Evening journal., 1916-03-13
DR.. BALL EXPRESSES
DESIRE TO RETIRE
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renewed and greater victory for the
Republican ticket" said Chairman
Mitchell
This is Bowers said Chairman
Ball. as he introduced Isaac w Bow
ers, chairman of the City Committee
This is Bowers" sara DR.. Ball. who
won the State election in 1911, and
this is Bowers who carried the last
city election"
When the applause had subsided
Mr. Bowers disclaimed the honor for
winning the campaigns. He gave the
full credit 20 the hard working com
mittee which stood at his back. With
such splendid workers and the condi-
tiOns existing victory again will
come next fall, Mr.. Covers said.
DR.. Bail said the City Committee
gives the majority from it's districts
which elect the State ticket, and
rural New Castle elects the Repub-
lican majority in the Legislature.
Rural New Castle county elects
double the number or Republican leg
islators of any other district
'Now. after serving as chairman
since 1884, said DR.. Ball. Il feel |
ought to step down But no matter
who is chairman when the new com
mittee organizes / promise to be
working as hard as ever for the sue
cess of the whole ticket. 10 does not
matter who are the delegates to the
, Chicago convention but it counts a
whole l)t whom you elect on this
county committee. We want the
! 4.
serve 10 be reelected for you have
done splendid work in the past"
While Ball indicated desire to retir,
from the county craftsmanship when tn,
present committees term expires, it Is
/ expected that he will be reelected. a
the members OF the committee ar,
unanimous in their feeling that h'
should head the county organization il
the approaching campaign, which is re
/ garded as the most important OF many
years in Delaware.
Isaac r. Brown, register of wills, sal,
be felt that this viii be a Republican
! year, and that everyone here will be il
I the van to win another victory all alons
the line.
: At this point Chairman Ball was call
( ed out of the nall. Joseph {. .Iols sal,
/ he saw William II. Coale. OF Red LioI
/ hundred, present, and would like 10 heal
/ from him. He said in part that Repub
/ lican success was what il needed. n
his opinion the delegates at the stat,
4 convention should nominate and cleo
/ delegates to the Chicago convention VIII,
n.ill put Delaware first. "We are al
/ Delawareans. said Mr.. Coale. "an,
I tf.f oil I.a1T D.
/ thing. Now when it COMES TO nominal
ing a candidate for President of thcs
/ United States, why not nominate
/ Delaware man? We have such man.
He is a business man whose name
is known and respected from one end
TO the other OF this country. His
family name has been coupled with
| The State of Delaware for 200 years
You know the man and I will moi
mention his name" Mr. CoaIe. il
| was generally accepted, was referring
to General T. Coleman dupont.
Arrangements were made for hold.
ing the primary election for delegates
to the State Convention and members
OF the county committee. George
Ball moved the adoption OF a resoiu.
ton presented by City Chairman
Bowers that so far as possible the
election be held under the primary
election law. The motion was adopt
ed. Under this condition the names
I of all candidates must be filed witt
the county secretary Joseph c. Jolls
by March %. In districts where M
opposition viii exist the polls will bs
open only half an hour and type.
written ballots will be used. In cas-,
of contests tickets will be printed
by the committee. In the case OF tn,
two districts created in Christians
hundred an agreement will be reach
ed SO that the new and two old dis
tricts can alternate in the selection
of delegates. The same number O.
members of the county committee WI
be distributed according 10 districts
until after the next election. TIL,
members OF the committee were fur
nished with material for holding th'
primary election.