Evening journal., 1920-08-25

- in Dover yesterday.
Thanks 10 the political and personal magnanlmy Of
Governor John G. Townsend Jr, they enter the campaign
with the party united and up doing in all three
counties. It was a great sacrifice OF personal and po
llical feeling that the Governor made for the sake OF
party harmony As result he stands bigger
and better In the eyes Of an Deawaroans and especially
in the eyes Of all true Delaware Republicans than he
ever has done.
The platform adopted by the State convention is
sound all It's planks meets with the hearty ap
provaI Of the voters.
The ticket placed In the field with Colonel William
d. Denney OF Dover, Che unanimous choice Of caucus
and convention the candidate for governor possesses
strength which fail bring pleasure and
dence to all who are interested Republican success
and in tho public benefits which inevitably now from
such success
Colonel Henry A. DUPONT Of New Castle county, Con
eral Alden r. Henson Of county John
G. Townsend, Jr, of suseN county the nominees for
Presidential electors have been prominent In national
and State affairs for many years that IL is
say anything about them further than that would
have been dncult the convention to bet
ter and stronger selections
Colonel Dcnney, the candidate for governor, is well
and favoraby known in ali three counties. II elected
he will make IDEAL executive.
Dr. Caleb n. Layton, Of Sussex county, has served
years Representative Congress- The fact that
he has rcnominated due the grace Of Governor
Townsend who controlled the SUSSEX county caucus
who could have prevented the denomination had he
desired.
candidate for Lieutenant enor, Major j. Dan
All.
political affairs in the past, hut he stands so high Il
civic commercial and social Affairs that he will make
exceptionally strong candidate
sylvester d. Townsend, Sr- of Wilmington tho cand
date for Attorney General introduction an
Delawarean. As praetIeng attorney, City Solicitor
Deputy Judge OF The Municipal Court, Chairman Of IN
STATE Industrial Accident Board and Trainer Of the WORK
nen's Compensation act he has been conspicuous In th
public eye for many years
George W. Fisher, Of Kent county who has been N
nominated for State Daniel Thompson, of
Castle county, who has been renominated for stat
Auditor and Horace sudler OF county. the cand
date State Insurance Commissioner, recognize
wherever they known being sterling Republicans
patriotic citizens and able
The platform adopted is Of the strongest eve
promulgated by the Republicans of Delaware. Thu
assertion appFes both its national and its State
is in line with American thought and viii mes
with Delaware approval
Delaware Democrats viii hold their State Convento
September a. They based their hopes for sue
cs in November upon Republican discor they were sur
would exist from the opening the closing of The can
paign.
That they are disappointed exceedingly by oaisiiu
conditions the Republican side, goes without sayin
tspells disaster TO them at the polls November The
morale has been broken by Che outlook The future ho
Onl hope for them. BY many persons the for,heOm
september convention is regarded a perfunciory
rather Than a real piece Of work embodyh0 the e
OF political hope.
For the welfare Of the people Of Dlaware eOnditiO
political as they should be both the Republic
and the Democratic sides