Evening journal., 1916-04-12
REPUBLICANS IN
convention 0. K.
CAUCUS Actions
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Captain Harry v Lyons, Of Lewes; Col
onel Sirmau u. Marvil, Of laurel, alter
mates.
Endorse General dupont.
~After the delegate had been chosei
a resolution. offered by former Governo
simeon ;. pennewill, was adopted en-
lorsing the name OF General 4. Coleman
luport. of Wilmington, TO the nationa
convention a. a candidate for President
md by SOME persons construed as call
ng ON the national delegates 10 vote 70
scenral dupont for President. tn
esolution is as follows;
Whereas. The Republicans of
Delaware have noted with pride
and pleasure the favorable men
>tion in the public press through
out the country, of the name Of
our distinguished fellow citizen.
General Coleman DUPONT as the
choice Of many of the business
men of the country for the Office
OF President OF the United States,
and
Whereas. 1t is the deliberate
Judgment Of this convention that
the serious problems now con-
fronting the country. and requir-
ing solution in the near future.
can be most efficiently handled
and solved 10y the application to
them of such conspicuous ability
for organization and successful
Accomplishment as is possessed
By General dupont Now there
fore. be II
Resolved. BY the delegates OF
the Republican party of the State
OF Delaware i'm convention as
sembled that the delegates this
day selected by this convention
20 represent the State OF Delaware
in the National Convention of the
Republican party to be held in
the city % Chicago on the sew
enth day OF June next, be. and
they hereby endorse the name OF
General Coleman DUPONT to the
said national convention as "a can
didate for the nomination for
the Office of President of the
United States and 10 vote for
General DUPONT for such nomina-
ton
Meaning Noi Clear.
Changing Of the text Of the resolu.
ion in one part shortly before II was
presented and failure to change IL IN
mother part left IT somewhat indehn-
te as to whether the national dele.
gates are instructed to vote for Gen.
sral dupont for President The reso.
luton as drawn originally read that
HE delegates were instructed to pre-.
sent the name OF General DUPONT tC
he national convention and to vote
or him for the nomination. but in
,haneine the word instructed tC
endorse" in part OF the resolution the
latter part was not changed TO make
the meaning clear as TO whether they
are instructed TO vote for General du
pont.
While am effort was made by friend
of Governor Charles L. Miller to hav
he convention 60 name him as one o
he national delegates, chances OF con
-idcration OF his name In open cOnNcr
tion were brushed aside when Williai
Iinsman Of Richardson Park VIII
caflicr had been one of the loudcs
shouters for Governor Miller and Alfrc
I. DUPONT for national delegates. move,
that the caucus select ions bc ratified l'
the convention. One delegate askcl
rinsnan If that WAS what he meant, nj
The caucus selections. and rinsmal
called for action ON his motion as hn
answer lnasmuch as state Chairman
Edmnnd Mitchell was the choice of Tho
Wilmington caucus, and friends of GOV
ernor Miller sought TO contest his sVlec
tion In open conversion, the ratification
of tho caucus slate by the convention by
the vote Of 100 10 81 was gratifying e
Chairman Mnchell's champions,
Who the Delegates Are.
Edmund Mitchell. national delegate
from Wilmington. Is chairman OF the
Republican State committee and is
IN official of the Wilmington Gas Com
pany. His alternate. Charles Warner
Is president OF the State Labor Com
mission and is president OF the
Charles Warner Company. He was Sc.
ected as a compliment to the national
Progressiyes. he having been active
in that party four years ago. ALFRED
|. dupont Is a resident Of BrandywinC
hundred. he having a large estate neal
Wilmington. and until recently was
vice-president OF the DUPONT Powder
Company. Edward G. Bradford, Jr.
his alternate. Is a son Of Judge Ed
ward G. Bradford and is a brother-in
law OF Mr.. dupont. General A. r
Benson. of Dover. is a farmer anC
formerly was a merchant in Dover
John W. Herring Is a business mar
and farmer OF Milford ID. Mifflin VII
son, alternate. is treasurer OF the Del
aware Railroad Company and also has
farming interests. Colonel A. b. Con
ner. the other alternate for Ken
county, is a retired agent for the Del
aware Railroad Company az Feltor
aud former State Senator. Simeon s
Pennewill. delegate for Sussex county
Is a former Governor OF Delaware ant
a farmer. Ruby II. Vale. the Other
Sussex delegate. is a prominent law,
Ter. practicing in Philadelphia and liv
ing in Milford Captain Harry V
Lyons. one Of the alternates. is a pilo
OF Lewes and one OF the best-knowI
residents OF the lower county. Colo
mel Sirman ID. Marvil is a bushes.
nan of Laurel.
There were some changes in tn,
state committee. William II. Heal,
n Wilmington. and z. B. Shurter
Walter L. Money and Henry p. Scot
)f rural New Castle county. retire,
from the committee yesterday. Isaa
X Brown Of Wilmington. DAME
thompson Of Newark, Thomas s