Evening journal., 1912-10-09
HALTER S. BuRRls-A MANLY MAN.


he is democratic and unassuming but beneath that
everyday there turks a keen and dscrim-
mating understanding of men and measures. He is
business man, and If elected his friends predict
he will give to the people of New Castle county a
business administration of the sheris Office that will
be revelation to them
Mr. Burris is a Delawarean by birth and sympathy.
Since he a lad he has been identified with the
Republican party and, like his father, active in its
affairs
The candidate for sheriff is a son of John W. and
Adeline Dennis Burris He was born in Kent county
not far from Dover, November 2s, 1867 His grand
parents, Edward and Catherine Emerson Burris also
born in Delaware, so it will be seen that Mr.
Burris may be justly proud of the long connection of
his family with Delaware affairs His grandparents
died in New Castle county, and buried in Bethel
cemetery Cecil county, Nd Their son, John w. Bur-
rs. father of the candidate for sheriff. born
Dover Kent county. He educated there and his
life devoted to the cultivation of the soil He
farmed for some time there a tenant When Walter
child, Mr.. and Mrs Burris moved to Mt. Pleas
ant. That followed by two years near Odessa,
and several years in Pencader hundred. Mr.. Burris
then purchased farm OF rs acres, situated New
Castle. In 1894 Mr. Burris removed to farm of 140
acres in Red Lion hundred, but he still retained
the property New Castle hundred. At all times he
was a member Of the Republican party and was in
terested acutely in local affairs
John W. Burris the father of Walter s. Burris
married in Middletown, to Adeline, daughter of
George and Elizabeth Clifton Dennis. who
born in Frederica Their children Walter
S., Anna Mary, deceased; Catherine. deceased; Ed
ward a farmer; Mrs. Cornelia J. Rhodes, wife Of
Powell S. Rhodes; Mrs. Adene Leach wife Of Irwin
Leach, Of Christiana; Mary A. John NJ, James T.
Elizabeth p Ida George P. and william Mr.. Burris
for many years was active a church and Sunday
school worker.
His son, Walter inherited many of his sterling
qualities and still retains them. When boy be attend
ed the district schools in winter and worked on the
farm with his father in the Spring Summer and
Fall Finally he became dissatisfied with farming
and decided to be a business man. He had a strong
commercial instinct but he in need of capital
to develop it. His parents unable to supply
the capital he needed. He went into the money
market and enough to start him in dealing
in livestock He so successful at the outset that
he enlarged the sphere of his operations and soon
devoted most his time travelling in this and other
States buying livestock and shipping Il to New York,
Philadelphia and the other large meat-consuming
centres His business ability increased with each
shipment until in little while he became known
as a splendid judge OF cattle and also Of the
straightest and most conscientious dealers the field
in which be operated
He opened general in Bear Station in jan
uary 1896, and it proved His brother-in-
law, James W Massey its manager. Mr.. Burris
being busy with his outside interests that he could
! not devote to it his undivided attention.
BY that time he had become such important
factor in the political field that HIS services called for
recognition. President Mckinley appointed him post
master at Bear in September, 1897, and he one
Of the popular postmasters that place ever had
had He now is active dealer in agricultural i'm
! plements livestock and grain Mr.. Burris mar
| red in 1891 to Clara b. daughter of John and Mary
Wright Massey, who was born Red Lion. Mr.
Burris and his wife members of the Methodist
Episcopal Church Mrs. Burris parents are natives
of Yorkshire, England Her father. John Massey, died
on his farm near Red Lion.
Both New Castle and Red Lion hundreds have fell
the benefcent effect Of Mr.. Burris work in the poll
tca field. The first time he for Office was TIVE
years ago, and then it candidate for sheriff
There were four candidates for the Republican nomin
alton, and Mr.. Burris so. popular that he cam'
in second. His successful opponent WAS James Logu
the present incumbent. This Fall Mr.. Burris woI
the nomination in the Republican primaries by
majority Of 3,494, in total vote of approximate.
5000 That was regarded a splendid testimonial TO
a man living in the rural districts to receive in
county in which the great bulk Of the vote is centere
in the city of Wilmington.
Mr. Burris is thought highly of by his part
colleagues that yetrs he has been prominen
member Of the Republican County Committee. H
also is an active and popular member of the NeN
Castle Republican Club. He has been promnen
for years as a Red Man Since he won the nomina
ton for sheriff he has received many assurances
support from Democratic friends who admire his grea
business capacity and his reputation as a VIII
regards the interests Of the people as the people
business to be looked after with the same care thi
is exercised in the transaction Of an officials prva
business.
Friends Of Mr. Burris say he has been Republca
from principle and not with any idea that he shou
profit from his political ailiation. His loyalty to
principles of the party and its will as expressed
the primaries demonstrated by the hearty and u
selfish support no gave to Mr Logue for sherin ~
years ago. He always has held to the theory tnat q
place for party to fight out their differences
In the primaries, and that, having fought them o
there Il is the duty Of good party man to suppo
heartily and unfaiIingly, the party nominee
= manly way in which he took his defeat two yea
ago and swung in behind the man who had deioat
him, had much to do with getting for MIN sucn
overwhelming majority as he received in the primari
: this Fall.