Evening journal., 1922-07-28
twelfth WARD
FOR SEN. DUPONT
Three Candidates for Dele
gates Put Up At Meet
ing Last Night
TO OPPOSE THOSE
NOMINATED EARLIER

Z Twelfth Ward Republicans las
night nominated three candidates
for delegates TO the Republican
State convention from that ward
10 oppose three candidates for dele
gates who had been nominated at a
recent meeting.
The three men named py the
meeting of that ward last night are
bound by Instructions 10 support
Senator T. Coleman dupont fof
nomination as United States Senator.
II had become rumored that the
delegates previously chosen were
not unreservedly for Senator du-
-Font although the meeting, al which
-they were nominated endorsed the
candidacy Of Senator DUPONT.
The first three delegates were Sc
2ected at a meeting held July u.
They were Peter olivere and Robert
a. McLane, and a little later, ". Ed
ward Pingle, Negro, was added TO the
-list. The delegates nominated last
might are John B. Appleby. John II.
Ferris and Charles i. Brown. the
latter a negro.
Last nights meeting was held az
1918 Lancaster avenue. The meet
ang was an enthusiastic one and the
women voters were well represented.
RESOLUTIONS endorsing men known
10 be unqualihediy in favor Of Mr.
.cuPont's nomination were adopted,
Harold S. Creamer ana a number
OF others who were present at the
previous caucus when the FIRST Two
delegates we're nominated protested
Vigorously al last nights meeting
against the selection OF the three op-
posing delegates.
Following are the resolutions
adopted al the meeting;
Whereas. we tlfe assembled Re
publican workers Of the Twelfth
Ward. having learned through the
public press that certain person. al
leging 70 be Ia favor Of the nomina-
.rion OF Senator DUPONT for the long
and short terms OF United states
Senator, have endorsed candidates
.1or election as delegates 10 the com
ing state Convention. and
Whereas, we are OF the opinion
that rhe Interests Of Senator dupont
scan be best served by the election Of
persons as delegates 70 the aforesaid
fState Convention who are unquali-
.Iediy 10 favor of his nomination and
rejection 20 this ofice. Therefore, be
II
{ Resolved, that we. Republican
residents Of the Twelfth Ward. en-
zdorse the candidacy for delegates toI
the Republican State Convention TO.
: be held at Dover on August %, 1922,
sthe following persons: John 3. APP
lpleby, John II. Ferris and Charles
n Brown. and be It further
Resolved, that we endorse the
candidacy Of Honorable 7. Coleman
sduPont for the Office Of United States
Senator for both the long and short
-gates herein named TO support such
-capdidacy at the said convention. p"
A special committee, composed Of
Harold S. Creameri William II. Oil
sver and Mrs. z. D. Clapp, was ap-
pointed to draft a resolution Of sym
spathy for the family Of C. A. Patter-
sson, county chairman, who died
Wednesday night.
Mrs. Martha J. schoheld called
upon the women for earnest work TO
get the voters registered.
Donald r. Morton, who presided,
outlined the work of the Republican
pariy to date and urged faithful work
80 set the voters TO regist--
Among the women present We're
AIRS. Charles Morrow, Mrs Emma
-Pretzman, Miss Amelia Popp, Mrs.
zEllzabeth Burnite. Mrs. Jane Ferris,
AIRS. Margaret Williams, Mrs. How
ard F. Lewis. Mrs. Ida Clapp and
sArs. Charles Elmer.