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outside the caucus room. The program
included n proposal tn elect Governor
Townsend and Congressman Layton
National delegates. IL was stated previous
To the conference that should the PROPOSE
ton be rejected Townsends supporters
would bolt the caucus and throw the
Sussex fight on the convention iloor.
GOVERNOR BEATEN 81 TO 1s.
Governor Townsend was defeated for
delegate To the Republican National
convention in Sussex county caucus.
The two delegates elected were. Form er
| Governor Simon s. Penniwel OF Green
wood. "a votes. Robert II. Elliott
| Seaford. 81 Governor Townsend poled
| Is OF the AZ votes in the cauucus.
WILMINGTON CAUCUS.
The Wilmington caucus was held
| i'm Representative Hall and was called 20
order by Isaac r. Brown. Prior to the
| caucus there wnR conference IN the
| Hotel Richardson. called by MIR. Brown.
| This was gathering of the New LIS
pensatiun forces from the city. ihey uis-
| ctlssed a program of action. but kept their
plans secret until the caucus assembled
| Levy Courtman Howard NJ. Ward was
elected caucus chairman over Register ~
| Wills Isaac r. Brown by n vote OF " to
| IL David H. McAvoy was unanimously
| elected secretary.
ORGANIZATION IN CONTROL.
The result of the fight over chairman
| indicated TINT the organization wns IN
control Of the caucus 20 To II. ! his APP
pareutlv ,lawned on this new dispeds1-
| tion forces in their conference, at whirh
they derided upon tentative tlcket 10
take It's chances at the eattciis. he iifst
| blow was sustained in the deenat oi
| Brown for chairman.
The real test came, however, IN the
fight for the Wilmington representation
on the new State committee The orRaniza-
tinn mt I'm the following ticket, nominal
ed by State Senator James W Robertson
n III Bnlany. Harry |. ellis and hatles
II Grantland The New DispensHtion
ticket. placed in nomination by William
n Jonea. was as follows lsaac X. Brown.
Elmer II Klund and William ] HlFhtield
The Organization ticket was ~ tie
following vote Billany, 20, 6illis ~
Grantland, 81, Brown, II; klnnd, II.
lIighheld. IA
The Wilmington caucus made the tal-
lowing nominations, all Unanimously
Caucus SELECTIONS.
For the chairman Of the convention
/
Committee on Resolutions Henry
Wilson, Or. Samuel g. Gilbert and =. J
Jones =,
Committee on Credentials James "
Robertson. benjamin l. Denlo aud loht
G. Foote
Committee on Permanent OrFanza
tion-Frank I4ennlng. Michael Faiez ant
John Patruski
Committee on Rules LEROY Harvey
Charles IT, Coulhourn, colnred, and J
panforth Bush.
NJ ruNr NATIONAL DELEGATE.
There was n fight IN tho caucts agains
+ I. Coleman du pont for delegate 10 III
Republican National Convsntio iron
Wilmington This was ono Of the thing
planned nj the New DiHpensation con
ference
General du pont was nominated b,
I James " Robertson.
Isaac n Brown. leading the opposition
, nominated Mayor William 6. Inylor o
| Wilmington None of my colleagues,
/ fhe said rs opposed to General du ION
/ for national committeeman, but We thinI
that honor is enough, and IN spirit q
: harmony | nominate William 4. 1aylo
r for delegate.
/ The result of the vote was rs follows
du Pont ~: Taylor. -.
/ For alternate, Isaac X. Brown nom
9 mated DIR. Conwrl Bantou colored, an
i James W Robertson, nominated JudR
: Daniel O. Hastings The vote resulted q
+ follows: Hastings - Banton. 1s.
e Many Of the Negro delegates are pceve
over the defeat of DR. Banton, claimin
II is n slap at the race. DIR. Banton doe
not feel this way, however He sald /
did not expect to be proposed and tee
honored that he was,
u Mayor Taylor's candidacy for dsegat
against Coleman du Pont seals the nbyoT
political future. in the opimon ot man,
= II developed that there were IL al
n sentees when the caucus convened. The
# were closeted with Benjamin \. Grove
!. Mt the Hotel Richardson at whose reque'
g the New Dispensation members had goI
. there for a conference They were SUI
posed to be lined up against Senator Bo
e for delegate and to favor Francis |. q
l. Pont. but this did not develop ut II
II caucus.
J. The point of the abscntees was raise
It but Richard G. Buckingham sad all kno
4 where and when the caucus was To be he |.
4 Therefore. business proceeded. The al
h sentees included four from Brandywll
: hundred-Herbcrt Thornett, Jr., John
n Mcdonald Lewis Colmary and Joh
Devey,-the four from Pencader aud tW
from Blackbird hundred,
The anti-Ball crowd evidently realize
their weakness and decided 10 take l
part in the caucus, though several drlft'
lie in while the meeting was on and took pat
A. p Corbit was elected chairman af
Frank Johnston, secretary.
n The following state committee mel
/ bers were nominated to represent rur
10 New Castle county; Henry Nj. Canh
" John G.. Shaw and Thomas ). fouraei
: Convention committeeman were noml
le ated as follows:
N Resolutions d. Bender, Richa
G. Buckingham and John Berth
Rules-Alvin Satterthwalte, \.
Beale and H. c. Iockerman.
Credentials-Fr Dennlson, },
Johnston and f. q. Grassland.
a. Permanent Organization-J. q. Stue
It, ert, John C. Aston and Benoni Coolt
~ BENSON AND HIRoNs IN KENT.
~ Kent county caucus met in Republic
a. headquarters on Lockerman street. W
r. ter O. Hoffecker of Smyrna was charm
re and DIR. l.. s. Conwel of Camden, see
m tary For national convention delegat
the following nominations were mat
A. r.. Benson, James A. Hlrons, ID.
Wilson, all of Dover, John W. Herring
$ Milford and WalterO. Hoffecker OF Smyr
ne d. Nj. Wilson and Walter q. Hotfeck
d. declined the nomination which left TIN
y candidates in field; A. II. Benson, John
IN Herring and James A. Hlrons.
I1..t 1T. gaIr roszfIl TIM u