Milford chronicle., 1924-09-12
DEMOCRATIC PARTY
NAMES STATE TICKET
In LONG DRAWN OUT
DOVER CONVENTION
CONTINUED from first page)

Lewis ana rupert NOJSS " nave
majority. There were only SO votes
cast on the eleventh ballot, one del
egate not voting. All of the voting oi
the convention was by secret ballot
except the ballot on the acceptance
or rejection of the proposed amend
ment to the platform to condemn the
Ku Klux Klan by name. The nOmi-
nation of Mr.. Bancroft was made
unanimous after the casting of the
eleventh ballot.
At AIS the 210 delegates from all
parts of Delaware convened in the
Opera House Chairman Graham an
nounced that the use of the theatre
was costing $3.50 for the morning
and afternoon, and that if the work
of the convention was not cOnclud-
ed by 6 o'clock there would be an
additional charge of $3.50. He urged
the delegates to expedite their work.
A short invocation was made by Rev.
Zach w. Wells, of New Castle.
At this point Willard Deputy of
Laurel, moved that all nomination
speeches be limited to one minute
and that of the temporary chair
man to five minutes The motion
was carried with cheers. John G..
Gray was introduced as chairman.
Harry w. Smith, chairman of the
Wilmington Democratic City Com
mittee. acted as secretary of the con-
ventiOn
On motion the temporary rOll-call
was made the permanent roll-call.
At $50 a recess of Is minutes was
declared to allow the credentials,
resolutions and permanent Organiza-
tions committees to meet.
Chairman Gray called on Josiah
Marvel, defeated candidate for Gov
ernOr, to make a short address, af-
ter the audience had called loudly
for him. Mr.. Marvel said the choice
of the delegates had been tested by
ballot after ballot and resulted in
the nomination of Mr.. Bancroft; that
he was glad for the opportunity to
speak about Mr.. Bancroft whom he
praised highly and concluded his re-
marks by saying that ''He is worthy
of the suffrage of this State and will
make one of the best Governors the
State ever saw"
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lutions. reported and then a near
riot was started in the convention |
over the Ku KluX Klan plank. The !
platform was read to the convention |
by John B. Hutton. The words "Ku |
KluX Klan" had been stricken from |
the twelfth paragraph, which de-
nOunced racial or religious tests for |
citizenship or public Office. This par /
agraph had been inserted by the |
platform committee and endorsed al
most unanimously by the State COM
mittee.
klan Plank Killed
Frank Thomas of Smyrna, moved
to amend the paragraph so as to
mention the Ku Klux Klan by name,
as it had been adopted by the plat
form committee and the State COM
mittee. David Rose opposed mention
ing the Klan. Suddenly there was an
uproar all over the theatre, among
the 1900 people present and the ;
chairman maintained order with ,
great difficulty. On a roll call the
proposed amendment to include the ,
name Ku Klux Klan was lost by
vote of 140 to 55. A number of dele
gates refused to vote on it. :
The credentials committee report
ed no contests and the temporary !
was also made perma-
nent after reports of organization .
committee.
The nomination of candidates was
again resumed. Charles F. Curley,
New Castle county was
nominated for Presidential elector; [
John c. Hopkins, Mayor of Dover; n
was nominated for the elector from Il
Kent county, and William J. P. White +
If Millsboro, was nominated as the n
,lector from Sussex county. r
Nominate Ticket :, y
Joseph Bancroft was nominated 81
or Governor by John Murray. for
ner Councilman of Wilmington. He
vas the only nominee and the nomi-
alton was made unanimous.
Nominations = re ther made FIR NJ
T. S. Senator. Thomas c. Frame
ominated Major Richard R. Ken sa
ey, of Kent county. David C. Rose in
Ominated Congressman William H.
Oyce, of Dover, and John NJ Rich Sc
rdson, in a flowery speech, nomi- vo
ated James NJ. Tunnel, of Sussex
Ounty. 60
The name of Judge Boyce was NJ, nv
ithdrawn by Mr.. Rose before the -,
ames were balloted on He did so d
the request of Judge Boyce, it is at
lderstood. De
The secret ballot on those nomi- 0a
ated resulted in 1651a votes for
lnnell and 3S1a votes for Kenney. Da
ne nomination of Tunnel was ter
ade unanimous. SCI
Congressman William H. Boyce :
as then nominated for reelection frs
acclamatiOn. at
For Lieutenant Governor, Willard bui
,puty nominated Irving Culver, of z
,lmar. William M. Dickson, of dea
oodstown, Kent county, was also col
David c. Rose nominated an(
,rrill H. Tilghman, of Wilmington. y
e secret ballot for this Office re- ,vo
tied as follows: Merrill, 100 votes; III
liver, 451a votes; Dickson, 20 me-
les. The delegates were leaving in +bo
ge numbers, as it was nearly 8
lock. L
Adams by AccIamatiOn this
Wilbur L. Adams, Wilmington I'M
yyer, was nominated for attorney the
leral by w. W. Garfnkel, of Will A
lgton, candidate for representa- 10,
2, and as he was the only NOM ing
n hn IL, 60 1na vNIa nT1 / m