Smyrna times., 1904-09-28
REPUBLICAN CONTEST AT BLACKBIRD
JOhn Beth For Representative and Abrom
Stats For Levy Court Nominated With
out OppOsitiOn-Road Commissioners

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bhACKHIRD.-The Republicans ot
Blackbird Hundred held their noni.
nation or first primary election on
saturday last at the Road Commits
sloners office. The noticeable featnre
OF the ticket was that there was LITTLE
opposition. The nomination resnlted
as follows: For the Office of Repre-.
sentative, John Beth received 20
votes, there being no opposition
Prothonotary, Frank L. Speakman.
81 votes; Clerk of the Peace, Winfield
.. Qulgley, received 1S votes. Harry
A. Brown, Il; Sheriff, Harry [. GilIes
"A votes, Joseph E. Marten, 4; Coro.
ner, William I. Purks carried tba
hundred receiving 81 votes; John r
hllmer, 8 votes; John T. Rogers. 2
and Samuel Mccormick, 1: Robert Nj
Burns who had no opposition in the
ONCE OF Receiver of Taxes and County
treasurer and received 30 votes.
County Comptroller, Joseph g ParL
or received % votes; Edwin G. Clark.
I, and Philemma Chandler, 3; Levy
Court Commissioner, Abram Stats
received 80 votes. no onnosition.
Assessor, John D. Reynolds, 30 votes:
road Commissioners, William Fl
Fennemore, Adelbert johnson and
Joseph Stevenson each received %
votes; James G. Reynolds received Il
votes, while Harry s. Woodkeeper re-
celved IL for the Office of Inspector
Messrs. Jacob G. Gibbons and "
Watson were clerks of the election and
George IL. Bradley was the inspector.
William H. Fennemore and Charles
Beth acted as judges.
Nearly 6,4OO Votes POIled Throughout County.
Great interest was manifested in the
Republican primaries of New Castle
county on Saturday afternoon. and
nearly 6,4OO votes were polled
throughout the county. This is more
than the combined vote at the Demo-
cratic and Union Republican primar-
les IN the county. Several contests
brought out the voters and rivalry was
Keen IN every district. So acute was
the canvass for votes that the results
Tor clerk of the peace and comptroller
are decided, on the face of the un-
omclal returns, by small pluralities.
Sheriff, Harry 1. Gills, majority of
l37, and plurality of ,279; CLERK of the
Peace, Wilfeld S. Quigley, majority of
~; ProthonOtary, Frank L. Speakman.
unopposed; Receiver of Taxes, Robert
NJ. Burns, unopposed; COMPTROLLER
Fhllemma Chandler, plurality of $50:
Coroner, William 7. Purks, plurality
OF l,376. State Senators-Second dis
trlct, Jacob Hadley Lewis, unopposed:
fourth district, John M. Mendinball
1nopposed; sixth district, Edwin s
armstrong, unopposed.
Regular Nominees for the Lower House
Kepresentatives-First district, Hen
y Stafford, unopposed; second dis
rlct, David Fl. Megill, unopposed;
hlrd district, II. Howard Jester. ma
orlty of 500; fourth district, Thomas
,. Wilkinson, unopposed; fifth dis.
rlct, Frederick L. Buckmaster, ma
orlty OF so; sixth district (Brandywine
DR.. F. Harvey Day. unop-
'osed; seventh district christian.
William H. Miller, majority of 16;
lghth district mill Creek. William
4. Eastburn, majority of 357; ninth t
district white Clay, John P. Arm
trong, majority of 116; tenth district e
New Castle). Elwood L. Wilson. un- l
pposed; eleventh district ;(Pencader) :
William II. Evans, opposed; twelfth c
lstrict (Red Lion), Thomas T. Vail. d
nopposed; thirteenth district (St
reorges), Jacob H. Emerson, unop- Il
osed; fourteenth district (Appoouini. 5
INK, Elias N. Moore, unopposed; j
fteenth district (Blackbird). John v
eth, unopposed. s
eVy Court Contest Exciting 10 Some Districts q ..
Levy Court Observation-Disclosures v
Istrlct, Wilmington, James H. Nor S;
s, unopposed; western district, Thom- q
Holt, plurality of 14S; third dis B
let, William J. Brown, plurality of
=; fourth district, @. Candy Hopkins.
ajority of 200; fifth district, Robert RI
cFarlin, majority of SO: sixth dis.
ict' Merritt N. Willis, majority of III
8; seventh district, Abram Stats.