Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-09-13
NEW D|SPENSAT|ON
STRIVES TO CONT ROL
REPUBLICAN FIGHT
But Old Organization Will Put Up
a Stiff Contest at Tomorrow s
Primaries.
DAVIS LEAGUE IN FIGHT

RcmIbiran priuarlcs IN New Castle
county tomorrow. will bc battle royal
h.turen tho old Organization and the
New nSrcnsation Announcement has
hccn made that Alfred du Pont leader
nf the New nspcnsatIor, Is not putting
any money ~ the primary campaign. hht
there Is suspicion that soneon" !
grcaSinC The Independent machinery
Ii Is sald ihc Voters Mon-ParilSan
League of which Edward " paN~ r.
president, Will he Nfrcd | s 'ciuh at thr
primaries - the old Organization and
thu Republican, Harmony committee,
Davi, IS a thorn N the ncsh and to ~"
former c,vccinlN il Is CALLING to havc
~ knucklc 10 DAVIS
81 far rs New Castle county lS con-
cerncd. tho Old Organization regards
DAVIS as 4 political carpet -baRRcr, he
beng a recent import from Milford
ana Organization mon say he Is 3 'pnlt-
cal novice Complaints against Davis
for 'pcrnciors activity have been made
~ tlfrcd an Pont bv the bld orgam-
zation leaders and the Rcpuhlicau liar
fnony Committee. but the only response
Il l. said. has bccD. "'lct DAVIS scttl" The
grievances Predictions Of political
trading were numerous TO-DAY
NEGROES sRr v-TiNF
Negroes have hrcn active this week
gong 10 the Public Building The Young
Mems Republican Club and tho Voters
Non-Partl lsan League headquarters Tor
orders and for whatever nsc may bc
forthcoming
The polls will hc opcu tomorrow from
clock in the afternoon untli clock
n The evening
vRFDI,~r RORERTsn~ VICTORY
There will be contests ~ the f,Est
Third and Fifth districts Tor the sena-
toriaI nomination IN The First dlStrc,
lanes " Robertson, Thomas Pccncy and
state Senator James Il Hickman will hc
contestants II Is predicted that Robert
son. aticd hv the Voters \on-Partl~an
League. viii win. aud ii is expected that
Pccnc> viii weaken Hickman dividing
;hc vote
In the THIRD district. Warden Hum
nhrrvs div and (icorgc Watson,
wet. will contest
There will be triangular hight ~ The
F,fth district with John G. King dry
John Richards wet ana William Van
tInc. neutral oontesting
PITT oUT oN a rEcBNlCAII7T
For Representative nominations there
U5H b.. hui three contests William
LYONS .lr and Andrew Cole contesting
m INC Second district Representative
Henry { Downward and Sheriff Theodore
W Francis IN the THIRD. and Roland
DAVIS. " : Gregg and Lewis e. Ciou q
in the seventh. Waiter Rash started out
to be a to1testa~t against Jacob ShieHeie
IN. The First district, but the New DIS
pensation, 1t is said, would not allow the
placing of Rash 3 name on the ballot
Rash's certificate WAS mailed At Camp
Dix. WrightstOwu, \. j, September 3,
and should have been delivered IN VIII
mington September s, the last day tor
fling certificates. but ii did not reach the
executive committee until September 6
The New Dispcnsation opposed Rash 5
candidacy, notwit hstanding the envelope
containing his certificate WAS postnarked
September ;
LEVY CoUE ri CONTESTS
There will De contests in the second
and Fourth Levy Court districts. For
Levy Court nominations James heenan
and Albert Stetser will contest 10 the
second district and Benjauun + Dlckey,
" alter aiming and Delaware Wright III
the Fourth The Voters Partisan
League Will oppose heenan because he
refused to withdraw Keenan, with
drawal was proposed II u said a. an IN
ducement 10 StetSer friends 10 support
Isaac X Brown for denomination for regis
ter Of wills Dickey will be strongl! sup
ted ny Ben AMIN 4 Groves. Tetlrlng
commissioner IN the Fourth district
AGAIN THK SON-PARTISAN LEAGUE.
The contest for he nomination for
register Of wills Is likely TO be the hottest
Julian G Walker will be opposed by the
Voters Non-Partlsan League because he
refuses 10 withdraw IN favor of Isaac r.
Brown. despite alleged threats 70 "sacrl-
nee DR. ! HcisIcr Ball, the Republican
nominee for United States Senator
FOR RECORDER OF DEEDS
There will be an interesting contest
between Furman 9 Cole q young Re
publican, and james Loguc. a veteran
politician. for the nomination fer re-
cordcr Of deeds oung Republicans are
clauIoriug for official recognition, and the
probabilities are that Furman G Cole
Will win
Indications point to Joshua Cr ISLAND
defeating Reuben Hall for the nomination
for sheriff
Thomas Il Parker. Isaac w Bullock
John Levy and George X Chcny viii
contest for the nomination for coroner.
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