Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1902-05-15
POLITICAL MATTERS IN KENT
There is Much Activity Among
the Democrats.
.FIFTY-TWO PLACES TO BE FILLED
Some of the Leading Demo-
cratic Candidates.


Special Correspondence OF Gazette and Journal.
Dover, May S.-Politics in Kent
county seems to he astir, especially
with the Democrats. Tho leaders in
the different hundreds are arranging
the list of names to be sent to tho
governor for his selection of regis
tration officers. The various election
districts are being canvassed and the
coming and going of strangers closely
scrutinized. Everybody realizes that
this will be long and bitter cam
paign, and tho Democrats feel that
they should be up and doing, ready for
the first skirmish of battle. Persons
who for years past have taken no
interest whatever in politics are already
at work for the coming fight. Two
years of Republican rule seems to have
opened their eyes as to what may be
expected from Republican county ad-
ministration. The appointment of some
of the worst element in the county to
responsible positions has so angered
| number of the more substantial tax
payers, irrespective of past party
affiliations, that they seem determined
| to hurl the Addicks party from power
|
economical administration of affairs as
was given in years past by the plain
ordinary Kent county farmer.
In Kent county this fall there will
| be elected clerk of the peace for four
years to succeed Robert S. Downes,
Republican; recorder OF deeds for
| four years to succeed James Lord,
| Democrat; clerk of the Court of
! Chancery for four years to succeed
James A. Smith, Democrat; u sheriff
for two years to succeed Frank Reedy,
Republican: coroner to succeed
Charles Baynard, Republican a county
treasurer for two years to succeed
Pennel Emerson, Republican; State
Senators in the First, Third and Fifth
districts to succeed Stephen Slaughter,
4 Democrat: j. Frank Alice and S. j.
Abbott, Union Republicans; Repre-
sentatives in each of the 10 districts
Levy Court Commissioners in the
Second, Third, Fourth, Eighth and
Tenth districts, to succeed Benjamin
Moore, II. L. Mabrey and Aida Powell,
Democrats, and Asa Rogers and Charles
Postles, Republicans; assessors in each
of the representative districts and in
spectors in each election precinct. Ir
all 50 persons will be elected to office
by the voters of Kent county this fall.
So far there has not been much stil
among the Democrats as to theii
nominee for clerk of the peace, th,
only name mentioned being A. II
Cahall of Harrington, while James ID
Wright of Clayton is the only ON
mentioned for recorder of deeds. 1t il
conceded that the nomination for sheriff
will come fromsSmyrna. G. r. Lofan'
| and Capt. a. IL. Smith will contes
, for the delegates, and there may b
! others before the time for the primar
! election rolls around.
1 For State Senator in the First dis
Q trict the Democrats will probably tax
a man from smyrna, either Robert Y
: Wallen, Willard q. Pierce or w. b
Megear. In the Second district, W
: III. Walker of Dover is likely to h
! selected and L. F. Melvin of Frederick
in the Fifth.
James Z. York seems to he th
unanimous choice of the Democrats {
Q the First district for Representative
+. In the Second Charles Pardee has bee
Q mentioned, as has also w. Penn Shocl
a lev and the present Representative
Z. John l.. Scotten In the Third thei
. seems to be strong undercurrent
!, favor of the denomination of John "
. Hutchinson, although w. l.. Goodin
q and G. R. Massey have number I
u friends. In the Fourth Aida Pene
IS seems to be in the lead. In the Fift
9 no one as yet has been spoken OF.
Q the Sixth Carl Higbee has mar
e friends, as has also x-Represantati'
b Jester and J. Hanan Gooden. In IL
10 Seventh the probabilities are thi
r William Graham or Samuel j. Spe
J. will be nominated. In the Eight
Ie there is very strong sentiment
2 favor of the present Representativ
Is w. G. Hardesty being named agai
70 In the Ninth knowing ones concede ii
1f nomination to John Harrington.
lg 1t is understood that Speaker of tt
O. House James V. McCommons is slat'
L; by the Union Republicans for clerk
ID the peace. 1t is said, that when Go
10 Hum was trying to secure the pied
70 of enough members of the Legislatu
'e to elect two Senators, SO that he cou
call the General Assembly togethe
that the Speaker was promised t.
r nomination for clerk of the peace if
=. =. would STAY out of the combination.
a. w. ID. Hudson and II. L. Cummir
m both of Smyrna, are also candidat
,ft for the place. Riley Melvin seems
"a be agreed upon for sheriff. The thr
nd nominees for State Senator will like
ndd be Dr. I. G. Moore in the First,
eid ed Frank Alice in the Third and S. 10
he abbott in the Fifth.
nut There seems to be great deal
lily wrangling among the Addicks men
to the position on the ticket a
several of the aspirants threaten to
some quiet knitting if they are l
-. nominated.
'af af Among the Democrats things are W
IA different. The disadvantages of Rept
op lican rule has so aroused them to acti
in that all semblance of a bitter prim;
by contest is frowned down, and there
every indication that the party will
into the coming contest thorough
v A united in every election precinct.
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,rv IsaD Delawnrean.
yn. Congressman Lacey of Iowa, who
Elk clared in Congress Friday that De
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