Evening journal., 1912-10-09
WALTER S. BURRrs-A MANLY MAN.


is beloved by his friends and neghbors and respected
and admired by all with whom he is brought in
tact in social business or political relations Mr..
Burris is essentially OF the people In
he is democratic and unassuming but beneath that
everyday there turks a keen and discrim-
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 shers Office that will
be revelation to them.
Mr.. Burris is a Delawarean by birth and sympathy.
Since he was lad he has been identified with the
Republican party and. like his father active in its
affairs.
The candidate for shern is 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
We're born in Delaware SO it Will be that Mr.
Burris 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, Md Their son, John w. Bur-
ris, father Of the candidate for sheriff. born
Dover, Kent county He was educated there and his
life was devoted to the cultivation OF the soil He
farmed for some time there as a tenant When Walter
a child, Mr.. and Mrs Burrs 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 14O
acres in Red Lion hundred, but he still retained
the property in New Castle hundred At all times he
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 was
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
and Cuudav
school worker.
His son. Walter inherited many of his sterling
qualities and still retains them When boy he attend
ed the district schools in winter and worked the
farm with his father in the Spring, Summer and
Fall. Finally he became dissatisfied with farming
and decided to be a business He had strong
commercial instinct, but he was in need Of capital
10 develop it, His parents unable to supply
the capital he needed. He went into the money
market and borrowed enough to him in dealing
in livestock. He so successful at the outset that
he enlarged the sphere of his operations. and
devoted of his time travelling in this and other
States buying livestock and shipping it to New York.
Philadelphia and the other large meat-consuming
centres His business ability increased with each
shipment until in a little while he became sSnown
as a splendid judge of cattle and also one Of the
straightest and conscientious dealers in the field
in which be operated
He opened general store in Bear Station in jan
uary 1885, and it proved His brother-in-
law James w. Massey, its manager, Mr. Burris
being so busy with 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 most popular postmasters that place had
! had He now is active dealer in agricultural i'm
! pements, livestock and grain. Mr. Burrs was mar
ried in 1891 TO Clara B., daughter Of John and Mary
Dad Mr.
Burrs and his wife members Of the Methodist
Episcopal Churche Mrs Burris' parents natives
of Yorkshire England Her father John Massey, died
on his farm near Red Lion.
Both New Castle and Red Lion hundreds have felt
the benehcent effect Of MT Burris work in the poll
tical field The first time he ran for Office was two
years ago. and then it was candidate for sheriff
There we're four candidates for the Republican nomn-
alton, and Mr. Burrs popular that he came
in second His successful opponent was James Logue
the present incumbent This Fall Mr.. Burris won
! the nomination in the Republican primaries by a
majority of 3494, in total vote of approximately
5000. That regarded a splendid testimonial for
| man living in the rural districts to receive in a
county in which the great bulk of the vote is cenered
in the city OF Wilmington
Mr. Burrs is thought so highly Of by hfs party
colleagues that for four yetrs has been prominent
member of the Republican County Committee. He
also is an active and popular member Of the New
Castle Republican Club. He has been prominent
for years as a Red Man. Since he the nomina
ton for sheriff he has received many assurances o.
support from Democratic friends who admire his grea
business capacity and his reputation man wh'
regards the interests Of the people the peoples
business to be looked after with the same care tina
is exercised in the transaction Of officials pryat
business.
Friends Of Mr.. Burrs say he has been Republican
from principle and not with any idea that he shoul
profit from his political aaton. His loyalty to tn
principles Of the party and it's will as expressed a
the primaries demonstrated by the hearty and un
selfish support he gave to Mr.. Logue for sheriff tN
years ago. He always has held to the theory that tn
place for party men to fight out their dlherences
in the primaries, and that, having fought them OF
there Il is the duty of good party man to supper
! heartily and unfangy, the party nominee IN
manly way in which he took his defeat two veal
ago and swung in behind the man who had defeate
hin. hnd rn,,ch 10 do with ncftna fhr him such