Evening journal., 1920-04-20
GOVERNOR IS
DEFEATED IN
SUSSEXCAUCUS
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ernor himself is opposed to such a
move.
Mayor William G. Taylor. OF VIII
mlngton. temporary chairman OF the
convention, started his address 10 the
convention shortly before o'clock.
Prayer was offered by the Rev. r.
;. stephens, chaplain Of the Senate
MAJOR. Taylpr said be appreciated
the honor Of having been selected to
preside at the convention and hoped
that the business would be conducted
In accordance With the rules Of the
Republican party and 20 the credit
OF The stale and the party. The tenn
porary roll call occupied some time.
10 was called by Major Edward G.,
Bradford, secretary Of the state com.
mlttee.
There is also rumor that the
| fifteen delegates in Rural Now Gas
tie county who remained 0ul OF the
caucus this morning under the lead
crship Of Benjamin A. Groves. may
Try TO take the nght aeaipst senator
Bali for delegate TO the door OF the
convention
The platform that viii be sub
mitied by the.commlltec on -.resolu-
/ tl0ns 10 the convention Will contain
a strong plank for suffrage and urge
The present Legislature 10 ratlfy the
! suffrage amendment.
The platform hits al an forms OF
| violence or revolutionary agitation
and urges a vigorous campaign TO
prevent by education the spread OF
these "insldious doctrines"
Il also Will dwell on the high cost
OF living and rent proilteerlng and
condemns the waste OF public money.
II approves the national budget plan
and points out some OF the achieve
ments Of the Republican party.
The platform VIII also commend
Governor Townsend's administration
and his efforts for Improvement OF
health and educational conditions in
The State n approves OF the action OF
The legislature in providing a mod
ern system OF education and com
\ mends The present Legislature Tor
the naming OF commission 20 revise
the school code.
Previous to the calling OF lhc CON
vcution TO order the E'ero delegates
from Wilmington held a conference
and adopted several resolutlons wlilch
; will he presented TO the conNenllon.
ono OF these condemns slate Chairman
naniei i Lavlon. Ir., for statements
alleged 10 have been made by him dur
ing thc Suffrage neht In the Legisla-
h,Te TenSctine on the Negro race
Another resolution asks that one
Negro alternate to the national cOnven-
tion be elected by the state convention
. Another resolution adopted ASKS that
, each Of the four districts OF me state
Wilmington, rural New C3stle, ken'
and sussex be represented on the Slat'
committee by Negro.
| HTlla s.Iau n ItQlhnrU MAS nominated
as the Negro member OF The Stale com
mltiee from Wilmington.
Governor Is Defeated. ~
Governor Townsend was defeated
for delegate in the sussex count,
caucus. Three men were Voted for
namely, Governor. Townsend. Rober
Elliott Of Seaford. and former Cover
nor s. s. PenneWill OF Greenwood.
Frank 5. Sirman. OF Laurel, an
Senator James g: Palmer, OF Milton
were nominated FOR temporary chair
man. Sirman Withdrew and Paine
, was unanimously. elected. Howard ,
stewart, OF Georgetown, was electe
Al Or. IA. r. Burton was named vic
chairman OF the convention, and Jane
X, Philips, honorary secretary OF IN
convention.
r. u. Lingo. Jr., Daniel J. Layton.
It Emery WILEY, senator !. -. ohor
Mark l.. Davis and Dr. @. Layto
Grler were nominated for state con
a mitteemcn. -.
. Mr.. Layton Withdrew and place
a in nomination MT. Whey, ~. ~ ~, ~.
IL go Jr.. aud !. ID. short ana 'he9 WEI
e'sT,e' The vote was wiley, %; r. D. LIZ
y 90. Jr.. fs: ID short. p. BY W
~ lime The nominees all got throue
u Withdrawing there were only ihr,
= candldales left and IN accoruah.
i wiih rules Of party N was necessaI
le oPor delegates TO the National cor
1, veniion robert Elliott oN,Seaford, Gov
~ ernor Townsend. Frederic Mans
. GEORGETOWN and Congressman caleD l
Layton OF Georgetown were np,l ~.
III mated Daniel J. Layton WitndreW tu
name of CONGRESSMAN Layton and o.
2 fe~nd that of former Governor :.
N penneNylil OF Greenwood In his pla,c
n MIR Malls also Withdrew. onc Dall,
m resulfed in penneNill receiving
al voies Elliott % and Governor Iowi
~ send is the first two being nominate
phnnp short. OF Millvile. was nam
- alternate for Elliott and Frederic
% Malls alternate for Pennewill.
81 appointment Of convention commi
~ tees was left to the chair.
$ Wilmington Caucus. -,
u, The Wilmington caucus was call
for the House OF Representatives roo
Ut and at A O'Clock when many del
T. gates had congregated there II W
nj rtimored that Isaac II. Brown, WI
pr had been delegated by the Sta
)r chairman 10 call the caucus togeu
he In the absence Of City Chairman Boz
rs ers. was calling the roll at The Hol
rs Rioharlson. where he had a sm'
ct minority of delegates. with him.
81 n. II. Billany, on hearing OF N
announced that u was not often IN
the majority trailed after the min'
cd itv. hui ne would suggest mat m
h 70 10 Hotel Richardson 10 see WI
a was going on.
ke Tho delegates walked TO the no
bv where IL was found that Mr.. Bro,
or and other Alfred /. dupont lead,
Ie- were holding a conference but
report as 10 the calling OF the r
ie- was a mistake.
ad Tile entire Wilmington delegati
n then returned TO the House chamh
IN where Mr.. Brown called the cauc
? together. David II. Mccoy was elel
ed. secretary unanimously.
senator James w Robertson plac
Howard VI. Ward in nomination
NJ chairman and William r. Jones no
no mated Isaac r. Brown Mr.. Wa
rs won out by a vote Of % to a
A then presided over the caucus. Char
nm A. Patterson was named vice cha
n man of the convention and The ca
OK Gus elected committees as follows
ns Committee on Resolutions - Hen
M Wilson, Or. :. &. Ebert and ID.
nat Wilson
ias Credentials - James W. Roberts
ial Benjamin l.. DEMO and John &. FOO
is. Permanent Organization o.. IRA
M Lenning. Michael palese and Jo