Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-06-24
REPUBLICANS SELECT
AUGUST z FOR THE
STATE CONVENTION
August 10 Chosen AZ Primary
Date at State Committee
Meeting Today,
SEC. DAVIS At THE OLD MILL

The Republican state and county
committees gathered here at noon to-
day for meetings OF both bodies.
1t had been previously arranged to
have a meeting OF the State Commit
tee first mt the Hotel du Pont: this
to be followed by meeting OF the
County Committee. Mt the Old Mil.
United States Senator Coleman du
Points country home. In Christiana
hundred. At the latter meeting. ac-
cordinK to plans. the Christiana hun
dred committee was host not only to
the County Committee. but also to tho
state COMMITTEES and other prominent
Republicans, men and women.
Following the meeting at the Hotel
du Pont the committeeman and women,
and others who had been invited out
TO Old Mil. were taken there In motor
cars.
II was announced that Secretary OF
Labor James Davis was motoring up
from Washington with Alien Property
Custodian Miller and that he would
make an address at the Old MIL.
State Convention August %.
The Republican state Committee
held brief meeting in the club room
of the Hotel du pont. nj noon. with
Chairman Charles Warner presiding
There was a large attendance. August
ls was fixed for the Republican pri-
marles and August 20 for the Rcpub-
liCan State convention.
The State Committee authorized
Chairman Warner to reorganize the
Delaware Republican finance commit-
tee which served during the last cam
paign. for the purpose OF extending
information throughout the state re-
speCting the principles and candidates
in the platform Campa ign, and for the
further purpose Of continuing the
policy Of instilling in tho minds OF
Republican men and women OF Della
ware the principle that party finanC-
ing in a democracy should be under
taken by all and not a few; that husi-
ness practices be still further Continu-
ed in the proper budgeting and audit 70
ing OF the funds needed and expended
for recognized and proper services Of
the campaign
Chairman Warner was also authortz-
ed 10 appoint a subcommittee to
AkdHlhAt AHt tNhnNN committees,
men and women. and TO appoint a
committee TO draft a tentative plat
form for submission TO the Republican
State convention.
The Republican State Committee
and the New Castle County Committee
men and women. were guests of the
! Christiana Hundred Committee thit
afternoon at the Old Mil, United
States Senator Coleman du Pont',
country place. Hillside. Five hundred
persons were present. Senator dr
Pont and Irenee du Pont received tn,
guests on Their arrival at The Old Nil
early in Ghe afternoon. A box lunch
con was served and the visitors spen
some time in inspecting the building
\ joint meeting of the several com
mittees began soon after o'clock
( with Charles a. Patterson, county
chairman. presiding. Addresses were
made by Carroll l.. Beedy. representa-
/ tive In Congress from Maine; Mis-,
Mary Stewart, assistant chief OF IN.
United States Employment Bureau
Thomas w. Miller. alien propert,
custodian; James j. Davis, Secretar,
Of Labor and others. Representatiy,
Beedy, Miss Stewart and Secretar,
Davis motored here from Washington
( with Colonel Miller.