Milford chronicle., 1934-09-14
Democrats Select
adams, Hazard To
Head State Ticket
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point Mr.. Adams said he regrette
the proceedings had taken such
turn.
Tells Of Sacrifices
Il think we really are makinI
monkeys of ourselves" he declared
in a speech from the platform"
all seems to be a concerted effort t.
kill me politically. made a sacrifice
when | was nominated and elected
to Congress and ! lost all the Law
practice | had when ! went to Wash
ingtOn to serve my State and nation
! did not stay home to make money
and when | got to Washington
acted the part of a Democrat. If
were on the ticket probably some
one who did not get a pOstoffice
would vote against me. | am fully
aware that if some of you had rot
ten eggs and tomatoes here with
you you would be throwing them at
me. | therefore. under such cOndi-
tiOns, refuse to let my name go be-
fore this convention"
Later, just before adjournment,
Mr.. Adams in another speech apOl-
ogized for these remarks.
Following the nomination of MIR.
Adams the convention went right
down the line with the nominations
for the other offices. Only one can
didate was proposed for each office.
Immediately following his nomina-
tion the nominations were closed
aph 40 nnnafnoffnn Dnnhn hV
acclamation. In the end it was voted
to make all of them unanimous.
Sussex county refused to the end to
accept any place on the ticket. The
delegates from there strongly OPP
posed all attempt to nominate a
Sussex county resident for any Of
fee. In fact some of their delegates
nominated some of the candidates
from the other parts of the State.
The members of the State COM
mittee, nominated by the county
caucuses. were elected by the con-
ventiOn and the stormy session was
then adjourned.
Just before adjournment Mr.. Ad-
ans again addressed the delegates
and pleaded for their support in No
The members of the new State
Committee elected by the cOnven-
tion are:
New Castle cOunty-First Sena-
tOrial District Malone and
Mrs. Olive Steinle.
Second Miss Stanislaus J. Riley
and j. Henry Lyons.
Third-John Frederick and Viola
Handy.
FOurth-JOhn McGinnes and Mrs.
Edith NJ. Little.
F'ifth-William X. Barrett and
Mrs Raymond PaytOn.
Sixth-Claude Voshell and Idela
Salmon.
Seventh William A. Scott and
Mrs. Minnie A. Marker.
At-large-Mrs. Alice Duffy and
John Newell. John Biggs. Jr.. Josiah
Marvel, Jr., Mrs. Johanna Wolf and
Mrs. Morris Ewing. !
Kent county-First Senatorial
District i Edwin Lewis. Dover;
Mrs Henrietta West, Smyrna.
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lock. Tuesday
Third-.Iames l.. WOlcOtt. Dover:
Irs. J. Evans Cook. Camden.
Fourth-W. d. Stokes. Harring-
Dn; Mrs. Lola Dill, HARRINGTON.
Fifth-State Senator Latchum, of
lilford; Mrs. Lucille Pratt. Milford.
Members at large-L.. Lee Layton,
lover: Hervey P. Hall. Smyrna
lObert H. Hollett. Clayton; Mrs.
,tella Brown. Wyoming; Mrs. Elva
: Taylor, Dover; Mrs. Marshall c.
Jerby, WOodside.
Sussex cOunty-First Senatorial
Jistrict-James N. Russell and Miss
.ydia H. TOadvine.
Second -WOodie Stevens and Mrs.
larry S. Eskridee.
Third William T. Bennett and
lrs. Mildred G. Morris.
FOurth-Harry V. Tubbs and Miss
.ula F. Quillen.
Fifth Halstead Layton and Mrs
NINA !. Wilson.
The six members of the commit
70 at large. to consist of three men
nd three women, and to be select /
d by the convention, follow: Mrs. (
scar Wilson. Miss Ruth Lloyd, DR..
atherine Cross Gray, Ernest Dick
rsOn. William b. Truitt, Norman l.. I
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