The evening Republican., 1902-10-03
READY
FOR THE PRIMARIES.
Will Be Hearing Exciting Contests in
Election Districts---W the
Candidates Are

Republican politicians are putting
| forth their beat efforts to win theil
respective battles at the polls to.mor.
row when the primary election will
be held. There are number Of con.
tests and both sides are claiming the
! fight, but 1t will require count Of
the votes to decide winners.
The candicales for the Legisla-
ture have lively fight en- their
hands.
In the second senatorial district
James w. Robertson and George W.
Sparks and Robert Adair are the
candidates. Mr.. Robertson served
two terms In the lawyer holse and
wants TO succeed Senator Knox. Uut
Mr.. Sparks and Mr.. Adair are Will
ing to sacrifice their time to serve
their party and State in the same
position.
In the frat representative district
James Kitchen and Charles Sparks,
Jr., are the candidates. The 1000
voters IN that district are divided
and at the polls tomorrow there viii
be battle royal between the friends
OF the candidates.
The other representative con.eEts
in the city will be quiet ones.
In the rural districts there will be
a number of contests that have
caused the politicians many unrest
full hours.
S. Frank Ewart and G. Candy
Hopkins are the opposing candidates
for Levy Court commissioner in
Christiana Hundred and the con
test promises to be Il very interest
ing one as both men are popular and
competent.
For state Senator in the third
Senatorial district Robert Casey, Jr .
Alexander L. Stevenson and Thomas .
j. Stirling are willing to succeed
BlaEely and their friends are leav-
ing nothing undone to make the con-
test one worthy Of the party work
ers in Brandywine and Christiana
The wa, NEST contests Of the coun-
ty are in the Fifth Senatorial dis
trict, Senator McFarlin and Charles
w. Pancoast are the candidates and
the fight is royal one. Mr.. Pan
coast Is business man OF Red Lion
hundred where he expects to control
s5 per cent OF the vote. l.
Ia New Castle hundred there are
D bout $50 votes and McFarlin claims
The majority as his followers say that
80 per cent will cast their votes for
he local candidates.
Pancoas,'s friends d:ny that Nc
Farlin can get such q percentage. 5
They believe Paneoast viii get AS t
ser cent Of The rates. In White Clay !
Creek hundred McFariia claims the t
majority but this is again disputed
~ Pancoast who Says it will be his
,'um. In summing up McF arlin :
,eople claim the district while Pan. !
oast people say that Red Lion +
II aiority Will offset the New Castle
majority OF McFar,n and that Pan )
cast thereby will xln the nomind-
ion. +
David w. Elkinton and John L. ,
Taylor want the nomination for
representative iu the hundred, In a
rder to be the contestant against
F. Hclromb, as there is
lighting chance for the Repub-
cans 10 win. The contest will be 7
YARN one. Both men have been in +
he party harness for years. The a
'orkers are evenly divided among /
hem and it is safe to say there will q
e the livellest time at the polls in
lew Castle tomorrow seen for years. i
In Mil Creek. White Clay Creek, G
hristiana, st. Georges, Appoq aini- a
link, Blackbird hundreds there are "
o contests for representatives, and
'enjamin Lockerman Is unopposed d
II State Senator in the Sixth dis |,
'iCt, In the rural districts there
'e contests among the farmers for Il
Dad Commissioners. Road Com o.
issionera are essential adjuncts to in
le county administration of county h
Inds. Good men are needed TO fo
axe good roads, and consequently
le farmers fight for the best men.