Smyrna times. [volume] (Smyrna, Del.) 1854-1987, 1942-07-02
STATE COP.
NAMES CHIEF
Isaac Brown Elected State
Republican Chairman
by Committee
FORM S-POINT POLICY

The Republican State Committee,
in it's first 1912 meeting at Will
mington, elected Isaac R. Brown,
Jr., of Wilmington, state chairman
to succeed H. Eugene Slavery who
had resigned and adopted unanim-
ously an eight-point declaration of
policy for the coming campaign.
The declaration addressed to 1.-THE
People of the State of Delaware"
follows: We give our endorsement
to the resolution adopted by the
Republican National Committee in
Chicago on April 20, 1912. AS
Americans, we recognize that it is
the solemn duty of all of us to de-
vote our lives, our energy, and our
substance to one purpose-winning
the war. To that end, we pledge
our loyal and vigorous support to
the President of the United States
our elected leader and the Com
mander-in-Chief of our armed fore
es. We feel that the approaching
election will cause the two-party
system to shine as symbol against
totalitarianism and the fatal one
party system.
National Unity First
We place national unity above
partisan politics and are deter
mined that there shall be no room
in the coming campaign for per-
sonal or partisan advantage STEM
ming from the war. To the end
that we may preserve our free in
titutions, we call upon all the cit
liens of Delaware to join in unit
ed effoffrt to win the war and then
take our rightful place in winning
the peace. No matter what issues
arise affecting the state govern
ment, there can be only single
ness of purpose in our effort to
crush our enemies. In that effort,
every man and woman is at the
service of our country. We all
have sacrifices to make. We all
have a job to do, whether in uni
form, in the factories and on the
farms, in civilian activities relat-
ing to the war, or in the vital func-
ton of maintaining free govern
ment at home. There is no monop-
oily on patriotism, and we claim no
such monopoly, but we ask for the
support of patriotic citizens only.
We do not want the support of
subversive elements. Mr.. Brown,
register of wills in New Castle
County, was nominated by D. D.
Wharton, Kent County chairman.
He was elected unanimously.
Abrahams Fills Vacancy
To fill the membership he vacat-
ed the committee elected former
State Senator Edward Abrahams,
Jr., of 421 South Bancroft Park
way, Wilmington. A son of the
late Republican leader, Isaac R.
Brown, ST., the new state chairman
began taking active part in Repub-
lican politics even before he was
old enough to vote. He started his
political career in the Tenth Ward
under his father, and is probably
the youngest man to be state chair
man. Mr.. Slavery resigned after
appointment as a deputy attorney
general. Mr.. Brown, it is under
stood, will resign his position as
chairman of the New Castle Coun-
ty Republican Executive Commit
tee and will be succeeded by Elmer
Taylor, Levy Court Commissioner.
Mrs. Vera G. Davis, Dover, vice
chairman, presided until the cleo
ton of the new chairman. Mrs.
Frank G.. Tallman, national COM
mitteewoman, addressed the COM
mittee. The committee authorized
Mr.. Brown to issue call for the
state convention and to fix the time
for the convention and for the pri-
mary for the election of delegates.
Mr. Abrahams, deputy tax collec-
tor of the Southern District, serv-
ed in the 107th General Assembly
which convened in January 1889,