Evening journal., 1920-08-25

State. in everything as in he past
ahVavs stood first This was not a
Democratic war as they would nave
us believe now, as the support oi you
men. under A Republican adminlstra,
ton In this State, was more olal
than a Democratic Congress. burlns
the war, he said, Delaware prepS,ro,u, q,
Tor neace and Inspired by General II.
Coleman dupont, the Slate leads IN
inc good roads movement. In con-
| cludlng Mr. Johnson said the conNeh-
finn gladly welcomes equal suurage-
Mr. Johnson read a telegram from
National Chairman VIII II. Hays, m
wiling Delaware. Republicans to al
tend Governors Day, at Senator War
ren's home. Marion. on August 81.
AIR Richards "keynotcr"
After an hours recess TO give We
committee an opportunity 70 meet ulc
committee on credentials, recon
mended Robert II. Richards, OF VII
mington. for permanent chairman,
and Edward NJ. Davis. OF BrandyWlnS5
hundred, FOR permanent secretary anu
and they were elected. ,os -
canahle presiding officer and kept ue
convention on the move all the tilne'
his keynote speech was short nut ne
nut what he considered the paramount
/ issues OF campaign In plain anu
straiehtforward way that could DC
understood by all, ~ Nib
In opening his remarks, Mr.. hch-
ards said he was glad 10 see SOM
women present and was sorry there
! yyc-r not more. He welcomed ule
ls,linen OF Delaware. who have 80 ons
been denied the right To paruclpaig
in the affairs OF government ano sqlu
he believed they Will be great IN
fluence and help In solvlnS the prop
lens confronting the country;
Mr. Richards criticized Presluenl
NVIison and said IL had come 10
noint where the executive alone as
sumes to impose his will on the peo-
ple. regardless OF their wishes, as e1-
pressed through their representatives
ksent 30 Congress.
Sneaklng on the League OF Nations
Mr. Richards said. "Of course w
want a League Of Nations to enforce
peace. OF course we want II, but no
slneilng out Americas position u
the forefront OF moral e"ort an
morQl ideals. the chairman denied tHa
lhe people wanted her TO assume IN
burden OF an international banker o
gliarantor. whose function II Wonu
be TO dabble In every squaDble III lh
world
Expressing his belief that the com
ing campaign would mark tle pesini
ming OF the new epoch IN lle Wurlt
History he assailcd The Demuoratl
party for permitting the central 49, 80,
In mower by the executive That Wolu
canse George Washington. MeSlnie
Hamilton. Abraham Lincoln and Iheo
dore Roosevelt not only to blush. pu
10 rise up m their might and smash ]
Attacking the burdens0me system q
taxattnn which the Wilson admins
tranon had inflicted upon The coui
frv Mir Richards charged that IL ma
siranrled industry and that Tue ehe'
, ~ this lhrottling was manifest o
every side today He claimed that th
hest they can do Is 10 lives UNI
Growth was out OF The question az
Z he noinied 10 the results or phhosopN
, .shich show that lack OF CROWN J.
!. suits in Iretrogression.
> Mr. richards Iauds Governor.
+ The sneaker said It was the mssi'
y NJ the Repubucai party when in
l. eel in power 90 adopt some meta
}: of Indirect taxation that VIII q
y trlbute the burden OF taxation IN si
81 way that viii not strangle the inut
D. tries OF the cOintry. ,L..
ir Mr.. Richards mere paid hlsn lrih'
q 20 Governor lownsena a'.s nls
m AZ chief executive OF the Sttie. Az
,s 9Sie line he said. "Hc has been
NJ executiye who has not been Afraid
IN face understand ami realize the OF
Iv cations this state had 20 taoe,
en- execirtive In whose mind ani nc
n. ia. existed idesis wn) realized "
le -re rress should BE mha an son
ly ihinr done TO keep this stale whest
s. beionas and where IL always mas ne
leading The States. 49,, 4.
he s.Some of his ideas may not NJ
he Noon nopular." said Mr Richards,
ce there mas NOT been an executive n
ok historv OF the state who mas conuu
m. "A q more successful onic'.
en- "Regariless % wh1. yoU max
'ss this moment the time will come w
ir- von as Dolaware0ns ana patrl
les tmeriesrs viii realize that THIS n
ms done more and stood TO 10 ~
DO man any man In your time OF hlli
ng Insisting that the oomlns oalnpo
ID imnoses greater duties than ~
me time since 1861, Mr. Mcharos piea ga
To- for a display Of patriotism. ne pi
Iay "a ,6.f factionalism be buried, Gel
0d, ne n a word that Roosevelt wa
m, have tvplned as rotten, ana 9
PIE ciuded by stating that the people
're America were expecting Delaware
'o- Al three things send a hepuDil
tes N congress. elect three RepuDh
~ nresidential electors. and elect an
iire pepuhlcan State ticket.
Cpeating OF Bolshevism, Wnich
w. eiafcd was "eVeryNvhCrc IN EURO
90 and somewhere In America,
TO- sneakar said that the women cS
81. ~ counted on, as they have alw
lu' hacn counted on, 90 give good
90 v,co NohOdv could be depended u
- to carry forward the ilag or
nv country or protect its institute
..e,in no said. better than the women.
90 Platform is Adopted.
90 FolioVing Mr.. Richards address
piatform was read by George B.
iar chairman OF the committee
solutions. and adopted. Fred
Sterile. representing the Non-Part
loihical Campaign Committee OF
.ntral Labor Union was given
lrivilege Of the floor to read 81
nent Of the principles Of the g
nitee he represented. Mr.. Sll
lated that some OF the suggest
.0ntained in The platform OF princi
hat he read. he noted, were cont
Il In the platform adopted by
convention. on motion Of Register
Wills Isaac r. Brown, Of Whining
n The statement read by Mr.. Stierle
e' accepted by The convention and
Suerle was assured that the Repu
can party has always stood for
amehoration Of the labor people
III During the recess, while the con
tf&il ton was waiting for the different
mittees TO report, William p. w
OF Wilmington lead he dele gate
i singing campaign songs.
Ill There were a number OF Nomi
i the gallery, and several on the
veniion floor, and an SEEMED TO