Evening journal., 1918-09-11


Convention yesterday
Continued from page one.)
David. William Coyne, Dr. G. w Lewis
and Eben B. Frazer.
Kent county-Harry Mayer, J. r
Clements, A. J. Kingsbury, Charles S
Warren, Or. James p LoAand.
Committee at large-L. Irving Handy
b. A. Hazel, Colonel N. r. johnson.
Sussex cOunty-ThOmas r. Wilson. B
, G.. Wheatley, Willard +. Deputy, Paul
T. Scott, DR.. John II. Hammond, Charles
Owens, Charles /. Joseph and William
II. Welch.
The new State Committee will meet
at Dover next Tuesday at noon 10 or
ganize There are several changes in
the personnel OF the State Committee.
probably being due to the fact that
many Of the members OF the old COM
mittee were looked on as anti-Sauls-
bury men, William COyne, vice-pres-
ident Of the dupont Powder Company,
Is a neV member OF the committee.
Harry r. Graham, State chairman for
four years, was not named on the new
committee.
After State Chairman Graham called
the convention 10 order shortly before
2 o'clock. the Rev James w. Colona,
pastor Of the Wesley NJ. E. Church,
Dover, lead in prayer. When the COM
mlttees were sent out TO consider busi-
ness to be brought before the conyen-
ti0n the speech-making was started. ].
Pearce Cam, Of Newark one OF the as
sistant secretaries, read the platform
which was adopted. Benjamin A. Hazel
OF Smyrna, presided over the cOnven-
tion.
Senator j. r. Robinson. OF Arkansas,
a personal friend Of Senator Salisbury,
was the first speaker. He referred to
the record Of Senator Salisbury in the
Senate and said that he had always
stood behind the administration. The
speaker reviewed the part that this
that in his opinion supremacy in the
air will win the war.
when we see 10000 planes over Ger
man homes it VIII then be 10 hell with
Won Hindenburg and the Kaiser he
said. He referred to the great drive
now being made on the western front
by ihe Allies and said he hoped II
would not be long before the German
army would be showed back on German
soil and Il would be then that we will
hear about peace 1--WE want no peace
until Germany is whipped" he as
serted. lie declared that the part Della
ware has played in thes war is we'll
known and that he had no doubt the
little State would continue TO more
thah do her part. In concluding, he
said. ''When Germany is destroyed and
the Kaiser has gone, we viii then real
ize all the sacrifices that have been
made
senator W0lcott was next introduced
and was given an ovation by the dele
gates. He reviewed at some length
what has been done since The United
States entered the war by a Demo
cratic President and Democratic Con-
gress and said the old Republican claim
that Democratic ruleNmeans Democratic
ruin has failed It has proved, he said,
that It is not necessary to go TO the
Republican party for efficiency TO run
the government. When we hear the
harping critics now "let us lift our head
and be proud TO be Democrats" he
said.
Senator W0lcOtt said It Is the duty OF
the people TO send to the Senate a DEM
ocratic Senator and to the House a
Democratic Congressman, TO stand be-
hind the Administration and behind the
country. lie stated that his colleague,
Senator Salisbury, was about to be
and them eulOgized the lat
ters record in the Senate. 81 want to
say that as far as l am concerned !
viii support Senator Salisbury and
Polk. | viii support them
and ask all my friends
10 do so.n Senator WolcOtt said.
John G. Gray. Of Brandywine Hun
dred placed Senator Salisbury in nom
ination. Mr.. Gray made a fine address
i'm presenting the name OF the senior
senator and referred to the line OF great
that Delaware has sent TO the
senate. He reviewed the work Of SEN
ator Salisbury in the Senate and his
work for his own state while these, I
especially ss 10 his efforts for deepen
ing the Chesapeake and Delaware Can
al and Of the building Of Fort Sauls- |
bury which will be a monument 10 |
him. He said Senator Salisbury is prob |
ably the only Senator who in his FIRST /
term was ever honored by being elect /
ed president protein Of the Senate by /
his fellow Senator's
Josish Marvel said he had asked for /
the privilege Of the floor in order 10 .
move thai the nomination Of Senator (
salisbury be made by acclamatlon. In |
justice to himself and his friends he .
also desired to say that he had earnest /
~ opposed Senator Saulsbury's renomi- |
nation. but that IL was now time TO 1
show that I'VE can fight like gentlemen |
and lose like sports"
| win take the stump for senator
Salisbury and urge Republicans to /
vote for him. he added Il do not an
peal 10 Democrats, for if there is any
who has 10 be appealed TO to vote for
Mr.. Salisbury, he is no Democrat.
I'VE have made our fight and lost.
We don't need any boss in Wilmington
to- tell ms to Withdraw or give way 10
some one else. We only know Tire die