Milford chronicle., 1932-09-30

The Presidential electors named
are former judge Hugh M. Morris,
New Castle county; John B. Hutton,
Kent county, and Willard F. Deputy,
Sussex county.
The platform adopted approved
the Democratic national party plat
form and the nominations of ROose-
welt and Garner. 1t charged that un-
der the national and State Republi-
can administrations the cost of. gov
ernment has increased to the point
where out of every four days, one
days earnings must be yielded up
to the cost of government"
The platform advocates the ire
duction of State expenditures to the
normal capacity of the State to pay,
without reference to unusual sources
of the State income
On the tariff, the platform advo-
Gates that the Federal Government
depart from the Republican system
of trade exclusion and at once pro-
ceed to effect reciprocal trade agree
ments with other nations"
"WG recognize the dire emergency
in which many of our people find
themselves under Republican rule"
the platform declared I'VE favor
the appropriation of reasonable
funds from the State treasury for
State made work and employment
relief"
Change Prohibition Plank
Z A plank favoring the election of
School board members by the people
instead of by appointment by resi-
dent judges was added to the plat
form by the convention resolutions
committee, presided over by DR..
Charles M. Wharton, Dover, chair
man.
This committee also knocked out
of the tentative platform as apprOv-
ed for it's consideration by the Dem
ocratic State Committee a plank rel
ative to the prohibition question and
another which would have placed
the convention on record as opposed
to the creation of the proposed new
State Supreme Court.
The. prohibition plank was taken
iout of the tentative platform by the
committee on the grounds that the
platform already endorses the Demo-
cratic National platform which fav-
ors repeal of the 18th Amendment
and modification of the Volstead Act
to allow the light wines and beers,
though opposing, the return of the
saloon.
1t was surprising to many present
that there was no comment OH the
floor of the convention when the
platform was read, stripped of the
specific plank on prohibition. The
same plank and its disposition had
evoked considerable discussion at the
meeting of the State Committee
earlier. 1t was thought that many
delegates had not noticed that it
was not i'll the platform as read be-
fore the convention.
Two planks introduced by Wright
c. Dizer, Wilmington, were defeated
by the committee. One of these pro-
vided for a three-member rate fixing
board to be elected by the people to
control public utilities and the other
for additional regulation and taxa
ton on buses and trucks using the
The three Presidential electors, as
submitted by the caucuses were ap-
proved by acclamation The name
If Mr.. Layton for Governor was
placed in nomination by Mr.. Tun-
lell. Thomas R. Wilson, Milton,
the nomination. Mr.. Will
son said he had also hoped to have
he pleasure of placing the name
If Mayor Wilson NJ Vinyard, Mil
ord, before the convention as Il
for Governor, but that
Mayor Vinyard had sent him word
lot to do so. The nominations were
.losed and Mr.. Layton named by ac-
.lamation
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