Evening journal., 1916-08-22

striven 10 conserve in every way pos
sible the best interests of the people
IF his state and nation.
Mr.. Brown moved its adoption.
BuPonts friends opposed IL and de-
fcated the Grantlaud motion.
Mr.. Brown then offered a resolution
Identical with the Miller resolution, but
with senator dupont's name in it.
Mr. Gantland moved 10 lay 1t on the
table His motion was lost.
Mr.. Grantland said he hoped the
resolution would be adopted unani-
! mously. He suggested a rising vote
Mr.. Highheld expressed the hope that
the vote would be unanimous. Both
sides lined up in support of the
i resolution and il was adopted In a
storm of applause.
MIR. Grantland moved 10 adjourn.
The motion was defeated by a vote of
80 10 Z he could not carry his people
with him in his attack ON the Senator.
The vote was then taken ON the adop-
ton of the resolution endorsing senator
DUPONT The resolution was adopted by
vote of 33 TO here was great
nuthurst Of applause when the result
was announced
ON motion of Mr. Coulboum. David !.
y Rhcinhardt was nominated for attorney
general by reclamation
The caucus then adjourned at !
+ o'clock
Rural New Castle Caucus.
County Chairman Ball called the
separate caucus of the rural New
Castle county delegates together In
the Senate chamber and Immediately
there was a rumpus over organization.
Benjamin A. Groves questioned the
right OF Chairman Ball to call the eau
+ Gus to order claiming that in the alb
sence of Richard G. Buckingham.
rural district chairman. the caucus
should elect It's own chairman County
p Chairman Ball said a resolution was
p adopted by the State committee four
p years ago giving the county chair
man the right 10 call he caucus to
= order in the absence Of the rural
county chairman.
@ Tie Vote for Chairman.
Il Henry p. Scott placed Alexander
r. Corbet In nomination for chairman
II and b. A, Groves placed Thomas S
= Fouracre In nomination The vote
was rs to rs Chairman Ball said
lhe was placed in an embarrassing pc
ii sition but would cast the deciding
IS Vote in favor of C0rbet
Mr. Groves questioned the right OF
/ Or, Ban to cast such a vote and ap
r. pealed from the decision OF the chap
There was a miXup over the result
E, some claiming the appeal was lost 1!
c to A. and others that the vote was
n rs TO rs Or Ban announced that the
4, appeal had failed when Groves agar
c protested. Mr.. COrbit took the chan
and said he would entertain any mo
i, ton affecting his right 10 preside Az
n ter some verbal sparring. at the sug
~, gestion of Henry p Scott the eau
No. Gus proceeded to business AleXan
der p. Corbit was chosen honorar,
hi, vicepresident for the convention owe
= Harry Hunter.
No Effort to Name Officers.
le Committees were named as follows
r Credentials NJ. Walker. J. w
"a Foster j. c. Jolls
n. Permanent Organization A
D., Groves. William. Anderson. c. n Nc.
y Mum
q Rules Horace Dilworth. W. r.
IS Evans. r. Edgar Clayton.
Resolutions William Tinsman
y John p Armstrong, George H. Grad
d ley.
d Harry Hunter was chosen 10 be
i one Of the secretaries of the conven
ton.
n The caucus adjourned without ans
effort being made to nominate any
D. candidate for United States Senator
or any other officer, IL evidently be.
ing the desire that the contest should
% be carried TO the floor Of the con
II vention. ......
d OF the committee on credentials
y named by the caucus two members
y, Walker and Foster, are friendly L
y Senator DUPONT, while Jolls f.
le opposed
s. Sussex County Caucus.
In the Sussex county caucus Daniel
= layton dominhct the situation and Ia
u his lioutcnants put through set Pre-
e gram. lie was supported, p TO II o
y the only vote taken. the vote by whic
~ MIR. Layton was named caucus chairma
over Harry v Lyons
~ The Sussex delegates were called I
M order IN the Kent county court house h
~ county Chairman Elijah H. Lynch.
~ The caucus was held behind close
~ doors. The ants showed their hand In
mediately Mr. layton was named ear
~ Gus chairman and was given power
I, appoint al SUSSEX members 20 con
- mittecs This action insures opposite
I, 10 the organization on the credentl
~ committee where hard fight
u scheduled
" Ruby r. Vale, in aowery speec
a, nominated Colonel John G. Townsen
,v lr., for governor and pleaded that ever
a thing be subordinated 10 Sussexs OF
m desire
ne lie asked every delegate to do nothif
10 ieopardize Townsend's chances
Sussex Endorses Townsend.
a 4 resolution naming Mr. TownseI
aud declaring him the choice Of the ca
- rus. first, last aud all the time W.
adopted unanimously. The resolutiC
= pledged the caucus to support Townsel
a, until he is nominated.
=, William J. Swain was unanimous
10 declared the caucus choice for sta
~ Treasurer for second term.
,e A resolution signed by the ants wa
read by the secretary declaring II
ID, be the sense of the Sussex DELEGATE
"a that for the best interest Of the r
a. publican national party IL is unwise
IN nominate for United States Senate
any member OF the DUPONT famll
Il This resolution was adopted on
viva voce vote.
II A motion was then adopted decla
ing that IL II should develop that Su
~ sex county has any chance for the a
" torney general nomination, the nan
"a HNN l..