Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-08-29
BAYARD'S NOMINATION
NOW SEEMS ASSURED
Continued from pnge I

&bitiHuci lIoiu Iubo
dry" element In the caucus. and
while their selection for Senator had
been reported to have wet" ten
denotes, he thought II n good idea TO
nominate for Congress n man whose
dry tcndcncies cannot be questioned.
lie said the two candidates formed an
equal balance. After Mr.. Boyce's
nomination had been seconded, II was
decided to close the nomination.
Chairman Kenney. in brief speech.
said while tho wet" and dry" ques-
ton was before them, in way they
could never agree on II, and that this
generation would never live to see
the time when n repeal Of the reinforce
ment net would be made. He said
they were working on principles far
moro important to Deiawnreons than
the wet" and dry question. and
no urged tho delegates to nominate
men who would redeem Delaware.
Chairman Settles tho Vote.
Tho vote on tho nomination OF
Judge Boyco resulted In 23 votes. for
him and 20 against him. Chairman
Kenney declared him nominated as
the choice OF tho Sussex county eau
Gus for Congress.
For State treasurer tho caucus
nominated Harvey w. Hastings of
Laurel. Mr.. Hastings declined the
nomination but the caucus refused TO
accept his declaration. and no was
finally declared nominated TO that
office.
For auditor Of accounts, tho caucus
nominated as its selection Captain
, John X. Eskridge of Seaford.
J, Collision Wins Easily.
, For Insurance Commissioner Rolant
r. Quillen Of Laurel and Norman Col
Q lison OF Bridgeville were named and
n the vote resulted as follows: Quillen
r 9; Collision. 81. Collision was declared
= the nominee.
- Many for State Committee.
For Sussex member OF tho Stat
:, Committee-three women and thre
= men--A large number OF men an
) women were nominated and the pro
L ceedings became go cumbersome tina
y a motion was finally passed that tn
. chairman appoint a committee Of five
: consisting of two women and thre
i men TO select from the list OF thos
= nominated tho three men and thre
d women for committeeman at iarg,
r. Committee etlll out)
The following committee on ere
u dentials was appointed: DIR. w. ]
d Blackstone. John r. Eskridge. Samu.
g NJ. Culver. william w. Anderson an
t, L. r. Richards.
l. The following committee was ar
sr pointed 70 represent the county on tn
lie permanent committee on organization
(, William Deputy. William Conway,
81 p. Reynolds, L. r. Giles and Charl,
p I. Jefferies.
ID For committee on resolutions:
m lie Gates. d. r. Wilson. II. C. Darb
ip T. S. Landen, Harry Decker, Jam,
y NJ Tunnel
v. The delegates elected Frank lie Cat,
l. and Mrs. Cynthia Reynolds TO repr.
A. sent the caucus as officers IN tho COZ
a vention.
IL The following we're elected member
In Of the State Committee: z. c. Blacl
a. stone, James NJ. Tunnel, w. B. Tr,
r. Maria Varney. Mrs. ]. R. Eskridge.
rs Want Separate Caucuses.
le There was belief at mid-mornin
a that rural New Castle county woul
a refuse TO go into joint caucus wi,
IN Wilmington, but would insist c
a separate caucuses. Rural New Cast
IN was alarmed during the night /
rumor OF an attempted combinatic
ey for Mr.. Bayard for the senatori
in nomination and James NJ. Tunnel
n Georgetown for the nomination 4
lg Representative IN Congress. Suspec
er ing Mr.. Bayard might have a majori
lg in joint caucus, rural New Cast
ar fearing the application Of the UT
on rule, IL was stated, would refuse
ed go therein
ut Previous TO caucusing, politician
as thought the senatorial contest wou
to start hot fight on the conventit
floor. With uncertainty veaing q
on senatorial nomination, no reliah
tic prediction could be made concernir
in other nominations.
State Committee Meets.
an While most of the politicians CO
elk ferred in the lobby of the Hotel Ric
h. ardson, last night, the Democra,
oil. State Committee met in the parlor
gn the hotel and continued in sessi,
c. until l o'clock STANDARD time) III
he morning. Henry r. Isaacs preside
and DR.. Dorsey w. Lewis of Middl
ell town. served as secretary.
1t AS It had no delegate contests
NJ consider. the State Committee quic
ice ly prepared the conventions ter
ed porary roll.
ks Dover. Aug. 29.-After a night
lly political wire-pulling, the nominatio
dr. 10 be made this afternoon by Z
'es Democratic State Convention for III
OF ted States Senator We're high up
re- the air" early this morning, with Pre-
poets. many Democrats thought,
ia, Thomas f. Bayard Of Wilmington,
go. former Judge William II. Boyce
c. Dover securing them. The increasi
IN strength OF Judge Boyce was I
greatest surprise of the night. II W
said he had obtained the support
40 TO 90 of Kent county's delegat
With respect to rural New Cas-
county. Mr.. Bayard and William :
Knowles of Wilmington made CO
tiicting claims.
lv A boom for Andrew c. Gray
n Wilmington was started during I
u