Evening journal., 1922-08-22


dict who will likely be nominated.
as the entire situation may change
by the time nominations are made
IN the caucuses or convention.
Charles Warner State chairman.
presided az the meeting OF the State
committee at the Hotel Richardson
last night. There was large attend
ance OF the committee. The mem
bers OF the Republican WomeD's
State Committee by invitation met
with the mems committee. The wo-
men. Il is understood. approve the
proposed plan 10 merge the mems
and womens State committees which
will be acted on in the convention
today
Chairman Warner was authorized
10 name the temporary chairman OF
the convention and Il Is understood
he requested Col. Robert G.. Houston.
OF Georgetown. to accept this honor
and make the keynote speech. Col
Houston will also likely be made
the permanent chairman OF the con-
vention. While no action. OF course.
was or could be taken by the re-
firing State committee. Il was freely
heard around the corridors last night
that General Alden r. Benson. Of
Dover. now Secretary OF state. viii
be the new State chairman as a re-
suit OF the selection OF new State
committee today.
In addition TO the members OF the
Women's State Committee, two
women delegates from Wilmington
Miss Elizabeth NJ Bullock. society
editor OF The Evening Journal. and
Mrs Florence Warren-were Invited
and attended the session OF the State
committee last night.
Former Governor Charles r. Mil
Ter. as acting chairman OF a special
committee named by the State COM
mittee to draft tentative platform.
presented a draft OF that platform
which, after some minor changes
were made was approved by the
committee and will therefore 20 TO
the convention committee on reso-
lutions for adoption.
This platform committee as ap-
pointed by the State committee was |
~ ANAANNHs 0fAAMNWI A.OAENNMu D
chairman; former Governor |
Charles r. Miller. OF Wilmington:
Mrs. Lena Marshall Jones. OF Nil |
ford; Everett c. johnson. OF New |
ark; DIR. w. c. Jason. OF Dover: for |
mer Governor John @. Townsend |
Jr., OF Selbyville. and Mrs. william |
X DUPONT, OF Wilmington.
Secretary Of State Alden r. Ben |
son for the rules committee pre- |
sented 70 the State committee the |
proposed changes In the rules sug- |
gested by the committee. The most |
important OF these changes Is the |
merging OF the women's State COM
mittee with that Of the men. Under !
the plan 20 be proposed 10 the con |
vention the new committee will be |
OF 2s members. which IL |
enlarging the committee by -. The |
proposed new committee will sonslst |
OF three men. three women and one |
colored representative from each OF |
the four constitutional districts OF |
the State. The present committee
consists OF three white men and one
colored man from each OF the four
districts. Under the suggested new
rule there will also be two vice.
chairmen, one OF whom must be a
woman. The chairman and vice
chairman may or may not he Sc
lected from the membership OF the (
Another change proposed would
give the State chairman authority
to appoint the secretary OF the state
A third change would .
give 10 each caucus right 10 name
Is own members OF the State COM
nittee.
Among those noticed about the
corridors OF the Hotel Richardson /
Turing the event were the follow
ng;
Congressman Caleb r Layton. Of
former Governors
'harles r. Miller. OF Wilmington:
ohm G. Townsend. Jr.. OF Selbyville, !
nd s. s. Pennewill. OF Dover for
ler Congressman Hiram r. Burton.
( Leves; State Chairman Charles
Warner. Of Wilmington: Judge DAN
u O. Hastings. Of wilmington: for
ler United States Senator J. Frank !
lee, OF Dover: President protein
Z the Senate Wallace S. Handy, Of
lover; Secretary OF State Alden r.
'enson. Of Dover; former Secretary
( State Everett c. Johnson. OF
,ewark; State Auditor Daniel
thompson. Of Newark; Insurance
William J. Swain. OF
former Senator Benja-
lin A. Groves. OF Kiamensi; Deputy
.ttorney General Robert G. Hous-
On. OF Georgetown: Daniel ]. Lay
on. OF Georgetown Captain Harry
r. Lyons. OF Lewes.
state Bank Commissioner George
r. Medill, OF Newark; Norman
iroves. Of Kiamensl: John L. Brad
ay, OF Clayton; Deputy State Treas
rer J. Stanley Ledenham. Of
Harry X. Hoch. J. Al
ert Oliver. George Slonsky. George
:. Herring Charles II. Colborn. OF
Senator John NJ. Walk J.
r, Julian c. Walker. Of Marshalton; =
PAUL Taylor. Raymond Robertson :
nd former Senator oliver A. New
on. OF Bridgeville: former state De-
ectlve Elijah Lynch. Of Selhyville;
}. Miflln Wilson. Of Dover; John
.evy. Of Christiana.
Representative William 2. Nirden,
'ity Treasurer Samuel J. White
'rmer Clerk OF the Senate Harold