Evening journal., 1922-08-30

by a few remarks from the floor.
BY this time the resolutions com
, mittee had returned and the plat
form was read by former United
States District Attorney Charles f
Cur.ey, Of Wilmington. and adopt
ed by the convention. Some Of the
labor delegates are also said tc
have been disappointed because
: they failed to get an elght-hour
plank in the platform.
With the disposal of the plat
form. the chairman announced that
nominations would be entertained.
James NJ. Tunnel, Of Georgetown,
placed Mr. Bayard in nomination
and James II. Hughes, of Dover,
nominated former Judge Boyce.
both speakers eulogizing at some
length the men they nominated.
I Mr.. Hughes in his speech said the
I Dmocratic party is now the minor
I ity party in Delaware and will have
TO fight its way back il successful.
I As to Judge Boyce he said he was
an issueln himself. Mr. Hughes made
indirect mention OF the dry" ques-
ton II is thought. when he said
Judge Boyce would stand for what
the decent people Of Delaware want
and what the women Of Delaware
demand"
These were the only two placed In
nomination for Senator and the taxi
ing Of ballot was ordered The
bitterness of the fight was brought
out clearly when one of the VIII
mington delegates objected to both
William A. Scott of Townsend and
Wilbur l.. Adams. of Wilmington.
acting as tellers in taking the vote
of the New Castle County delega-
tion. He argued that they both
represented the same faction and
that the Bayard people wanted to be
represented After this objection.
J. Z. McNabb of Wilmington, was
named teller in place Of Mr.. Scott
and the taking of the vote by ballot
was started.
While Mr.. Bayard was unani-
mously endorsed by the Sussex eau
Gus and 1t was understood that after
the first ballot in the New Castle |
county caucus where he had a ma |
jority his nomination was also made |
unanimous by that caucus, the eau |
cuses did not adopt the unit rule |
with the result that the delegates |
were not bound by any action when |
the vote was taken in the conven-
ton.
The total vote for Mr.. Bayard was
lis and Mr.. Boyce "a divided ac-
cording TO counties as follows: New
Castle county: Bayard CT, Boyce %;
Kent: Bayard 3. Boyce 81; Sussex:
Bayard 81 and Boyce .. An
nouncement Of the result was ap-
plauded by the Bayard followers.
Former Senator j. r. Clements
Of Clayton. placed Judge Boyce in
domination for Congress.
An announcement that Judge
Boyce would refuse the Congress
sional nomination was met with
vigorous demand from John G.
Gray, of Wilmington. that the con-
'ention unanimously endorse Judge
Boyce. Mr.. Gray said he believed
Judge Boyce would accept when he
understood the spontaneity OF the
demand that he be ono of the stan
lard bearers of the Democrat party
In the coming campaign. His mo-
ton that this be voted the acnse Of
the meeting was seconded by Thomas
r. Wilson, Of Sussex. and received
the unanimous vote of the conven-
Previous to the nomination OF
fudge Boyce by reclamation the
names OF John b. Hutton, of Dover:
William II. Valiant, OF Georgetown.
larry Mayer, Of Dover. and former
representative j. Edward NfcNabb
'ere also placed before the CON
ention In connection with the con-
ressional nomination. but they were
U Withdrawn by request. "Forget
q, Mr. McNabb shouted in with
rawing his name.
Rowland +. Quilhn, of Laurel was
for State Treasurer bv
'clamation.
Mrs. Derby protested that she
ID not care TO assume the financial
nrden incident to campaigning for
ie office What will my husband
iyt she asked Chairman sam
qrth suggested that the convention
elect a delegation 10 accompany
lrs. Derby home to break the news
her husband. "When a horse
ulls a wagon" Miss Samworth
AID ut pulls tho whole load with II
nd that is what the Democratic
arty will do" Mrs Derby finally
ohsented to accept the nomination.
'hich also was made unanimous
Norman Collision, Of Brldgevlne
or Insurance Commissioner was
ominated by reclamation.
Mrs. Derby has the honor Of he
lg the first woman in Delaware to
ave place on a state ticket for
tate office since women were en-
'anchised.
The following changes in the rules
the State Committee were offered
Y Francis deli. Janvier. chairman
n rules, and unanimously adopted
y the convention:
Rule. 16-Strike out the second
lragraph of this rule and subsd-
te the following: "The state COM
ittee at said meeting or an earlier
Getting, II advisable. shall also Sc
T a person 70 recommend to the
invention for temporary chairman
said convention 10 preside until a
rmanent chairman is chosen.
Rule 20-Insert IN the fourteenth <
ragraph between the words pres =.
initial electors" and the word
overnor." the words United %