Evening journal., 1910-10-05

all men. an honest and economical
administration of power. fairly and
eauitably administered according to
law.
The convention, with George G.
Herring of FELTON, as chairman, and
Edgar Spruance Of Smyrna, as secre-
tary, nominated the following county
ticket.
For clerk of the peace, Charles du-
Pont Ridgely, of Camden.
For recorder Of deeds. Elmer
Walker, of Kenton.
For county treasurer, Fred c. Hop
kins, of FELTON,.
For clerk Of the Orphans Court,
Romulus A. Hopkins, of Dover,
For sheriff, William M Short, of
Bowers Beach.
For coroner. J. B. Cain, of Harring-
ton.
The choice of Mr. Hopkins was by
acclamation. On all the other posi-
tions, one or two ballots were taken.
The district conventions reported
the following nominations. which
were' ratified;
For Levy Court Commissioner
Second district. Thomas V. Keith;
Fourth, Manship Rash; Eighth,
George c. Herring; Ninth, David T.
Booth and Tenth, John P. Carmean.
For Assessors-First district, George
w. Cunning, Smyrna; Second. Levick
?. Cowgirl, Dover; Third, Carroll B.
Massey, Clayton; Fourth, David H.
Webster. Marydel; Fifth, Manlove H.
T.orror. Cfzrfh TO1,,,
Steele, Marydel; Seventh, William H
Conard, Dover; Eighth, David H.
Philips, Frederica; Ninth, Beniah An
derson, Harrington; Tenth. Nutter
Marvel, Milford
For the Office Of inspector of the
several election districts, the follow
ing nominations were made:
First district-Georg W. Cunning,
Smyrna; D. H. Lyman, Smyrna
Second-John P Jefferson Ches-
void; James B. Keith, Dover.
Third-Stanley A. Carr, Clayton;
Charles H. Garrison, Kenton.
Fourth-Jacob Ross, Hartly.
Fifth-W. L. Clayton. Dover; Henry
T. Clark, Dover.
Sixth-Aaron Mcdonald, Willow
Grove; Benjamin F. McKnatt, Mas
ten
Seventh-Robert NJ Price, Camden; I;
Harry X. Jones, Woodside
Eighth-W. H Deakyne, Frederick; /;
Daniel Mcconnell, FELTON,.
Ninth-Glbert Jones, Harrington; f;
Edward Thomas, Pennington
Tenth-Charles A. Tillman, Milford /;
Nathan B. Johnson, Milford
The Republican leaders seemed
greatly pleased with their General
Assembly nominations. They are all
Senator DUPONT men, and were chosen
as follows:
senators-Alden B. Richardson,
Second district; William NJ. Hazel,
Third district; George w. Marshall,
Fifth district.
sentatives-James Edwin Hof-
fecker, First; Thomas D. Garrison,
Second; Edward A. Evans, third /;
William H. Marvel, Fourth; George
w. Tebo, Fifth; George B. Simpson,
Sixth; Charles S. Conwell. Seventh /;
Livy c. Rogers. Eighth; John P. Mas
ten, Ninth Edward c. Beswick,
Tenth.
Charles ] Luff withdrew as the
nominee for the House from the
Fourth district, early in the day It
later appeared that Mr.. Luff had done
this TO run for the nomination for
county treasurer.
Subsequently It was stated that Mr
Marvel would withdraw and Mr.. Luff
having been defeated by a very close
vote for the treasurership. would run
for the Legislature.
The delegates met in the Court
House and the court room, proper
and were close together, so that vot.
ing and working could all be done
quickly. There was real enthusiasm
and applause-when Walker was
nominated for recorder and when
Short finally won for sheriff, and
again when Mr.. Cain won for coroner
Romulus A. Hopkins, who won the
only nomination by acclamation, was
sitting alongside the judges bencl
when Chairman Herring put the mo.
ton making him the nominee, and
as he could not desert his conspicuou.
place in time, the delegates playfully
bombarded him with paper ballots.
The defeat Of Dr. Wilbur D. Burton
very popular man in Dover, fol
clerk Of the peace, by Charles duPon
Ridgely, was great disappointment
to many of the delegates
George NJ. Jones was first on hi
} feet in the convention, nominating
DR.. Burton. John A. Barnard of tn,
Seventh district named Ridgely, anC
declared that the Seventh distric
needed such a worker on the ticke
this year Chairman Herring calle,
|, for ballot and DR.. Marshall begal
} hustling delegates to vote The frs
and only ballot resulted thus.
Ridgely, 26; Burton, "a
! In another minute, after Ridgel,
had been declared the nominee
Joseph Freeman Clark, Of Kenton
was nominating Elmer Walker, for
mer Levy Court Commissioner, foi
recorder Of deeds Colonel William
d. Denney proposed the name of An
drew NJ. Harper. Call the roll,
shouted Chairman Herring, and tn,
ballot resulted: Walker, 28; Harper
10; B N. Anderson, 3.
George NJ. Jones tried his lucl
again as a nominator and this tim,
gained a decisive victory. He name,
Deputy Register in Chancery Romulu
Hopkins for the Office of Register il
Chancery and Clerk of the Orphans
Court. Mr.. Hopkins had no opposition
and Mr.. Jones lost no time in MAXIM
the nomination by acclamation.