Evening journal., 1920-08-25
REPT7BLTCANS NAME TICKET
WITHOUT CONVENTION HIICH

, believed would be the unanimous
choice OF the convention, and there
fore would present a united front TO
the enemy on election day"
'srhe man whom ] shall name has
three qualifications which the nomi-
nee OF this great party for governor
should have, namely, high character
executive ability and loyalty 10 The
party which nomlnates him." said Mr..
lie commended Colonel Denney's
war record. He said Colonel Denney,
at the outbreak OF the war, refused
a commission offered by Governor
Townsend. 'He volunteered as a pri..
vate," Mr.. Anderson said, land served
two years He was honorably dis
charged after being promoted on ms
merits three times" He concluded Dy
saving that Colonel Denney should
especially appeal 10 the women voters,
and no woman who votes for him
would have 10 be ashamed Of her act.
oscar C. Draper, Of Wilmington,
and Daniel J. Layton, Jr, OF George
town. seconded the nomination OF Col
onel Drnny Mr.. Lay'0n said. "Ihere
never has been difference OF opinion
/ in Sussex county as TO Kent oounty's
right 10 name the nominee Tor COVER,
nor. We pledge him our support and
applaud his selection.
/ oscar C. Draper, OF Wilmington,
nominated Major J. Danforth Bush, OF
! Wilmington, for lieutenant governor.
/ The name OF sylvester ID. Townsend
/ Ir.. OF Wilmington. for Attorney-Gen-
| eral was placed before the convention
by Register OF Wills Isaac r. Brown,
OF Wilmngton. who said it was a case
of the ofilce seeking the man not the
man seeking the ofllce. Mr.. Brown
/ commended the Repuhlicaniem or MT.
Townsend and said for him 10 ac-
cent the nomination would be a per-
sonal sacrifice, but he knew Mr..
Townsend would make a sacrifice for
the party.
A. II. Poet Of Milford. ronominated
George NJ. Fisher Of Wyoming for
State Treasurer and Constable VIII
] liam Tinsman Of Richardson Park re-
4 nominated Daniel Thompson, OF New
ark for Auditor OF Accounts. -
Daniel j. Layton, Jr., nominated
Horace Sudler Of Bridgcville FOR In
surance Commissioner
The State committee was authorized
by the convention 10 oil any Vacan'
cies which may occur on the ucket;
The convention adopted a ilVe point
fM NNMI WM NI NAtAN n HAN NNf'N
3 party emblem.
: Favor Justice for Italy.
After the platform had been ADOPT
2 ed bv the convention The following
resolutions which were FIRST onere'
@ al ne Wilmington caucus by Or
% Leopold Vaccaro and referred TO IN
5 committee Resolutions on motol
0 were adopted as follows:
I Whereas. our valiant and loya
/ ally. in the late war, Italy has sac
r rllced ovcr one million and haH o
- men. killed and mutllated, and ma
/ thrown into the furnace OF war NOR
!. than one-half OF her national Wealu
I 10 uphold and defend The cause @
p World democracy against the .ae
b gression OF the Central Empires, an
a Whereas. BY her brave army q
& five million of men she has shed nc
n blood on the French, Macedonian an
e Italian Fieds, and
Il "Wher, AS. BY her brilliant victor
a on the piave River she struck WI
y death hlow 10 the despouo Austr'
+ Hungarian Empire and was thereh
the determining factor In the subs
uuent Allied triumph In all fields, az
m Whereas. llaly's ideals iully cor
" eide with the ideals OF our own n
,d puhlic for which our boys includn
]
sh OF italian extraciion have offered th'
IS iievs on the battle fields OF Eurol
and
I,e whereas. Italy. today, because
rk her unjust treatment by The Dem
nr cratic administration Is going throu
an critical period OF her history,
10 therefore he 10 resolved that !
n Republican state Convention. IN J.
an ver assembled this twenty fourth Q
,r, OF August. A. d. 1920, fully app
lat clatcs Italy's great efforts in
,e- war. her remarkable victories and
Il great contribution 20 the cause
en-. Civilization and heartily sympatnli
with her present difficulties, and be
mi "Resolved. That the Republic
ne Party OF the state Of Dolawa
CT through its Congressional Represc
auves and otherwise, pledge us
al eupnort that Justice shall be done
zen Italy in The matter Of her legltim
,tic aspirations, such as Fiume and
AN / Adrlatic Italian Provinces, so d
ore our friendly and cordial relatio
~ - momeniarny disturbed by the
ien compromising attitude OF Prfsid
nv Wilson. may he further cemonted
ded the good OF Civilization.