Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-09-13
NON-PART|SAN
LEAGUE ACTIVE IN
G. 0. P. PRIMARY
Plans for Tomorrow's Nomination
Outlined at Smoker
Last Night.
FAVOR SOME CANDIDATES

So far as the board of directors IS able to
control the individual acts of members
the Non-Partisan Voters League OF
Delaware will take an active hand IN the
Republican primaries tomorrow. Inc
directors have indorsed number. of the
candidates and individual effort on the
part of members In that behalf Is urged
by the board
This was made plain at q smoker held
by the league last night at Its head
quarters, 504 Market street, and the
frank announcement was made that the
following candidates for nomination at
the primaries tomorrow had been ln-
dorsed. in addition to the Republican
State ticket, headed by DIR. l.. Heisler
Ball for L. ) Senator:
State Scnator-First district of Will
mington-City Councilman James W.
Robertson, indorsed bv the league di-
rectOrs.
The other candidates are James Is.
Hickman. the retiring Senator, and
Thomas T. Peeney Messrs. Robertson
and Hickman were present and Mr
Robertson was called upon to make a
speech. which he did, outlining his plat
form and incidentally rcmarking that his
opponents are both good fellows and each
would make good Senator.)
Register of Wills-Isaac Il. Brown, in
dorsed by the league directors, who made
a speech.
Julian c Walker is also a candidate
Recorder OF Dccds-Furman {. Cole,
lndorsed by the league directors.
James Logue Is also a candidate
Coroner George r. CLANCY. indorsed
hv the league directors, who made
speech.
There are several other candidates for
coroner, Isaac = Bullock who was
present, John Levcy and Thomas X.
Parker
Other Endorsements are understood to
have been gwen hv the league directors
who arc expected to make every effort 10
secure the nomination Of the men SO IN
dorsed
DIR BALL DISCUSSES EVERY EVENING
CARTOON
While n number az Democrats were
present the meeting took the nature of
q Republican boost. for the speeches
nearly all had to do with tho success Of
that party and tomorrow S primaries
All Of the speakers. II IS believed were
Republicans. and. naturally. their talk
was about the nearest thing to their
hearts
DR. l. Helslcr Ball, the Republican
nominee for nitcd States Scnator, took
as his subject. after thanking the league
for it's Endorsement OF his candidacy,
Every Evenings cartoon Of September
{. which showed the doctors Ball and
Layton) administering rstorativcs 10 the
dilapidated C.. q. p elephant Or Ball
admitted that the elephant did look
bit SICK in the cartoon; in fact he ad-
mitted that 1t had been sick, due TO too
MANY .multi-isns. but he said the
doctors were bringing it around all right"
and the harmony pills were also re-
viving it. BY election time. he thought. it
would show real life and will be on nun
toward Washington.
Following the specchmaklng there was
luncheon. and throughout tho evening
there was q musical program. lnStru-
mental music was furnished by Riggs
Orchestra and there was vocal music by
the Harlan Quartet and others l. +.
Cooper, financial secretary. presided and
brief address, outlining the policy of the
league. in its efforts to secure Republican
success. was made by L. NJ. Davis. the
president The visitors. who numbered
about 300, enjoyed themselves PLAYING
pool and in other ways when the speech
making was over. both the third and
fourth floors being thrown open 10 their
use