Milford chronicle., 1910-09-30
SUSSEX REPUBLICANS
NOMINATE GOOD TICKET

Inc county convention nelO at
Georgetown last Tuesday was not any
cut-and dried affair by a long ways,
and the ticket as named represents the
desires OF the people so far as it is pos
sible for them to be expressed under
the system OF nominating by eOnven-
tion methods.
On Monday night the leaders from
al parts Of the county gathered and
every phase Of the situation discussed.
Efforts to make combinations were
made and without success, and the re-
suit was that on Tuesday the delegates
assembled in convention with their
work before them without any slate to
be carried out.
The nomination Of Senators demon
strated this plainly. When nOmina-
tions for the First District was called
for by Chairman Curtis E. Davis, Of
Laurel, Ruby R Vale of Milford, pre-
sented the name OF George Fisher
Pierce as the choice OF the delegates OF
Of the First Representative District
they having previously met with the
delegates OF the Second District, and
a deadlock resulting in their efforts to
name a candidate When Pierce was
placed in nomination, the Brldgeville
end of the district presented the name
Of Cornelius P. Swain. The first ballot
resulted in Swain %, Pierce p, and
five blanks. The second ballot resulted
in Pierce 26 and Swain %, and Pierce
was named.
The third District named Thomas
Records, Of Laurel, unanimously.
The Fifth District could not agree
upon candidate, and in its caucus
voted for William J. Thoroughbred, Of
Georgetown, ex-represeutative Carey,
Of Milton, Dr.. G. R. Layton and Daniel
]. Layton, Of Georgetown, so the nOmi-
nation was thrown on the floor Of the
convention. Thoroughbred and Carey
were placed in nomination, and then
DR.. Layton took the floor and placed
himself innOminatiOn in q five mins
ute speech The ballot was Dr. Lay.
ten 29, Thoroughbred IS and Csrey3.
The convention then proceeded to
nominate the balance of the ticket, and
there was pretty little contests all down
the line, while any hoped for states
were ruthlessly broken and hedelegates
named the men of their choice so far
as Eossible after making trades around.
Malk L Davis, Of Milford, was chosen
for Clerk Of the Peace over John w.
Bennett by a vote of 35 to l5.
The ticket, as nominated, follows:
For Clerk Of the Peace, Mark l..
Davis, Of Milford Sheriff, George 5.
Buell.. Pennington Recorder of Deeds,
Harvey l.. Wolfe, Laurel Register Of
Wills, Rufus D. Lingo, Jr., Dsgsboro :
County Treasurer, Harry F. Wilgus,
Roxana; Coroner, John A. Kern, Lewes.
State Senators. First Senatorial Dis
trict, George Fisher Pierce, Of Milford
Third, Thomas Records, Laurel Fifth,
DR.. Caleb r. Layton, Georgetown.
, Representatives. - First District
Joseph G. Davis, Milford; Second,
Frank Elliott, Pennington Third,
) Stacy b. Collins, Seaford ; Fourth,
Henry Clay Phillips Bethel Fifth,
Edgar J. Owens, Delmar; sixth, }.
William Messick, Millsboro; Seventh,
I Dennard w. Campbell, Selbyville ;
Eighth, William T Hurdle, Fairmount;
Ninth, Peter A DOdd, Georgetown
Tenth. John NJ Robbins, Milton.
: Levy Court-Second District, Charles
H. Kinder, Bridgevilie; Fourth, John
E James, Broad Creek sixth, E1en A.
. Townsend, Dagsboro Eighth, Charles
H. Lingo, Trinity Tenth, Joseph f.
Virden, Lewes.
There was the usual disappointment
of those who did not get what they
hoped for. but generally speaking, the
ticket meets with general approval,
and from now on the party will pull
.. earnestly together to elect the whole
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