Smyrna times., 1910-08-24
BOTH POLITICAL PARTIES
GETTING DOWN TO WORK
REPUBLICAN PRIMARIES FOR
STATE CONVENTION SATURDAY
Fight in Kent is Likely to Be Hot AS
Both Parties Think They Have
Winning Chance-Gossip

a Winning Chance-Gossip
The first voting of 1910 campaign
will begin next Saturday afternoon
when the Republicans will hold their
primaries for State convention. The
organizations of both the big politi-
cal parties met at Dover Wednesday
preparing for county and legislative
nominating conventions. The Repub-
lican committee adjourned until to-
day without fixing any convention
date, but there was tentative un-
derstanding that the convention
would be called for September II, the
September registration day. This
will be over a fortnight after the
Republican State convention, August
81. The Democratic committee,
likewise, left its convention open,
probably because the stir that the
many Democratic candidates are
making has an invigorating effect
on the electors. The committee is
sued a call for primaries September
10, for State convention. Three
officials are Republicans and three
are Democrats in this county, which
is one of the closest counties, politi-
cally, in the country. There is a
movement in politics to have physi-
clans run for the office of coroner
in this State, and thereby save the
salary of coroner's physician, by
making the coroner his own doctor.
DR.. Samuel T. Cubbage, of FELTON,,
it was announced Saturday, will run
for the Office. He is a Democrat.
Political Gossip From Dover
Dover, Aug. 20.-At the close of
the third registration here to-day, it
was generally reported that the or
ganization Republicans, who are de-
sirous of returning Senator Dupont
and Congressman Heald, had practi-
cally agreed on the ticket The fol-
lowing, it is said, will be nominated:
State Senator, First District-C County
Treasurer, John T. Buckson; repre-
sentative, Second District, Joseph
Cowgirl; Levy Court, Second district,
Thomas v. Keith. State Senator,
Third NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Will
liam M. Hazel; representative, Fifth
district, George W. Tebo. The
Democrats are making a vigorous
search of Dover and vicinity for
strong legislative candidates. Among
the tickets now suggested in groups
of Democratic workers are the fol-
lowing: State Senator, Third Dis
trict-Mayo, Enoch Clark, Dover;
representative, James Albert Downes.
Mr.. Downes conducts a peninsula
musical instrument business. Still
another Democratic ticket suggested
is: State Senator, Third District
DR.. Edwin c. Anderson; representa-
i've, John c. Hopkins. The represen-
tative for this district, according to
Democratic custom, will come fir I'M
the lower end or Second precinct.
State Senator, First District-As-
semblyman Hervey P. Hall, of
Smyrna; representative, DR.. Pres
ley S. Downs, of Dover, president
of the State Medical Society; Levy
Court, Gilbert S. Marvel, of St.
Jones. Another Democratic ticket
for this close district was: State
Senator Horace Mustard, Smyrna; !;
representative Thomas P. Davis, ST.
Jones; Levy Court, Robert H. Sipple.
The Levy Court is now Democratic
by close majority, and the Clerk
of the Peace who is to run at this
election is a voting member of the
court. The Republicans believe
that both Hazel and Buckson are
unbeatable" for the State Senate,
and they are willing to take chances
on Cowgirl and Tebo for the House.