Smyrna times., 1916-10-04
TIII1g WERE MISSING At
NE PRIMARIES IN SMYRNA
.-sOy SURROUNDS THE CASE
..scoNo ELECTION DISTRICT

esGcONo ELECTION Dis H'C
0.,.ived by Inspector Harry j.
Lower But no Ballots We're There
Otherwise Quiet Election
n.,e was CONSERVATION at Smyrna
!, tbe Inspector of the second
..ior district of the First Repre-
.ntive district, Harry j. Lower be-
preuaratlon for holding the Re-
gicsn primary election. He found
n the official ballots as prepared
-bscounty committee and deposited
as ballot box with other election
,,rial. we're missing. The ballot
with the tickets for this particular
.i,t and the other election outfit,
delivered by Sheriff Thomas A.
Inv on Wednesday last to the home
ID, Lower on Mt. Vernon street.
Lower, wife of the inspector,
.eiyed the box and contents and gave
sheriff a receipt for the same.
~ the ballots were placed in the
n With the other necessary papers
q certificates is vouched for by both
4 ,if Kirby and his deputy, F.. A.
Erkins, secretary of the Kent county
H,ubcan Committee. Just how the
4 ots we're missing is not explained.
i OOn as the loss # the tickets was
tstei, word was sent to the county
nnittee atDOyer and q new set of
bets was Immediately ordered
rned and sent to Smyrna. by special
livery in an automobile. Outside
the above incident the primaries
We held quietly and while some cut
Z was done, there was little or no
4usiasm.
/ Complete List of the Nominations
HOthOnOtary-Rollin Moore, Smyr-
register of wills, Alfred C. Craad-
Harrington; county treasurer,
4nnk Pratt; comptroller, Daniel B.
h &ray, Viola; Sheriff, Elweil G.
HTis, FELTON,; coroner, William H.
ttssOn, Frederick. State senatorial
irict, John ". Houston, Clayton;
Hrth senatorial district, no candi-
s Representatives-First district.
bert Pratt, Smyrna; second, A!onzo
zs, LeipSic; third. William C.
pm, Cheswold; fourth, T. Olin
Rd' Marydel; fifth, John T. Buck
p sixth. Samuel H. H.ssDill. FELTON,;
enth, George B. Kersey, Woodside;
ilhlh' Samuel A. Creadick, FELTON,;
aa' Beniah Anderson. Harrington;
H. A. Brainerd Peet, Milford.
|E Court Commissioners-First
aHa I. Jackson Snow, Leipsic;
1n ". Percy Evans. CheswoId:
Ia Z. B. Hope, Dover; sixth.
iasr ". Johnson, Goldsbor,. Md. ;
"l'h' William M. Evans, Camden.
'IlAs'r'-First district, Walter Ford.
UNA; second, ". H. Short. Dover
'alrd' Myers D. Casson Cheswold.
peiOrS, two for each district ex-
me fourth. which has but one
~'l0n district were elected. Those
upper part of county were First.
a-'sl NJ. Best, Marriott F Archer.
-lna; second, John R. Mingus.
I SH'; y Russell Bullock, Dover; third,
''1,nsn cullen, Clayton: Linford
E'y, Cheswold.
''' democrats Nominate Ticket
'' W One OF the liveliest fights in
/. ,.i' ''Ory OF the Democratic party
'0iOWlng ticket in Sussex corn+,,
~. nominated on Saturday. Prot.
II. Frank M. Salisbury, Lewes:
S..' ~ Of the Orphans Court and
IaS.. IN Chancery, Edward B.
I 49, Bethel; sheriff, Edward T.
n. n.y. LeWes, R. D. receiver of
4 p D.. aau county treasurer, DR.. John
! IV1nnOnd' Vnl Georgetown; comptrol-
NV Villain W. Anderson. Deimar.
|L~ai % Arthur Burton Cordrev'
b si. na Levy Court Commissioners"
I'M I'' term, William E. Valiant.
H,Is,'.i s,' i'ur-year term, Frank W,
D,,vi. : MlllVille; two-year term.
p,,'.. ), Collins. Milford. State
an. S-SecOnd . district. William F.
a.. 'saiord; fourth, William 7.
~Pi,, s : 5SelOyville. Representative
lat,,s. district, Joseph L. Cross.
a.sDS,,.ase as, second, Morris T. Stavton.
Hs,I O'o; V third, Edwin gerbert
CSiDn.S ""saiord; fourth, James Thomas
tuss, = Laurel; fifth, Samuel N
SAslIsD.DDee Del~ar; sixth, Charles d.
abn " Frankford; seventh.
Gsrys V, n Lynch, Selbyville; eighth,
Saism;. y Marvel, Lewes: ninth.
isS Js. Ableman. Georgetown.
'ns' c. COnwell. Milton.