Evening journal., 1918-07-19
REPUBLICANS T0NAME
ticket ON AUGUST 70
State Committee Desires
! Delaware Soldiers to Have
Chance TO Vote
DELEGATE PRIMARIES
TO BE ON AUGUST II

Special TO THE EVENING JOURNAL.
DOVER, Del, July is.-The Repuhli-
can State Central Committee met yes
terday In the newly lifted up and fur
nished rooms OF the Kent County Re
publican Committee, North and State
streets. All but four of the members
OF the committee were present, the
ebsentees being II. H. Bilsny, Thomas
S. Fouacre, Charles ]. Luff and Isaac
w. Bowers, Chairman A. r. Ben
son presided at the meeting which was
harmonious 10 every sense OF the word.
Former United States Senator ]. Frank
Anee. while not member Of the State
Committee, was invited 10 attend. He
Rendered the State Committee the use
of the Kent County Committee rooms
on their visit to Dover His offer was
accepted with the thanks Of the com-
m5ttee. The new headquarters are fur
ptshed fn the most up-to-date manner
IN large measure due 10 the Efforts
nf former Senator Alice.
A general discussion took place as 10
me State pimsries after wnich a mo-
Zion was adopted setting Saturday, Au-
gust 81 as the date for the delegate
primaries throughout the State, the
kltatt tOuNtltfJu D0iAlk ott III Aa'1
day. August 20, In the Dover Opera
House. Candldsaes for United States
Senaxou, Congressman and State Of
Doors viii be nominated.
The question OF having Delaware sol
diers stationed In the cantonments OF
tf1is country as well as In the war
zone In Europe registered and being
given an opportunity to vote was dis
tf.e. oer.ffr or.fs sAf a
sommit4ee that Governor Townsend !
should be requested 20 secure. II pos
sfble, slch rights for The soldiers by /
appointing auxiliary registrars for that
purpose. Whether practicable or nor
80 send registrars 10 France scanned a
uSestion inasmuch as the War Depart
aments attitude on tho question Is not
nlear. There is no provision In the
Delaware law for taking the votes OF
Che States soldiers overseas by mall.
b A. Groves, member or the com
mfttee from New Castle County, offered
= resolution, which was unanimously
adopted, extending sympathy 10 Col
Theodore Roosevelt on the death OF
his son IN France.
During the afternoons session short
addresses were made by former Senator |
~. ttfSktf baAls lOIalltf OtildlOI hitIts
Charles Sudler Richards, former Cover
nor S S. Pennewill, John w. Herring. |
1ames A. Hirons, Elijah Lynch, Isaac r. |
Brown, Charles H. Coulbourn and Al |
fred Raikes, the two latter being color
cd members OF the Stale committee.
Following was the call issued by the
committee for the State convention;
"A State convention Of the Republican
party OF the State OF Delaware will be
held at Dover on Tuesday, the 20th day
of August. A. ID. 1913, at ii O'Clock a. m,
for tho purpose OF nominating can
didste for the Office OF United States
Senator. candidate for tho ONCE OF |
Representative from the State OF Della 1
ware In the Sfxty-sixth Congress OF the
Omitted States, candidate for the Of
foe Of State Treasurer, candidate for
Tie of1oe OF Auditor OF Accounts, and
for the purpose OF transacting such
business as may properly come before
e.
The said convention shall also elect
dxtsen members Of the state commit
e9
SAThe said convention shall consist OF
leo delegates, apportioned among the
several convention districts Of the State
Is follows:
Forty delegates TO be chosen from
he First district; 80 delegates to be
,hosen from the Second district: 40
70 be chosen from the Third
district; az delegates to be chosen from
he Fourth district
'-The said delegates shall be appor-
toned among the several hundreds,
wards and districts in the same man
ner as was done at the last State con-
vention.
"The delegates. with their sNernates,
shall be chosen In accordance with the
primary election law.
The executive committee Of the
various districts shall name the cleo
zion officers, and In the Second, Third
snd Fourth convention districts the
places designated by statute for holding
the general elections shall be designated
BY the executive committee for holding
the primary election under this call.
Upon closing the polls the judges
hall publicly count the votes and make
certificates OF the results Of the cleo
hon in duplicates. one OF which shall /
be delivered to the delegate or dele
rates elected, and the other immodi-
stely mailed TO the secretary OF the
Republican State committee at Dover,
Del"