Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-04-19
REPUBLICANS MAP
OUT WORK FOR 1918
CAMP PA|CN IN STATE
State Committee and Advisory
Committee in Session Here
Today.
FROM BOTH FACTIONS

Plans tor party work during the 1918
campaign were considered III general
way today at a Joint conference OF the
Republican State Central Committee and
IT'S advisory ("harmony'0 committee
appointed as a result of the meeting held
IN Dover on April 10, today's meeting be-
ing held at the headquarters of the state
committee. AT the Young Mems Republ-
ran Club. $40 King street
Practically all of the members of both
committees were in attendance. Prior TO
today the advisory committee had not had
meeting, and one of the objects OF today ;
meeting WAS to permit 1t TO effect organza-
iiOn by electing n chairman and Secre-
tarv and such other officers aS II might
consider necessary The completion of the
advisory committee was announced, prior
to the meeting. by State Chairman Alden
r. Benson, who stated that the two
vacancies from Sussex county had been
tiled by the appointment OF Joseph l..
Cahsll and George \. Hill
The complete advisory committee lSas
follows:
Citv OF Wilmington W. G. Taylor.
: NJ Ford, Daniel O. Hastings William
H. Heald
Rural New Castle county Alfred l..
du Pont. Edward g. Bradford. Jr., Scna-
tor Harvey IIoffcckcr, Francis NJ. Walker
Kent county Walter @. Hotiecker.
Daniel Al Wilson, ! Frank Alice, Sena-
tor John A. Barnard
Sussex county | u short, Daniel ].
LAYTON, Jr, Joseph l. Cahall and George
\ 1Illl.
PRELIMINARY CONFERENCE.
Prior 10 the meeting j. Frank Alice.
senator John 4 Barnard, | d Short and
Daniel ]. LAYTON, Jr. had conference
with Edward @. Bradford, ,jr., in the
latters office. in the du Pont Building,
and on the way down 10 the Republican
Club they stopped in the Bayard Build
ing Annex. hut whether there was "A con
terence there could not he learned
Joseph Dorsey. colored. editor Of Tho
'rusadcr. the Negro newspaper organ for
this territory. was .nnong the early arrivals
ii the Young Mems Republican Club,
entering the building before the com
nittec conference, IN company with
IamcS 4 anderson d Wrli-knuWn VIII
mington Negro leader
The meeting was called - order by
Chairman Benson shortly after ] / . clock
and Immediately Alfred !. dI Pont, one
OF the members of the harmony com
mittec, was called upon 70 express his
views aS To the conduct Of the campaign,
which he did
Mr.. du Pont i said to have not minced
words in expressing his views as 70 how
political affairs in Delaware should be
managed.
Alfred I du Pont : address was ordered
spread on the minutes and by a standing
vote his remarks were indorsed.
Others in attendance spoke on the
subject Of harmony and aggressive work.
The harmony committee organized by
cecting Edward G.. Bradford, ,Ir.. chair
man and Daniel O Hastings secretary
When the conference adjourned
AT lis O clock. il was stated that campaign
plans had been discussed in general way.
but no specific program had been mapped
ont
1t was decided to add one Negro for
each of the four convention districts 10 the
harmony committee John " Thompson
was appointed Is representing Whining
ton.
Each member OF tho harmony commit
tee indorsed the action Of the state com
nittee meeting on April 10.
The meeting adjourned Al ! o'clock Il
meet Al the call OF The chairman