Evening journal., 1914-09-14
KENT Republicans
NAME THEIR Ticket
Spirited Contests for Several
Courthouse Offices Bring
Out Voters
NOT SATISFIED WITH
DIRECT PRIMARY LAW

Special to THE EVENING JOURNAL.
DOVER, Del. Sept 14-That the
Republican primaries in Kent county
on Saturday last were no more satis-
factory to the Republicans than to
the Democrats Of a few weeks back
was manifested by the many COM
plants. An opinion expressed Sat
urday night among a large gathering
OF Republicans awaiting the returns
was that the early repeal of the pri-
mary law as il relates to Kent coun-
ty would be urged.
The contest between the county
candidates was a lively one all over
the county, and not until the larger
districts had been heard from was
there any certainty as TO who were
successful OF the three candidates
for clerk of the peace, but two re-
malned, the contest being between DR..
". d. Burton and Harry T. Clarke,
both Of Dover, Clarke won by over
100 majority.
While three names were filed for
coroner. but two were voted for, the
third one having withdrawn on Sat
urday. leaving the contest between
DR.. E. Richmond Steele, of Dover,
and William T. Dayett. Of Clayton.
who received the Republican nomi-
nation two years ago. Dayett won
out by nearly 200 majority.
For Recorder of Deeds there we're
three candidates. two from the same
district, John c. George, former post
master at Frederick, and George c.
Herring, former Representative. OF
Fclton, and Lewis ID. Learned, OF
/ Cheswold. George won by nearly
three hundred plurality.
There were three contests for the
Legislature. including the Second dis
/ trlct. between DR.. Cecil del. Har.
bcrdt of Dover, and George L. Carey
of Little Greek, Harbordt being de.
feated by 16 votes In the Third dis.
trict, Elmer II. Walker, of Kenton
defeated Edgar J. Boggs, Of Cheswold
In these two districts, the wet" anc
dry" issue was a factor, the dry
candidate winning out in the Second
and the "wet" candidate winning il
the Third. In the Eighth Represen.
tative district there was a contest
between Walter S. Camper and Johr
W. Wilcutts, Wilcutts winning
The vote in many districts was
very light, due to light registration
In one end of the Sixth district, bu
20 votes we're cast. 19 Of which were
cast for one Of the candidates for I
county office, who afterwards with
drew, thus losing that number o.
votes for some other candidate.
The voting was unusually heavy il
the First Representative District il
which County Committeeman John L
Bradley lives, due to his energy il
getting a large registration and late
large vote at Saturdays primaries.
While one Senatorial contest wa
anticipated it did not develop as tn
opposing candidate, Daniel B. Murra!
of near Viola, a member of Ken
County's Levy Court, withdrew O
Friday, which left the field open 70
] former Representative j. A. Barnard
of near Rising Sun. Alfred L. Hud
son, of the First Senatorial District
and Joseph Frazier, of the Fifth Sen
atOrial District, were unoppOsed.
, The county ticket, as selected a
: Saturdays primaries, was as follows:
/ Sheriff. Robert NJ Price, Wyominl
Coroner, William T. Dayett, Claytor
= Recorder of Deeds, John c. Georg,
Frederick.
2 Clerk of the Peace, Harry T. Clarke
Dover.
e. County Treasurer, Samuel c. Sax
ton, Magnolia.
Register in Chancery, Romulus 4
Hopkins, Dover.
:. SENATORS.
= First Distriet-Alfred L. Hudson
v Smyrna.
!. Third District-John A. Barnard, Ri
= ing Sun.
e Fifth District-Joseph Frazier, Free
erica.
nj REPRESENTATIVES,.
l. First District Samuel c. Ransome.
8 Second District George J.. Carey.
y Third District-Elmer II. Walker.
Il Fourth District-William II. Ma.
e brey.
Z Fifth District-William II. Baker
le Sixth District George f. McGinnes
le Seventh District Charles NJ. Hoch.
r Eighth District-John W. Wilcutts.
T. Ninth District William Thoml
r Sharp.
II Tenth District-John w. Short.
l. LEVY COURT COMMISSIONERS.
>, Second District-ThDmas Y. Kiet