Evening journal., 1920-04-21
REPUBLICANS
IN FIRM STAND
FOR SUFFRAGE
-conLInued From FIrsI paga J

Gus because OF objection To- The $ lee
ton OF Senator L. Heisler Ball as
delegate had also threatened 10
start a light In HE convention ilOOr.
but hey finally decided TO accept IN
caurus selections,
The six Delaware delegates 90 the
National convention Will 90 unn-
strucied. following the custom OF
Delaware Republicans. No attempt /
was made durins the convention TO |
instruct the delegates, who are left /
free TO vote as they deem best at
Chicago.
General r. Coleman DUPONT. WHO
NaS elected a national delcsatc from
Wilmington is sure Of being re-
eleo,cd national committeeman from
Delaware. General duponrs many
friends flocked TO his aid from Az
parts of The State II IS thought
that all The delegates realizing his
value 10 lhe national comm tee ds
a worker, favor him 10 T. present The
State on The national committee.
The national committeeman is
elected by the national delegates and
General dupont, 10 Is expected, will
be chosen unanimously by the Della
ware delegation.
Governor Townsend received AL
great ovation In The convention when
Congressman Waller o. lIoflccker, of
smyrna. who. as a member of ll,o
r solutions committee, in reading ihe
platform, which was adopted with
out objection. came TO liai part
which endorsed his administration
and praised his work for The better
mem. OF educational conditions In the
state. This was practically an cL-
dOrscment OF the school code plan.
The applause for Governor IOWnsend
ijsied several minutes and was re-
ncved when Dr. q. Layton Grier.
who had a seat IN the gallery. led
n giving three cheers for Governor
Townsend. Some of the SUSSEX cOun-
~ delegates seemed 10 squirm Ia
their seats during lhis demonstration,
but with few exceptions did not Join
In the ovation
Governor Abides BY Caucus
one OF the regrettahle features Of
the convention was the failure OF the
Sussex caucus 10 choose Governor
Townsend as a national delegate. He
bore The brHnt Of a bitter political
lght led by personal enemies in The
southern county, and his defeat in
the caucus by no means reflected the
sentiment OF the State There Is no
question but that Governor Town
send easily could have been elected
a national delegate II he had ac-
cedcd To the wishes OF some OF his
friends and allowed them 10 present
his candidacy In open convention.
But the governor objected To such
a step, abided by the principle OF
caucus rule and accepted defeat like
good loser.
In fact the convention session was
as peaceful and harmonious as ever
was held by Delaware Republicans
They settled what differences they
had TO settle In caucuses, and went
united into the convention, which car
ricd out The caucus conclusions. The
Sussex county faction that was on
posing Governor Townsend was con-
/ tent with naming Former Governor
$. ;. penncWill and Robert b Elliott
as National delegates tho former an
ardent supporter of General dupont
and the latter repulcd 10 be friendly
/ 10 General dupont for National com
mitlcemun-and with making their
own selection Of three state COM
mlttecmen
Aside from that action. they FEN
in line with the convention program
There was another demonstration
when that section Of tn platfi ON
endorsing suffrage and urging the
Legislature To ralify tho Anthony
amendment WAS read and again Whcn
Col Robert G. Houston. permanent
chairman OF lhe convention. ih o
strong speech, point Il out that ;hc
national party had asked Delaware 10
ratfy the suffrage amcndmcn and
that IL was The duty OF ihls Logis-
! lalurc TO do so. The Oulhurst that
greeted This declaration was 50 great
,aat Colonel Houston replied. NOV
! know ihe Republican party of the
State stands fols suffrage Most lf
/ the Sussex delegates again re.nalnel
mute and stubborn. refusing o Join
in The demonstration.
The negro lcgates with onc ca
ccpilon. failed 10 offer TO the COLI
vontlon the resolutions they aduptsd
In conference before The conNru-
/ ton met Tho one exception was
request made on tho floor by charles
rules be changed 90 allow the negro
members OF iho state committee 10
/ be named on he nOor of The conven-
I ton instead Of In negro caucus
/ The rulfs We're so changed The negro
voters Of Wilmington and Kent cOun-
] ly have been represented for some
time on The committee. An adUi-
I0nal negro member was elected YES
lerday from Sussex county, but
| Rural New Castle county failed 20
propose negro member.
lIlt IlAUNiNl 0NNNliiN'N ny AN'
resolutions committee, OF which Rich
ard g. Buckingham, Of Mill Creek
hundred. was chairman. and read by
former Congressman Honcckcr, MAS
adopted without The least dissent,
cv-n the plank declaring for suffrage
ratification.
Convention Under Way
The convention was called 20 order
shortly before O'Clock by State
Chairman Daniel ]. Layton. Jr.. who
introduced Mayor William c. TAYLOR.
Of Wilmington, as temporary chair
man. Mayor Taylor called on the
Rev r.. :. stephens. who Is chaplain
ur lhe state senate for The invoca-
tion. In taking charge of The con-
veNaon Mayor Taylor expressed al
nrtciaiion for the honor conferred
"a nim and hopd that the convcn-
lion would be conducted according
o. llir r,ilps cf the Republican party
After the temporary roll call a rccCs -
was taken until o'clock TO give the
| rn n,'iroa am onnOil unity 90 work.
J When the convention roconvcnei
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