Milford chronicle., 1906-11-09

First dist-ThOmas G. Moore, X.
Third dist.-Remsen Barnard, X.
Fourth dist-WilliAm T. Jester. ID.
Fifth dist-Alvan B. Conner, X.
Sussex County
First dist-Samuel E. Reed, R.
Third dist-Joseph life, r.
Fifth dist-James Rowland, r.
REPRESENTATIVES,
New Castle County
First dist Wilmington Joseph H.
Second dist. Neutrality-suspicious. R
Panadee, r
Third dist. (Wilmington) - Robert
Keenan,, r.
Fourth dist. (WilmingtOn)-Or. T.
o. Cooper, D.
Fifth dist (WilmiDgtOn)-Joseph E.
McCafferty, ID.
Sixth dist-Jeremiah E. Harvey, r.
Seventh dist-DarlingtOn Flynn, X.
Eighth dist--Jssac RichOTds. X.
Ninth dist-JOseph P. Wilson, X
Tenth dist-Chauncey P. HO comb,
Req.
Eleventh William E, Evrns,
Rep.
Thirteenth dist-Alexande p. Cor
bit, R.
Rep.
Kent County
First dist-WilIiam H, Baggs, r.
Second dist-Herman &. Taylor, D.
Third dist Gamaliel Garrison, r.
Fourth dist-HOwaTd Rash, r.
Fifth dist-James A. HiTOns, r.
Sixth dist-Thomas l.. Cooper, ID.
Seventh dist Charles S. COnwell r.
Eighth dist-Edward r. KnOtts, X.
Ninth disl-Albert Harrington, d.
Tenth dist Luther f. Cubbage, K.
Sussex County
First dist-William H. Richardson,
Second dist-Oliver A Newton, r.
Third dist Joshua J. Lander, ID
Fourth dist-N. H. James, d.
Fifth dist-W. H. Elliott, r.
Sixth dist-James s. DOnOway, X.
Seventh dist-Willtam g. Williams,
Rep.
Eighth dist-H. o. Bennum, jr., r.
Ninth dIst-Dr. J. w. Messick, r.
Tenth dist. Carey Palmer, X.
The Republicans have three holding
over Senators: John NJ. Mendinhall,
from New Castle c. unity; John w.
Houston, from Kent county and A. b
Lingo, from Sussex county.
The Democrats have three hOldin g
over Senators: Thomas NJ. Monaghan
and David e. Rose, from New Castle
coun ty and ]. h. Boyce, fIOm Sussex
county.
THE INITIATIVE AND REFERENDUM
By a vast msjOrity Of votes, in fact,
by a vote Of ten to one, the Initistive
and Referendum was endorsed and It's
advocates are cOrrespOndingly happy,
believing that when this law becomes
operative it will work great benefit to
every class Of the community.
MANY CLOSE DISTRICTS.
Small msjorities featured the legis-
lative election in New Castle county.
Republican, has but two ma
iOlity in the First District. and the
Democrats will contest. The Ninth
District, White Clay, gives a small Re
publican majority. Eleventh District,
Pencader, gives nine Republican.
Tenth District, New Castle, gives six
leen Democratic Thirteenth District,
st. Georges, gives seventeen RepHbli-
can, and the Fifteenth District, Black
bird, gives six Republican.
The Fifteenth District, New Castle
County, heretofore Democratic, elects
Staats, Republican. as Repre-
sentative by six majority. The Efev'
enth District. also Democratic, elects
S Evans, Republican, by 8
majority.
KENT COUNTY SOLID REPUBLICAN.
The result in Kent county is sur
prising to Republicans themselves.and
no one can account for the results.
The Levy Court stands s Republicans
To 3 Democrats, and the Republicans
have elected all the Senators but ore
and out Of the 10 members OF the
lower house.
Every candidate ON the county ticket
was elected. In FTederica Howard
Hudson was defeated for the Levy
Court by only three votes, and close
maiorities was the rule everywhere.
In Harrington, Will Powell, Repub-
lican. was elected to the Levy Court,
while John Masten was defeated by
his Democratic competitor, Alfred Har-
rington Howard Taylor, Democrat.
was elected by majority in the Fifth
District