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ner 10 command your attention and
the appreciation OF his colleagues.
Notable among his efforts in this line
was his opposition 20 the Administra-
tions Revenue bill. which would have
greatly injured financially many peo-
pie in This State; and in another i'm
stance. the Philippine bill by which
the present Administration sought
most shamefully TO repudiate our
plain duty and responsibility. As an
advocate and speaker for prepared
ness. he has been called upon, not
only i'm Washington. but throughout
the Eastern States as speaker. and
he has vigorously and consistently ad-
yocated the adequate defense OF our
I country against the evil hour of prob
able foreign invasion. as well as insist
ing upon America for Americans, when
he voted for the immigration bill
which will make impossible the in
fluX OF undesirable citizens.
"The waterways interest Of this
State demand activity on the part OF
their representatives at Washington,
and your Congressman has done his
part we'll. not only before the com
mittee. but on the floor when Della
wares interests we're being attacked
! by over-zealous statesmen from other
localities. Upon his committees in
4 Congress he has established a repu-
tatlon for painstaking investigation
and just decisions. and II Is not re-
miss to remind you that should he be
returned he will be chairman or a
3 committee. an honor that has not
= come to a Delaware Representative
for more than a generation, and this
p will become a fact because the Re
publicans will not only control the
e House but the Presidency, as we'll.
"His services have been utilized by
e the party nationally. for when the
National Republican Congressional
Committee effected its organization
this spring he was chosen Executive
Secretary. in which position his ener-
gies are now being directed for the
election Of a Republican Congress,
so essentially necessary for the furth-
erance OF Republican principles, and
the insurance OF national prosperity.
Gentlemen. reflect on your duty as
delegates of your States. and OF your
party, and return to Congress the
man who has demonstrated above
question, his answering fidelity to
the trust reposed in him. who today
az I'm the past, is keenly mindful Of
, his responsibility as your Representa-
tive.
Gentlemen. 7 nominate for Repre-
sentative in Congress. Thomas W.
Miller"
A Chairman James A. Hirons Of Do
! yer. seconded the nomination OF Mr.
- Miller. saying he Is Second to no
o man Of his age in Congress" Con-
A gressman Miller was nominated by
c Secretary Brown casting the ballot.
Townsend for Governor.
r When nominations for Governor
were called for Earle ID. Wiley o
q Greenwood. placed the name OF Col
= onel John G. Townsend Of selbyville
" In nomination. describing him as 8
man "Who has the respect and esteem
(, Of everybody in Delaware"
s Mr. Wiley is private secretary tC
y Congressman Miller In his speech
b naming Colonel Townsend, Mr. Wiley
= said:
"The time has come 10 nominate the
\ Republican candidate for Governor o
L Delaware. Before we proceed further
: with this important step In the greai
I. campaign Of 1916. II might be well tC
take one backward look that the pas
. may help show us the Importance o
q lour work Our state has had NAM
. men called to the honored position o
. Chief Executive They have been call
v ed from different sections. from dif
] q. f,.t. ThNl
Ie have been Of varied political belief
+ but in some respects they have beel
the same. They have been men act
J. lively identified with affairs, men q
A. strength. intelligence and character
4 The passing of time reveals thet
Is sturdy representatives Of a ciuzenr
p that has honored itself by their choice
a not unworthy but an honor roll {
>, which every Delawarean may poir
~ with pride.
"The people Of Delaware deman
O. that their next Governor be a ma
ID worthy OF this honored past. In whol
tn shall be combined the qualities thS
y make for success, that win respec
ed that prophesy a wise and honest a'
nd ministration Of the States affairs. m
es time has past in this and uany othS
II, States when any candidate IAN
n elected by party's following and hs
IL come when the record and persona
NJ ity OF the nominees ere the obiec
a' of closest attention by the peopl
This independent trend Of thought
evident in the multiplying cast
where men of recognized ability an
probity are elevated 10 public Office
constituencies that oppose them p
n litically. but that thus pay tribute
the ballot to pre-eminent fitness.
u l have listened today TO the need
Republican policies in our nationi
life. the thought occurred that
making this nomination we shou
I'd name a man whose strength in III
IN State will aid in bringing these pol
Ut cies again into force.
ir And so today is a day Of Repul
I'd lioan opportunity. for upon our choiC
n will depend much OF the success thi
,v will attend the party at the polls.
er Recognizing these facts and ha'
s ing in mind the best interests Of th
es party and the State, Sussex present
he to this convention today the name
son who fulfills the high standard
lin Of the past whose life and career o
ill fer a splendid guarantee to the pee
W. pie Of our State 10 the party of pre-
2 lection and prosperity.