Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-08-14
GOVERNOR cox TO
VISIT DELAWARE
IN NEAR FUTURE
Senator Wolcott Advises Demo
cratic Committee OF Presi-
Dental Nominees Plans.
LANSsDISCUSSED AT
GEORGETOWN MEETINH
Special Dispatch From staff Correspondent

Special Dispatch From s,afr Correspondent
GroparrowN. Aue. ID.
The Democratic State Committee and
the SussexCounty Democratic Committee
held Joint meeting here Yesterday after
noon Henry r. Isaacs, president OF the
State Committee. presided. There was
n large attendance and great enthusiasm
prevailed.
United States Senator Josiah q. VOL
oott made brief address. Hepraisedthe
Democratic national ticket and said the
Democratic prospects IN nation and state
are promising. lie thought the Demo-
crats would be victorious in November,
because the Democratic party has done
well in governmental affairs since lel2,
and measured up 10 demands IN the war
crisis He suggested o speaking campaign
for Delaware and told the Democrats
20 90 into the campaign with songs on
their lips and mauifestlrg the snlnt oi
crusaders fighting for n cause
Enthusiastic addresses were also made
bv Chairmpn Isaacs, Andrew j Lynch OF
Georgetown. John b. Hutton If Dover
f. b. Frazer Of Newark, Timothy ).
Mooney Of Wilminpton. former Conrfss ss
man Albert r Polk and James NJ Tunnel
Of Georgetown, Francis deli janvier oi
u p
town
Most Of tho speakers deplored politica
coru,ption and expressed the opinion thR'
the Democrats could carry Delaware IN .
clean election Mr. Isaacs reported tfe'
he had written to Chairman Charles
Warner Of the Republican state Com
mittee. in an effort to have united ne
tion in preventing corruption AT the eiec
tinn He had not received Mr.. Warner
reply. but hoped I o haveit topresent az tbs
next meeting Of the State Committee
GOV. cox To VISIT DELAWARE.
Senator Wolcott announced that Gov
ernor Cox had definitely promised g
come 20 Delaware. and MIR Nolccttnd-
vised the State Committee TO get IN toucl
with the National Committee Speakers
Bureau Mr. Isaacs said he had handed e
Thomas r Bayard, chairman Of the sub
committee ON speakers. communica
tion from the National Committee Bureau
asking what prominent Democrats th'
people of Delaware would like 90 hear II
campaign.
The State Committee, on motion o.
Mr. Tunnell, expressed n desire tha
Governor Cox address at least three meet
tings in Delaware.
Former Congressman l. Irving HANDY
was proposed for temporary chairman q
the state convention 10 be held IN Dove
on September IA. but IN compliance with
party rules action was deferred until th'
night before the convention when TIN
committee viii meet IN Dover.
LARGER REpRrsrN NrATroN ron wlIMlNGTo'
After an eloquent address by Mr.
Mooney, who is Wilmington stat
Al. 4, Il u u
| Peter ] Ford Of Wilmington IS chairman
appointed TO consider Nilmineton's 70
| quest for increased representation a
state conventions. recommended that th'
request he referred to the next state con
vention The State Committee SO ordered
| Mr.. Mooney was added to the com
| mittee to propose tentative blanks for the
platform to be adopted at the state con
| vention.
| TheState and county committees adopt
| ed the following
! Resolved That any person who votei
! at the Republican primary election
| TO be held in Sussex county, Saturday
| August 81, 1920. shall be barred from, anC
| shall not be permitted to vote at the Dem
/ ocratic primary election to he held n
| Sussex county, Saturday September ! |
| 1920. 1t shall be conclusive evidence o
such person having voted at said Repub
| lican primary election if his narne appear
on the poll list kept at said Republican
| primary election. The persons selected e
serve as primary election officers at th'
/ Democratic primary election to be helC
in Sussex county, September IL, 1920. ar
hereby requested TO refuse TO accept tn
vote of any such person so as aforesaid
voting at the Republican primary elec
ton for such persons who offer 10 vote a
said Democratic primary election.
The State Committee members wer
guests Of the County Committee at
| luncheon in the Brick Hotel.