Evening journal., 1920-05-25
WOLCOTT ON TOP
FOR COMMITTEEMAN


bury. q.
Kent and Sussex counties give VOL
cOtt Sc votes and % Is a Majority
Of the convention He will have az
least t5 voies In Rural New Castle
and or 2 in Wilmington, winch
would assure his control of the CON
vention, II he can hold those deha-
gates.
New State Committee.
@ The new state Committee selected
In the various caucuses Is composed
Of the following:
WilmingtOn-peter j. Ford, Charles
. p. Saylor, Matthew Ralston-
Rural New Castle--Ehn B. Frazer
OF Newark: Francis deli. Janvier. OF
New Castle; Dr. Willard Crossan, OF
Centrevlne: Joseph Slack, OF New
port; DR.. Dorsey w Lewis, OF MID
dletown; James II. Bavid. OF Io"n-
Kent County-First district, vii
bert Raughley; second, Henry VII
lams: third. A. j. kingsbury; fourtl,
Latchum. Members at large-L. nv
ing Handy. Colonel n. R Johnson =
Sussex County-Harry NJ Deputy, OF
Milford: B. G.. Whedtley, oI brodn
Greek: Willard r. Deputy, OF Laurel
William p. smith, OF HarDeson; james
NJ Tunnel, Georgetown; BenJdIiilli III
Ableman, OF Georgetown; Wlillam ~
Welch. Of Milton, and Charles owens
Of Bridgeville. d,
was Alter 3 o'clock. Wilmington lllne
when Charles r. Curley, OF Wilmins-
TON. temporary chairman, started nis
6evnote speehc in the convention.
4 aeht is being made in the com,
mittee on resolutions in taNo- o.
blanks in the platform endorsing SUI
frage, expressing sympathy Tor mt
Irish Republic and for a VINE aho
beer plank
New Castle County Caucus
County Chairman Eben B. Frazier
called the New Castle county caucus
together in the opera House. l.ie ,ie
WIlmInrton and rural New L.astle
county delegates met together. PeteI
! Pord nominated Charles +. Curiey
for chairman Of the caucus ana " w.
Truxton Boyce nominale9 5uii's.9' g..
lohn y Latta OF BlackDird. MT. tlIi
lev withdrew and Senator Latia Wa
made the luminous choice. J. Pedlo-
Cam was elected secretary. IL.
When a motion was made 10 mar,
the TEMPORARY rOh the permanent rol
Mathew q. Ralston objected ana ash-
ed that the delegates produce ulell
credentials and inumated tnaJ solll,
NAV have answered the roll VINO Melt
ne entitled 10 do so. He later Win
drew his objection, and said ne ueI
been misiuf0rIned. The caucus ~.
info yNraurle over the selection oi
members Of the credentials, reSolu-
lions and permanent organiii1aliioI on
committees but was finally anJ Jussse vs.,
bv allowing Wilmington hYo Inenf Ine.li
hers and rural New Cdstle tllree nl,.'il lsta,l
hers of each committee 70 De seieoSee
bv each district in caucus. ,-....
recess was taken for zen Wlnl ",
10 allow Wilmington and rurh 2cF
Csasie in separate caucus 70 seleo'
members of the Stale Committee, ma
tfonal delegate and members OF b'
convention committee. ,-.-s ro,.
i. pearce Cam was eiecleu c,'.,i, III
vention Secretary Tor NC" '7-''
Coane Soons wins BY One Vote
Il, the separate Wilmington caucus
vJiliisn Covne. after a hot hgnt, Wa
seie~ted Tor national delegates owe
nanief 1 buckley, by a vote OF . 70
u5iiism Buckley and Matthew hals
ton rnado a protest against me seieo
tSon ~ Mr. Coyne. on The grounu va ~
i,l,or must be represented ln t.lc " y
iIonal Convention and tnrea..esileu ven. -. Y
return a minority report 70 'iie 0'n
vention. ..,a.d over tn
Wilmington caucus eild N'i
Ruckley was secretary. .-. soto
The rryral New Castle county III III
,-stes in separate caucus, nailien W.
liam A. SCOTT chairman anu ~ uN
ton Boyce, secretary. ..,,.,, can
1rhc r1ral New Castle county eau
cus oominated Mayor EDen b; frs1o, ~,
of Newark, national oeiesass' "a, ~
holm q. Gray. by Note oi % - -
Kent County Caucus -, a., IN
The Kent county caucus M ~ III va
Kent county court room anu ~
nresidsd over by former RepreseIlltsli y 4
~ Hsr,uey p. Hall, OF smyrna, Niu
William nj. Dickson, Of Woodslde'
secrefar-v Former Congressman l.
1sndv niaced in nomination Tor nv
tionsi committeeman. senator Josia
IN naming senator Wolcoh, NJ
Handy stated that the member oi ul
national committee naturalls Deions
u the United STATES otnalui, a.
pointed out how tne custom I'D
haen followed in years past
m y Cahau OF the Ninth distric
nlaced in nomination willard Sauls
bury. ,-,,-.-. ,,ro.,ot
IS votes: salisbury, . votes; uhre
"J9 Renrese5tative G. u. Paradee place
in domination Senator Wolootl
delegate ID the national convention
and N T. Beck, Of Dover, as alternate
senator Wolcott and Beck Wer
ID elected by acclamation.
senator Williams placed m nolllns
tion Charles D. Murphy. OF harrlns
ton. and DIT. James Martin PLACID ]
nomination B. A. Hazel. Hazel Mo
bv vote OF 32 70 2s. w. 5. smith wa
chosen alternate for Mr.. Hazel.
SUSSEX Delegates Caucus
The Sussex CAUCUS was called
order at ii15 by Andrew j. Lyno
Landreth l.. Layton. OF GeOtSeloVVl
was unanimously chosen cil,ilriila
Mr.. Layton made strons appeal is
party harmony. saying that ne W0u
rather see the Stale OF DefaWa
under Democratic control than
carry the head OF the national tloke
he attacked the school code and U
child welfare law as examples OF IN
satisfactory legislation" passed. Z
Republicans. samuel n Culver, 'le
mar, was selected secretary OF U
canolls-
taken 10 allow The delegations fro
the I'VE senatorial districts TO caucl
for members OF the Stale Centr
Committee.
Chairman Layton took occasion
slate his stand on the prohibiti'
laws, making a strong appeal 10 ha'
the Klair law stricken from the sta
ute books. He declared that the kla
law intarfered with the liberties
al a