Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-09-11
STATE CONVENTION
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sentative in Congress- " he said II take
il everyone knows who will be nominated
Let me tell vou, w-Dcmocrats, | be-
licve il is Delaware's duty to send
Democratic Senator and "A Democratic
Representative to Washington. We must
stand behind the President and, more
than that, behind the country | believe
my colleague, Senator salisbury, Will
receive the senatorial nomination and
Representative Polk the Congressional
nomination Their records Justify their
return. | wish To second their nominations
and congratulate them. NV gratitude to
the Democratic party, my devotion to
country, is such that ! cannot do other
wise than support the ticket and ask all
my friends To do So
Nominations followed the adoption oi
reports, including the report of the COM
mittce on resolutions.
For the senatorial nomination John G..
Gray proposed Willard salisbury, and l..
Irving Handy seconded, each making II
laudatorv address After moving tnat the
nomination he by exclamation Josiah
Marvel made . confession, saving;
Il will tell You, ms a hit Of news, ]
earnestly opposed Mir Saulsbury's re-
nomination. hut We Democrats are ready
to show the Republicans and the country
that We can fight rs gentlemen and lose
like sports Nlv chief business IN the next
two months viii hc 10 advocate Mr..
SaulShurys reelection
The nominating speeches and Mr..
Narvcl'~ remarks evoked applause
IApoR wNNrs 9tULSHUEY
John G Saylor read the following com
muulcauon from William II Seward.
president Of the Central Labor tuinn ot
Delaware
srEtKS roR IAUoR UNtoN
William .R Seward. president Of The
Central Labor Unlon ot Delaware, ad-
dressed the convention a~ follows
AS president oi the Central Labor
mon of Delaware representing the
workers OF our State who So nohiy are
supporting our President and the nation,
appear before YOU 90 submit that lion
Willard Salisbury. present Senator from
Delaware shall hc Touomlnatcd and re-
elected Personally ! an a Republican.
but | as we'll as thousands oi other re
puhIcans who are members ot the labor
movement. see our duty clear before us
that duty Il Ia vote for ami support
lnhor'S true friend thc man who SO suc-
ccssfullv and So hloriou~ll hiss represented
the State ot Delaware ~ the ! mt"d
States Senate the President Pro lcmp"rc
IL the senate Hon Willard Salisbury
He is the man OF the hour today the man
who has Kept Delaware on the map
the man that the organized tollcrs oi the
State are supporting irrespective "t ihClr
party crreds the one great man that
labor feels IS nc man to % back to the
Senate and represent Delaware IN that
august body Labor wanted Senator
,l..t,- IL, .,x.t,}atulr,tr bi-
desire to vou i, PLAIN aul clear Senator
Salisbury. the friend 81 thc working
people at Delaware the man whose can
dldacv has boon endorsed hv the Central
Labor mon oi whlch ! happen TO be
prc>idcn, hcs tho man thc workers are
supporting s. wc ash YOU tu soc that he
receives the unanimous selection III YOUR
convention
II ~ Bchcn hartman uf the labor
committee spoke ~ follows
"TEr Central Labor | mon at = recent
meeting adopted strong resolution Of
support Ja favor ol tion Willard NHuls-
bury foT his accumulation and reelection
10y tho nitrd States ~cu;torShlp nus
resolution Was presented 70 tho Senator
and ~ lcu th, coIuUiftcc Of which have
rhc honor 10 hc chairman presented lt>
report to the central iodN We were COM
tlnucd m office ard instructed to caiI and
appcar before your honorable convention,
nut rs Democrats, % Ecpuhdcan~. Or men
III any other party, hut rs Ancncan ciil-
z,n~ and WorkIuCnrT Vito ~ fcntH>cnta-
.iNrS of the working pcoplr ui delaware,
it@irc Senator salisbury returned 20 the
~ltrd States Srpatc. because ~ itC fact
lat h,. ha> madC good and possesses q
record o} bong friendly ,o The interests 81
).
IRE. ln has taught u~ mann mpnrfan;
lessons Onc OF these lessons lN hat thc
man Who has made good in office should
lt continued IN that office or ~ working
mems words IN his lch whore hc can
10 the most good. Labor considers that
senator salisbury can 30 the mnst good
.or the people uf Delaware and Tor the
nation bv pcmmumg Is | nlted States
senator from Delaware 81 utr committee
respectfully submits that The duty u
clear before Nuur couV, ntinu thai duty
brlng to 1cu0muatc Senator salisbury,
the man who stands ol.t prominently ~
Delawar, rs the frI"ud Of labor the man
who sees that Delaware and Delaware
people :tiWaV~ Get a square deal
James NJ Tunnel was applaudrd WHEN
lie proposed the rcromiratoln Of Albert
II POLK for Representative ga Congrss
John / Nallov seconded Both praised
Mr. Polk TIE denomination Was made
by acclamation on motion Of ]. Irving
Handy
For state treasurer Arlcy h. AIagee
proposed the nomination Of Frances NJ
>oper and William J. Valiant presented
Clarence Donohu. SUSSEX chojcc Mr.
Donoho withdrew after appeal ~ l.
Irving Handy
OVATION 10 SALISBURY
Following tic nomination Of Joseph
Herman Anderson for autiItor Of ac-
counts Senator Nolcott escorted Senator
salisbury 10 the convention ball When
hauLclappug and cheering sub-Idrd the
IunIor Senator congratulated the senior
Senator and presented Lim 10 Chairman
Hazel After introduction 30 The dele
gates senator Salisbury made an adj
dress. saying
II feel warm especially in ,hc region
of the heart IellUw-citIlcr> hayc houorcd
me ] love Delaware. have tried to serve
il and in the HcAt >IH wears Will represent
il TO the bcsi Of my ability appreciate
vour expression Of confidence J will try
to do more things for tie nation and
state and hope 10 accomplish more
Talking politics now sccTns Inappropriate
doubt whether viii make rcal political
speech IN the campaign IN the world
crisis we hardly have lmc 70 think oi dif-
ferences in Amer can politics. Our young
men are giving their lives for us Political
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