Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-08-29
BAYARD'S NOMINATION
NOW SEEMS ASSURED BY
COUNTY CAUCUS ACTIONS
SUSSEX County Gives Him Its Entire so Votes and He
Has 56 Sure in New Castle County Caucus Number
Necessary to Nomination by State Convention Is lO6.
Sussex Names Judge Boyce for Congress.
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Dover. DEL Aus. sa.-Caucus
action nj Dover, today. prellmi.
nary ~ the assem- bling Of tho
Democratic State Convention.
practically assured the nominn-
ticn of Thomas =. payard OF WI.
m'ngtcn. for United states Scnn.
tor. Ne received IA votes N the
New Castle county caucus. and n
motion Was adopted to mako his
selection the caucus choice unanl.
m"us.
Sussex county having extended
Its solid support, ~ votes to Mr..
h"ynrd. these two caucuscs alone
give him an assured vote Of Ii0,
while the number necessary 10
u nomination Il only 100.
In view of this situation. II IL
expected he will he nominated
unanimously by the State con-
Nentlon. this afternoon.
New Castle Caucus.
Dover. Aug. 2a.-The New Castle
county caucus met I'm the Opera House
with W. Truxton Poyce as temporary
chairman and !. Rankin Davis NJ
secretary. Frank Collins was elec,c,'
permanent chairman of the caucus.
There was uncertainty as 60 wheth.
~ Charles Y. Handy or Dutton Peter,
had been elected a delegate from tn,
sixth Representative district. the dis
trict records indicating Peters FOR del
oentc and Hanhy for alternate. an,
the records ~ the New Castle Count,
Committee making vice versa show.
Ing The matter was referred TO tn,
conventions committee on credon.
tials.
AZ members of convention commit.
tee. the caucus nominated the follow
ing
Credentials George Puts. Martin p
Smith. Martin r. Fairy. Chartes r.
1sarrct,. Dr. Dorsey W. Lewis.
Permanent creaniza ton william A
Scott. Anna Donohoe. q. D~re Hop.
kins. W. X Mo,hcrail. Richard T
Cam.
Resolutions Charles r. Curley. J
Rankin Davis John r. ramhson
Thomas Lynch. Marie Lockwood.
Tho caucus nominated state com
mi,,~cmcn as follows: Matthew Rails
ton. Marjorie Green. Charles i. Cur
ley. Ellen Samworth. J. Raymond
Frederick. Nell r. H. Mousley. Nor;
Stuart. Anna nonohoo. Samuel Ma
loncv, Frank Y. Nearsley. Francis a
Haas Janvicr, Roha T. Holcomh. j
l,~~lic Ford. Mrs, A. NJ. Chamberlain
William 4. Scott. susan West. Ebe'
y. Frazer. Dr. Dorsey W. Lewis
Marie lockwood. Grace n. Ross.
Senate Fieht Opens.
For the long-,crm senatorial nom
inatlons Charles r. Curlcy made
brief nominating speech In behalf q
Thomas r. kayard, and Wilbur I
Adams spoke for William w. Knowles
Martin r. Smith proposed Judge VII
liam N. Boycc. Applause was loudes
Cor Mr. Bavard.
only one senatorial ballot was nee
c~saSy. resulting as follows:
Members OF caucus. 90; total vote
so; necessary FOR nomination. 45
7,ayard. bs: Boyoe. Is; Knowles, 9
not voting. s absent. 2.
ON motion of Wilbur l.. Adams. o.
behalf OF Mr. Knowles. and on secon
ty John r. Lambson for Judge Boycs
the nomination of Mr. Bayard wa
made unanimous. Three cheers wer
given for Mr. Bayard and the caucu
adjourned.
This vote with the support OF Sus
scx county's GO votes. practically as
cures Mr.. Bayard's nomination.