Smyrna times., 1916-09-06
iFV1r2ATS NAME State
Ticket At CONVENTION.

lyRL n w ~ /" 'O''
- WINS C4Ncys -oR U s
..,.roa LOST IN cO~YeNrloN
r Roe. Non .ea tor Auditor.
.s4H1E0-s. Oo.-~.-or Cover
LO. wo'co.tU 5 Senator
p..i3es the delegates number Of
-s5ile loads not r,d from smyrna
Dover yes,,r1a, g. attend the
-.-st.c state Convention. smyrna
- received one recognition in the
-, nominated. tha, ot William G.
-. og- wdsawake and progressive
8.s.,tsn, fo- state auditor. l.. lrv-
#-Hlpiy who vas cortending for
!. -or.nation for Jn.,ei states Sen
q ~ came near winning ont. He
8tbe endorsement NJ the Kent
- whose turn it really was, and
- plurality 10 the NcT Castle eau
u lost out in t.e convention. Had
q friend, who promised. stuck by
and rot ,gtn tied % the conven-
n vire-ru.lir.. be would have
n rssi the nominate p easily. Benja-
4 A. Hazel received Is votes for
4 nomination for Governor He
4 ei however. was an active cendi-
n. ani lid M, seek tho nomination.
4 friends wanted Oh see him hon
Il W. Haze withdrew his name
,a., ,.osed the contest so far as
Sryrns men vas concerned. IL was
4 r.r nine D. clock before the conven-
- completed i.s ate and adjourned.
d ls ticket nominated was as follows.
\ -,:s5 States senator. Josiah o.
4 Ta,f, Of New Castle county: Con
\ -.s Abert f. POLK. Of Sussex:
7snor James H. Hughes. of Kent:
4 I:slsrt governor L. +. Eliason.
Il EsE Castle; Attorney general.
\ l-o, D. Chayior, lr of New Cas-
4 State treasurer. James Lord. of
I i.-., Auditor Of accounts. W. G.
\ D. Of Kent Insurance commits
.sF, Thomas K. Wilson. of Sussex
.liy; Presidential electors. DR.. 2.
Cs7eney, Of New Castle county:
Herman Anderson, Of Kent county.
\ g. Oliver Cowdrey. Of Sussex. The
1'f struggle surrounded the nomina-
li Of . senatorial nominee. and VOL
20 Fas not nominated until the fourth
a'i the cote being Wolcott. lO4:
Irving Handy, Of Kent county. 20:
,''sv ]. Lynch. Of Sussex county.
L.
~'g gSueeeeds in Bowling Out Handy
'''ner United States Senator r.
Aenney, Of Kent county. was an
ave aglress in the senatorial fight.
@''ye' and he manipulated affairs
'l Hughes looking TO the elimina-
g q Handy. who with his full
I''gn Of IS votes. at first was
kl't 1pon as a dangerous contender
-''.'ott for the nomination. Handy
e carried the caucus Of Kent and If
e "srds had stood back of him and
-''''ae1 Handy would have won out
--s game loser. Nr Handy Is
"''''e.es' disappointed. It was
''' honor he was asking for of
: oii'ca. career. Hupfes was
--'.sl Tor governor b. acclama-
BENJAMIN A. Hazell and J.
l''s Reynolds of Kent. were
II 10 nomination by friends but
= APPEARED upon the convention
= go withdrew their names. Polk
-'n.aated for representative in
- 'y aec.amation, and So was
-. ~ slate treasurer. For lieu
-. governor Elason was nouins.
a vote Of 81. against II. c.
''''' Aent,who receiyed 81 votes
y CnaY'or for Attorney General
..a'''oney general Cbaytor was no,
b- l',.d Until the third ballot as
.-''' IonneIl Of Sussex. was 'y,' nal T.
i. ''5''tsd fight for the nomina-
., tns vote on the third ballot
h.. .- oaayio' lo2 Tunnel. rs.
~, ,-I''aaies s were placed in nomi.
u, b u..,'i a,l'anee commissioner
gn,~ hawkins. a Dover lawyer;
r. C'owI, also Of Kent COUNT
,s,.. .a'na' R Wilson. Of Snsssv
%, ,,;.i me SUSSEX county delepa-
b ~, s''q !, in every manner possible
r,I.a ~ Lynch across for senatorial
ub. -. Former Senator Kennev
u ma. chairman Of the convention
u ,5ri., speech lauding the viii
i.ab.i,.''aa .'a''lFa'ion and arraigninp
irion rule in Delaware. The
am, D iavoFs the enactment Of !
ss,s,,,,,''4' ,'4'''ces act. workmen's
~. a.l,'''n ~ act. graduated inber,
's,sf n. 1cquisltion c9 by the govern