Smyrna times., 1908-09-09
PRIMARIES OVER IN NEW CASTLE
Henry S. Woodkeep of Thoroughfare
Neck Nominated by The Republi-
cans For Blackbird Hundred


GUS at the party primaries held in New
Castle county, on Saturday, the
following ticket being nominated :
Receiver of Taxes and County,
Treasurer, Robert M. Burns .
Comptroller, Philemma Chandler !:
Sheriff. Charles H. Lippincott /;
Prothonotary, Herbert L. Rice :
Clerk of the Peace, Harry A. Brown !:
Coroner, Thomas J. Gaynor. Lew
Court CommissiOners-First District
(Wilmington,) Henry W. Perkins
Second District Wilmington, Samuel
j. Dennison; Third District. Isaac
c. Elliott; Fourth District, William
Frank Taylor; Fifth District, Daniel
Thompson; Sixth District, John W.
Dayett; Seventh District. Thomas
Lattomus. State Senators Second
Senatorial District Wilmington, }
Walter Rash; Fourth District
Darlington Finn; Sixth District.
Alexander P. Corbit. Representa-
tlves-First District, Oscar C.
Welch; Second Alfred L. Ainscow
Third, Arthur w. Spruance; Fourth.
Walter SillitOe; Fifth, Fred Van
Gelder. All of these districts are
IN Wilmington. Sixth, James Conlv.
Jr. Seventh, Edward G. Bradford.
Jr.; Eighth, Charles H. Mcdonald:
Ninth, Robert ]. Morrison; Tenth.
Wallace L. Cannon; Eleventh
(Pencader hundred,) Returns not
received; Twelfth, Joseph N.
Reeves; Thirteenth, Horation w.
Pharo; Fourteenth, Joseph c.
Hutchinson; Fifteenth, Harry S.
Woodkeeper.
Organization Vic torious Everywhere
The organization was victorious
wherever it was opposed, except in
the following cases: Robert M.
Burns, the present county treasurer.
defeated James Logue, the organiza-
tion candidate. Philemma Chandler
the present comptroller, was
renominated, although he was
opposed by Edwin C Clark, who
was said to be backed by the organ
ization, and also by H. CLAYTON
White. In the First Levy Court Dis
trlct, comprising the eastern section
OF Wilmington, former President of
City Council Henry w. Perkins de-
feated James Kitchens, the organiza-
tion candidate, which is said to have
been the result of trades in the inter-
est of Robert M. Burns for county
treasurer, who was opposed bv the
organization, and Col. A. L. Ainscow
candidate for representative from the
Second district, who had organization
backing. Perkins is a popular man
IN the district and his popularity
helped materially. Harry A. Brown.
the nominee for clerk of the peace.
and Herbert L. Rice, for prothono-
tary, had an easy time, neither hav-
ing opposition. The Senatorial nom
inees had no opposition, while this
was also the case with the nominees
for Representative from the First
Eleventh, Twelfth, Thirteenth |
Fourteenth and Fifteenth districts.
Notable Fight For County Comptroller
One of the most notable victorie.
was that of Comptroller Chandler.
who won against great odds. having
everything against him except his
personal friends. His work in the
office OF comptroller has been too
exacting for most of the chronic
and the Court House
Ring was against him, but he had
the support of the majority of right
thinking Republicans and thev gave
him their votes without solicitation
The Levy Court and Representative
fights speak for themselves. Oscar
Z. Welch of South Wilmington was
unopposed for Representative from
the First district. In the Second
district, Col. Ainscow won after a
hard fight against Albert Beggs and
James S. Davies. In the Third
district Arthur W. Spruance defeated
DIR. James R. Mahaffy and James M.
Smyth. 1t was largely a matter of
personal preference in the Sixth
district where James Comfy, Jr.,
won. In the Seventh Edward G
Bradford, Jr., triumphed over John
O'Neal. A triangular contest
took place in the Ninth district.
where Robert ]. Morrison won over
Harry Pordham and Joseph B. Weber.
In the Tenth district Wallace l.. Can
non won and George w. Burris, his
opponent, brought out the full party
strength. Charles H. Lippincott,
who won the shrievalty nomination.
made a hard fight. He came verv
near winning two years ago. The
contest for coroner was free for all