Evening journal., 1916-04-18
new Castle FOR
I. NJ. MONAGHAN As
one OF DELEGATES
ConIinued Ion FIr.I Page.

Nuhlnucu from FIRST rage.
ing for delegates and altornates TO
the national convention.
New Castle county Thomos NJ.
Monaghan, Wilmington; Jefferson D.
Foard Middletown, delegates: Charles
II. TenWooges. Wilmington: DR. Dor
sey ". Lewis. Midclotown, alternates.
Kent county Benjamin A. HAZEL of
Smyrna, and Dr. Robert v. Watson.
of Milford, delegates; Frank NJ. Soper
of Magnolia; William r. Peters, 0f
Dover, alternate8.
Sussex county James NJ Tunnel
OF Georgetown. Charles A. Hastings
OF Laurel, delegates; William H. Val
liant of Laurel. Robt r. Davis. alter
mates
salisbury for Committeeman.
Tho New Castle and Sussex caucusos
expressed their sentiment. without
any opposition being voiced. for SEN
ator Willard salisbury, for Ma
tional committeeman
The Kent county caucus. however,
did not express preference for ma
tional committeeman, and there were
delegates may oppose Senator Sauls-
bury for committeeman on the floor
OF the convention. and may support
former Congressman l.. Irving Handy
for the honor.
New State Committee.
The new State Committee as select
ed by the caucuses follows:
New Castle county-First Senatorial
district Ezekiel Cooper; Second dis
trict. Charles p Saylor: Third dis
trict. POulson Chandler; Fourth dis
triot. DR.. Francis l.. Springer; Fifth
district. Joseph II. Hossinger; Sixth
district, Eugene II. Shallcross: Sew
enth district. James II. David; at
large. NJ. ID. Murphy Of Wilmington
DR.. ID. W. Lewis OF Middletown: Lewis
1 +. Eliason of New Castle.
Kent county-First Senatorial dis
/ trict. Harry Mayer, of Dover; Second
/ Henry Williams. West Dover; Third
Joseph S. Burchenal. Viola; Fourth
| Charles S. Warren. FELTON,; Fifth, DR.
, James p. Lofand. Milford; at large
L. Irving Handy. of Smyrna; r. r
! Kenney. Dover. and Nicholas r. John
son. Pennington.
Sussex county-First district. Chas
! Owens. Bridgeville; Second, Isaac 5
! Giles, Seaford; Third, George A
i Carey. Frankford; Fourth, William b
\ Smith, Indian River hundred; Fifth
DR.. Joseph Fl. Hammond; at large, An
drew j. Lynch, of Georgetown; Franl
w. Holloway, of Millville, and Thoma
r. Wilson. of Milford.
Convention Committees.
The convention committees a
chosen in the caucuses follow
Credenhals-L. f. Eliason. H. 1
Murphy. DR.. ID. W. Lewis. Natha
Motherall. DR.. II. G.. BucSmaster
New Castle county: J. A. Downes.
In. Morgan, Frank Jones. Frank Bal
croft. DR.. Lynn Pratt. Kent county
. Walter NJ. Hearne. Frank Locates. ID
10. V. James. W. NJ. Donovan, W.
Workman. Sussex county
Organization-R II. Cam. G.
Woodkeeper Hugh Boettger r. Rose
, by McMullen. h. W. Cooper, OF Me-
Castle county: Hervey Hall, +.
Jones. A. II. Cahall, L. +. Hilyarl
Arthur Kingsbury, Kent county
Charles I. Joseph. Ralph w. Wilson
Charles ID. West, +. II. Martin OF Sus
sex county.
Resolutions-James r. Ford New
. ton l.. Crubb. William A. Scott. j.
Sbalicross. John 4. Ahern. OF Ne
! Castle county: l.. Irving Hand,
. Franklin Brockson. Carl Hughes. job
w. Wharton. Joshua Smith, ker
county: Harry NJ. Deputy. Victor
| Kitchens. James NJ. Tunnel, Walt'
Roach. Sussex county.
That some OF the Wilmington dell
! gates were anxious 10 have forml
) Senator Monaghan named as nation
81 committeeman. developed during u
! early afternoon. but none OF his adv
2 Gates showed an inclination TO put hi
5 forward in the New Castle county ca
20 Gus for that honor. at the opening
e the caucus. The caucus had procee
{ ed as sweetly as could be imagine
% until Chairman Jefferson B. Foa
called for nominations or nation
committee.
' Whiteman Nominated.
4 James T.. l. Ford OF Wilmingto
n al once nominated j. Harvey Whit
: man of Wilmington, and DR.. DORIS
. w. Lewis nominated Mr.. Foard
y represent rural New Castle county.
q Then. 10 the great surprise of most
. those present, Thomas Newell, of I
, Third ward, Wilmington. arose and a
nounccd: 81 desire to place in nomir
4 tion the name Of Thomas NJ. Monagh
= for delegate from Wilmington
= Newell NOminateS Monaghan.
= That Newell had sprung sOmethi
unexpected by most Of those presc
-, was evident, and there WIS a painful
= lencc rs the Democrats present roaliy
that friends of Senator Monaghan We
. determined to keep him at the f.
= since he was the only Democratic Sta
= candidate 10 20 down 10 defeat fo
u vars ago, through the treachery
some Democrats. IL has been charg
Ezekiel Cooper, of Wilmington. reliey
the supense by suggesting that
Wilmington delegates hold a conferer
and try TO avoid a contest.
The caucus recessed for nearly hS
an hour.
Senator Monaghans friends sho'
cd no inclination TO take down
, name. and Newell said the Dem
n Gratis Of the Third ward had instru
y ted him TO nominate Mr.. Monagha
y WhIteman Withdraws.
~ Finally NJ. ID. Murphy, Thomas
'e Stayton and some others as a comm
tee left the Opera House and tried
get Mr.. Monaghan by telephone, b
he was not { home. The commit
& then called on Mr.. Whiteman, W
was at the Hotel Richardson, and
d. requested that his name be Wi
m dra,rn VVhon the caucus -qconven