Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-09-06
SPIRITED CONTESTS
At The De MOCRAT|C
PRIMARY TOMORROW
Chiefly for Delegates 10 the
State Convention Next
Tuesday.
SENATORSHIP THE ISSUE

Notwithstanding the confidence Of the
followers al Senator Salisbury that he
will have a majority of the delegates at the
Democratic State convention IN Dover
next TUESDAY, there arc number oi stlif
delegate fights IN different parts Of the
county, and the Senatorial nomination
IS tho issue IN each case, which Will nc
fought ont a. the primaries tomorrow
The contests IN the city are IN The THIRD
and Fifth Representative districts In
tho former there are opposing candidates
in both ends of the seventh ward, and in
the Fifth district the Fifth. Eleventh and
Twelfth wards are involved
out IN the county there arc delegate
contests in Chri~tiana, Mill Greek, Now
Castle Pcncadcr Red Lion and Apo
QUINN nk hundreds
Friends of senator Salisbury predict
that thev viii elect II delegates Al least
where there arc contests out IN tho county
and they express tho belief that they will
get the entire city delegation, which. how
ever Is disputed hv some others The
Salisbury people say they feel confident
from - to 50 delegates from this county.
Of the TO delegates from Kent county.
salisbury mon arc predicting that nc viii
get more than 80 They say that Of the Is
delegates named without contests. only
one Is doubtful
Sussex county. which has a Senatorial
candidate on the person of James NJ.
Tunnel Is doubtful TunnclIs friends
say he will have a majority Of the go
delegates. while the Salisbury people
are claiming -.
OF the 1S5 delegates from the entire
State the Salisbury people arc claiming
$50. which would mean the nomination of
the Senator on the first ballot.
There seems 10 be no doubt that the
convention will rcnomlnate Congress
man Albert + Polk. OF Georgetown, who
Is not likely 10 have opposition
Pursuant 10 action taken by the Demo
cratic State Central Committee some
time ago. subcommittee on resolutions,
which was then appointed 10 draft a
platforn for presentation 10 the conven-
non. that committee had a meeting today
at Democratic headquarters here and
went over the matter It Is expected
that the draft will be whipped into shape
in time to take TO Dover next Monday
night when. in all probability. It will be
considered BY the state Committee.
FIGHTS FOR NoMrNATIoNs
In addition to electlng convention
delegates the Democrats will also make
Their legislative and county nominations
tomorrow
There viii be contests for TWO senatorial
nominations. one in the Fifth district be-
tween Representative " Iruxton Bovce
and Aiva B Currinder and another IN I lie
seventh district between Edward Latta
and George G. Woodkecpcr.
There will he one representative tight
in the city The contestants beng Repro
sentative William NJ Connolly and john
J Muivena ot the Fifth district There
viii be contests outside the city IN the
Tenth. Eleventh and Fifteenth districts.
Following arc the candidates for the
legislative nominations
state Senator First district, John 7.
Lavheld Third Willard : Handy;
Fifth. " Truxton Boyce and Alva b.
Currlnder; Seventh, John Edward Latta
and George II Woodkceper.
Representatives First district, Andrew
A. Murine, Second, George II Hogue
Third. ; Fourth, John +. McNabb
Fifth. William NJ Connolly and John J
Mulvena; Sixth, Frank J.. Merton; Sew
enth, John 7. Pierce: Eighth, Abraham
+. Armor; Ninth, George w. Griffin;
Tenth William j. Hunter and Joseph
Ouiglev; Eleventh, John r. Butler and
j IeSlle fOrd, IHtiItH, j. N1fllIiOh LII
son: Thirteenth, Charles r. Deakyne
Fourteenth. Walter r. Hart; Fifteenth,
Jefferson a. Stats and Walter J Marker.
There Will be no contests for the county
nominations. the candidates for which are
as follows
Lew Court commissioners Second dis
trict George G. Morton; Fourth, Harley
]. Strahorn. Sixth George Schroeder.
Recorder Of deeds, J Frank Mccoy;
register OF wills, Dennis NJ Buckley
coroner Thomas H. Hewi tt; sheriff, I.
Roseby McMullen