Evening journal., 1908-09-25
KENT DEMOCRATS
NAME A TICKET
Senator Kenney Tried to Side
track Duck Creek Hun
dred Candidates

Special to THE EVENING JOURNAL.
DOVER, Sept 25.-The Democrats had
another Donnybrook Fair all day yes
terday and voted cut on the floor Of the
convention practically every nomination
for place on the Kent County Democratic
ticket.
At times there were so many candidates
presented for office, that the National
committee custom of calling the delegates
by districts had to be resorted to and each
delegation was given opportunity TO nomi
nate man.
Feeling was aroused at one time in the
convention when r. r. Kenney sitting on
the proxy Of william Murphy, OF Adams
ville moved to set aside the order Of bus
mess, which was the nomination OF coun-
~ treasurer and proceed 10 the nomina-
ton Of prothonotary, after Former Sheril
James c. Robinson had placed In nomina-
ton William Denney Hazel OF smyrna LOT
state treasurer. "There are some other
hundreds in this county beside DUCK
Creek" shouted Mr.. Kenney," and I un-
derstand that Mr.. LeFevre has no op-
position for prothonotary She has already
been given by the nate convention the
nomination for insurance commissioner
WHY not give some Of these Offices 10
these districts which roll up Democratic
mAjorities and not do as Duck Creek mas
done for the past ten yearsr
Sheriff Robinson refused to withdraw
his candidat for state treasurer and de-
clared that the insinuations that DUCK
Creek went Republican would not apply
TO the case Of Mr.. Hazel for he. while
| candidate on the Democratic ticket LOT
register in chancery had carried that nun
dred TIVE years ago for the Democrats
so far as his name was concerned
Chairman James A. Smith upneld Mr.
Robinson that It was out Of order to de-
part from a nomination while in the midst
OF taking the names for that office. He
was about to appeal TO the convention
10 uphold him when Mr.. Kenney with
drew his motion
Oratorical pyrotechnics we're contributed
by william c. Parvis and c. l.. William
son.
The Legislative ticket is as follows:
State Senators-Second district, CONF
prisng Kenton and West Dover hundreds
J. Herman Anderson, Of Cheswold, Fourth
district. sixth and Ninth representative
distriots) John w. Sheldrake, of Harring-
ton.
Repreesntatives-First district Hervey
p. Han. Of Smyrna: Second district. James
j. Lafferty. Of Leipslc; Third, FRANKLIN
Brockson, Of Clayton: Fourth. Charles.
Hopkins. OF West Dover; Fifth. Maurice
A. Hartnett, OF Dover; Sixth. William M.
AIinner. OF Masten's Corner; Seventh,
Frank c. Bancroft. OF Camden; Eighth
Francis M. Copper, Of Magnolia Ninth
Clinton l.. Williamson. Of Adamsville;
Tenth, Thomas S. Kirby. OF Milford.
This county ticket was nominated;l
Sheriff. william Edgar Maloney, of Leb-
anon: coroner. william A. willis, Of West
Dover. county treasurer, Jonathan Jacobs,
OF Kenton; register Of wills. Thomas
Meredith. OF Willow Grove; prothonotary,
Charles H. LeFevre, Of Smyrna. Mr. Le-
Fevre's nomination was the only one made
by acclamation.
The Democrats had been going over
Kent with a fne-tooth comb to select the
strongest business men in their party to
run on this years ticket.
Charles Howell LeFevre. the Dover law
yer whose residence is in Smyrna, is the
will be made among the people that this
office belongs 20 an attorney and not to
a layman and that tho business OF the
court will be greatly expedited, particul-
arly that Of the Supreme Court OF Della
ware, Of which the Kent prothonotary is
the clerk, by the election Of an attorney.
william Edgar Maloney, Of Lebanon,
who viii run for sherin. Is a retired mer.
chant. living formerly at Dover, and has
a wide acquaintance. Elijah +. Melvin. a
merchant OF Frederlca and the head in
this state Of the United Workmen was
one OF the candidates debated for register
Of wills. He was also opposed by Amos
=. Hinsley. a merchant OF Camden.
For coroner, which office now PAYS ST.
900 salary, there were many candidates
among them being Robert r. Carthy, sr.
and Henry L. Smith, Of Dover: William
willis. Of West Dover: Joshua Smith OF
Harrington; William r. Peters. OF HcS'
man. and A. c. Hugg, OF Milford
The new county committee is as follows:
First district, James T. Truax. Harvey
Jones; Second William shackeli, William
Dyer: Third, David H. Boyce, James r.
Clements; Fourth, William Vlrdln. Aida
p. Powell; Fifth Allen P. Thomas John
) r. Thomas Sixth, William T. Gooden,
Carl Hughes; Seventh, John II. scha.
bringer, John NJ Willis; Eighth. II. II.
Whitaker. Ira Downs; Ninth. James A.
Smith. A. IT, cahhall; Tenth. ]. Harry
, Iatchman. DR.. J. Lyon Pratt.
Nominees for assessors are:
First-Mathew V. Ford.
second-Arthur T. Davis
Thlrd.-J. p. HurlocS.
Fourth-Joseph G. Boyces
p Fifth-Edward KINNEY.
= Seventh-Wiliiam c. Frear.
Eighth-George w. Sperry.
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