Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-05-26

had left at this time, in order to catch
their train
The convention did not adjourn ntil
5.25 6.25 Wilmington time, giving the
upstate delegates just time enough TO
catch the last train for home.
NEW STATE COMMITTEE,
Following is the personnel of the new
State Democratic Committee, nominated
in caucus and elected at the convention:
Wilmington-Peter J. Ford, Charles T..
Saylor and Matthew c. Ralston.
Rural New Castle county-Eben Is.
Frazer. i. dell. Janvior, DR. Willard
Crossan, Joseph Slack, Dorsey W. Lewis
and James H. David.
Kent Wilbert Raughley, Henry VIII
liamS. A. J. kingsbury, Thomas r. Cahall,
j. IL l4atchun, l.. Irving Handy, ~ k.
Johnson and J. NJ, Minner.
Sussex Harry f. Deputy, B. q. Wheat
hey, Willard +. Deputy, William L smith,
James NJ. Tunnel, Charles W. Owens,
Thomas Il Wilson, William Ii. Nelch
and benjamin Ableman.
The convention did not take vote on
Presidential preference, neither was any
thing said about Instructng the dele
gates in that behalf They SO to the ma
tionai convention without any reStrlc-
tions
Though scheduled To meet at , O'Clock,
Il was 225- 3. - Wilmington tlme-when
the convention was called TO order by
Henry II Isaacs, State chairman ne
opening PRAYER was made by Rev. i. W g.
Colona. pastor of Wesley Nj. T.. Church.
Mr. lsaacs. in opening the convention,
greeted the delegates IN what he con-
~idered the greatest campaign IN the his
Il. hn tlpf1nnPp1fIp
party has sci itself up rs the party of
mirhtv achievements The great war, he
Gid. was soon under the leadership OF q
great Democrat, at Washington, who WAS
rcrar,lcd rs the great spokesman for all
civilization He spoke of the present ma
tional conditions and the need for q
proper solution Of all problems.
Mr. Isaacs introduced former mtcd
States District-AttOrncv Charles T. Cur
ley rs the temporary chairman Of the
convention
THE KEY NOTE SPEECH.
Nr. Curlcy in accepting he honor con
fc7icd upon him made what might have
been termed the KEYNOTE speech of the
campaign of 1920 in Delaware.
\ir CurlcN said he recognized tho im-
pnrtancr of the convention. He couldn {
recall any time IN the history of the coun-
trv when the interests Of this country
~tood 50 III need ofsa Democratic admins
,ration is thcy do today. The interests Of
thc party demand the maximum care and
thought m making its plans, Tic suggested
certain things material TO che campaign.
lii 1912 a Democratic President was elect
cl referred to as the minority Presl-
don't. but in November, 1916, Woodrow
Wilson became the majority President
This must have ! cause Wilson entered
thc office On platform rs did also the
Congress. The platform was lived up to,
hence the reelection Of Wilson. MIR. Cur
,cv spoke III he financial disasters under
former Republican administrations With
i'll wear after Democratic adminiStra-
tlon entered office he Federal Reserve
act was placed on tho statute books, which
makes impossible a currCncc Of the
financial disasters under Republican ad-
minI,tratlons The reason was the gov
Crnmcnt took charge Of banking instead
III individual The present income tax
waS enacted vclr after President Wilson
went into office, in 1918. Mr.. Curley
spoke If Tho CLAYTON act, which took out q
the definition of the term commodity
mems human efforts Speaking 81 the
War period before America became 4
participant. he said, the country was
Hooded nith propaganda ny the con
tending forces II was designed ta
sC-aratc American citizens from otheI