Evening journal., 1916-08-21
ORGANIZATION Wins
Bic VICTORY IN kent
81 of the 40 Delegates Sure
for Senator dhPont'S
Nomination
AND BARNARD
DEFEATED AT POLLS
Special to THE EVENING JOURNAL

Special to THE EVENING JOURNAL
DOVER. Del, Aug Saturdays
Republican primaries throughout
Kent county did not pass off
without some excitement, probably
the most OF which occurred here, the
home Of the leaders of the organiza-
ton and anti-organization.
Following are the results in the
various representative districts:
First. organization won, 10 ma
jority; Second, organization (no OPP
position) Third. anti-organization 90;
Fourth, organization, 80; Fifth, or
ganization. 27O; Sixth (shoestring
districU upper end, organization, 30;
lower end organization; Seventh, or
ganizatiOn, So, Eighth, anti-organiza-
ton, 1856; Ninth, organization (nO OPP
position) Tenth, organization, 1902
The result in the Fifth Representative
district, the home of State Chairman A.
r. Benson, County Chairman James A.
Hirons and other organization leaders,
was nothing more than had been antici-
pated, that of an overwhelming major
ity for the organization. While the
polls were scheduled 10 open at o'clock
and close at o'clock, because of hold
up by the organization demanding
representation on the election board
| the voting did not begin until after 230
O'Clock. thereby necessitating the keep
ing of the polls open until after
O'Clock, so that all might have an equal
right TO cast tneir votes, thus dispelline
the much mooted cry Of the anti-or-
ganization that they would not be al
! lowed 10 vote.
There was disorder at first in the
Fifth district, due to the anti-organiza
tiou making demands which would not
be acceded TO by the organization elec
ton hoard.
state Chairman Benson after receiv
ing full returns from the county mad,
the statement that the organization
had elected thirty-two delegates in tn,
county. lie declared further that dele
gates from two other districts would b,
contested and In view of the fact Of IN,
organization having the credentials o.
such delegates he thought the commit
tee on credentials could not very vel
turn them down
General Benson asserted that the or
ganzation would control 100 delegate
throughout the state, with n strong pos
sibiity Of more, and that they woui,
cast their votes to rcnominatc Unite,
States Senator Henry A. DUPONT an,
Congressman Thomas W. Miller.
Antl-organization leaders claim tina
In - La. Ia
was Illegal and say that contests will
he filed tomorrow on the floor Of thu
convention. They contend that the
have majority throughout the stat
and their delegates will be seated.
One OF the surprises OF Saturday
election in Kent county was tn
crushing defeat administered I,
State Senator John A. Barnard an,
his cohorts in the Seventh Represent
alive district, including Camden, wy
omng. where In his home districts
Senator Barnard was defeated by 4,
votes
Former United States Senator J
Frank Alice and Frank Hall Davis o
Dover. who with Barnard were fore
most among the insurgent leaders
lost their district in Dover by al
overwhelming majority Of 27O votes
Great excitement prevailed al tn
polling place In the Fifth Representa-
tive district, comprising Dover. dur
ing the voting. and II was necessar.
10 call out the police and State de
tectives to prevent a riot among thos
In the turbulent crowd The organ
izatlon leaders did not give out IN
ballots until the primaries opened a
o'clock and until that time the anti
organization men did not know VIII
= the organization candidates for dele
gates would be.
The antis had a ticket OF their ow
printed. but the organization electio
b. officers refused TO accept them. TIL
. official ballots were on blue pape
and the insurgent tickets were o
- white paper. This delayed the voi
J. ing for half an hour and caused
small sized riot Several hundre
,. Negroes crowded about the pollln
}. place and II required the four polio,
men and State Detective Murphy
;. prevent the election officers from b.
ing mobbed.
AS this district is the home OF stat
Chairman Benson and County Chat
2 man James A. Hirons Of the organiz'
y ton. and Messrs. Alice and Davis
the ants. the fight was the bittere
D of any place in the county. the organ
n ization securing 344 Of the AIS yot,
cast
There was also trouble at Milfor
= where former Sheriff Frank Reedy. a
r anti-organizatlon leader, lost to n
IS organization by more than 100 mi
o jority. Mr.. Reedy caused the ARE
g. Of a man employed by the organic
ton, who claimed he was a detectiv
y who had accused Reedy of usir
/, money illegally in connection wit
y the primaries. The voting place
that town was also surrounded !
= Negroes during the hours OF ballo
= ing.
:. In the First representative distriC
y al Smyrna. fifteen votes were throw
4 out on the ground that they were
y legally cast. which gave the four del
! gates of that district to the organic
= ton by is majority.
-
d SLASHER GETS TWO YEARS.
= George Burley, colored, arraigned
N City Court this morning on char
: If assault and battery WAS fined 81