Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1916-09-11
KENT Democrats IN
keen PRIMARY TILT.
Many Contests Bring Out
Registered Vote; Grieves
Wins for Comptroller
VANSANT O \ TOP FOR
SHERIFF NOMINATION

Special 10 THE EVENING JOURNAL
DOVER, Del, Sept. 11.-Saturday's
Democratic direct primaries for county
and district offices we're marked with
considerable interest throughout the
entire county and final returns show
ed that practically the registered
strength Of the party had been polled.
There were but two contests on the
legislative branch. that Of State SEN
ator in the Fourth Senatorial district,
including the Sixth and Ninth Repre-
sentative districts. and representative
IN the Eighth district. In the first
contest Charles ID. Murphey Of Har-
rington. was pitted against former
Representative Frank J. Prettyman OF
Pennington. Murphey winning In the
four election districts with over 400
majority. In the Eighth district John
W. Killen defeated J. S. Reeves by %
majority for Representative.
The contest for sheriff between
John Evans Cooke of Camden. and
Frank vansant Of Dover. was keen
vansant winning by over 100 major
ity. Vansant was defeated two years
ago by Kent county's present sheriff
Thomas A. Kirby. by three votes.
The contest for register OF Wills was
hard fought. there being three candi-
dates. Dr.. r. l.. Lewis and Joshua
Smith OF Harrington. lthe latter the
present Incumbent and Ernest B.
Raughley OF Dover Raughley walked
away with the honors with over 300
majority
For prothonotary there we're two
candidates. Daniel M. Ridgely, OF
Dover. aud Edward s. Wyatt. OF
Magnolia. Ridgely had the best OF
the fight and won by nearly 900 ma
jority.
For coroner there we're four candi-
dates. John j. Harrington, OF Mas
toms Corner. won over Jonothan
Jacobs and oliver ]. Lafferty. of the
Third Representative district, and
Andrew ]. Ross, OF the Tenth Repre-
sentative district. by 200 majority.
The contest for comptroller was
the most exciting OF all the offices
IN view of there being three candi-
dates. Joseph II. Barbour. Harry b.
Crieves and W. II. Poore, all or whom
were popular in the county Grieves
was the winner by "a. He lives IN
Smyrna
In the I'VE Levy Court districts,
there were three contests. In the
First district II was between M. v.
Ford and James T. Truax, Ford seek
ing reelection. Ford won by a sub
stantial majority In the Third dis
trict. between r. Y. Williams and
George e. Pratt Williams defeated
pratt In the Sixth district, s. Carl
Hughes was defeated by Thomas A.
The ticket named at the primaries
was
sheriff Frank vansant. Dover.
Reg ster OF willis, Ernest p. Raugh-
ley Dover.
Prothonotary-Daniel NJ. Ridgely,
Dover
Coroner John J. Harrington Mas
tens Corner.
comptroller-Harry B. Grieves'
County Treasurer Edmund o. Ray
mond, Dover. unopposed.
State Senators.
Second District--Robert II. Hol
lett. Clayton.
Fourth-Charles d. Murphey, Har
rington.
Representatives.
First Dlstrict-Hervey P. Hall
Smyrna.
second-John W. Ta'burton. Leip
sic.
Third-Daniel F. Loose. Cheswold
Fourth-E. c. DAILY. Hartley.
Fifth-E. L. Jones. Dover.
Sixth-Cooper Gruwell, Willow
Grove
seventh-W. A. Cosden. woodside
Bighth--John W. Killen. FELTON,.
Ninth-George W. Swain, Harring
ton.
Tenth-Wilbur Masten. Milford.
Levy Court Commissioners.
First District-Matthew V. Ford
Smyrna.
Third. Y. Williams. Clayton.
Fifth BENJAMIN Donoho. Dover.
Sixth-Thomas A. WEIGH. Masten'l
Corner
Seventh--Joseph A. Frear
The county committee will convent
tomorrow TO canvass Saturdays vote
A new county committee will also b.
announced at tomorrow's canvass,
special election being held for com
mitteemen on Saturday also. The OF
ganization of the new county com
mittee will take place tomorrow.
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