Smyrna times., 1915-08-25
KENT POLITICAL GOSSIP
SHOWS MANY FOR OFFICE
LOWER PART COUNTY LIVELY
WITH MANY CANDIDATES
Democrats and Republicans, Despite
This IS not Election Year, Are Fig
uring for Some Of County Berths


ms IS not Election Year, Are Fig
uring for Some of County Berths
The Kent county political woods
are swarming with Candidates not
only for the higher Offices Of United
safes senator. governor and congress-
man. but for the lesser county Offices
as well, says the Dover correspond
ent to the Wilmington Sunday Star.
Political prophets have already picked
whom they believe will be the nomi.
nees Of both Republican and Democrat
&c party for most of the Offices. and
IN majority of the cases the condi-
tlons are such as to give credenee to
their predictions. Joshua Smith. Of
Harrington. the present Register of
Wills. has announced. at a recent
dinner given by him to his friends.
that ne Will be candidate for the
Democratic nomination for that Office
next year. Judge" Smith is verv
popular among the Democrats Of the
county and will undoubtedly make a
strong run. but he will nevertheless
meet with some opposition S. Carl
Hughes. Of FELTON,. in the shoestring
district. " who is brother Of ex-
Secretary of State James n. Hughes.
OF Dover. will also seek the Democrat.
&c nomination TO succeed Mr.. Smith.
and DR.. w. F. Hoey. Of Frederick.
is being mentioned prominently in
this connection. The Republican
esndi date for this office will very
likely be DR.. L. s. Conwell. Of Cam
den. who is being strongly urged to
enter the race for Register of Wills.
DR.. COnwell is strong Republican
leader in the county. and should he
decide to run for the nomination the
probabilities are that he would win
II easily. George W. Wallheater.
of WOodside. may also be a RepubIi
can candidate for the Register Of Wills
nomination.
George n. Berry. May Figure
The Republican nominee for sher-
i'll 10 succeed Sheriff Kirby. the pres.
ent incumbent. who is a Democrat.
will undoubtedly be John w. Caulk.
a prominent resident Of Dover. Mr..
Caulk was defeated for the Republican
nomination last year. and the Repub-
lican who was nominated was defeat
ed at the polls, and the party leaders
therefore believe that Mr.. Caulk
would make a strong candidate for
the Office next year. The Democratic
nomination for sheriff will be rendered
to County Constable Frank Vansant.
Of Doser, practically without opposi-
tion. Mr.. Vansant was candidate
for the Democratic nomination for
this office last year and the result of
the vote secured by him and Mr.. Kir-
by was practically a tie, but Mr..
Vansant withdrew for the sake Of
harmony and the nomination this year
should be his for the asking. Not
withstanding this. however. George
H. Berry, of Kenton. may be a can.
oicate for the Democratic nomination
for this Office. Daniel NJ. Ridgley.
of Dover, will very likely be candi-
date for the DemOcraic nomination
for prothonotary, but the Republicans.
so far. have entered no candidate for
this Office. Nicholas r. Johnson has
already announced his candidacy for
the Democratic nomination for state
senator from the Fourth Senatorial
District 10 succeed Senator Carter,
Democrat. and a nomination by the
Demoeates in this distict would be
equivalent to election.
Many Candidates May Loom Up Yet
II is probable. however that there
will be host Of candidates, in addi-
tion 70 the ones mentio ned. for each
OF the county Offices. The leading
issue in the campaign next year will
be the liquor question and the can
didates in the various districts will
be elected more on their stand on
that question than on their political
afiliation. In the "wet' districts
the wet" candidates will be elected
regardless Of politics. and the same
conditions will apply in the dry
districts. Just what figure the Pro-
gressives will cut in the next election
is the problem that is now puzzling
the leaders Of both the old parties in
this county. 4. Hall And erson. the
Progressive leader. declares that the
Progressive will still be in the fight"