Evening journal., 1908-08-21

Republican primaries win be held
throughout the State tomorrow 10
elect delegates to the state convention
TO be held in Dover on Tuesday next.
which win nominate a candidate for
representative in Congress. governor.
governor. insurance commits
sioner, attorney-general, State treas
urer and state auditor Of accounts.
From present indications the primaries
win be tame IN New Castle county. as
there are but three contests.
In Ken and Sussex counties. how
ever. there ares ririted clashes for dele.
gates, Sussex being the hottest battle
ground
From what appeared TO be an ag-
gressive struggle for control of the
New Castle county delegation the sit1-
alton has developed INTO one Of the
utmost harmony and there are 10 be
contests only IN three districts. They
include the Eighth ward. tho Third
election district OF Brandywine hun-
dred and the Second district Of New
Castle hundred. In the Eighth ward
there are two moro candidates than
the number allotted 10 the ward The
( candidates are: Delegates William ~
Caldwell, G.. Frank Goodnow, Charles
A. IIagner, David *. Jackson. John
Moore, Isaac r. Murd0rff. John r.
Shaefer Maris Winga'e; altornatss
Charles II. Flamer. William Hents
Norman Downs. Samuel Tilghman
Martin Montgomery. John Pickering
All are said TO be for William II. Head
for Congress, for Daniel O. Hastng.
for attorney general. and for Since,
S. Pennewill Of SUSSEX. for governor
but there is an ambition TO 20 as d
delegate involved in the contest. which
Is making the struggle there acute
Two men viii be defeated. and jus
who they win be is 10 he determine.
| by the voters Of the ward.
/ In the Third district Of Brandywi ~
/ hundred the rivals for delegate ar
James II. Wright, the well-knowi
merchant. and John Titus, deputy CO.
lector Of port. While Mr.. Wright h.
stated that he is unpledged and N
trammeled, it Is known that he Is
great admirer OF Congressman Burt3i
while on the other hand Mr.. Titus
close friend of William Head Muc
interest Is being taken IN this contes
Mr., Wright has recently leaped 10 n
fore i'm Republican politics. and is no
president OF the Taft League Of Deli
werr and Is talked of as a President
olector Three electors one from eac
county. vii, be nominated In the cor
vention on Tuesday
In New Castle hundred there Is ar
other interesting situation. All IN
contests have been adjusted excepiin
that i'm the Second district. whcr
President of the Levy Court Robel
McFarlin and John NJ Hance are IA
opponents Mr.. McForlin has IA
backing of the men known as "orgaui
ration workers. while the chief sun
porter of Mr.. Hance Is former Post
master John G. King.
Contests in Kent.
In Kent county there viii be con
5 tests in nearly every district, but th
= workers who are backing the candi
- dacy OF Heald for Congress. Pennewi
e for Governor and Frank IL. Davis. fC
: acknowledgement expect TO captm
. thirty out OF the forty delegates. III
: Duck Creek hundred delegation, Il
expected, will be for Walter O. Hot
fecker for Congress. Mr.. Honecker
, now prominently mentioned for liet
tenant governor. since IL appears thi
he has no show Of landing the Cor
gressioal nomination. There is lilel
TO be no contest for the Duck Cree
9 hundred delegation
There viii be a spirited fight Il
D delegates in the Tenth district of Kei
county, in which Milford is situate
DR.. George w Marshall, insurans
commissioner. is seeking TO control u
delegation from that hundred, an
there Is an opposition ticket in the fiel
Warm Fights in Sussex.
. In Sussex county there will be cor
tests in nearly every district. One
the hottest fights viii be IN Lewes an
Rehoboth hundred. I'm which Congre'
man Burton lives Whiel the CO
gresham claims that the people the
are behind him. some Of the infiuenti
Republican workers Of Lewes are line
p up against him. They include Charll
. H. Maun. Captain Harry V. Lyons, fol
mer Postmaster William Carter. Ebe
Lynch and former State Auditor Pu
nal b. Norman. The control OF Il
Sussex county delegation may pivot {
d, lLewes and Rehoboth hundred.
In Northwest Fork hundred, in Whit
Simeon s. Pennewill. aspirant for Co