Evening journal., 1914-09-14
REPUBLICANS BY
THOUSANDS OUT
FOR PRIMARIES
Stidham, Brown, Ewing,
George, LattOmuS, County
Ticket Winners
PURKS and GROVES Get
The Levy court PLACES
Republican Ticket

Recorder of Deeds-A. v. Lesley
George, Of New Castle.
Register Of Wills-IsRac r. Brown,
of Wilmington.
Clerk of Orphans Court and Register
in Chnncery-Frank p. Ewing, Of
Brandywine Hundred.
Sheriff-Henry j. Stidham, Of VII
mingtOn.
C0rOner-Francis H. LattOmus, Of
Chrlstiana Hundred.
Levy Court COmmissiOners-SecO
district-William II. Purks.
Fourth district-Benjamin A. Groves,
Of Mill Greek hundred.
Sixth district-ThOmas S. FOnrRcre,
of MiddletOwn.
STATE SENATORS.
First district-James B. Hickman.
Third district-ThOmas s. Webb, OF
Christiana hundred.
Fifth district-HarVey HOffecker, OF
Newark.
Seventh district-Wilmer G. Stats,
Of Blackbird hundred.
REPRESENTATIVES,.
First Walter Rash.
Second district-Charles H. Grant
land.
Third Henry C. Downward.
EOurth-Albert +. Vaughan.
William n. Lank.
Sixth (Brandywine) - George w.
Webster.
Seventh (Christiana) Harvey WIZ
liams.
Eighth Onn Creek)-Beniamin L.
Dickey.
Ninth Cwhite CIay)-JOhn F. Rich
ards.
Tenth New CastIe) - Harry n.
Hance.
Eleventh (Pencader) - william H.
Evans.
Twelfth Red Lion Fred D. Ben
thirteenth (st GeOrges)-CIarence
Z. Pool.
Fourteenth. AppOquinimink) =
James G.. Reynolds.
Fifteenth (BIackbird) -George d.
johnson.
ASSESSORS.
First Districf-WiIIiam r. Warren.
Second William Wintrup.
Third District-William B. Smith,
Ir.
Fourth District-JOhn c. FOOte.
Fifth District-Samuel w. Burnite.
Sixth District-James NJ. Watson.
Seventh Dlstrict-GeOrge r. Cheney,
Eighth District-Frank NJ. Bucking.
ham.
Ninth District William G. Singer.
Tenth DISTRICT. Frank Meggin.
son.
Eleventh District-DanieI S. Thorn
tOn.
Twelfth District-Harry c. NickIe.
Thirteenth District-William No
4 Mullen. Jr.
Fourteenth District - Joseph c.
Hutchinson.
Fifteenth Distributions r. Moi.
fit.
With heavy voting all through the
county, the Republicans held their pri
maries on Saturday and nominated the
foregoing ticket. With the exception
OF the nomination for Coroner, all thu
candidates for county offices werl
chosen by majorities that left no doub
of the intent and decision of the voters
For instance Mr.. George had 4,33
4 majority Tor Recorder of Deeds over lr
& vim Ball. while Isaac Brown had LIZ
majority over William Lyons, Jr., 10
Register of Wills. For Recorder il
s. Chancery, State Senator Frank ?
tsWing had 1881 majority over Joseph I
& ,Iolls, the present Register in Chancery
a Harry y. Stidham. for Sheriff, ha
3l95 plurality over Theodore w. Fran
els, his nearest opponent. and 2,0l0 ma
81 iodty over Francis and Callaways com
bincd vote. For Coroner. on the face o
the unofficial returns. Francis H. Latto
mus has 27S plurality over John ]
Spring. Jr., his nearest opponent in
field OF six candidates. Another set o
unofficial figures places Lattomus' plu
4 rality at 50.
There were several spirited contest
n for the Levy Court and for legislativ
nominations. William T. Purks de
feated James B. Keenan, by S3s
for the Levy Court. in the Secon
Or western district of Wilmington, an
Benjamin A. Groves was renominate
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