Milford chronicle., 1924-05-09
IOCRATIC NATIONAL
lVENTION DELEGATES
ware Elected Ten Delegates
ad Eight OF Those Will Have
Only One-Half Vote.
LSBURY FOR PRESIDENT
TentiOn Decides To Place For
y Senator's Name For Presi-
Rncy AT National Convention.

sncy At National Convention.
2 Democratic State Convention at
r on Tuesday elected two dele
to the National Convention, each
full vote, and eight delegates,
with half vote.
e full-YOte delegate, United
IS Senator Thomas. F. Bayard, was
ed from Wilmington, and one full
delegate from Kent county, Con-
man William H. BOyce.
ral New Castle county will have
half-vote delegates; Kent county
half-Vote delegates, and Sussex
ty, four half-VOte delegates.
drew c. Gray, of Wilmington, was
unanimous choice of the conven-
for reelection as National Com
seman, and a resolution was pass
unanimously instructing the dele
to the National Convention to
for Willard Salisbury for Presi-
s. John R. Eskridge, of Seaford,
chosen woman member of the
Onal Committee after a sharp
est, in which Mrs. Eskridge re-
Pd 81 votes, Mrs. Henry D. Boyer
myrna, so, and Mrs. w. Harman
holds Of Townsend, So votes. Mrs.
pr and Mrs. Reynolds withdrew af-
.he first ballot in favor of Mrs.
ridge.
ith but few minor changes the
ltiVe platform drafted by the res
Ons committee was adopted. An
ndment to re-incorporate in the
form a demand for law enforce
t. offered by Mrs. James H.
hes, of Dover, was seconded by ].
owe, of Little Greek, Kent coUn-
hich had been omitted by the COM
lees from the original tentative
form, was carried with few dis
ing votes. Mr.. Lowe declared he |
speaking for the temperance peo-
of Kent county.
BnatOr Bayard, it has been agreed,
make the speech before the DEM
tic National Convention, nominat-
Willard Salisbury as Delaware's
ce for the presidential nomination.
be new State Committee will be
e up as follows:
ilmington-Charles F. Curley,
gate-at-large; Miss Ellen Sam
tn, member-at-large to represent
women; Peter J. Ford and Mrs.
a DOnahue, northern district;
Mel J. Maloney and Miss Marjorie
southern district.
al New Castle county-Brandy-
Ind half of Christiana hundred,
R. Handy and Mrs. Harry
lh9; Mill Greek and remaining
tih of Christiana hundred, Frank {
and Miss Nora Stuart;
I Lion, New Castle and White Clay t
Ak hundreds, Eben E. Frazer and {
/. Reba Holcomb; St. Georges and
eader hundreds, w. S. Leatherby !
Miss Mary Brown; Appoquini-
4 and Blackbird hundreds, W. A.
t and Mrs. Theodore Ferguson;
abers-at-large, Harry McIntire,
Mary c. Poole, Francis dell
yier and Mrs. Grace B. Ross.
snt gounty-First Senatorial dis
/, F'rJ-'. Thomas and Mrs. Harry
err second Senatorial district,
ry rilliams and Mrs. T. Sylves-
Tb I'd Senatorial district, A. J.
rsbu y and Mrs. James H. Hughes;
rtb Senatorial district, Mrs. Laura
0 a I'd Thomas Cahall; Fifth Sena- l
u district, J. Harry Latcham and 1
7F. Belts; members-at-large, q
.rA smith, Hervey P. Hall, H. G. \
n, Mrs. S. H. Derby, Mrs. S. B. .
Gug md Mrs. E. c. Daily I
ssex County-H. M. Deputy, Mrs. Il
Gray Jones, Mrs. Mabel Robin p
W w Bryan, w. F. Deputy, Mrs.
ie Wright, Charles L. Joseph, Mrs. o
". Davis, Andrew J. Lynch, Mrs. "
mas 81. Carpenter, Miss Ida Fox, a
Lena Tammany, and Miss Levina b
ns;. 1nembers-at-large, W. y. n
tt, James M. Tunnel and W. W. IN
h. u
CurIIey Opens Convention h
flowing the morning caucuses OF u
delegates from the four conven- bl
districts, the convention was d.
d to brder in the Dover Opera OF
e by State Chairman F. deHaas W
ier. Rev Edward e. Donovan, tt
te chaplain, gave the invocation, al
Charles F. Curley, selected by az
State Committee as temporary
man, opened with lengthy ad- e
/. setting forth the purposes of II
onventhOn.
dWeltE at length upon the tariff
ion. failure of the United States
fer intb the World Court, claim
nat material interests as well as CIV
ne pri hciples demand that eve tb
ne our responsibility"
ring the interim in which the wi
,ittees on credentials, organiza- III
and red dolutions met, an address ne
nade byi Senator Thomas F. Bay m
IN Whidh he congratulated the m,
ates Ilpon their harmonious ab
ring as auguring Democratic m,
Sc in the coming election. on
effort was made to have the m.
ntion 2 b on record as pledging co
7rtv to support the equal rights tic
1ment to the Federal Constitu- wi
hut it was laid on the table tif
Chairman CUrleEzt1 1Qk the po- Gle
that oBestio~ Irrational leg cor
N were not properly within the Sc,
2 of a State Convention. ma
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