Evening journal., 1922-08-23
Republicans Nominate Ticket by Reclamation

;, mittee by the election OF seven mem
;. bers from each election district, com
/, prislng three men,. three w3men aDC
. one repros entative OF the co.oret
a voters
Il The change does not give The wo.
t men equal representation OF tho
= State committee. but is in accorl.
ance with the consent OF the wo-
, mems organization. Tine chairman
, of the city committee will be in
d. cluded as member OF the State
committee.
Rule s-The State committee shall
elect a chairman and vice-chairman.
I the former a man, the latter To-
man.
Rule 9-Changlng the method Of
electing secretary and assistant sec.
ietary OF the State convention. The
chairman shall select a secretary
and assistant secretary. one Of whom
shall be a woman.
Rule 10-The chairman shall ap-
point all committees unless other
wise ordered by ;he State commit
tee.
Rule 11-Providing for election OF
treasurer. To be elected by the
State Committee.
Rule 12-Twelve members instead
of ten on the State Committee shall
constitute a quorum. to accord with
the proportion Of women on the
State Committe.
Richard Craig. Negro. OF Whining
ton. made objection 10 the rule rel
ative to membership OF the state
| committee on the ground that IL
4 did not provide for the Negro dele
gates TO select their own member
of the committee. but that It would
, he done by all the delegates in eau
| Gus. He made a similar objection
! in the Wilmington caucus yesterday
morning and his motion to have
the Negro committeeman selected in
the way he suggested was voted
down. Chairman Houston ruled
that as the rules had been adopted
Craig's suggestion was out OF order.
on motion OF Isaac r.. Brown, OF
Wilmington, the convention author
lied the state committee to have
1000 copies OF the rules as amend
ed printed.
Mayor Harvey OF Wilmington
made the report for the committee
on credentials and Senator Ball re-
ported for the committee on reso-
lutlons. This committee made two
additions to the tentative platform /
printed in these columns yesterday. |
suggesting financial aid for the
Home for Feeble Minded Children
in Sussex county and a law to al
low registration by mail of voters
who happen to be opt OF the state.
These two new paragraphs to the
pla form read as follows:
ut il the sense OF this cOnven-
tion that our registration laws
should be amended, so as to per-
init the registration OF citizens alb
sent from the State without appear
ing in person: and that the conven-
lion recommends that our next Leg
islature make such changes in our
laws.
we appreciate the desperate nm
ancial condition of the Institution
for Feeble Minded Children in Sus-
sex county. and recommend that the
next Legislature investigate the con-
dition, with view of providing such
facilities as may he necessary TO
meet the needs OF this important in
stltution."
In the platform as adopted the
last paragraph OF the tentative plat
form printed yesterday relative to
the handling OF party finances was
DIR. Ball read tse platform. Men
ion OF President Hardings name .
was loudly applauded and reading '
" the suggested repeal OF the 81 {
llinE fee started a demonstration ,
hat lasted several minutes. The
platform with the changes mention
ID was adopted
Colonel Houston announced that q
he time had arrived for the nomi-
,ation of officers and recognized
w. A. simonton OF Will !
nington, who walked to the plat
orm and placed Senator dupont in
There was a demon
tration when the speaker men {
ioned Senator duPonts name. In =.
,lacing Senator dupont in nomina-
ion. Captain Simonton said: =
we are here for the purpose OF
a United States Senator, :
or the short and long term, from
he state of Delaware. I
ut Is an honor to have the privi- {
ege Of addressing this, the first Re- :
ubl!can state Convention where the =
air sex are seated as delegates.
longside those OF the men with
quail authority.
This has been further demon
trated by the action of this con-
ention. in indorsing fifty-hfty y
tate Committee.
Il propose to nominate a man OF
'orld- wide experience in business [
matters as we'll as political. A man
tho has been named as a Presiden- r
al candidate in two national con- p
entiOns. but owing TO territorial di- a
ision and our State being a small b
tate. we have not up TO date. elect a
a President from this State.
This reminds me of an incident j
appening In the middle West. a Il
rominent business man was named r
eceiver OF a short railroad. and as 50
iming the responsibility. took upon N
imself to ask the President of the c
reat Pennsylvania system for an p
nnual pass over his lines. The Pres c
lent OF the Pennylvania Railroad OF
ever heard OF this railroad which ST
le gentleman represented and call
lg his assistants to him asked them g,
)r information concerning this mar .,
ut could not discover the railroad Al