Evening journal., 1916-08-22

which the roll OF delegates and alter
mates was called
Mr. Grantland called attention tO
the fact that many delegates were
absent He renewed his fight for sep
arate caucuses TO be held first Dr..
Ball told him that custom for the last
twenty years provided for a joint
caucus to dispose OF matters affecting
the entire county Afterward there
might be separate caucuses.
Chairman Ball added that somebody
had advised certain city delegates to
remain away from the joint caucus.
Isaac r. Brown, secretary Of the
State committee. was seated as
delegate on the proxy of Gordon G.
Thompson Of the Tenth ward.
Grantland. floor la,ler for the anti-
organization forces, objected to a cau-
Gus with 30 many delegates absent. lie
failed 30 block the roll call.
BENJAMIN A. Groves. another anti.or-
ganization leader, arrived later.
Donald r. Martin was seated on the
proxy of George ilghman as delegate
rodm the Twelfth ward.
William Tinsman was seated as an
alternate for A. A. Price Jr., Of Christ
lana hundred
William Z. Coale Named Chairman.
The reorganization forces nomlna-
ted Thomas Fouracre. of 81. Georges
I hundred, for permanent chairman
Isaac r. Brown nominated Br. Ball
/ lie declined, not being n delegate. Mr
[ Brown tton nominated William y.
( Coale. of Delaware City. The vote stooc
/ Fouracre. 30; Coale. -. Twenty -thre,
} Of the Wilmington delegates voted fol
, Coale and IL for Fouacre. The rura
delegates divided 10 to 10 between Coai'
and Fouracre.
Applause from the organization slo'
| greeted the election Henry p. Scot
and William Tinsmsn were appointed 3
! committee TO escort Mr.. Coale 10 tn
chair.
Mr. Coale made a short speech savinl
he would he honest 20 both sides in m
rulings.
Mr.. Brown moved 20 90 into the
nomination for a Presidential elector
II was carried and Brown nominated
William ". Heald OF Wilmington
The nominations we're closed On mo
tion OF MT Grantland. the secretar,
cast the ballot Of the caucus for Head
and he was declared the caucus
nominee.
Mr.. Grantland moved that the cit,
and rural delegates separate. bu
Brown said the joint caucus should
transact all the business before Il
separated
The roll was called on the motion
to separate. II resulted as follows
For separation. 40; against separa
tion. 81.
Mr. Groves kept interrupting Chair
man Coale told him to sit down anS
asked II there was a sergeant a
arms present. Groves told him no
to start any rough work like putting
a sergeant at work II was noticed
however, that Groves subsided. Amonl
those who voted to separate. were tn
Seventh ward delegates. which caus
ed much surprise.
The first announcement of the sec
retary showed a vote against separa
tion. The anti-organization men de
clared IL was a mistake which the sec
, retGry subsequently discovered and tn
joint caucus separated.
a The Wilmington caucus met in tn
n Hall Of Representatives at ia
!. o'clock. City Chairman Bowers cal
= ed the caucus 10 order. The roll wa
called Donald R. Morton was mad
Z temporary secretary.
: The organization men nominatei
George T. Lyon OF the Fourth ward 70
: caucus chairman William ]. Higf
.. field. of the Seventh ward was nom
5 mated by the anti-organization mer
r although he was looked upon as an OF