Milford chronicle., 1920-08-13


for olit,ca1 and pubc Offices are right and proper, and
such contests the only means whereby desires ana
ambitions the people can be made to harmonNe TOT
that reason primary idea is accepted as the basis lot
evening M the ideas of all the people The results oil
honestly conducted primary elections should be accepted
m final and candidates nominated be Loyalty support
ed bv the minority State Senator James F. Alice recent
" voiced the proped sentiment at meeting oil the cou
tv committee when he said:"I am going to exercise my
privilege to support of choice at the primar
les and should they win out shall expect them to re-
ceiv the oyaI support the Republicans of Kent coun
tv:-but should we in the minority will loyalty sup
mort the nominee" That the right spirit for every
voter to hold The majority must rule and under the
laws as now existing. the primary election is the maj
decision as to whose shall 90 upon the ballots.
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IF THE PEOPLE OF KENT COUNTY expect to get
hotter form of county government thru changing the old
evv Court system of county management, to the more
compact and quicker acting form OF Ihree COMMISSION
Board as provided for by the laws wipng away the ou
evv Court and establishing a smaller body made up oil
three who must selected and elected from the three
districts as laid by the law the people must take an
active interest in the nominations of to be voted for
at the primaries which will name the county canddaes
to be placed upon both the Republican and Democrauc
tickets for the November elections 1t was well KNOWN
and admitted fact the present system Of ten men in
the Levy Court Kent County at salary OF three nun
dred dollars each per year antquated and wasefu
of the money paid in taxes 1t was Acknowledged th
with smaller body of three, and an annual salary OF
eighteen hundred dollars for each commissioner. the
county will be able to get real business men, men capable
of organizing large business and selecting men for re-
nonsibe positons for the Board of Assessments which
will have very large job its hands, and for whom the
new County Commissioners will be responsible TO the
peope It is necessary for the people of Kent County IN
each o the three districts that such men file their
names Unless this DONE the local politicians will Ger
ainv see that the individual regardless of his ability for
the place file their candidates for these inn
norant postons The districts laid down in the
new law are composed of the representative districts as
follow: viz FrstFirst Second Third and Fifth Second
Fourth Sixth and Ninth. Third-Seventh, Eighth and
Tenth The first debateable for control as between
the two leading parties while the second unquestoned
a certainty to be Democratic, while the third should be
controlled by the Republicans Each party must place
capabe men in nomination for these important positions
because the result Of business economy, payment OF
county bills and Improvements to the highways will de-
pend entirely upon the who are occupying these
postons The law requires that each commissioner shall
devote the greater part his entire time to the business
Of the county and the salary will justify the demand for
copabe and earnest service.