Evening journal., 1902-08-21
Some Of the Nominations
Holly Contested
THEY HAVE SOME DOUBTS
That The Regular Republicans Will
Accept ihc Two Regulars They
Named
special to The Evening Journal


Georgetown. August 20.-When the
Union Republican Convention convened
Yesterday at O'Clock, the old fashioned
Court House was packed to the doors.
Many who had heard reports of what
would be done came through curios-
itv to know If the convention would
dare to carry out the program as ar
ranged rhe night before.
a report was current that an effort
would be made to smash the County
Committees plan and nominate
clean cut Union ticket. However, no
sirch ming happened Everything
went through as prearranged, although
ii required two hard fights and much
balloting to bring it about
After accepting the reports OF the
several committees and adopting a
resolution amending one OF the rules
of the organization relative TO the
County Committee changing the mem
bership from one for every representa-
tive district. to one for every election
district. making a total of nineteen on
the committee. the convention proceed
ed TO the nomination OF candidates.
The unanimous choice of the First
district was Senator Simeon $. Penne-
will. The Third district named David
q. Moore. of Laurel. Captain George
e. McGee was the choice Of the Firth
district
Next were named the following rep
resentative candidates;
First. John w. Bennett; Second,
oliver A. Newton Third, Leroy b.
Tyndall. Fourth, Samuel j. Messick;
Fifth. John S. Cooper; Sixth, Rufus d.
Lingo, Jr.; Seventh. John G. Town
send. Jr.; Eighth. Frank w. Lawson;
Ninth. Thomas r. Purnell; Tenth,
Harry " Lyons.
Tha present clverk of the peace,
James II. Wright, was unanimously
nominated for the office Of clerk of the
peace.
There were two nominees for register
of Wills. Daniel J Layton, Regular Re
publican. of Georgetown, and Daniel
Short Union. of Broad Greek hundred
Layton received twenty-six votes to
Shorts twenty-one with two voting
blank. and one not voting. layton
was declared TO be the party's nominee
for said Office,
With the nomination for recorder OF
deeds came one of the toughest battles
that has ever been fought on the floor
of any convention in this county. The
following were the nominees Alfred
70. Archer. OF Milford; ELI n. White
OF Little Creek hundred; Timothy B
Townsend. of Baltimore hundred; John
Barr of Georgetown, and 5. Baker Gas
lee. of Dagsboro hundred. The first
ballot gave White 16, Archer 10, Bari
8. Townsend 6. and Gaslce 5. No cleo
ton. The second ballot came within
one vote of nominating White Wher
the count was finished, White had 25
Archer 10. Barr 8, Gaslee /. Townsend
having been dropped AS a result o
the third ballot Archer. lacked only on
and whlte two of getting the nomina
tion. Barr still receiving one. BY thii
time excitement was at fever heat
Men were rushing here and there try
ing to influence a vote one way or tn
other. On the fourth ballot Archie
held his own while one of Whites wen
to Barr. Before the next ballot wa
taken something happened and the re
suit was Archer's election ON the NIT
ballot. He received 3S. White l6, AM
Barr i. On motion, Archer's election
was made unanimous.
During the calm that always follow
storm the Following Levy Cour
Commissioners were named:
First district. Joseph G. Davis; Sec
ond. Jabez 4. Wiley; Third. John X
Brown; Fourth. Benjamin II. Elliott
Fifth. Stephen G. Hearn; Sixth, Johi
b. Parker. Seventh. Edward Dingle
Eighth. Clifford q. Barton; Ninth
Ebcnezer W. Workman; Tenth, Alfre,
III. King. wss "
John r. Steel being the only candi
date. was nominated for sheriff by &C
climation.
The next big fight was for coroner
The following men were nominated
Alfred p. Pepper. Of Georgetown: Ma
thaniel Conaway. of Seaford; David c
lawson. Of Indian River; Joseph A
Warrington, of Nanticoke: Clayton NJ
Atkins, Of Dagsboro; James C. Palm
er. OF Broadldln; Samuel J. Lank, O
Lewes. and Charles e. King, of Gum
boro.
The first ballot gave Conaway rs