Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-09-18
KENT DEMOCRATS
FULLY ORGANIZED
Primary Returns Canvassed and
New County Executive Com
mittec Takes Hold.
Special Correspondence of Every Evening

Special Correspondence of Every Evening
Dover. Sept. 1S-The Democratic
County Executive Committee of Kent
county met here, yesterday, according
to the party rules, and canvassed the
vote of last Saturdays primaries through
out tho county. The result OF the canvass
WAS as follows;
For sheriff. John Evans Cook 967
voter, a plurality of 10 over the other
two contestants, Lee *. Cochran ana
William M Hughes.
For clerk of the peace, Jacob Heyd,
LBS votes, plurality of 500 over the
other two candidates, Edgar +. Clements
and James Harry Latchum, Jr.
For recorder of deeds Charles G..
Coverdale, .241 votes. 2 majority over
John w. Sheldrake of 275.
For register in Chancery and clerk
of the Orphans Court. Mark ". Cole,
I.23d votes, q majority OF 3l4 over Joseph
Seward DALEY
For coroner, Oliver J. Lafferty, l,205
votes unopposed.
For county treasurer, Edmund ..
RAYMOND. 22O) votes; unopposed.
For State Senators First Senatorial
district. Lewis Nj Price, unopposed;
Third. Edward /. Jones, Dover, majority
over Rev. Wilson c. Moore Of 2lS; Fifth,
y,
REPRESENTATIVES, First District. James
Robinson. SMYRNA, unopposed; Second,
Garrett Dewitt Paradec, Dover, I'M
opposed; Third. Abel Numbers, Chcs-
void. unopposcd; Fourth, John Wesley
Smith, West Dover, unopposed; Fifth,
Charles W. Hardcsty. Dover. majority
over John C. HAYES. Dover. 1Ol Sixth,
lanes NJ. Sherwood Willow Grove,
unopposed: Seventh. J. Edgar Burchcnal,
Woodside. unopposed; Eighth, Jacob
Leonard Soper. Magnolia, unorposcd;
Ninth. James C. Hardesty llarringto on
majority over William r. Tharp OF l42;
Tenth. J. j. Raymond Bennett, Nall
ford. unopposcd
LEVY Court Commissioner Second dis
trict, John Slaughter, Dover, majority
over J. Harry Wilson. II Fourth Henry
Williams, plurality over John Schneider
of %: Eighth. George Waldman, FELTON,,
unopposcd; Ninth. J Harry Raughley.
unopposed; Tenth. Walter 6. lhll' Nil
fora. unoppoSed
lev. Second. Harry 7 Smith. Third.
George " Cook. Fourth. Norman II
Willis: Fifth James Y. Rover: SiNth,
Edgar Minner. seventh. David II. Rash:
Fightn " II Catln: Ninth, Robert
T Ravnard. Tenth. Frank u Sam
INSPECTORS First district. Harry W.
Rlendt. benjamin T NanWnklc. Second.
Charles \ Moor Elwood Supple. Third.
William T Nahrry, Edward Hughes:
Fourfh Nehemiah Draper Fifth. Robert
J Summons William Il stewart; Sixth.
Ernest Moore Amos Mlnncr, seventh,
RAYMOND Gildcrslccve. William Roe;
Eighth. James G Abbott Benton W.
Raughlcv Ninth. William +. Palmer
John {. Nichols; Tenth, Ernest +,
Rogers, Harry b. Grcnlcy
EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE MFFTs.
Tho new Democratic Executive Com
mittec met Yesterday IN the county
headquarters and organized by the
selection of John b. Hutton. Dover,
as chairman: l. r. Beauchamp. Harrlng
ton, vicc-chairman; Herman G TAYLOR,
Dover, secretary; J Frank Wllds, Dover.
treasurer The new committee is as
follows
First district, John T Jones, Henry
y Boyer; Second, John " Iarburton.
fr1rs, 3. RaughIey; Third. John l
Graham. Wilbur D Wlld>: Fourth.
Fifth. 7cs L WoIcott, John c Hop
klns. $50 William NJ Dickson. Cooper
Gr,iwrn ~eventh. John " Clarke |
Aires Eighth. J II Whitaker. |
David II Robbins: Ninth l. r Beau
champ. William Croll; Tenth, Walter |
& Tnn. pr J Lynn Pratt.
Tho selection for chairman Of John |
+. U,t.on who filed he position several |
wears ago. meets with the approval Of /
the entire Democracy Of Kent county |
He succeeds R r kenney, who IS IN |
the L. : service. The selection of |
Herman c TAYLOR as secretary makes |
the third successive campaign he has !
been elected to that office. beirg first |
elected in 1914 and having served four
years before. filing an unexplred term.
The selections OF l. r. Beauchamp |
and ]. Frank Wilds are both reflections
Al active campaign will be waged