Evening journal., 1920-04-20

tenffdI duFOnt rs national cOMmll-
tcemsn. but thought that honor sur
nclcnl and that someone else should
get the honor Of going TO Chicago
ON Ballot General dupont was
chosen by vote OF % 10 i3.
For alternatgs TO the national con
ventlon Mr.. Brown nominated Dr.
Conwcll A. BarlOn senator Robert
son nominated Judge Daniel o. Has
iires. The ballot resulted In twenty
two votes for Judge Hastings and
fifteen votes for Or. Banlon.
Rural Now Castle Caucus.
The rural New Castle county caucus
was called TO order in the senate
chamber at n IS by Richard q. Buck
ingham. speaker Alexander p. Corhit
was elected chairman Of the caucus by
unanimous vote Edward Taylor. Of
New Castle, was selected vlce-chair-
man. The. roll call disclosed fourteen
absenlees, with tWenty-fOur delegates
present. There was some hesitation
about proceeding With business owing
10 the large number OF abseniees. Mir.
Buckingham. however, raised the point
that all delegates knew where The
caucus was being held and thai NJ was
already later than the time set for the
II was decided to proceed with busi-
ness.
senator l.. Helsler Ball was nomin-
ated FOR delegate for the Chicago con-
vention by Mfr Buckingham. who In a
short speech said he considered SEN
aior Ball in every way fitted FOR dele
gate
There were no other nominations
and senator Bali was named by ac-
clamatlOn. 90 ---.-.. .a- ....- ...- 90 e.
Speaker Corbit was nominated for
alternate TO the National Convention
but asked that his nomination be
Withdrawn. Horace l.. DllwOrth was
then named by acclamat.on.
The nominations for members OF
committees and the state committee
as made'by the district caucuses were
ratified as follows.
state Committee Henry NJ Candy
James c. shaw. Thos. ;. Fouraore.
Committee on observation-disclosures
c. Buckingham, +. ID. Bender. John
BETH
Commltee on Rules-Alvln Saiter-
th,vaiie, A. l.. Bealc. p. c. LockermQn.
Committee on Credentlals-Frank
Dennlson, L. X. Johnston, &c. Cross
land.l
. Commitiee on Permanent Organlza-
toni. q Stuckert, John O. Aston,
B. Cooling
While everything was peaceful on
the surface In the New Castle caucus
| evidently some OF the absent MEM
hers were following the advice OF
someone. Rumor had Il that they
were advised by b. 4. Groves not tC
hurry. as business would not proceed
without them The caucus did pro-
coed TO business, however, and there
was not a ripple Of trouble. Durlnt
the selection Of committee members
/ several Of the absent members enier.
ed the hall and participated In th'
proceedings. The absent delegates
as shown by the roll call of the sec
retary. included the four from Bran
dywine hundred. Herbert Thornett
Jr..lohn =. Mcdonald, Lewis COlmary
John Levy. the four delegates from
Pencader hundred and the two dele
gates from Blaekbird hundred.
John X Johnston. Of Newark. wal
unanimously elected secretary OF th'
| caucus
Kent County Caucus
The Kent county caucus met in IN
Republican headquarters on. LOackei
man street. Walter u. HOffecker q
SMYRNA. was chosen chairman Of "a
caucus and Dr. l.. 5. Conwell. OF Cam
den. secretary.
! First business was the nominatio
(. OF national delegates as follows: :
r.. Benson. James A. Hirons. D.
r WILSON all OF Dover; John W hei
I. ing. OF Milford. and Walter o. Ho
4 fecker. Of Smyrna. -s o.
u. NJ. Wilson and Walter q. 10
= | fecker declined the nomination.
S That left three candidates. But OF
q ballot was taken resulting as follow
A. r. Benson. 30 votes: James
I HirOns, 30 votes. John w. Herring.
votes. on. motion OF Mr. Herring. n
n election Of Messrs. Benson and Hiroi
was made unanimous.
Aliernates chosen were Walter
a Hoffecker OF smyrna; J. Wilbur Pow
ell Harrington.
. Nominations for members OF u
State Committee chosen We're.
William D. Denney, Frank Hall n
= Wis, Dover; John G. Darby. Frederic
n Frank W. Davis, Milford; John
:. Bradley. Clayton. Vote showed 4
y election Of Denny who received
l. votes; Darby, sc Votes: Frank W. n
J Wis. 30 votes. The other candidate
Bradley, 3 votes: Frank Hall Davis.
votes: Walter o Honockcr, ? vote
y L. 5; Conwell, 1 vote; J. w. Powe
\ 1 vote.
:. The Negro delegates went into ca
Gus 10 selert a member OF the Sta
= Committee, but there being a tie va
], the delegates reported back TO y
:. county acuciis, and the selection OF
/; Negro member OF The committee W
y be thrown In 10 the convention.
> The nominees were Alfred Raik,
present member from Kent count
!; 4 and DR.. William NJ. Henry. both
a Dover.
k The caucus elected the followir
officers for the State conVentio
l. Nice-presidenl, John w Herring: 50
retary. Charles Hanratty.
Committee on Resolutions w.
~ Honecker, w. T. Moore, W. II. Ma
e. Rules--Herman Peck, II. B. Joh
as son, Walker Minlin.
~ Permanent Organization - HOwa
~ Rash. l.. d. Caulk. J. =. Melvin.
er Credentials COmmNtee-Ed. Will
y l.. ; Conwell. w. Dayett.
e James Hirons, one OF the Nalior
ii' delegates agreed on, expressed
sincere thanks for the honor conferr
y; upon him and pledged hearty suppl
at TO the party In ali things. A test
n the suffrage question came. when
~ l.. :. COnwell made a motion that
al be the sense OF the Kent county ca
i, Gus that the resolution committee
~ instructed to have embodied in I
~ resolutions 10 be presented TO
bs State Convention an endorsement
~ equal suffrage.
Dil Before the question was put
hi, Chairman Hoffecker, he asked for
III discussion on the subject. so that
,,s one could leave The cducus and
NJ he had no opportunity TO expr
himself.
"a County Chairman Jones Of The X
~ county committee. urged the pass,
OF Of the resolution inssmuch as
~ national leaders. T. Coleman dup
~ and Senator Ball had endorsed it
nu Delegate Phillips made mot