. Sudler Ric-
hards.
Richard Craig presented the name
OF Charles Fl. Colbourne, of Whining
ton, as the colored member of the
state Committee from that district
I and William G. Potts was named as
the Kent County colored member.
The city chairman of Wilmington and
the county chairman also are members
of the committee. No date has been
set for the committee to organize.
Among those mentioned for State
chairman to succeed Chairman Edmund
Mitchell are Harry H. Billany. former
Governor Simeon :. Pennewill and for
mer Senator L. Iieisler Ball.
Mr.. Pennewill Sees Victory.
Former Governor Pennewill in
calling the convention to order as
temporary chairman, after being in
troduced by State Chairman Mitchell,
made an address in which he review
ed the Republican party record from
the days before Abraham Lincoln. I'm
which he declared that prior to that
time the Republican party had been
but a secondary organization. but
since that time Il had gained power
-. h.. furr
recent Democratic Presidents and al
legged failure to bring about any bet
ter condition of things He raped
the present national administration
and predicted that Justice Hughes
or some other good Republican
would be elected President two years
/. hence. He stated that the time was
ripe for a victory and that with the
nominee for Congressman to be NOM
mated yesterday, victory wSs sure
for the Delaware Republican, in No
vember next. n
Down to Business.
When the Convention real l5embled
for the afternoon session, a motion
of George NJ. Fisher, chairmk of the
, committee on permanent krganiza-
ton, the temporary officts were
made the permanent Offcfs OF the
Convention. Former Govtnor Pen
newill made no speech ink accepting
the permanent chairmanshkb, but pro-
ceeded with the businessk
Among those seated on e platform
were Samuel /. Shaw. Dald s. Clark
Alfred ID. Warner. Jr.. Villiam Ball
Richard G. Buckingham. Gf,rge c. Her
ing, General George II. Ilall and T.
Suolci Richards
Colonel Alexander p. tbrbit in be-
half Of the rules commikee. reported
the old rules. with al amendment
I proviiing that the colorId member OF
the State committee sh bll be elected
Il Continued on Pale Two.