Milford chronicle., 1934-09-14

ance commissioner, T. Banksom
Holcomb.
Platform Backs New Deal
Unanimous approval was given a
platform supporting the Roosevelt
administration and its policies
without reservation" advOcatins
reorganization of agriculture; cTea-
tiOn of a State Department of La
Dor, with the right to arbitrate dis
putes between employers and en-
plOyees; the setting up OF an in
dustrial development bureau to de-
yelOp Delaware industrially;" Gre
alton of nOn-partisan civil service
commission to select all salaried
employees of the State Highway and
police departments; creation of an
adequate fund for old age pensions
1.-THE statutory amount is now linn
tied to 100000 a year,, creation of
a Statewide public utility commits
sion; return of choice of school
boards from the courts to the peO-
Pile; election law reform.
The convention was marked by
scenes of the widest disorder
marked by several personal clashes
which threatened to develop into
physical combat. At one time the
situation was so tense. due to the
bitterness of the feeling that had
been engendered between the var
ious factions that some of those
present seriously advocated the call
ing of the State Police to preserve
order and to avert what many were
expecting to develop into general
fight.
Sussex Refuses BerthS
The convention was held in the
State ArmOry which could not ac-
cOmmodate all of the 2lO elected
delegates and the several hundred
people who crowded into the drill
hall to witness the proceedings. The
difference of opinion apparently cen
tered around the New Castle county
delegation and the Sussex county
delegation and the feeling finally
became so bitter that the Sussex
county members refused to accept I,
the nomination for any of the State
offices and the convention ended
without a candidate from that part
of the State on the ticket
Inns feeling appeared to be caus-
ed by the attempts of the followers
of Congressman Adams TO force his
name upon the convention as the
nominee for United States SCndt +
and the equal determination of the
Sussex delegates to nominate Nor
ris. The Kent county delegates ear
lier in the day had voted unani-
mously in their caucus to support
Mr.. Morris if he would accept the .
nomination and they held alOOf
when the delegates from Sussex and
New Castle began their arguments
which continued throughout the af-
ternoOn.
Norris Makes Plea
Earlier Mr. Norris had made an
earnest plea to the convention that
his name not he presented as
To give strength to the
arguments ne advanced against his
own nomination he even laid bare
personal and family needs. 1t even
tually reached the point where his
staunchest supporters declared II
me cOHNtHtlon tIldi tile UldlHtI III
which he was being treated was in
human and they demanded that it
be stopped.
Mr.. Adams himself had once with
1rawn his own name as a candidate
after delivering vitrinlic speech to
he convention in which he assailed
hose who were opposing him. II"
mad agreed to withdraw as candi-
late for the Senate if Mr. MOrri,
would consent to the use of his
name and Adams Offered to second
Mr.. Morris nomination. He pleaded
more than once with the convention
not to vote on the Senatorial nomi-
ness until they had heard definitely
and finally from Mr.. Morris whether
10 would accept and he even declar-
I'd he would not permit the Use of
MS name as a candidate until it had
been finally determined whether Mr..
Norris was to he a candidate.
After all the delegates understood
Mr.. Morris would not nermit the
lse of his name and following the q
scenes of disorder on the floor of {
he convention, the charges the var
GUS factions were making against
zach other and the bitter feeling {
lad fiared close to the breaking