Middletown transcript., 1906-11-10
REPUBLICAN
VICTORY IN
DELAWA ARE.
The Entire State and County
Tickets Elected
D ST. GEORGES IN LINE
The Republicans Have a Large
Majority in the Legislature

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/ Majority in the Legislature
The predictions 81 she Republican lead
era for d sweeping Repnbiican victory i
Delaware came trne Tuesday III
state returns about 5000 majority TO
Congressman Burton for second term
and State Treasurer Thomas N. RawIin
is elected by about the same figures, ant
Thomas G. Roe is elected state auditor
The Republicans elect their county By
about 1000 majority despite tile Union
Republican ticket remaining in the field
and over the Democratic ticket. The
next Legislature will be sulidly Repnb-
lican-in fact more go tlIan IL has been
/ under the new constitution. The Re.
publicans will have twenty-four members
of the House-two thirds OF that body
and there will be eleven Republicans in
the State Senate-just one short of the
two-thirds that would be necessary to
enable them to put through legislation ol
partisan nature.
In New Castle county the Republicans
elected eleven members of the House and
two Senators, and the Democrats
elect four members of the House
and two Senators. In this vicinity
the Republicans won out for the Legisla-
ture In the Thirteenth district st. Georges)
by majority of Is after a stubborn fight.
This district with Appoquinimink and
Rlackbird furnished the most startling
figures for the Democrats, who imagin-
ed they were safely Democratic. Dissatis-
faction with the nominations in these
districts lost many Democratic votes.
Richard Hodgson, Republican, was elect
ed representative in the Fourteenth dis
trict Approximately by majority Of
40. In the Fifteenth district (Blackbird)
Wilmer G. Staats, Republican, triumphed
over A. ]. Wright, Democrat, by major
OF 6. Many Democrats in the hundred
turned in for Mr.. Stats, because they
had enough of Wright and we're dissatis-
fed with bis nomination.
In Kent county the Republicans elected
seven representatives and three Senators
while the Democrats elected three repre-
sentatives and one Senator. In Sussex
county the Republicans elect eight repre-
sentatives and four of the Senators. while
the Democrats get but two representa-
tiyes. Kent county's Republican major
ity is about $50 and that of Sussex county
is estimated at 100. The initiative and
referendum was endorsed by an over
whelming majority, the vote being about
ten in favor to one against.
County Tickets Elected
The New Castle County Republican tic
ket nominated over the Union Republican
and Democratic opposition is /:
Sheriff-Henry Stafford.
Register OF Wills-Francis NJ. Walker.
Recorder OF Deeds-Harry H. Billiny.
Register in Chancery and Clerk Of
Orphans Court-Joseph G. Jolls.
Coroner-James H. Galloway.
The Kent county Republican ticket
elected is:
Clerk of the Peace-Samuel W. Darby,
Jr.
Recorder OF Deeds-James P. Aron.
Register in Chancery-James Town
send.
County Treasurer-John T. Buckson.
Sheriff. William F. Hartnett.
Corner-Joseph A. Callaway.
The Sussex county ticket elected by
the Republicans lie:
Clerk ofthe Peace-John w. Green.
Register OF Wills-Thomas R. Purnell.
Recorder OF Deeds-John W. King.
Sheriff-Thomas B. Pritchett.
Coroner-Natllaniel Conaway.
Treasurer-Millard F. Murray.
State Senate
NEW CASTLE COUNTY
First District Wilmington George
W. Sparks, Republican.
Third District-William Fl. Miller, Re-
publican.
Fifth District-John ". Morrison, DEM
ocrat.
Seventh District Edward Hart, Demo-
Graf.
KENT COUNTY
First District-Thonas G. Moore, Re-
publican.
Third District-Remsen Barnard, Re-
publican.
Fourth Distfict-william t. Jester,
Democrat.
Fifth district-AIyan B. Conner. Re-
publican.
SUSSEX COUNTY
First district-Samuei E. Red. Re-
publican.
Third district-Joseph Hife, Republic
can.
Fifth district-James Rowland, Repub-
lican.
Representatives
NEW CASTLE COUNTY
First district Wilmington Joseph fl.
Bartlett, Republican.
Second district lWiimington1 Frank
r Paradee, Republican.
Third district tWilmington)- Robert
Keenan,. Republican.
Fourth district (Wilmington)-Dr. T.
o. Cooper, Democrat.
Fifth district Wiluiington) -Joseph E.
McCafferty. Democrat.
Sixth district-Jeremial, E. Harvey,
Republican.
Seventh district Darlington Finn,
Republican
Eighth district--Isaac Richards. Re.
publican.
Ninth district-John P. Wilson. Re.
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