Smyrna times., 1908-11-11
SMYRNA CANDIDATES WIN.
Edgar Spruance, Register of Wills of
Kent County by Ia Majority and
C.H. LeFeVre Prothonotary. 26.

NS"' OOuiitI ny ~ MAJORITY ana
C.H. LeFeVre Prothonotary, 26.
The final result of the election so
far as Kent County was concerned
was not fully determined until after
the meeting of the Board of Canvas
of this county last Thursday.
While it was known and published in
the Times last Wednesday that Duck
Creek Hundred and Kent County had
gone Demoratic, it took the Board of
Canvass at Dover to fully ascertain
the result. The Republicans gained
two Kent County offices. Edgar
Spruance of Smyrna defeated Thomas
Meredith, Democrat, for Register of
Wills by IA votes. John T. Buckson,
Republican, defeated Jonothan ia
cobs, Democrat, for County Treasur-
er, by LOG. Smyrna had another sue
cessful candidate in the election of
Charles Howell LeFevre, Democrat,
for PrOtonOtary of Kent County, who
won over William B. Turner, Repub-
lican, by 26 votes. William B. Me-
gear, Smyrna's well-known citizen,
who ran 140 ahead of his ticket in
Duck Creek Hundred, was defeated
for Insurance Commissioner by
Charles H. Maull, of Lewes, who
received majority of 1915 votes.
The kighet man elected on the county
ticket was the candidate for sheriff.
William Edgar Maloney, of Leba-
non, who carried the county by 401.
William A. Willis, nominee for cor
oner, who was also indorsed by the
Prohibitionist, received 158 majority.
Democrats Control Kent Levy Court
The Democrats elected all five can
didates for the Levy Court, giving
them six members, or a majority of
one in the Court for the next two
years and possibly for four years, if
one Democrat can be elected two
years hence. Those elected are
James T. Truax, Smyrna, First Dis
trict; Charles E. Sherwood, Kenton,
Third; Benjamin Donoho, Dover,
Fifth; William M. Hughes, Masten s
Corner, Sixth, and George H. Good
en-, Wyoming, Seventh.
Would Not Accept F. H. Davis
Andrew C. Gray, the Democratic
candidate for Attorney-Gener de-
feated Frank Hall Davis, of Dover,
Republican candidate, in the county
by majority of $50. The result in
many of the districts in Kent was
due largely to the work of former
United States Senator J. Frank AL
lee, and the Independent Republican
ticket. In his home district in Dover,
Alice stood all day near the polls,
working hand-in-hand with the Inde-
pendents for the success of their local
ticket. He, with many of his follow
ers, walked into the booths, and,
after voting the Republican Presi-
Dental electors, voted the straight
Democratic ticket. No one is re.
joicing more over the results of the
day than Alice and his followers.
He openly declares that he will not
be controlled by the DUPONT Richard
son Machine. Had the candidates of
the Regular Republican ticket re
mained on the Independent Republi-
can ticket or had there been no Inde-
pendent ticket, the Republicans would
have carried Kent County by safe
majority.
j. Herman Anderson Successful
The two Democratic Senators,
elected by safe majorities, are J..
Hermon Anderson, of Cheswold, for
the Second District, and John w.
Sheldrake, of Harrington, from the
Fourth. The seven Democratic Rep
resentatives-elect are: Hervey P.
Hall, Smyrna, First District; James
F. Lafferty, Leipsic, Second; Frank
lin Brockson, Clayton, Third; Charles
Hopkins, Hazelettville, Fourth; Will
liam M. Minner, Masten's, Sixth
Francis M. Soper, Magnolia, Eighth
and Clinton L. Williamson, Adams
vile, Ninth. The Republican Repre-
sentatives-elect are William M. Ha-
eel, Dover, Fifth District; Isaac R.
jackson, Wyoming, Seventh, and
Benjamin F. Hudson, Milford, Tenth.
Final Revision Of Delaware's Vote
Final revision of the vote in Della
ware, shows that Taft has a plurality
in the State over Bryan of 3O66. The
total vote was: Taft, 25, 200; Bryan,
%, 1S4. Taft had a plurality in each
of the three counties. Roosevelt's s
plurality four years ago was 1858.
The vote this year was the largest
ever cast in Delaware The vote for
Governor was: Pennewill, Rep.
"a, 619; Paynter, Dem, %, 800; Pen
newill's plurality 1919. Other returns
are: Representative in Congress
Heald, Rep, "a, 495; Handy, Dem. !,
%, IA; Heald's plurality, I'll. At
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