Smyrna times., 1916-09-13
+l33r B. G9IEVES WINS
1IT At The PRIMARIES
,ysya AND VICINITY SUP
,-Lw FOR COMPTROLLER

a,,5 Contested Th-ee-Cornered
-. wos wh P'-ra.u OF 81
y,.ss-HaH for Legislature
Interesting ana lev,iting Dem
.-. Primary ,ort,-. ia this county
- Comptroller fairy b.
.rs. was rerominated over his two
- uy q .urality # "a votes.
- Court Commissioner from
4s.rc, Matthew T. Ford. the
-, Incumbent was -enominated.
- Jane, T. Truaz hy
= The conte>. for these two
s,s he'd keen attention for smyrna
,cri.y. Tte contest for comp
-was the most exciting Of all.
~ being thrra ceritate--J Joseph
Barbour. Of Wyoming Harry 3.
gss # smyrna. and William H.
r. o. Hartley. 13 Duck Creek
,t,ad stood Loyalty by Mr. Grieves
i,c bin 223 votes a1t Of the 249
east Ee-,or Hundred. bv a
-.is Of prearrarged, gave Poor
,-,a',g in that district. Ii was
\ Il. q 41.g5: be.o-e the result was
Hra5-ly known owing 20 long DELAY
:sving the returns from the
r s-i Second Election districts Of
sixth Representative district.
Grove and Nasten' s Corner.
r.grls o. the latter not coming
a,; ;g1til about II 30 a. m. Up
.l. tine Pcore had o lead Of 81
r. tlt Nasten' Corner vote re-
Hst ,ais standing and Grieves came
csv1rer By 81 Mr. Grieves re-
rs! an ovation from MS friends not
ID smyrna blt all thr.ugh the
-,g He has rai- one If the best
i.i'kea, County has ever had and
s's,'-d Is expected % win him a
i'y q votes at the coming elec
~ Ford Wins over Jas. 7. Truax
the i've Levy Court districts
p were three contetss. In the
= district the f1ht was between
= Ford and James I. Truax. Ford !
s't;s reelection. Ford won bv a
-sriial majority. The opposition !
''i seemed 70 come mostly from !
aiyront's Neck district. not be- |
= q anything personal but because |
.'' 'aey had had scant attention |
ne Levy Court in the matter
-''''A Bridge which had been |
7'.'e the Levy Court as a comm
'ae Wholeon several occasions. !
q !ai'd district between f. Y. |
'-'1' and George f. Pratt viii |
'sieated Pratt. Sixth district.
.-'-i' 4. We.ch was nominated ove -
Ia Hughes.
'''''' Hundred Candidates Lose
"a ''oaer there were four candi-
Consequently the fight was a
one John j Harrington Of
o'ner Won over his three
'' Jonathan Jacobs and Oliver
!, -.-'''; Of the Third Representa-
.''- strict sni Andrew j Ross If
'.''a Representative district bv
~ na.or'ty. The contest for
's'"een John Evans Cooke Of
/. .-.''' Kent county constable
- ''@ Fansant Of Dover. was
~. 4 sen and not until a late bonr
night was the result fuuv
\. T.. 'ansant was winner by more
- ~ majority. Vansant was do.
49,. ''' years ago by Sheriff
=. -. a. AIioy BY only two or
!, '''s'. The contest for register
!, vas another hard fight amora
~. ,.''a'aates-Dr. B. L. Lewis
r.. Ia Smith Of Harrington. the
/. resent incumbent Of the Office
I. !. -''' D. Raughley of Dover
j. !, - = Of second term did not an.
a,.5 osa' Democrat, and Raupblev
4, ec '' with the honors by more
e. y. ~. majority. For prothonotsrv
s.,.s.D D'I two candidates. Daniel
lar ..'y s. :, Of Dover, and Edward s.
''l majority. W." O'
. =. Hall for Representative
a. .s,'! y. P Hall was renomiD,,.a
'a si,.' ''yp'esentatiye from this die
g., ..-' ,. Opposition. This Office
'g I'd s5''' ,.L, has seemed to 20 beg.
=, a... 10" that much spice has
b. s.,..a away by electing United
.as ''of y. by popular vote. there
l. BAN 's less incentive than ever
Id 49,. VINO has for two terms
s.,, ~ = ms important Office 10
: ,s,i, " 1,' Z ability consented to
.las Robert II. HolIstt 80 80
no, f,,.' ,a' nominated for STATE
- - h bis distric,