Milford chronicle., 1936-04-24
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tion that their party offers the nt
tion the best medium for good gov
ernment under the federal Consti
tuition. Governor Buck was com
mended for his administration @
State affairs and the States repre-
sentatives in Congress at Washing
ton were endorsed for their able AM
fOresighted craftsmanship and ser
vices to the nation and State.
Departing frcm a practice tina
has been followed for several years
all the delegates and alternates were
elected at large. Heretofore it has
been customary to permit each Ot
the four convention districts in the
State to nominate its candidates fol
delegates. Wednesday afternoon
however, the slate was presented as
a whole by Lieutenant Governor Roy
f. Corley of Smyrna, and adopted
by unanimous vote. There were no
other candidates nominated, and as
soon as Mr.. COrley had finished
reading his list the nominations
we're closed.
AT the same time he nominated
the candidates for vice-chairmen of
the convention, and they also were
elected without opposition. They
were: Harry W. Lunger, Jasper +.
Crane, Charles dupont Ridgely. and
c. d. Abbott. Each of these had
been selected by their respective
caucus as a candidate.
Members OF Committee
The list of nominees also contain
ed the members of the new State
committee who were elected without
opposition. They are as follows:
mingtOn-Herbert F. Mearns,
J. Francis Blaine. Leroy w. Hick-
man, MOdele l. Jennings, Caroline
z. Smith, May f.. Stout Charles IL.
Colburn, and Mrs. Carrie NJ. q.
Pines.
Rural New Castle COunty-lla Nc
Luff. Brandywine Hundred; Henry
B. dupont, Christiana Hundred; !
Bessie VI. Groves. Mill Greek Hun |
dred; John X. Johnson and William
Saunders, White Clay Greek Hun /
dred; Levi L. Maloney, Appoquini- /
mink Hundred; Rose Goudiss, New |
Castle Hundred; Carrie Jones, st. /
Geor9es Hundred.
Kent County-RObert X. Jones, /
Charles Hanratty, AlonzO Jones,
Susie F. Paradee. Estelle w. Tsch-
udy. Elizabeth Nutter. Ruth Weston,
and DR.. William NJ, Henry.
Sussex County,. DOlphus Short,
c. D. Lingo, Birdie Long. David
Boyce, Mrs. Alberta S. ElZey, Mrs.
Sarah Burton.
The convention took no action to-
ward instructins the delegates 60
ing to cleveland as to whom they +
should support for the presidential 2
nomination. Il is generally expected, .
however. they will vote for the NOM
ination of Governor LandOn of Kan
sas.
The retiring State committee met
Wednesday morning and concluded
its affairs. Later the Wilmington
and the three county caucuses each
its choice for delegates
aud alternate. for vice chairman of
the convention, and for membership
on the various committees. All these
were carried out with
ont a ripple of opposition and the
caucusas were the most amicable ,
ever held before a State convention.
This was stressed by leaders as ev- 9
idence of the harmony that prevails !
in the party throughout the State :
and indicated the united fight they +
will he prepared to make during the a
Convention COnVCneS
1t was nearly o'clock when :
Major MITCHELL as State chairman, I
called the convention to order in the !
Dover Opera House. The Rev. Roy +
C. Helienstein, pastor of the PeO- +
ple's Congregational Christian n
'mrch of Dover. offered the invO- h
cation. Smiley King, secretary of the .
State committee, read the call for =
the convention and the committee a
on credentials submitted its report "A
and the list of delegates approved a,
earlier in the day by the State COM ii
mittee. Mr.. King called the roll to n
which practically every delegate re- g,
ipOnded. Most of the alteInates also n
attended the convention. h.
The committee on organizations
recommended Mr.. Duffy he elected n,
chairman of the convention and that p,
ir. King be elected secretary. This IA
vas adopted. The rules committee p
recommended the rules effective at "a,
he 1884 convention be made the II,
ules for this convention and this n.
'as adopted. N
Major Mitchell then introduced h,
lr. Duffy as the permanent chair 81
ian and keynOter.
Gives Platform Principles ar
In Teciting the purposes of the br
Mr. Duffy said the dele w,
ates whom they would elect to the ar
leveland convention would vote for m
man who would run on a plat
'rm dedicated to the sound prin-
piles of the Republican party and mr.
,und Americanism; on a platform el,
lat will set up government in co
hich public officials are public SER mn
lnts and not masters; a platform tn
lat recognizes that the source of se
Iwer is in the people and that the ga
'Vernment and public officials who wi
minister it are but means of ex- ne
'essing the will of the people. ",
I'm no other state" said Mr.. Duffy.
an those principles be found to tin
we been carried out in as full a Re
easure as they have been in our ma
IN State" IN,
He detailed the accomplishments fol
the Republican administration in spl
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