Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-08-20
SUSSEX FOR DIR. LAYTON.
County Caucus Indorses Him Ior Nom
ination for Representative in Congress-.


Dover, Aug. 20 ex-governor Simeon.
S.. Pennewill presided over the Sussex
county caucus, and William j. Mustard
served as secretary.
The caucus unanimously indorsed DR.
Caleb X. Layton Of Georgetown for
nomination for Representative in Con
gress.
II. ID. Lingo was nominated for vice
chairman Of the convention and William
]. Mustard for assistant secretary.
The following committee nominations
were also made:
Permanent organization, Harry "
Lyons, Horace Derrickson Albert B.
Archer
Credentials s-Dani,l J Layton, Jr.,
Harry Z. Oullander, Norris Ii. Short.
Resolutions w. +. Longendike, Frank
w Layton. John {. Lank.
State Central Committee Simeon =.
Penncwil, Daniel j. Layton, Jr., r..
Dolphus Short
DIR Layton made a characteristic adj
dress 10 the caucus.
SIGNIFICANT sILENCT.
Failure of the caucus TO indorse any
one for the senatorship nomination was
regarded as a significant fact The con-
gressional was the only nomination men
toned in the caucus.
AN APPEAL FOR HARMONY.
Mr. Hall made an appeal for harmony
and urged all Republicans to stand be-
hind the nominees Of the convention,
especially the nominee for nited states
Senator lie spoke At length on the
new democracy" and told the delegates
to nominate for Senator a Republican
| free from the domination Of any political
clique and free from any one-man power.
| No man Is a true Republican, he said,
unless he Is loyal 20 the needs Of ms coun-
| try in its crisis For the creation Of
| harmony he advised that every Republl-
can faction he permitted To have it's
| say" on the floor Of the convention II
ali the factions were not given full
recognition, he declared, Delaware Re-
| publlcanisrn would lc disrupted and the
| Republican party would start on a down
ward path The address evoked much
applause
After Isaac r. Brown, secretary Of
! the State Committee had called the roll
! of delegates and read the call for the
/ convention. and following announcement
/ Of the caucus choice Of committees, the
convention, ~ 30 o'clock, recessed Tor
/ an hour Meanwhile the committee on
resolutions met to draft the party plat
i form
SUSSEX WAITS FOR CHANCE
Sussex caucus ignoring Of the senator
ship caused many Republicans 70 relieve
a ''monkey-wrench" would be thrown
into the convention and made the Sussex
countians assume the role Of senatorial
/ tralers 1t was predicted early IN the
afternoon that they would wait for de-
velopmcnts, and finally unite IN support
ing the successful candidate
l.. Hcislcr Ball was born in AIllltown
Mill Creek hundred, September 2l
| 1861, son Of John and Sarah \ Baldwin
Ball He was a pupil at private schools
and at Rugby Academy, where he pre-
pared for Delaware College, which he
entered In 1879. graduating with the
degree Of Bachelor Of Philosophy in
1882 He studied medicine in the
University Of Pennsylvania, graduating
with honors in 1855. Two years later
on the death OF DR. Swithin Chandler
| who had been his medical tutor. ht
| succeeded 10 his practice and settled A
| Faulkland. near BrandyWIne Springs
where he has since resided
He early identified himself with tn
| lAcpuitiiCau iltIf y. ScifAHS Oh y oul
and state committees, ana in 1898 wa
elected State Treasurer, in 1901 to n
House Of Representatives IN Congress
and in 1905 to the L. ;. Senate in Whici
he served two years.
Since that date he has been quetl
active in State politics on the RepuDllca
side. while following his profession /,
physician.
He married IN 1898 Miss Catherine ;
Justls