Smyrna times., 1928-09-05
.TI1lI1S CONVENE At DOVER
Nd WHARTON FOR GOVERNOR
n WHARTON, FORM
, ..lrpyA .n BOY, HEADS TICKET

,mpvA BOY, HEADS TlChEl
Ravard Re-NOminated Tor
o'ali 'ali States 4 Senator, and John N,
ns Den Gs5i9tl It IjC Dover yesterday and !.
iI'a.lor a5 +be h following ticket: 7. s.
aiia''4 T5nmas 'l,o F. Bayard, Of VIII
~, .,s. Congressman, John N. Rich
I .ol, georgetown; Governor, DR..
~. n. n. Wharton, Dover; 1t. Gov
y = Truxton Boyce. stanton;
\ General, v, John Biggs, Jr.,
.l..', li-!+on. State Treasurer, " .Har-
n1ls psynoIds, mol, Townsend; State Aud
d, asrrv 4. Goodwin, Roxanna;
ll,lrtiai .-ti5i Electors, fol New Castle
~ J. Rogers Holcomb, New Cas- !,
N, y.rt / county, Robert \. Wallen'
~. A,.' sussex county, Andrew \.
Il'l GEORGETOWN. AS will be seen,
II III men we're honored. Pr.
p,u Wharton, a former Smyr-
n N NV Of Dover, was nominated
y, r,rarnor and w. Harman Reyn-
I; Townsend, was nominated fer
h. Treasurer. R. Y. Wallen Of
|-rra WAS nominated As Kent
lin, choice for presidential cleo
III fact that Kent county, the
,oDsstently Democratic county
~ State. only received one office
|. \ ,aven on the State ticket, that
h Charles N. "Buck" Wharton,
rrernor, seemed to rankle many
~ Kent Democrats who felt that
n ;rould have secured atleast two
n Aside from fairly spirited
rrg contest fol- the office of lieu
ex-governor, finally won BY M.
ro5 Boyee, Of Stanton, with 123
INV votes, against 75 cast for
rn Q. Taylor, Dover, chairman
~ Kent County Democratic Com
~. tie convention was tame.
Y we're 10 discussions, debates or
rents Of any sort during the
session. The wet and dry H.
-yaded the ranks Of the conven-
sarIier III the day. It came about
| ng The Sussex county caucus, when
u. Richardson, Of Georgetown,
bed to have the support Of the
met considerable opposition
reported "drys", backing Robert
|aHs, Of Milford, for Congress.
lgdsOn won by a vote Of 33 To 27
9irited balloting. The vet and
Sue died in the caucus seeming
ID vas only family revived in
Pseches made On the convention
By Former Senator Thomas r.
b Oklahoma, and DIV James IA.
g, attorney Of Dover, who pre-
Former Senator Gore made a
~ plea for the election Of Gov
Alfred E. Smith 10 the presi-
HhartOR's Rise TO Prominence
-y-two years ago a hefty youth,
\ only il the vicinity Of Smyrna,
1h town he was raised, son of
Amanda Ashcraft, startled the
zi.e sporting world with the
lonal manner in which he de-
n and battled for his alma mater,
n hyersity Of Pennsylvania, On
Ad-lron. He soon was recogniz-
n gallant guard, earned the cap
n p The Red and Blue eleven and
n eected On the All-American
4 team for two years. This
man, Dr.. Charles NJ. Buck
a, i now preparing to defend
II institution, and On quite a
n gridiron. The institution
As Will represent IS the Demo
i parry; the position he will hold
VIII Oe the gubelnatorial nomi-
\ and the gridiron on which he
ny will be the political field.
Astion, many will recall, then
nls Teeth to halt an enemy
D'n for Penn, and now that he
! /. ~ y CHOSEN the Democratic can
W governor, his friends pre-
sll IN the same manner, aid
-g the Republican onrush.
-il'n I Of P. Physical Director
as he is known in the
/. world, y IS at present a pro-
] NE Department of Health
q the University of Penn
h, ,, = charge of physical and
No. aiillg Of the student BODY,
= 'a winch he has held for the
n ,i,! years. He was a member Of
n, ',sl'y Of Pennsylvania eleven
I. 'safs' and was captain in
ss, vas chosen on the All
,.,,S ~ Ieam in 1895 and 1896. He
n @ q the Delta Phi Fra
n, i; IT,, wharton, who is of a
i S,l "ulG, is q picture Of health.
4 lssD JeIn IN Magnolia on Novem-
b. AZ, I.S..ws When his mother mar
ID, s,,Cfaft ta1 q Smyrna, he NOV
h s.Ssll Ssa q lad and attended the
lA AOOiS until he went IN col
4sps he married, Dr.. Whar-
shr - resident /. Of Dover, his