Evening journal., 1914-09-11


seven. and big vote Is looked for
because OF the many and spirited con-
tests A list of the polling places is
printed in the advertising columns Z
on page s of this newspaper today !
There are three candidates lot
sheriff. Harry ]. Stidham, Theodore !
W. Francis and James II CallaWay' |
Mr.. Stidham is a well known auc- |
tioneer of his city and was deieateu !
for sheriff by few votes al the last
primaries two years ago. Mr.. fran
els is a former chief Of police ana
state detective and at present is a
deputy in the Office OF recorder OF
deeds. Mr. Galloway is a former cor
oher and lives az Newport.
For register OF wills there rs
keen contest between isaac R. Brown
and William Lyons, Ir. Mr.. Brown
is a clerk in Highway Commissioners
Wilson's Office and Mr.. Lyons is pre-
sent deputy register OF wills. both
live in Wilmington.
For the recorder of deeds the can
didates are. A. v Leslie George, the
incumbent and a former deputy re-
corder OF deeds and Irwin L. Ball, a
farmer of Mill Greek hundred and
Pigeon fancier.
For register of Wills. the candidates
are Joseph c. Jolls. the incumbent
and Frank p Ewing. a member of the
state senate. at present a deputy in
the Office of ProthonOtary Wiggles-
worth
For coroner there are six candi-
dates. James F. McIvor. Alexander
Guthrie. Jacob b. Smith, John T.
Spring, sr.. Alfred ID. Vandever and
Francis H. Lattomus
Mr.. McIvOr is a reporter for THE
EVENING JOURNAL and many years
newspaper man. Mr. Guthrie. is
Mill Creek hundred undertaken Mr..
Smith is a civil war veteran. Mr..
Spring is the present coroner and Mr..
Vandever once held that office. Mr..
I.attomus is a former Representative
and is a farmer.
For the Levy Court. in the Second
district. the candidates are James
! keenan, and William T. Purks. Mr..
Keenan, is a contracting painter and
1 Mr. Purks is a former coroner. In
/ the Fourth district the candidates are
/ BENJAMIN A. Groves and William j..
! Hilyard. Mr.. Groves is at present a
Levy Court commissioner, and Mr..
| Rilyard is a grocer of Newport. In
the Sixth district Thomas S. Four
acre. present Levy Court commits
sioner, is unopposed.
For state senator. First district,
| James B. Hickman and Andrew j.
Cross are the candidates. Mr.. Hick-
man is former leather manufac-
turer and a salesman, and Mr.. Cross
is employed by the Pennsylvania
Railroad
In the Third district Thomas ].
Stirling. a former member Of the
state Senate is being opposed by
Thomas s. Webb, a farmer of Chris
tiana hundred
In the Fifth district the candidates
are Harvey Hoffecker and John G.
King. Mr. HOffecker. who now lives
in Newark, was a member Of the
House of the legislature Mr.. King
who is now a bailiffQ at the court
house. has been postmaster OF New
Castle
In the Seventh senatorial district
Wilmer c. Stats former membe
of the legislature, is unopposed.
Contests For Representatives.
For Representative, First district
and Sewer Department. and Jacol
Schiehe are the candidates. In tn
Second district the candidates ar
Charles H. Grantland and William
Staniar Mr. Grantland Is at presen
milk inspector and former represen
tative and Mr. Staniar is q son-in-la'
of Judge J. Frank Ball who is an en-
glneer connected with the duPon
Company.
in the Third. Fourth, Fifth an
Sixth districts there are no contests
Henry c. Downward, the candidate !
the Third district, is in the oil bus
ness. Albert F. Vaughan. the cand
date in the Fourth. is d former cit
electrician. William II. Lank, th
candidate in the Fifth. is a liveryma
and auctioneer. George w. Webste
candidate in the Sixth district, is a
assessor in Brandywine hundred.
In the Seventh district. the cand
dates are Henry c. White. a form'
representative; John Gaino. a raj
road man. and Harvey Williams. q
engineer for the Peoples Ralw;
Company.
In the Eighth district, c. CAM
Hopkins, secretary of the Levy Cou
J and former Levy COurtman, is o
= posed by B. L. Dickey. a grocer
Stanton In the ninth district. JOl
y r Richards. a farmer of near Ne'
y ark. is unOpposed. In the Tenth di
= trict. Harry p. Ahern, a former a
= SCISSOR of New Castle hundred, al
q Harry H. Hance, a farmer OF Ne
= Castle hundred, are the opponents.
y the eleventh district William
y Evans, a former representative a
q Pennsylvania railroad agent at Ne
= ark. has no opposition. In Z
q twelfth Joseph n. Reeves and FIR
y D. Bender are the candidates.
= Reeves is a former member Of
= legislature Mr.. Bender is a barb
y Of that town. In the thirteenth. Cls
= ence +. Pool, a farmer and form
y member Of the legislature, is withC
= opposition. James c. Reynolds,
Y farmer of APPOINTMENTS is unC
= posed in the Fourteenth, and GeOr
= ID. Johnson. a farmer of Blackbi
y hundred. has no opposition in his d
y trict
y Contests for Assessor.
y There are several contests for
Y SCISSOR. Three candidates in
= First district. William w. Davi
y William r. Warren and George
y wilkins Davies is a wagon build
Y Warren is a fish dealer and Wilk
4 is a car builder In the second d
= irict there are three candidates, j
y hua Kelley. Thomas II. Schwamb q
= William Wintrup. Mr.. Kelley is
y boilermaker. Mr.. Schwamb is a 70
q man and Mr.. Wintrup Is a form
= assessor and employed as foreman
g the PENNSYLVANIA railroad.
nor accaccor ia the Third distr