Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-09-16
INSTRUMENTATION.
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dorscd City Councilman james W
Robertson for State Senator in tho Firs'
district, Register of Wills Isaac Il. Brown
for denomination for that Office and
| Furman G. Cole for recorder of deeds
and all Of these men were nominated
| Robertson had two opponents, James
B. Hickman, the retiring Senator, and
Thomas T.. Pecney, former secretary oi
the Board of Health. while Cole triumphcd
over james Loglc and Brown beat
Julian G. Walker OF Christiana hundred
Albert Stctser. who defeated James
! Keenan, for member of the Levy Court
| from the western district of Wilmington
is also understood to have had the back
ing OF the league.
There were two Representative con-
| tests in Wilmington, former City Council
i man William Lyons, Jr, defeating An
drew l.. Cole Jr, in the second district
/ and Sheriff Francis winning over Henry
G. Downward, the retiring Represent
ative, in the Third district.
Out in the county, in the Third Scna
torial district, George w Webster. the
retiring Representative from Brandy
wine hundred. defeated Warden r..
Humphrey and in the Fifth district
John f. Richards Of White Clay Creek
hundred was victorious over John c..
King and George w Nantinc Of New
Castle hundred.
Representative Willard S Gregg WAS
rnominated on the Seventh Represent
ativc district over Lewis s Cloud and
Rollin Davis
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In tho Fourth Levy Court district,
Benjamin l.. Dickey won over Walter
Tanning by II votes. Delaware ). Wright
finished third
For Assessor in the Second District of
Wilmington, Charles t. Anderson de
feated John T. Spring Sr., by - votes.
VOTE IN DISTRICT oNTEsTs.
The vote in district contests was Ms
follows: Senator, Second district - James
" Robertson, 1894; Thomas T.. Pecney.
1854 James r. Hickman. $50
Representative. Third district Thco-
dore W Francis. $40, Henry G. D,Wn
ward. ,,26
Second district William Lyons. Ir.
r151, Andrew T. Cole, 422
Levy Court, Second Wilmington dis
trict Albert Stetser. i45l; James kce-
nan. l26S
Fourth district-B Benjamin J. DiclSey,
4O4; Walter Tanning. 37S, Delaware
s Wright. 227
Assessor, Second district Charles
Il. Anderson, 80; John I Spring, Jr..
76l.
Senator, Third district George "
Webster. $50; Warden II Humphrey. pa
Fifth district John T. Richards, 295,
George W Nantine. i42, John G. King. 60
rACTIoshL ACTIVITY.
The primaries were characterized hy
number of unusual incidents. Cine
hundred and seven members of the
Non Partisan League went into the
First senatorial district and made
bouse-to-hotme canvass in behalf Of
Mr. Robertson
The run Of Furman G. Cole was not
surprising when the conditions are con
adered He has hundreds Of young
friends in the city and was the only
real young man running on the ticket
Up 10 Thursday Grassland. wn~ the
man for sheriff. then the Non-Parfisan
League took hand and the ward was
passed down the line TO back Hall the
man who came near not getting on the
ticket The vote showed how the in
structions were carried out Hall earned
the city. but Cro~sland's county strength
saved him
~ the Partisan League reception
faSi inNS1aN UlEii. &hfhfN Nas gwen
it's Endorsement, hut subsequently, it
IS said. Il was learned that II would be
hard job to defeat Bullock. so leagues
workers got back Of him on Saturday.
at least indications In heavy districts
pointed that way
James kelnan suffered the same kind
Of blow rs Grassland did In his case.
u is said he was urged 10 get on the
ticket by men high up in the New
Di<pensasion. a- he had been defeated
once and they thought that would help
matters FRIDAY however. the situation
changed into the result that hr Was de-
fcatei He owes hrs good r,in 10 the
support Of friends who worked hard
for him without thought of reward