Milford chronicle., 1959-10-23
First District
Republicans For Rollins

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ant Governor elected by the Re-
publican Party in twenty years,
when he ran and won in 1852. 1t
added that the Republicans of the
First Representative District of
Sussex County had been the first
ito recognize his outstanding in
tegrity and ability" and had en-
dorsed him first.
Mr.. Rollins, a management con-
sultant, and for the past fourteen
years prominently identified with
feet leasing, was praised in the
resolution for making an out
standing record as Lieutenant
Governor of Delaware"
The resolution added that the
club and the committeeman, and
women of the district ''feel that it
is important that the Republican
Party seek and support a candi-
date of experience, good judgment
and unquestionable integrity"
This was the first resolution or
statement of the kind in the de-
veloping campaign.
Mr.. Rollins said he had no COM
ment at this time except that Il
am deeply grateful to the COM
mitteemen and women of the First
Representative District and the
Republican Club of that district
for their expression of continued
faith in me-" The resolution as
adopted follows:
RESOLUTION
WHEREAS, the former Lieuten-
ant Governor John w. Rollins of
Eewes, Delaware was the first Re-
publican elected Lieutenant Gov
ernor in Delaware in more than
twenty years and,
WHEREAS, the Republicans of
the First Representative District
of Sussex County, recognizing his
outstanding integrity and ability,
encouraged his. candidacy in 1862
and,
VIII E r E Al S, the opportunity
again presents itself for the people
of the First Representative Dis
trict of Sussex County to invite
and urge John w. Rollins to be-
come the Republican Candidate
for Governor at the election in
1860 and,
WHEREAS, John w. Rollins
service as Lieutenant Governor
was marked by the full time use
of his outstanding qualities in the
employment of the State and,
WHEREAS, John w. Rollins
made an outstanding record as
Lieutenant Governor of Delaware
and as part of the great team with
Governor j. Caleb Boggs and.
WHEREAS, the people of the
First Representative District of
Sussex County feel that it is i'm
portant that the Republican Party
seek and support candidate of
experience, good judgment and un-
questionable integrity and,
WHEREAS, in all of his service
as public person, John w. Rol-
Inns, has filled these qualities ad-
mirably and,
WHEREAS, the business back
ground and management experience
that John w. Rollins brings to.
public office are exactly what the
State needs under the present cir
cumstances and will need more
seriously in the future and,
WHEREAS, John w. Rollins,
with his tremendous background
of business success and straight
forward approach to problems
can straighten out the financial
choas made by Democrat control
of the State, now, therefore,
BE 1T RESOLVED that the
Committeeman and Committee
women and the Republican Club
of the First Representative Dis
trict of Sussex County in regular
meeting invite and urge John w.
Rollins to become the Republican
candidate for Governor in 1860,
and,
BE 1T FURTHER RESOLVED,
that the First Republican District
Republican Club of Sussex Coun-
ty send copies of this resolution
to Mr.. John w. Rollins; Mr.. Elwood
S. Leach, Chairman of the Repub-
lican State Committee; and Mr..
Norman B. Baylis, Chairman OF
the Sussex County ReDuhIican Com