Evening journal., 1920-08-23
REPUBLICANS
AT DOVER TO
NAME TICKET
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State. may be chosen chairman Of the
convention and make the opening sd
dress sounding the campaign Key
noie.
Friends OF William n. Denncy, OF
Dover. are confident he will be the
choice OF The Kent delegation for the
gubernaiorial position. IL is claimed
thnt he has 36 OF the forty delegates
from that county.
The Wilmington delegates are favor
ing Major ]. Danforth Bush for Gieu-
tenant Governor. Friends .of Cen
cral Alexander p. C0rbit, OF Odessa,
ere urging him for the lieutenant
governorship.
The contesis for Attorney General
lies between ). ID. Townsend, p. War
ren Green. Reuben Satterth-
waite, Jr.. and Julian C. Walker. Mr..
Green has served one term as Deputy
Ati0rney-General. Wilmington IS
olaimine the A,torney-General and
Lieutenant Governor, as II now has
has a United Safes senator and State
audior.
Sussex county Is entitled TO the Con
croSSional honOrs and Insurance Com
missioner. Friends OF Congressman,
Caleb r. Layton, OF Georgetown are
urging him FOR denomination but a
strong fight Ia being made against him
in thut county.
A boom cropped up in Sussex Coun-
~ today for Robert G. Houston OF
Georgetown, for Congressman. az the
candidate for the anti+Layion men
The Houston followers claim they
have enough votes to defeat Or. Lay
tons denomination, and 10 nominatt
Mr.. Houston.
-Four candidates are seeking that Of
Insurance Commissioner, they beine
Napoleon B. Register, OF Lewee; ROD
ert B Elliot. OF Scaford: William j.
swain. Bridgeville and Ni0rk l.. Davis
OF Milford.
No opposition is anticipated 10 th'
candidacies OF George NJ Fisher fol
state Treausrer. and Daniel Thomp
son. for Slnte Auditor.
Results OF Contests. T.
There were delegate contests IN
tho sixth and Ninth wards or TINS
cifv on Saturday In the Skin Waiu
porner s Allen was defeated by the
following vote: Homer s. Allan, t3O
John II w. Ayers, 36i, Godfrey II
Hanby. 80: Joseph Matthews, 800
Ioscch c. Moore 2i6, The vote ioi
alternates was: James X. Black
wood, SO; Charles y. Minus. 5O
W. Henri Pipes, 80; James Rose, 5ss
Harry Gushing was defeated IN mt
Ninth ward. Tho vote In that ware
being as follows. Harry Gushing
g7: Charles v. Marshall 33; HARRY
r. Newlin. 30i; William ID. SpSSths, =,
90i; George w. pll, us uecll y
West. 3Oi. Alternates-M DOT
eeV 359. Carlisle w Hemphill, 800
Charles w. Mckenzie. 1853; Thomas
pace 352: James +. Stafford, 800
Ths county contcsE resulted as fol
lows. In the Second district OF Chris
flana hundred William j. Copes de
feaied George Haigh, Srr by Nou
In Inc seventh Election district o
Christiana hundred Clifton Colmer,
defeasrd Holm lynn. iOs 10 50 Col
merry Is a newcomer In politics, VIM
Tvnn an old hand j Leslie ln'
lev defeated George Wilmington 10
alternate In this district, i2O 90 rs.
In the First district of Mill Gree
hundred Benjamin A Groves hau
narrow escape. There were thfev ..l oai
didates The vote was as follow.
aouhen : brown. 216; Benjamin 4
Groves III. William l.. Belts, t62. IN
voio FOR alternate was. Harvey !
Iaulfyorn. 2iQ: George w. Mullen, iod
William w Cool Jr., lao.
fr the Third d'str0i ~ Nh u pla
Creek hundred Linsey Wilson defeat
ed Charles G smith. 81 10 o.
Tho Sussex county primary wa
without special incident Daniel
Iavton received the highest vote !
f;aors-,toUnN Ig ifc districts whfr
there were contests supporters Of Lay
lon ,vnn two whlo friends of Cove
nor Townsend captured three. AT
meetinf OF the Sussex County. Repuh
iican. Committee saturday afternoo
resolutions were passed stating rh9t
was the sense Of the committee tina
Kara rHn1.V Should have The guhef
natorill nomination.