Milford chronicle., 1934-08-31

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AiAhSNOhg IlOuS6OHt lOI lHt
Second District. rural New Castle
county; John c. Darby for the Third
District, Kent county; Waiter j.
Wells, for the Fourth District, Sms-
sex county. The chairman of each of
the county committees also were in
vited to take seats on the platform.
Hastings Arrives
At this juncture United States
Senator Daniel o. Hastings took a
seat on the stage and was greeted
with applause. He had hurried from
Rhode Island to reach Dover in time
10 attend the convention. Later i'll
the afternoon he made an address
which proved to be one of the fea-
lures of the convention.
The cOmmittee on credentials. of
which Robert Barnesc of New Castle
county, had been named chairman.
in its report recommended that the
temporary roll of delegates as read
earlier in the afternoon be made the
permanent roll of the convention.
and this was unanimously adopted.
The committee on rules, of which
Harry Lewis. Wilmington. was
chairman, next submitted its report.
The rules proposed were similar in
all respects to those that were
adopted two years ago except that
the new set provided that the chair
man and the vice chairman of the
First District. Wilmington, by virtue
of these offices. he made members
of the State Committee. Notice was
given at the meeting of the State /
Committee Tuesday night that this |
change would be proposed. and |
while il was opposed at that time by /
Kent and Sussex counties members, /
the committees recommendation on
Wednesday was adopted by unani- I
nous vote of the convention. This
gives Wilmington the same repre-
sentatiOn on the committee as each .
of the three counties enjoy. where
as the First District heretofore has
had only eight members, the other
districts having ten.
Platform Presented
Mrs. Tallman. chairman of the
on resolutions. then read
the platform recommended by that
committee. 1t was adopted unani-
and was characterized by
Chairman Herring as wonderful
document. and he commended the
members of the committee for the
work they had put on it and the
results they had obtained.
State Senator G. Clifton Maull, of
I.ewes. offered and the convention
resolution praising the
Young Republican movement and
terming it one worthy of the conf
dence of the people of Delaware. II
was set out that the Republican
party of Delaware welcomes this in
nOvatiOn and those who inauGurated
il were landed for their efforts to
advance the interests of the party.
hartman Herring informed the del
pgates that the organization OF
Young Republicans is now and has
been very active throughout the
state.
The most important function of
he convention. the nomination OF I
candidates for the major Offices to
le voted for at the election next Mo-
'ember. the part of the meeting for
\ hich all the delegates had been
lnxiously waiting. was next on the
program. chairman Herring first
allied for nominees for the Office of
-nited States Senator for the full 4
erm of six years from January 3.
g35. Judge Earl D. Wiley. of Do
-er. nominated Senator John G.
'Ownsend. .lr.
Senator TOwnsend's nomination
vas greeted with long applause.
udge Willeys speech was followed
y secondina speeches by Mrs. Tall
nan, Charles Colburn. negro of Will