Evening journal., 1900-09-03
MOORE'S MIN
ARD WINNERS
That Element Again Shows
Its Strength
ilIee-LaytOn-Narshall Bing Knocked
Out at Union Republican Pri-
marieS on Saturday
special 70 The Evenlng Journal

Smyrna. Sept. 3.-Ihe Union kepubli-
can primaries u Smyrna Saturday after
noon were pulled on without contest. as
DIR. y. G.. MOOrea men were elected with
levy courtman Dr. Moore viii be the
the endorsement OF the delegation for
register of wills. ana W. d. Hudson for
levy cOurtmnr. DR. Moore will De tho
onion candidate for representatives. In
Kenton hundfed the fight was bitter
one. the Moore element again showing its
strength. 10y defeating the Rev. David
Clark. who wants the nomination for
prothonotary. W. H. Moore winning by
30 to TO. 4 ne delegates from Duck Creek
hundred who favor Nr. Moore for pro-
/ thonotary and w. II. Bagss. Manford
lorvcre. DIR. ID. H. Smithers, y. II. Fra
zer and Peter W. Downs. whine those
from Kenton hundred are John Moore.
j. w. Houston. Charles Foraker, Samuel
Boyd and James Loper
The primaries I'm Duck Creek and Ken
ton hundreds are the subject of much
comment throughout the county and the
telephones were kept busy yesterday hy
| the Addicks leaders aroBnd Dover want
ing to know the result The Moore faul-
lily are the acknowledged Addicks lead
ers in this section and Saturday ran
matters tO suit themselves, DIR. Moore In
Smyrna, and John Moore ia Kenton
The Alice MARSHALL Layton ring Is hated
by the MOorts. DR.. Moore was defeated
for state senator two years ago by Alice
Sheriff Wharton. Min Wilson aud others
being traded in Little Greek hundred
which is a part of the Second Represent
> tative District, Mr. Wilson's home Tn,
deal was 10 throw twenty-five Republi.
can votes 10 Stephen Slaughter. Of DO.
yer, for state senator from the Scc0nl
Senatorial District, the same number O
J Democrats voting for Sheriff Wharton
Or. Moore's defeat followed and incident
ally the complexion of the political sim
I alton in Delaware WAS changed by th
Dover crowds alleged trcachery. If DI
- Moore had been elected. the senate wOull
then have been Republican. and Senate
( Meredith from the Fourth District wonll
have been ousted. a Republican gettin
d. his place and Republican speaker %
the senate would have been elected.
The Addiclites of this community hav
been bitter against Alice and Wharto
, ever since, and soon afaeV these facts be
, came known openly charged that IA
Dover men were noe true To Addick,
a Their charges subsequently, proved iru
! fop with Dr. Moore in sLe state senat,
Addicks would have heen sent 10 IA
p United States Senate. Since that tim
3 the Moore faction has been against an
man favored by Allo. ID. Minlin Wii-o
is the slated candidate for register 4
wills, hence the hripeing out OF Robert
Cummins against him hy Dr. Moore Th
Y kenton hundred delegates fayor Cum
{ Minis aud tho agents of the NoOrcs in th
I AZ hlV AZ fIff L..
Y good work tor their boss, winning ~
r. Cummins the Alispillion and Milford del
p eeaton. two delegates ia North Murder
p kill and one in South Aurderkll.
} Had the Hollis faction won lR the Sew
enth Representative District at Camder
Saturday, the entire delegation woul
have been for the Smyrna man. they DE
ing opposed TO Alice forcing Wilson upo
them. However. the Moore worker
were in good spirits last night and claim
ed they viii defeat Wilson with Cum
Minis. who has tweniy-thrco votes TO star
. ont with in the convention Tomorrow
1 mo Alice men,. IS their motto.
The Moores were just as successful Il
kenton as they were in Smyrna. Tn
Rev. Clark was first slated for repfe
sentative by Alice. The Moores declare
he would never get the nomination. ant
, if he did the preacher-p politician would b
, cut unmercifnlly. Clark gave up his leg
islatiye ambition in disgust. realizing tha
he had not q ghost of chance
A visit TO Dover and a conference Will
, Alice resulted in Clark coming out fo
prothonotarv. Again the Moores said d,
should not have IT, IAcir battle cry. "N,
Alice men. was heard from Clayton 6.
the Maryland line and from the New
Castle line TO Slaughter's. he Moor,
leaders went TO work and played hors,
with the Alice delegates. knocking out
AIifln Wilson and David Clark wifi
little trouble. Frank Reedy. of Milford
was the choice Of the Duck Creek and
Kenton hundred men for sheriff. W. ID
Hudson, of smyrna. deciding 10 get out
of the race. preferring the levy court.