Milford chronicle., 1956-09-07
Democratic Party
Selected Ticket
On Thursday Last
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prise when Mr.. Dickerson wal
nominated. bringing his fight {,
the convention floor after the Sus
sex caucus had endorsed Mrs. Bra
sure with Mr.. Dickerson and his
supporters standing by silently. NJ
attempt was made at the SUISSE,
caucus TO reverse the action TAX
en- by the Sussex delegates Monday
night when they endorsed Mrs
Brasure.
After both candidates were nom.
mated and three secondine
speeches were made for each the
convention tensed up as former
Governor Ebert N. Carvel, the
convention chairman, asked how
the vote should be taken and a
roll call was agreed upon.
The roll call starts with Will
mington and New Castle County
These two political subdivisions
had decided at their caucus early
last Thursday afternoon to take
the unusual step of Jointly adopt
ing the unit rule so as to cast a
block of 80 votes in this conven-
ton which has total of 210 votes
Walter ]. Scott, Wilmington city
chairman, announced that New
Castle County passes," and fer
mer State Senator Walter Hands
berry of Leipsic announced that
Kent County passes"
The action of the two counties
which was highly unusual, only
meant that those blocs of dele
gates regarded the state treasurer
nomination as question to be
settled by the Sussex County dele
gates, and further that New Castle
and Kent preferred to keep out of
it IL they could.
The roll call proceeded to Sus-
sex and disclosed there a certain
reluctance to stand up and be
counted. When the result was in
Mrs. Brasure had 311s votes and
Mr.. Dickerson had 121a. This made
total of A, revealing that is
votes were absent or not voting.
After the Sussex result was an
nounced MIR. Carvel again called
on Kent and New Castle and they
both passed again, apparently not
vention seemed to have reached a
temporary impasse when Mr.. Dick
erson was called and came to the
platform. re said in a thin voice
that he wished to make the nomi-
nation unanimous for Mrs. Bra
sure. And that was done.
All the other nominations were
unanimous, including the one for
lieutenant governor where a fight
former Senator r. Allen Cannon,
who had been opposing Mr.. Der
rickson for the nomination.
When the Cannon forces learn
ed early last Thursday afternoon
that the New Castle and Whining
ton caucus had not only adopted
the unit rule but also endorsed
Mr.. Derrickson they accepted the
fact that their bid was lost unless
they could get secret ballot
One of the first moves early in the
convention was a motion to vote by
secret ballot on the nominations.
This move was defeated by voice
vote and 1t was clear than that Mr..
Derrickson had the nomination in
the bag. MIR. CanDon's friends did
not put his name in nomination.
Another possibility for a fight
was eliminated at the Sussex eau
Gus when supporters of Senator
Hoey announced they were with
ri ft1u hnt
The announcement was made by
Albert Peterman. neighbor and
friend of Senator Hoey at Milford,
who served as chairman of the
first Milford meeting at which sup
porters of the senator decided to
bring out his name as a candidate
for Governor The announcement
came as a surprise at the caucus
and was greeted with warm ap-
plause.
MIR. Peterman explained that he
nd other supporters of the SEN
ator felt their candidate had made
us a good representative and a
good senator"
He made 1t clear that Senator
Hoey's attitude from the first was
that he was willing to have his
name used by his supporters, but
that if they were defeated it would
be their defeat rather than his.
Mr.. Peterman added that at the
convention the Hoey supporters
had more or less polled the dele
gates and realized they do not
have a majority. Therefore, he
said, 1--WE are withdrawing Sena-
tor Hoey's name.
There was brief demonstration
after each one of the nomination.
A group of young people took part
in all the demonstrations and var
ious other Democrats joined in the
sign-carrying parades up and down
the aisles of the crowded conven-
tion floor.
The field house of the Dover
High School, scene of the conven-
tion, was filled to capacity during
the nomination of the candidates.
The crowd thinned out slightly
late in the afternoon when the
convention turned to the plat
form.
The convention was opened at
about 1915 p. m. by MIR. Carvel.
who called upon Arthur Ploener of
Arden. candidate for comptroller
of New Castle County. to lead the
salute TO the flag. The singing of
the National Anthem was led by
Mr. Carvel.
The call for the convention was
read and then the convention re-
cessed for the three caucuss of the
delegates from the three counties.
When the convention started up