Milford chronicle., 1928-09-14
ORGANIZATION SLATE PUT OVER WHEN KENT,
new CASTLE AND WILMINGTON COMBINE
rCont.nued from frst paael


urging the nomination of dry car
didates so that we can vote for thel
in November" The fact that the me-
iority if not all of the candidate
nominated and slated for nOmina
ton at that time have publicly ez
pressed themselves as "drys" caus
ed Charles H. Grantland, secretar
of the Republican State Committed
who introduced the petition to re
mark: Dry candidates, why that
Just what we are giving them"
Prior to the nomination the con
vention adopted a platform endors
ing the national platform and candi
dates and pledging support to tn
national ticket. 1t also urged fed
eral anti-lynching law and enforce
ment of the prohibition and all othe
| laws.
Former Governor William D. Den
ney, Dover, was chosen the perma
nent chairman of the convention
with Bud Coy, Georgetown, secre
tary, and William J. Storey, assis
tant secretary.
The early session of the conven'
ton came to order about 1 o'clock
The fireworks" started when short
ly after the reopening of the con-
vention, Judge Hastings was intro
duced as the keynote speechmaker.
He opened by stating that issues OF
the coming election fought not to
take anybody very long to state,
much less to decide" He charged
the Democrats with looking about
as usual in this campaign for some
thing which they might trump up as
an issue to hold out as a catch-all
for voters" In 1896 he said it was
the free silver issue, which the Re-
publicans soon blasted and left the
Democrats high and dry" In 1912
he declared it was the idea of "Re-
publican imperialism"
In this campaign he said they held
up the annexation of some islands
by the U. S. as "a dangerous preced-
ent." The Republican party he said
claimed that the islands were taken
over of necessity and must be held
Out of necessity until a time when
they could govern themselves. This
ssue as all the others Mr.. Hastings
Numbered amid loud applause gain
)nly defeat for the Democrats. Skip
ping to 1916 he said the Democratic
ssue then was that Woodrow Will
ION if elected would keep us out of
he war;" and then Mr.. Hastings |
gain roared out to his audience, |
Wilson had not more than been in
.ugurated before we were in the
worst war in the history of the
world"
Prosperity Real Issue
Judge Hastings then turned to the
ssues of the present campaign.
''Mr. Raskob, national chairman of
he Democratic party, admits that
be issue is not tariff, he says the
erred in advocating low
lriff, he can't say its law enforce
lent, because his party has the
anne kind of plank on this question
S the Republican national platform,
D what does Mr.. Raskob do? He
oes outside! But the real issue of
le campaign is prosperity. The Re
party by it's great construc-
We policies has brought about un-
recedented prosperity in the coun-
y and we do not propose for an in
.ant to allow the Republican pros
Gritty credit to be stolen away from
s."
Here Judge Hastings remarks
ere greeted with cheers, which
ere intensified when he thundered
/ return, that for the so-called |
rOblems of the farmers and ills of
lie unemployed, the "only thing that ]
e Democrats are offering is an op- +
to legally buy RUM"
'The man who finds relief for the {
.rm," he asserted, will be the
'eatest man in the country, re- t
lrdless of whether he is a Repub- l
IAN or Democrat" At this point
Idge Hastings took a shot at the S
amer in which he said the Demo- S
ats in Wilmington recently IMAM a
ed to get crowd to attend a v
lily" by advertising buffet sup n
r for everybody. 1 have a sus- il
,ion," he said, that two great fl
formerly Republicans, Il
i'd for that buffet supper" He n
ought hearty round of laughter e.
re by saying that "if the two for CT
r Republicans had taken his ad- o.
e they would save some of their A
ney to give buffet supper after b.
} election, when it will really be II
sded." 81
lie brought another laugh when til
said: ''Why Raskob they tell me te
) appealed to the women voters. II
complained about the small be
nber registered at the last cleo TO
1, but in my opinion if he was as tn
ID politician as a business man fr
should wish the women would pa
register, when it comes to choice tn
he coming election" tn
Takes Up Liquor Question ~.
fter praising the conduct of the bu
he affairs by the Republican ad- Sn
istration and it's great strides in in,
building, schools, State aid to
bonds, lowering of taxes and De
er beneficial acts, Judge Hastings WI
lck out on the national situation fol
regards the coming election and the
stand of Governor Smith on pro- tb;
ton as follows: tis
When the 18th Amendment was the
pied and the Volstead Act be- the
e a law, the American people sib
eyed they were rid of intoxicat- I
liquor and that the wet and dry I'D,
'tlon was a matter OF history. Civ
Gus ways were soon discovered of
and distributing I a
The law is a most difficult one to
.tively enforce. The American
lie have been slow to see the =
ser of lack of enforcement. Both Z
ical parties have for several per
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