Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-09-10
SALISBURY SURE
Of RENON|NAT|ON
At DOVER, TODAY
Only Question is Whether by Ac-
clamation or After
Ballot
CONGRESSMAN POLK
WILL NOT Be OPPOSED
Auditor Roe to be Named Again,
With F. M Soper for State
Treasurer
BIG GATHERING AT DOVER
Special Dispatch from stan Correspondent,

Special Dispatch IRON stan Correspondent,
DoVER, >EPr 10
It wa> expected last night that the
Democratic State Convention TO-DAY
would nominate the following ticket
For United States Senator Willard
Salisbury of New Castle county.
For Representatives IN Congress NJ
bert + Polk al SIS~rN county
For State Treasurer Francis NJ Soper
Of Kent county
For Auditor oi tcrounts William G.
Roe of kcnt county
Il was undccldcd whether senator
Salisbury should be rcnominated by
acrlamation Or the light against HIM should
hc carried INTO he senatorial balloting
There was no opposition 70 the re-
nomination Of Congressman Polk and
Auditor Roe
James Lord ol Kent county was 4
candidate for he nomination for state
tr$a~urcr but sentiment seemed 70 favor
Francis VI Supcr
tovEpT lI,ToRl 10 >ttl~BvRY
Opponents Of senator salisbury last
night conceded him lO5 oi the Isl con
vcntIon delegates tarlv in the evening
20 antl-~auSbury delegates only ono
halt at the antI-Saul>bury delegation had
reached Dover convened AZ the Hotel
Richardson and discussed the question
WhCt her senator Salisbury should hC
rcnomInatcd hN acclamatInn Or the fight
against hlm should hc carried INTO the
senatorial ballotIng NtCr long con>ldcra-
tion Tho question waS referred To JOSIAH
Marvel and James NJ Tunnel. with a
request that they consult the anti-Sauls
11l. *n whom
final decision Was left
~rATl COMMITTEE urt1s
The Dcmocrati, >tafe Central com
nitfcc mcf II the Hotel Richardson last
night
No delegate contests wcre announced.
bur Il he between Ross Numbers and
Dr James ; Cobb was reported bv the
lir>1 Election dlstrlct Of the Third Repre-
sentative district of Kent county There
wa> rt!mor that Nr Numbers had de-
cided Ia Withdraw Harry I C,Aham
chairman Of tho State committee was
asked "a cpn>nI 'ho Two gentlemen
should ne!t hcr withdraw lie matter VIII
be referred 10 tho committee on crrder-
iialS but should one Withdraw Ec name
or the other Will hc put au he temporary
foll Of the convention.
Tor tempo rary chairman 81 the con
vcntIon the Stale committee, ON luoflon
IL senator salisbury chose RcnJamn
\ Haxcl ot smyrna y a,clamarlon
I>RoR >~h~ Ion ~sUI>ptRl
Wllham Il ~ouard II \ " Behcu
! Winfield scott. John Harris .lamc~ ]
Dale and ] lrvin Allcorn. representing
,hc Central Labor l-n'or oi Delaware
appeared before the state committee ana
INSISTED Oh the denomination al Senator
Salisbury They were promised OBJ
rorlln,t1 to address tire convention
The committee ou resolutions prepared
Ihc following platform.
TIL PLATFORM
We. The representatives oi the Dem
ocrats of Delaware in state { onScntion
mot. with rcyereu1 faith and trust IN
Almighty God ID TINS solemn hour II
the world history hereby declare The
purposes which have brought u> toge1 her
" . declart hat il i the supreme task
81 thc civilized world 10 crlIsh the lnSolent
ATTEMPT Oi German autoCracV 10 Sub>ti-
tutc & military dictatorship for seli-gov-
eminent and the right q independent
thought Ihe world must be made safe
for democracy by the defeat Of German
miltarl~m w want no peace without
vIctor> and We demand victory 30 COM
pletc ana conclusive that military aubl-
non vii be forever sllenced and peace
secured tina, will MAKE an end II war
The World must be kept ~afe BY me co-
operation OF the major forre OF man
KIND and thai force should be organized
by il league q nations 70 keep he feace
OF the world And we favor he entrance
Of the [ mted states. after the war. INTO
such j league Of nations - may be ade-
Wlatc 70 safeguard tn peace har must be
won by he joint military forces ot the
allied nations
We bchcvc that the war III winch va
are nov engaged i . righteous war d
resistance ia The attack winch he mill
rary autocra,v o. the German empire has
made upon The civilization and peace III
n, world 4 he President has told A..
,ye were forced INTO his war IN Ac e<tra-
ordinary Insults and 4ggre9-InH~ ol 1hp
Imperial (,erInan government which len
ao -ef-r,> ptcting rhoice bnt to lake up
srInS ii defense of our rights a. /; tree
people and oi oui honpf IL 4 sovereign
government We pledge. on behalf of
h. democracy Of Delaware he lnval
-upuort of TIN pcopI, % thi~ state ID
ne President and his administration IN
.hc prosecution oi this war which We
declare Il Is our first and foremost pur-
pose and dutr to Wln