Evening journal., 1902-11-05
LEGLSLATURE WILL
HAVE NINE REGULARS
Probabilities Are That There VIII Be Twenty-eight
Thirty Republicans in the General Assembly,
There VIII Be at Least One Contest
RESULT IN KENT COUNTY
Special 10 the Evening Journal.

Special TO the Evening Journal.
Dover. Nov. Notwithstanding the
big Democratic gains IN an the Dover
districts, the Union Republicans have car
ried the county Tho Levy Court viii
again be Republican. this year. however
without the assistance OF the clerk OF the
peace. for the Republicans elect three nf
the incoming members
The astonishing Democratic gains az
the Court House I'm Dover Il was declared
would be sufficient TO pull william NJ.
Lewis, OF Smyrna. ahead of Dr. Moore,
the Addicks leader OF Smyrna. Lewis.
however was defeated ON scratch tickets
which We're counted out last OF an
In an but the Fifth district whore the
Democrats reversed their snug majority
and rushed IN with a plurality OF twelve
votes their General Assembly candidate.
former Postmaster Thomas NJ. Gooden
the Union Republicans made remarkable
gains. They have held the big Demo
cratic majority of the Ninth down to a
tie vote while I'm the Democratic strong
hold OF Kenton, and while they fell short
OF the mark there, the Democrats only
elected by s. a much lower plurality than
two years ago.
In the Ninth district Harrington and
Fnrmrgton) Sapp. Democrat was held
down to "a tie vote with Powell, Republi-
can, and the courts VIII doubtless have
to decide g.
The result in detail for Kont county fol-
lows:
Congress
Houston, Dem. ......................3 .36ll
BAH, Rep. ..........t..-... .......... 2tl
Byrne, ". X. .....t............... .3i6S
Todd FRO. .-.................... l42
Byrnes plurality III.
Treasurer
iossinger, Dem. ....................3 .36il
Burris r. and u. r.. .................4O2 1929
Kelley Pro. ...................... lig
Burris' plurality $40.
Auditor
Lowe Dem. ........-. ................ .dhul
Norman. r. and Y. r. 1881
Norman's plurality 337.
The county officials elected are:
Sheriff. Riley Melvin, Il. r.. plurality
1888; James V. McCommons r.. clerk OF
/ the peace. l57. Amos A. Watson. register
In chnncery and clerk Of the Orphans
Court, l57; David Cooper recorder o.
deeds. l5l, Benjamin n. Conwell, COUNT
treasurer. 1873; Henry II. Abbott coroner
l6l. The Regular Republicans. on thei
independent county ticket poled from lS
to 1874
The election Of Representative Frezie
over Frank Hardesty In the Eighth dis
trict IS "a gain. while by carrying th'
Moore senatorial district the Union Re
| puhlicans elect three Senators from Ken
and make n gain of one Senator.
The tie in the Ninth district may moi
have TO be decided by another election as
tho court may order the vote 10 be re-
counted that some variance one way o
| the other. may be discovered.
Chancellor Nicholson and Judge Penne
win sit as n court OF return here to-mor
row. Walter IA. Hayes, of Wilmington
| viii doubtless arrive here TO look aftc
J the Addioks mans interest.
The following viii be the representation
| from Kent county.
publican. j. Frank Alice. Union Republl
can: Alvin B. ConnOr. Union Republican
Representatives-H S. Ambury
Union Republican; Pardee, Democrat
Cook. Democrat. Gohman, Union Repub
lcan. Gooden Democrat; Hughes Demo
crat; Warren. Union Republican. Frazer
Union Republican; Austin, nion Republi
can.