The sun., 1898-11-09
SUSSEX COUNTY

SUSSEX COUNTY
Bridgevile, DEL, Ais a. m.---Second
Election District Of Second Representa-
tive District of Sussex county gives
Handy 1863, Hoffecker 443, Bishop l64,
Lingo 4l9, Ross 1854, Ball 4l9, Holland
1873, Pennewill 1856, Kinder 1873, Buell.
39S; county ticket, Republican, 255 ma
jority.
Dagsboro, DEL, APO a. m. Lower dis
trict of Dagsboro gives Handy 1917, Hof-
fecker270, Ross, 1893, Lingo 177, Bishop
1911, Ball 269, DR.. H.. F. Farlow 1S9,
William r. Short 2777.
4.21 a. m.---Vote in Seaford hundred,
Handy 81, Hoffecker 2S6, Bishop 81,
Lingo 2S5, Ross 374, Ball 27S, Wilson
374, Short 279, Marvel 372, Walls 2S5,
McCabe 81, spicer 2S6, Cottingham 379,
Prettyman 27s, Reynolds 373, sackett
2S4, Fooks 374, Tyndall 2S3. Wiley 327,
Sudler 233, Allen 377, Brown 27S, Lingo
373, Rogers Sc, Hastings 22S, Pettyjohn
1873, Blizzard 2S3.
Lewes, DEL, 4.25 a. m.---Lewes and
Rehoboth all elected the whole Republi-
can ticket. Hoffecker received 3l3,
Handy 2s7, Ball 3O7 Ross 29l, Lingo
3O7, Bishop 292, DR.. II. r. Burton 302
against 294 for F. G. Maull for State
Senatot; David Hazard. Republican to
Legislature by l3 majority. Thomas r.
Ingram was elected assessor and Thomas
B. schellenger, Inspector.
Georgetown, ll.55 p. m. - County
Chairman of Sussex county DR.. Caleb r.
Layton claims Sussex county for the Re-
pubicans by 400 majority and also
claims ten Legislative votes in the next
General Assembly.
Georgetown, II. 80 a. mt-Little Creek
hundred, on which the Democrats have
been claiming 800 majority, gives but l76.
The First Representative district will
give Republican majority of 379.
The Republicans claim Sussex now by
majority of 600 and the Democrats
concede the election of Barr in the Ninth
Representative district.
Georgetown, 1896 p. m.--Broad Creek
has gone Republican, and it is the first
time in its history.
Broadkilm hundred, generally Demo
cratic by about so, has gone Republican
and nsurcs the election of DIR. Hiram r.
Burton to the Senate.
Ceder Creek complete has given 800
Republican plurality. The Republicans
are jubilant.
Georgetown, 1890 p. m.-The vote in
Cedar Creek hundred, First Representa-
tive district, was Union Republican 2S2,
Regular Republicans 30, Democrat l07.
The Democrats at Georgetown, claim
that they are receiving no news.
Georgetown, 1886 p. m.--The first
election district OF the Sixth Representa-
tiue district has given Republican ma
jority OF 81.
Lewes and Rehobath hundred on the
count of unscratched tickets the Re-
pnblicans have majority Of l3 votes.
Selbyville, 2.0G p. nj. J. Brasure is
elected to the Senate from the Fourth
Senatorial district, despite the fact that
he had to fight Regular Republican
nominee, as we'll as the Democrats. The
district will also give two Representa-
tives.
Bridgeville, a. m.--The Second Rep.
resentative district of the First election
district gives majority of H. making
the election of two Representatives sure
in the district.
Georgetown, 1.25 a. m. - Leading
Democrats now concede the county Re-
publican by 500 or 800 majority. The
Republicans claim three Senators and
seven Representatives and are jubilant,
while the Democrats are just the oppo-
site.
Bridgevile, 1.4S p. m.--Simeon E.
Pennewill was cut to the extent of about
one hundred in the First Senatorial dis
trict.
Robert Short, candidate for sheriff
was cut worse than any man on the
ticket throughout the country.
Sussex county has gone Democratic by
400 majority and maybe more.
The Republicans claim on good
groudds to have elected the State and
county tickets and seven of the ten Rep
resentatives.
There have been many surprises for
the Democrats and few for the Repub-
licans.
Neither party expected such an nm
usual Republican success. /
The victory in Cedar Creek, Lewes and
Rehoboth, North West Fork, Dagsboro
and Gumboro were foreseen as we'll as
several other minor Republican victories
but when Broad Greek and Broadkiln
fell into line on the Republican side it
created undisguised comment from all
sides.
Many OF tie hundreds of the county
are too far from telegraph office to get
the full returns, but enough has been re-
ported to assure Republican success be-
yond all peradventure.
, Georgetown, 1915 p. m.--The election
all through Sussex county has passed off
quietly. Knowing men have been send
ing in estimates since the polls closed.
A dispatch from North West Fork
gives Republican 2l0 majority.
Indian River gives 10 Republican ma
jority. ~