Evening journal., 1916-08-24
FEW CONTESTS SHOW
Democratic APATHY
Opposition in Seven LegiS-
lative Districts, No Rivalry
for County Offices
WILLIAM A. SCOTT
OUTFOR LEGIsLATURE

among Democrats in the campaign in
this county, which is overwhelmingly
Republican, as returns from elections
for many years show. but few con-
tests among Democrats for the vari-
GUS nominations have been filed with
the county committee of that party.
The list was made public yesterday
afternoon, County Chairman Harry r.
Isaacs setting a precedent in petty
partisanship by giving the list OF can
didates exclusively to a Democratic
newspaper and Withholding 1t from
Republican newspapers. The prac-
tice OF the committee Of both political
parties heretofore has been to give
the lists of candidates out to all news
papers at the same time.
There is not a contest for any
county office, but several contests are
slated for district offices. The only
contest for Levy Court is in the Sew
enth district, where there are four
candidates to succeed Levy Courtman
William A. Scott, whose term in the
Levy Court expires and who will be-
come a candidate for the Legislature.
For Senator there will be contests in
the Second and Fourth districts and
Tenth and Fourteenth. There are also
several contests for assessor.
For delegates to the State conven-
tion there will be contests in the
Fifth, Sixth and Ninth wards of Will
mington and several of the rural hun
dreds. The list of candidates filed fol-
lows:
For Clerk Of the Peace-Francis l..
Springer.
Prothonotary IL George G. Wood
keeper.
Register in Chancery and Clerk Of
the Orphans Court Rankin Davis.
Receiver OF Taxes-Hervey Walker.
Comptroller-Dr Charles NJ ALL
mond.
Sheriff-Joseph NJ. Emory.
Coroner-Egbert NJ Schellender
Levy Court Commissioners - First
district, Augustus b. Gillespie; Third,
John Frederick; Fifth, David c. Rose;
Seventh, James A. Buckson, Charles
W. Jones. George R. Lofand, William
A. Watson, -Jr-=-
State Senators.
Second Senatorial District-Peter
j. Ford. Thomas F. Gormley, John j.
Haney.
Fourth-William S. Alexander,
Richard w. Crook.
Sixth-Walter S. Letherbury.
Representatives in General Assembly,
First Representative District-Ed-
ward B. Abbott
SecOnd-John T Aherns.
Third-Benjamin s.. Allen.
Fourth-John F.. McNabb.
Fifth-Joseph NJ. Brogan. William
NJ. Connolly. John J. Dickey.
Sixth-Grover c. Handy, Eber Y.
Talley.
Seventh-PoulsOn Chandler.
Eighth-Frank F. Yearsley.
Ninth-W. Truxton Boyce.
Tenth-Samuel B. Miller, William
Weggenmann.
Eleventh-William J. Compton.
Twelfth. Griffith Ellison.
Thirteenth-John Heldmyer, Jr.
Fourteenth-George H. CHM, vii.
liam A. Scott.
Fifteenth-William l.. Collins.
Assessors.
Brandywine. hundred Willard S
Handy.
Mill Creek-Arnold Naudain, Jr.
White Clay Creek-George F
Ferguson.
New Castle-Willis Clothier. Fred
erick Klingmeyer.
Pencader-Benjamin w. Johnson.
Red Lion-Frank X Irons.
st. Georges-Wesley T. Du Hada
way.
Appointments William L. Joiner
Walter Lee George .. slant John NJ
Wood.
Blackbird- Douglas Conner
Charles f. George.
Inspectors.
Brandywine hundred-First electio
district. Frank J. Merton; SeconC
Wesley Wilson.
Christiana First. Clarence Scarbor
ough; Second, Eugene Crossan; ThirC
Joseph Haley: Fourth, John Touhey
Fifth, Neil Gibbons; Sixth, Lawrence
schinderman; Seventh, Edward Faust.
Mill Creek-First, Thomas II. Hew
EFT; Second, William H. Boughman
Third, Harold Little.
White CLAY Creek-First, Elmer ,
Ellison; Second. Martin +. MeAllisteT
Third Charles Barrett
New Castle-First, William II. Davis
Second. Richard i. Pinder; Third, /
Emmett McGrory; Fifth, John 4
Hayes.
Pencader-First, James T. Racine.
Red Lon-First, Price Stanley; Se'
ond, Tsredus Van Hickle.
Appoquinimink-Firs George v
Daniels; Second. George II. O'Neal.
BlaclSbird-First, Wilbert 7. Waters
Second, Joseph NJ Hazel.
Wilmington Convention Delegates
Following is a complete list Of I'll
Wilmington candidates for delegates an
alternates TO the State convention;
First Representative district--Secon
ward-Chares A. Cannon, delegate
Thomas Reilly. alternate; Sixth ward
James Mckinley, delegate; James Kan
alternate; Eighth ward--John F. Pi
rowski, James McClue. Anthony Nj
Granary, Clayton Strutz
Second Representative district-Sixi
ward-,I. Thomas Hall. Robert w. Kri
mer. delegates; Thurston NJ. Love
alternate; Eighth ward-William V
Mooney, Peter Mclaughlin. delegates
Ninth ward-William A. Henkel, Ma
thew c. Ralston, delegate.
Third Representative district-Se'
enth ward-Josiah O. Wolcott. del
gate; Frank Horty. alternate; Del
mis- NJ. Buckley. delegate; John
Cassidy, alternate; Fifth ward-JOh