Evening journal., 1918-09-19
REPUBLICANS GET
IN line FOR sweep
DR.. Ball and Other Candi-
dates Urge Necessity
for Team Work
MUST GET VOTERS
ON LISTS SATURDAY

last Saturdays primary election by the
Republican County Committee at head
quarters. No. $40 King street, yester-
day afternoon. an enthusiastic meeting
was held and the coming campaign dis
cussed. The speakers urged the neces-
sity OF hard work 10 get the vote regis
tered and predicted a victory for the
entire ticket IL this is done.
DR.. l.. Heisler Ball, nominee for
United States Senator, who is chairman
OF the County Committee. was among
the speakers. The candidates and
others who spoke 10 the gathering in
cluded BENJAMIN A. Groves. Edward G.
Bradford, Jr., Isaac r. Brown, nominee
for register OF wills, Daniel Thompson,
nominee for state auditor, Thomas Z.
Peeney. who was defeated for state SEN
ator from the first district, James w.
Robertson. who won the nomination for
state senator in the First district. Henry
NJ. Lang, Of the Active Association. II.
p. Cathcart. OF city council. George T.
Lyon, president OF City Council, and
several others.
The addresses were short, and all OF
he committeeman declared that IN
hard 10 get out every Republican voter
10 be registered on Saturday and ilnally
10 get them 10 vote the Republican
ticket at the November election.
II was decided by the committeeman
70 hold, a week from next saturday,
lollincatiOn meeting for the present ana
,ast workers Of the Republican party,
Is an Issue meeting" for the party. at
which time the issues Of the party and
The campaign Will be discussed. The
decision. made TO hold such a get-to-
gether meeting aroused much discus
sion and it was asserted that the getting
together OF men, who formerly were
very active in the party. is one Of the
best means OF stirring the Republicans.
II was declared by several OF the
speakers that, because Of the division
OF the party in the last two years, such
gatherings as proposed have been I'M
possible But now, with the party
united, and acting in harmony gattn-
sring Of such a nature would not only
help the individual workers in the par
~, but would also arouse the spirit oi
Twin the election" in the mind OF every
Republican in the state.
Dr. Ball made the principal address
and was enthusiastic relative to MS
chances for election. Team work Is
what we want" he declared. You
,annot win a political victory with an
,npopent unless YOU have team work.
md unless you work as a team. Now
Is your chance TO show YOUR opponent
what Republican team work Is. IL IS up
10 YOU men as leaders to show the
party what team work Is, and TO snow
ne people OF Delaware that the Re-
oublican party. though u possibly has
passed some evil days, has forgotten
IN OF that. and that team work IS ours
now. The county and the state ex-
rect team work from you. Now go out
and show the people that that is your
game"
Mfr. Peeney. who followed Dr.. Ball.
declared that II is his wish that the
voters 20 10 the polls and elect the
Republican ticket and hoped that Not-
ers stick by the ticket as earnestly as
they stuck by him.
Mr.. Thompson, candidate for state
auditor. urged the committees TO reg
lster their vote and expected that the
marty will come out victorious in No
vember.
Mr.. Brown, candidate for register OF
wills. next was called upon and he
smoke forcefully for several minutes.
He urged that Republicans register on
saturday and that the committeeman
should see to it that they do.
Councilman Cathcart was the next
speaker.
Edward G. Bradford Jr.. was called
upon and gave an interesting talk con-
forth their best efforts.
James w Robertson predicted VIC
tory at the polls and paid tribute 10
Dr. Ball and Dr.. Layton.
BENJAMIN A. Groves talked along
similar lines.
Register Of Wills.
Isaac r. Brown ................... osOt
Julian C. Walker ..................2s .2s6o
Browns majority ............... 93S
Recorder OF Deeds.
Furman g. Cole ...................4u .4uS0
James Logue ......................2 .2o'S
Coles maiarity ..................iio
Sheriff.
Joshua z. Grassland ..............36S9
Reuben Hall ...................... .oiOi
Crossland's majority ............ 5Ss
Coroner.
Isaac s. Bullock ...................5O .5O4O
George r. Cheney .................1o 1oOt
Thomas X. Parker .................i25s
IOhn Levey ...................... eSS
Bullock's majority ..............iis3
LEVY COURT COMMISSIONERS.
District No. ?.
Albert Stetser ..................... t452
James keenan, .......,.............i 1858
Stetser's majority ............... a.
District No. s. /
Benjamin L. Dickey ......,....... 4io
Walter Tanning ................... 5oS
Delaware S. Wright ,.............. 221
Diokeys majority ............... az
District No. 6.
Boyd Mccoy unopposed .......... i06 |
STATE SENATOR.
District No. I.
James B. Robertson ............... .i39+
Thomas Z. Peeney ................ti06 |
James B. Hickman .............. 2s9
Robertson's plurality ........... 2sS
District No. 3.
George w. Webster ............... 259
Warden r. Humphrey ............ 23i
webster's majority ............. 25
District No. 5.
Jonn r. Richards .................. 4Oo