Smyrna times., 1902-08-06
GEORGE REED LOFLAND is
NOMINATED FOR SHERIFF
WILLIAM N. LEWIS NAMED FOR SENATOR
JAMES YORK FOR REPRESENTATIVE.
Smyrna's Part 10 the Democratic County Con-
ventiOn at Dover Yesterday-James D.
Wright Fails for Clerk of Peace.

The surprise of the Kent county
Democratic convention yesterday was
sprung by Arley B. Magee, in nOminat-
ing for clerk of the peace, State Sena-
tor Stephen Slaughter, who had never
been announced as a candidate, but |
who, it was claimed, could poll Repub-
lican as well as all the Democratic
votes. James D. Wright of Clayton,
and Abram n. Brown of Wyoming had
been previously nominated, but the
coup of Senator Slaughter bOwled
them all out. On the first ballot he re-
ceived 30 votes. There was a ''kick'
raised by Wright's friends that this
was not majority of the convention
of 60, but Chairman Cosgriff declared
Slaughter nominated as only ffty'nine
delegates had voted.
For recorder of deeds, H ezekiah
Harrington, who had only announced
himself Monday was nominated, de-
feating Andrew ]. Ross of Milford,
and Burton Cosden of the Eighth dis
trict.
Reed LOiIand Nominated by AcclamatiOn.
The nomination of George Reed
Lohand of Smyrna for sheriff, after a
: strong nominating speech by r. o. P.
Wilson, was made by acclamation, and
: elected the only applause of the con-
3 vention. For register in chancery,
5 two victims of former ballots were
/; named-James d. Wright and Andrew
Jackson Ross. Andrew J. Ross of Mil
ford won the nomination for register
! in chancery over James d. Wright
i For county treasurer George W. Kill
n len of FELTON, was nominated by &C
e clamation. For coroner there was tn
d most spirited contest of the convention
. and eight candidates were nominated
y William F. Paris of East Dover re
y ceived II votes; J. w. Cain of Har
rington, 8; George W. Anderson {
Z Eighth district, 8; Moulton Rickard
of the Seventh district, 1; Willial
. Slaughter of Tenth district, 6; jaime
W. Jackson of Third district, 6; H. {
Taylor, Second district, 5; Henr
Moore, Willow Grove district, f. Tn
ID low men we're dropped and Paris wa
le nominated on the second ballot, rt
u ceiving 80 votes.
% Duck Greek Democrats Name York.
ID The nominations from the warrior
I'd districts were: First district-Rel
N resentative, James T. York; assessor
he Matthew V. Ford. Second district
ur Representative, Charles H. Parade
n. assessor, John Taylor. Third distri,
he -(Deadlocked; to be settled before Il
en- county commlttee.) Fourth district
Id Representative, William H. Poor
in assessor, Joseph NJ. Willing. Fif
be district Representative, Thomas \
of Gooden: assessor, William P. Godwi
he Sixth district Representative, S. Ca
IT Hughes; assessor, Robert H. Greenle
rs. Seventh district Representative, w
to liam Graham; assessor, Willard Brow
as Eighth district Representative idea
les locked; to be settled before the coun
De- committee.) Ninth district-Re
as. resentative, John B. Mileham; assess
Try Charles H. Smith. Tenth district
of Representative, DR.. James P. Loflan
air assessor, William Smoot.
ILL For State Senators, William
Lewis was unanimously nominal
from the First district; William Penn
: will from the Third, and Leander
To Hopkins from the Fifth district.
the For Levy Court COMMISSIONS
It Robert E. Carson was nominated FRI
his the Second district; John w. VirC
ion from the Fourth, and William Benn
ma from the Tenth. Two other distri
9th deadlocked the Third and Eighth.