Evening journal., 1918-09-10
name SALISBURY
FOR SENATORSHIP
BY ACCLGMATION
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the convention TO meet approached
and shortly before the different county
csucuses met at II o'clock, Josiah Mar
vel. who had been leading the opposi-
tion stated to a representative OF The
Evening Journal that no other name
excepting Senator Saulsbury's would be
presented to the convention for the
Senatorial nomination.
County Chairman Henry r. Isaacs
called the New Castle county caucus TO
order in the Opera House. John G. Gray.
Of Brandywine hundred, was elected
chairman and John Pearce Cam, Of
Newark, secretary.
John f. Malloy, Of Wilmington, said
that regardless Of the action Of the
State Committee. he would move that
It be the sense Of the New Castle coun-
ty caucus TO present TO the convention
its choice for Senaton.
This motion was carried without OPP
position. and Mr.. Malloy then moved
that Willard Salisbury be the choice
Of the caucus for Senator This mo-
tion was adopted without opposition.
The caucus also made Congressman
Albert l.. Polk It's choice for Congress-
man.
On motion Of Hewson Lannan OF VIII
mington. the New Castle county dele
gates decided TO support the choice Of
Kent county, for State Treasurer.
Richard s. Rodney, Of New Castle
moved It be the sense OF the caucus
that New Castle present no choice for
State auditor.
Former Senator Rose OF Newark OBJ
jected 10 this action, pointing out that
the indications were that SUSSEX would
get the Congressman and already has
the Insurance commissioner. that Kent
has a United States Senator and would
get the nomination for State treasurer.
and that New Castle would get the
Senatorial nomination and would be as
much entitled 10 the nominee for audi
tor as any other county.
He thought the matter should be left
entirely to the convention After Mr.
Rodney had explained that his motion
would in no way interfere with any
one being nominated on the floor Of the
convention, the motion was adopted.
The following committees were nam
ed by the chair:
Committee on credentials-W. f.
Shallcross, Harry Crossan. David C.
Rose, DR.. II. B. Mcdowell and Joseph
Konitzer.
Sesolutions-H. Henry Grier John +.
Malloy, J. Pearce Cam, Richard r. Rod
ney and w. w Bissett.
Permanent organization-J. u, Healy.
T. r. McMullin, Edward Hart, James A.
Buckson and A. T. Wright.
Assistant secretary Of conventional
Pearce Cam.
The New Castle caucus decided TO
suggest TO the convention a change in
the rules governing balloting in the
convention. It is proposed that instead
OF calling the roll, the chairman of
each district announce the vote Of the
delegates from that district.
The New Castle county caucus pro-
posed the following for members Of the
State Committee to be elected by the
convention:
First Sensational district. Charles p.
Saylor; Second, NJ. d. Murphy; Third.
Poulson Chandler; Fourth, John Nivin
Fifth, Lieutenant Governor Lewis B
Eliason; Sixth, Willard B. Biggs; Sew
enth, James II. David members at
large, William Coyne Of Wilmington.
DIR. G. w Lewis OF Middetown, and
Eben B. Frazer Of Newark.
kent County Caucus.
Kent county caucas met in Kent |
county courtroom, being called TO or /
der by l.. r. Beauchamp, vice chair 4
man OF the Kent county executive com
nittee. Arley B. Magee, Of Dover. was
selected chairman Of the caucus and II.
d. Boyer of Smyrna, secretary. The
tie vote in the Third Representative
district between C. Ross Numbers and
Dr. J. 5. Cobb was settled by the with
drawal Of Numbers and allowing Cobb
70 act as delegate. j. Harry Whitaker
or FELTON, was selected as the county
choice for assistant secretary OF the
convention.
The members OF the State Committee
from Kent county chosen at large were
J.. Irving Hany. B. A. Hazel. Colonel
n r. johnson.
From Senatorial districts: First dis
trict, Harry Mayer; second. J. r. Gle
ments; third. A. j. Kingsbury: fourth
Charles S. Warren; fifth, DR.. James p
Lofland. Nominations for candidates
for United States Senator resulted in
the placing Of the name OF Senator
Willard Salisbury. by B. A. Hazel. sec
onded by Dr. James Lofland. The Sc
lection was made by acclamation and
B. A. Hazel was instructed to place the
name Of Senator Salisbury before the
L. r. Beauchamp placed in nomina-
ton for Congressman, the name OF Con-
gressman Albert +. Polk, OF George
town. This nomination also was made
by acclamatiOn.
Nominations for State Treasurer re-
suited in the placing Of the names of
James Lord and f. VI. Soper before the
caucus
vote being taken for State treas
urer, Soper received 45 votes and Lord
votes. Soper was made the unan-
Imous choice of the caucus.
For State auditor 1t was announced
by B. A. Hazel that William G. Roe, the