Milford chronicle., 1932-04-22
BUCK HACKERS
ARE ROUTED BY
ELLISON FORCES
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oph T. Hilles, Harold II, Colburn
and Mrs. Carrie NJ S. Pipes.
Rural New Castle William Clark,
Ida Dawson, William +. lIadloy,
Bess NJ. Groves, Rose Goudis5, J. l..
Walls, George Ii. Bradley and Mrs.
Blanche Keiser
Kent County Former Governor
w. D. Denney, Charles IIauratty,
James II. Stanton, James L. Brown,
Estelle W. Tschudy, Susie f. Para
dee. Elizabeth NJ. Nutter and Ruth
Wetson.
Sussex COunty-IIarry V. Lyons.
Charles d. Lingo, George NJ. Mes
sick, Birdie NJ. Long. Lena Reed
Anderson, David I'll. Boyce, Sarah
Burton and George ~ Elzey.
The delegates finally named to
represent Delaware at the cOnven-
ton were those chosen by the sew
eral district caucuses. Trouble start
ed soon after the convention assem-
hled when delegate Johnson, from
Newark, in New Castle county, arose
and presented a resolution contain
ing the names of Governor Buck,
Mrs. Julia Tallman and J. Warren
Marshall instead of the regular eau
Gus choice for New Castle and Will
mingtOn This was followed by
resolution offered by General J.
Austin Ellison which was the same
as the caucus selections with the
exception that Governor c. ID. Buck
was named instead of D. Mifflin Will
son from Kent county. 1t is gener-
ally believed that this act was a
move on the part of Kent county Re-
publicans who desired to eliminate /.
Mr.. Wilson from the honor of serv- /
ing at Chicago, and that it was Of
fered with the knowledge that Gov /
ernOr Buck would not serve. after ne I
had been defeated in the New Castle |
county caucus.
Another move was made which /
was successful. II was the motion to +
elect Governor Buck as delegate at
large He was elected unanimously.
A free for all fight developed then
as to the manner of elccting the re-
mainder of the delegates. After
much confusion, wrangling and
changing of rulings on the part of
Senator D. o. Hastings, who was
chairman of the convention, the
chair finally annGunced that the del
egates from Sussex county would he
elected first. This was accordingly
done and the convention ratified the
Sussex county caucus selections.
New Castle and Wilmington caucus
nominees were next elected. When
the time of electing the Kent county
delegates arrived the question arose
as to how many were to be elected Z
from that county. The caucus nom ,
inceS were Robert Jones and Milflin
Wilson. Several delegates raised
that there had been three elected
from Sussex, four from Wilmington
and fural New Castle, and Governor
Buck at large, there could be only :
one of the two nominated from Kent ,
county elected. The convention had ,
been iockeyed into the a,
position whereby either Jones or :
Wilson would have to be dropped i
This was exactly what some Kent -
countians desired. After much :
Chairman Hastings ruled !,
that in view of the fact that Secre- y
Lary of State Grantland had with :
Drawn the Governors name from all "
at the request Of Cow 7,
.rnOr Buck two delegates should be =
named from Kent county. The two A
were then elected. :,
One of the highlights of the CON >,
fention was the fact that Congress- =
nan Robert G.. Houston was not :,
chosen by the Sussex county dele n
sate caucus as one of its nominees 81
or national delegate. Mr.. Houston, /,
prominently spoken of for many r
weeks as probable national dele D
rate from Sussex. his home county, p
md also pushed forward as an or ~
sanitation candidate for national .,
lclegatc. ran fourth in the Sussex g
aucus. On the basis Of his defeat. y.
Ome political leaders are predicting -,
hat Mr., Houston will not receive =,
he denomination for Congress at the h.
IcXt election.
While Congressman Houston did -,
ot win out in his desire to go to the l.,
'hicagO Convention, the belief is r, ~
eneral among other leaders that he ~
'as more the victim of circumstan~ a,
es than desire to deny him the q, q,
onOr. The fight primarily was =,
gainst Governor Buck and the re- -, -
llts were very generally anticipat- M, SI
d. even though Wilmington news AZ, ,'
apers for several days proceeding ~, -,
le convention were carrying stor- c. G,
IS to the effect that the Organiza- ~ -,
on forces would be in complete ~ ~
1ntrol of the convention. 90