Milford chronicle., 1936-07-03
1000 FROM STATE
AT CONVENTION
[Continned from - Paeel


deney by John Biggs, Jr., chairman
/ of the delegation. Mrs. Sallie Blon
?. West of Delmar had been named on
e the committee to notify the vice
+ presidential candidate but they sat
q with the delegates.
! After the notification many OF
i the delegates had to walk from
Franklin Field to their headquar-
: ters in the Belbravia Hotel at 1911
e Chestnut street. It was almost Inn
possible to get a taxi or a bus.
Caught in the great crowd trying
to get out Of the stadium, the Della
wareans were unable to see the
President as he rode around the
field after the ceremonies.
Duffy Returns iii
William NJ. Duffy, chairman Of the
Democratic Wilmington committee,
one of the delegates and an honor
airy vice president Of the convention
for Delaware, was in in bed on Sun
day following his return. He had not
been in the best Of health all week
and had worried much over obtain
ing tickets of admission to the con-
vention for the hundreds of friends |
and Democratic voters who had been
besieging him.
The Delawareans all said they
/ found the convention very interest
ing and the notification ceremony a
sight well worth seeing. but they
also said they we're more than hap
py to get back.
It was a gala occasion since only
two or three of them had ever at
tended a national convention before
and few had ever seen President
Roosevelt or Vice President Garner.
The Delawareans remained to par
ticipate in the final phases Of the
convention itself and we're present
when the gavel fell ending the final
session last Saturday afternoon.
Tunnel, Mrs. BOdziak Reelected
On the roll call of states for the ,
members of the national commit /
tee Mr.. Biggs announced Delaware
had reelected James NJ. Tunnell of
Georgetown, and Mrs. Marguerite [
Dugan Bodziak of Wilmington the [
national committeeman and woman {
for this State.
After the convention adjourned :
Mr.. Tunnel and Mrs. Bodziak at
tended the meeting of the national
committee which had been called by
Chairman James "A. Farley. They
voted for his reelection as national
chairman. ......
Saturday night they had seats
with the other members of the ma
tional committee on the platform at
the notification ceremonies. Mrs.
Tunnel accompanied her husband.
Wilmingtonians returning from
the Franklin Field exercises told of
an unusual experience which well
known Republican of Delaware had
at the stadium ceremonies.
He had attached to his coat a
badge which had been given to him
by a Delaware delegate to the Re-
publican National Convention In
Cleveland and on the strength Of
this he was shown every courtesy
1t Franklin Field.
He was given one Of the choice
seats in the field. the ushers evil
iehtly mistaking the badge for one
If the regulation emblems worn by
he delegates to the Democratic
Mrs. AbIeman Seconds Garner
Mrs. Benjamin Ableman of George
own, a delegate, won the applause
# the entire convention Saturday
lfternOon when she seconded the
of Vice President Gar
Ter on behalf of Delaware. She
poke from the presiding officers
,latform and her voice came clearly
nd distinctly through the loud
peakers.
come from the Diamond State"
he said, "so-called because it sig
ifies great value within a small
ompass. Delaware is the first state
f the Union. I feel it is a privilege
hat a woman representing the wO-
len of my State, and speaking in
heir behalf, should tell you that
omen are going to play their part
! this campaign. While the result
not in doubt we are going to work
S we have never worked before.
VIII Cut @DiamOnd"'
1--WE must take nothing for grant
j. We must make the result GER
lin. Delaware is called the 'Dia- =
lond State so it is. But at present -
nder the Republican lineup, it is a
iamond in the rough We are go "
x to cut that gem for Roosevelt II
i'd Garner and make 1t shine in a
victory.
at is a great honor as well as
easure, on behalf of my State and
e women Of this nation, to sec
Id the nomination of the man who
,lped pull US all out Of the rough,
Inn Nance Garner. for vice presi-
mt of the United States" M
Democrats from all parts of the ~
ate were loud in their praise OF
+. Tunnell. Mrs. Bodziak, and all
e delegates and alternates who
a worked hard to supply them
tn tickets for the convention and
8 notification ceremonies. The ,
ket problem worried all the dele
tes except those from the Far :
est. The DelaWareans canvassed
Dse from the west to get their :
ira tickets. In this they were very
ccessrul and It was through their Y
orts in this respect that many
lawareans we're able to gain adj i
ssioD.
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