Smyrna times. [volume] (Smyrna, Del.) 1854-1987, 1906-10-10
MOORE AND BAGGS AGAIN
NAMED FOR LEGISLAT URE
REPUBLICANS OF THIS DISTRICT HAVE
THEM NOMINATED AT KENT CONVENTION
Alice Loses Control and the Opposition Led
By W. D. Deuney win all the COunty Off,
ces-TurbuIent Convention.

DIR. Il. G. Moore for State Senator
and William H. Baggs for Representa-
tive were re-nominated by the Repub-
licans in Kent County Convention,
yesterday. The convention was one
of the most exciting in the history of
the party. Kent County, apportioned
the next united Senator by the har-
mon1zed party of Delaware yesterday
split on the issue. Its tumultuOus con-
vention adjourned late last evening,
divided between J. Frank Alice, Harry
A. Richardson'and Judge James Pen
newill. During an 1ntermission, the
anti-Allee men, by vote of 26 to "A, got
control of the convention and immedia-
tely applied the unite rule. A whole
county ticket was nominated on one
motion, consisting of the most vigor-
Gus anti-Allee men that could be found.
The Senator stood by and saw it all,
but one thing was conspicuous: Alice
nations. He lost, however, the most
certain Republican districts, Milford
and South Murderkill Hundreds, and
saw his close friend, Colonel Theodore
Townsend, slaughtered aud one of his
worst enemies, STATE Senator Alvan
B. Conner, nominated. The ticket, as
finally nominated, was as follows:-
Sheriff, William F. Hartnett, Dover;
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County Treasurer, Edward w. jenkins,
Dover Recorder of Deeds, James p Aron,
West Dover; Register in Chancery, James
Townsend. of Masters Corner; clerk of the
peace, Samuel W. Derby, of Frederick.
The nominations for State Senators are:
First District, Thomas G. Moore, of Smyr-
ma; Third, Remsen &. Barnard, of Camden:
Fourth, (unexpired term,) William Thorp,
Harrington; Fifth, Alvan B. Conner, OF
FELTON,. Moore, Barnard and Conner are
denominations.
The following were nominated for Rep
resentatives: First District, William H
Baggs, of Smyrna; second, J. Burton
Wharton, of East Dover; Third, Gamaliel
Garrison, of KentOn: Fourth, Howard Rasl
of West Dover; Fifth, James A. Hirons, OF
Dover; Sixth, Charles @. Ross, of Felton,
Seventh, Charles L. COnwell, of Magnolia
, Eighth, Edward Il Knots, of Frederick
Ninth, John p. Masten, of Harrington
r The Levy Court commissioners are
Second, Andrew M. Harper, Cheswold
Fourth, Luther Steward. Wyoming; Eight
Howard Hudson, + rederica; Ninth, Jane
W. Powell, Harrington; Tenth, John
Carmean, Milford.
The voting IN the struggle for con
: troll was at first as follows: Alice
First District, 5; Second, A; Third,
Sixth, 3; Seventh, 5;,Eighth, 2; Ninth
g 5; Total, 27. nti-Allee-Second,
a Third, 2; Fourth, 3; Fifth, 5; Sixth,
: Eighth, 3; Ninth, s.. Total, %. The
y the Eighth District suddenly left hin
;. the anti Alice men, uuder the leader
# ship of William d. Denny and Fran
II. Davis, got control by one vote, un
: seated the William E. Cole delegstio
/ from Leipsic and seated Capital
{ Thomas Muncey, Harry Raymond an
a Jesse Williams, having things Their
after much their own way
. The Alice slate which was defeate
n was as follows: Sheriff, D. f. Marve
at Milford; Coroner, Joseph Galloway
= Harrington; Clerk of the peace, Ge
X. Herring, FELTON,; Recorder of Deed
ia William E. Cole, Leipsic; Register
H. shancery, Frank e. Postles, Smyrn
az County Treasurer, G. b. Hoch, Woo
~ side.